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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Caleb Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pocket Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pocket Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Rocket slips the punch.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Rocket saw that one coming.
Rocket scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Cortez - just one landing.
Rocket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Rocket blocks a jab.
Rocket scores with a leg kick.
Rocket swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Rocket lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Rocket.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rocket checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rocket checks it well.
Cortez misses with a right hand
letting Rocket counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocket as he connects with a hook.
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Caleb Cortez has been cut.
Rocket misses with a looping left.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocket takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocket thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocket scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocket lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Rocket comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocket connects with a looping right hand.
Rocket uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Rocket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocket lands a jab.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Rocket ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez wants to clinch up but Rocket keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocket ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rocket looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Rocket throws a shot to the body.
Cortez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cortez has closed the distance and engaged Rocket in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket throws a head punch that misses.
Rocket is struggling to control the position.
Rocket stalling in the clinch but Cortez improves position.
Cortez tries to break the clinch but Rocket is controlling the position.
Rocket looking to slow down the pace here.
Cortez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cortez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rocket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocket misses with a punch to the body.
Rocket lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rocket lands a left hand.
Cortez lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Rocket.
Rocket continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rocket throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Rocket tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cortez tries to break the clinch but Rocket is controlling the position.
Cortez tries to break free but Rocket pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocket'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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocket looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pocket Rocket dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Cortez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez throws a hook but Rocket avoids it easily.
Pocket Rocket seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocket lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rocket takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Rocket throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Rocket misses with a body shot.
Caleb Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Rocket.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocket loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Cortez lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Rocket lands.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Rocket sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rocket digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Rocket's head but Rocket sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocket loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocket.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Rocket moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocket scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Rocket counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Rocket is out of range.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Rocket ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocket fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Rocket delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rocket lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Rocket saw that one coming.
Rocket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Rocket sizes up Cortez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Rocket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocket looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Rocket tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Nice defenses there by Rocket.
Rocket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Rocket takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Rocket coming out on top.
Rocket buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Rocket misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Cortez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rocket looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Rocket is out of range.
Rocket moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cortez checks the leg kick.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Rocket takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez wants to clinch up but Rocket keeps it at a distance.
Rocket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocket misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rocket misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pocket Rocket will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Caleb Cortez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rocket scores with a jab to the head.
Rocket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rocket changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Rocket moved out of range.
Cortez moves forwards but Rocket connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rocket scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Rocket slips the punch.
Cortez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocket thows a body shot but no joy.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocket tries to land a leg kick but Cortez saw it coming and moves away.
Cortez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocket can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Rocket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez cracks Rocket with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Rocket blocks a jab.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocket.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocket moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Rocket thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocket in his tracks.
Rocket lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocket. Rocket circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rocket throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rocket displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Rocket scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocket throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Cortez as he checks the leg kick.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez looks to land a combination. Rocket sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rocket stuns Cortez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocket throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocket lands a lovely overhand right.
Rocket connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Rocket lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rocket ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rocket misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocket manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocket on the side of the head.
Rocket takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez moves out of range as Rocket strikes.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
A jab from Cortez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Rocket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocket with a nice cross.
Cortez connects with a looping right hand.
Cortez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocket scores with a spinning back kick!
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Rocket is out of range.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Rocket moves away and avoids it.
Rocket paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocket scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocket missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez clobbers Rocket with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez works Rocket's body with a nice hook.
Caleb Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pocket Rocket is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rocket ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pocket Rocket.
Well Rocket has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pocket Rocket!
A very excited looking Pocket Rocket made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adirake Wattana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael comes to the ring accompanied by Skillet - Monster . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily
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Powerful
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adirake Wattana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wattana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wattana tries to land a front kick but Michael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michael avoids the head kick by Wattana.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Michael has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wattana.
A head kick misses from Wattana.
Michael lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wattana backs up against the ropes.
Michael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wattana's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Wattana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Michael misses.
Michael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wattana can pounce on him.
Wattana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wattana thuds his shin into the meat of Michael's side.
Wattana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michael's sensitive parts.
Michael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wattana's sensitive parts.
Wattana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wattana throws a leg kick but Michael checks it.
Michael avoids a kick to the body.
Michael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michael thows a body kick. Wattana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Michael there.
Michael cracks a nice hook into Wattana's ribs.
Wattana throws a low kick but Michael avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michael avoids a kick to the body.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
Michael misses the jab.
Michael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wattana can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wattana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michael steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wattana. That one must have hurt.
Wattana throws a wild body kick that Michael sees coming a mile off.
Wattana connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Wattana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wattana was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Michael thows a body shot but no joy.
Wattana slips under a jab from Michael.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Michael takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wattana lands with a nice body kick.
Wattana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michael.
Wattana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michael moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wattana throws out a leg kick but Michael moves out of range and Wattana only half commits.
Michael avoids the head kick by Wattana.
Michael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wattana misses with a kick to the body.
Wattana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wattana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wattana throws a head kick that half lands.
Wattana avoids the body shot from Michael.
Michael takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Michael checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wattana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wattana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Crunch! Wattana slams his shin into Michael's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wattana tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael stalks Wattana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wattana's face. Wattana staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wattana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michael throws out the jab.
Michael looks to land a right hand but Wattana moved out of range.
Michael darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wattana blocks the body kick.
Michael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael misses with a hook.
Wattana feints and then cracks Michael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michael down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michael blocks the body kick.
Michael misses with a body shot.
Michael throws a series of strikes that have Wattana backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adirake Wattana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wattana blocks a leg kick.
Wattana throws the kick towards the body but Michael avoids it.
Michael avoids the head kick by Wattana.
Michael moves out of range as Wattana throws a body kick.
Michael finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wattana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick there by Wattana.
Michael avoids the head kick by Wattana.
Michael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael blocks a head kick by Wattana.
Wattana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michael moves into the clinch.
Michael is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wattana is looking to break free of the clinch but Michael has double underhooks.
Wattana taking a breather.
Michael working aggressively here.
Michael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wattana is trying to push Michael away but Michael has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michael.
Wattana looking to slow down the pace here.
Michael misses with a body punch.
Wattana trying to control the position but instead, Michael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wattana into the ropes.
Michael misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Wattana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael letting Wattana take a breather here.
Wattana is trying to stall.
Michael cracks Wattana with a nice body shot.
Wattana prevents a body shot from Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wattana trying to stall but Michael improves his position.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Wattana has the dominant position.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Wattana controls the action.
Michael tries to work over Wattana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Wattana controls the action.
Michael can't find room to land a body shot as Wattana controls the action.
Michael is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Michael keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wattana's efforts to push away.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Wattana avoids it by throwing Michael back against the ropes.
Michael will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Michael as Wattana tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wattana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wattana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michael is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wattana.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Wattana controls his hands.
Wattana breaks the clinch.
Wattana throws a head kick that misses.
Michael digs a good hook to Wattana's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wattana misses with the body kick
and Michael counters by clinching up.
Wattana is trying to break free.
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 Bryer Michael will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wattana throws a body kick that misses.
Wattana takes one on the button.
Wattana staying out of range there.
Michael blocks a low kick nicely.
Adirake Wattana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wattana wants to slow Michael down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Michael as he checks the leg kick.
Wattana tries to land a body kick
and Michael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wattana thinking.
Wattana throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
Adirake Wattana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michael digs a good hook to Wattana's body.
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by Wattana.
Wattana takes one to the side of the head.
Wattana misses with a kick to the body.
Michael misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wattana coming out on top.
Michael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Michael scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wattana taking a breather.
Michael displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wattana up against the ropes.
Wattana blocks a body shot from Michael.
Wattana looking to slow down the pace here.
Wattana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wattana was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Wattana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wattana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wattana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Michael will feel that in the morning.
Michael swings for the body but Wattana moves out of range.
Wattana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael misses with an uppercut.
Wattana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wattana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wattana throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wattana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wattana in his tracks.
Wattana keeps the fight on the outside.
Wattana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Wattana throws a big shot that misses.
Michael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Wattana.
Wattana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wattana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wattana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wattana tries to score with a low kick but Michael moves his leg out of the way.
Michael misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael avoids a kick to the body.
Michael takes a swing at Wattana's ribcage but misses.
Wattana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michael circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael rushes Wattana and presses him up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Michael.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wattana.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Michael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wattana.
Michael manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryer Michael.
I think Michael has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce The Glow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce The Glow 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce The Glow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didier Toure!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toure takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Didier Toure has been cut.
Toure tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. The Glow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Glow stuns Toure with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toure wants to clinch
and The Glow counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Toure to the mat, face first! The Glow goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Toure is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Toure tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toure tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Glow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toure tries to clinch
and The Glow counters with a nice leg kick.
Toure tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toure blocks a head kick by The Glow.
Toure tries to clinch but The Glow moves away
and The Glow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toure thinking.
Both fighters circling a little - The Glow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Toure looks winded!
The Glow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Glow cracks Toure with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Toure get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Toure looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The Glow lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Glow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toure has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Glow keeps Toure at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Glow jabs at Toure's body.
The Glow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Toure crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Glow - the referee stops the clock and Toure gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Glow. Toure manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! A monster head kick from The Glow and Toure falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by The Glow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce The Glow!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce The Glow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Headed Step Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meah Much (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Red Headed Step Child has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Headed Step Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meah Much!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Step Child misses the jab.
Step Child misses with a low kick as Much jumps back.
Much uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Step Child.
Step Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Step Child's corner calls for a 1-2. Step Child obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Much goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Much is looking to land body kicks.
Much misses with a body shot.
Much throws a nice inside leg kick.
Much tries a head kick but it misses.
Much throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Step Child.
Step Child moves out of range of the leg kick from Much.
Step Child fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Much checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Step Child ducks under a wild hook from Much.
Step Child pushes Much away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Step Child misses with a wild body shot.
Step Child fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Step Child pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Step Child takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Step Child lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Much at a distance.
Much fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Step Child manages to avoid it.
Much doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Much throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Much ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Step Child moves away.
Red Headed Step Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Step Child lands the left hand.
Much takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Much looks winded!
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!
Step Child lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Much at a distance.
Step Child lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Meah Much has been cut.
Step Child throws a leg kick which misses Much's front leg but catches the back leg as Much tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Step Child takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Step Child throws a leg kick but Much moved away.
Step Child comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Much takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Much is rocked!
Step Child weaves into range and cracks Much right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Much goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Step Child is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Headed Step Child!
Our winner, Red Headed Step Child, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Pongue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Pongue!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pongue connects with a right hand. Ever shakes it off.
Ever tries to clinch there but Pongue circles away.
Ever defending well as Pongue loads up on a big left hand.
Pongue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
Pongue swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Ever clinches.
Pongue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ever tried to score with a low kick but Pongue checks it.
Ever closes the distance but Pongue moves to the side
and Pongue counters with a right hand to the body.
Pongue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Pongue checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pongue.
Ever lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pongue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ever takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Pongue.
Ever misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever tries a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Ever gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pongue.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pongue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pongue throws a leg kick
and Ever counters with a body kick.
Ever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ever thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pongue if he has to take too many more of those.
Ever walks into a left hand.
Ever lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pongue takes a step back to recover.
Ever throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Ever.
Pongue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pongue checks a leg kick.
Ever scoring well with a low kick there.
Ever scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ever is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pongue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongue lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pongue swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Ever lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Pongue.
Ever checks a leg kick.
Pongue misses with a wild body shot.
Pongue throws the left hand but Ever avoids the punch easily.
Ever defending well as Pongue loads up on a big left hand.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick and Pongue moves out of range easily.
Pongue misses with a body shot.
Pongue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ever turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pongue cracks a nice hook into Ever's ribs.
Ever misses with a low kick.
Ever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pongue throws a jab when Ever was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries to score with a low kick but Pongue moves his leg out of the way.
Pongue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ever moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pongue missing with a left hand there. Ever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pongue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ever doesn't manage to clinch there - Pongue circles away.
Pongue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ever plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ever.
Ever avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ever walks into a stiff left hand from Pongue.
Pongue takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pongue misses with a hook. Ever ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ever.
Ever blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pongue misses with a straight left.
Pongue is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ever had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good standup being displayed there by Pongue as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Pongue.
Pongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
Ever clinches up against the ropes.
Pongue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Pongue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pongue has had enough of the clinch but Ever keeps him there for the moment.
Ever can't find room to land a body shot as Pongue controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pongue avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Ever landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pongue.
Pongue managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Pongue will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ever misses with a low kick as Pongue jumps back.
Ever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pongue moves away.
Nigel Pongue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Pongue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pongue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pongue checks a leg kick.
Ever throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ever, right into the meat.
Ever tries to clinch
and Pongue counters with a left to the body.
Ever throws a head kick that misses.
Pongue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pongue misses with an uppercut.
Pongue feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ever closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Ever there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pongue throws the left hand but Ever avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongue scores with a nice right hand.
Ever wants to slow Pongue down by chopping away at his legs.
Pongue throws a hook to the side of Ever's head but Ever sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ever turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ever gets a clinch.
Ever lands a knee to the body.
Pongue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Pongue to work.
Pongue stalling in the clinch but Ever improves position.
Pongue pushes Ever back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pongue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pongue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pongue manages to break the clinch.
Pongue throws a combination. Ever tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pongue's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pongue misses with a wild combination.
Pongue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Ever misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ever.
Ever chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ever closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ever has a couple of punches blocked by Pongue.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ever obliges.
Pongue has had enough of the clinch but Ever keeps him there for the moment.
Ever lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ever.
Pongue's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pongue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ever tries a knee to the head but Pongue blocks it.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pongue avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pongue.
Pongue throws a punch but it's blocked by Ever.
Pongue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Pongue misses.
Pongue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ever thumps Pongue with a low kick.
Pongue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ever's head.
Pongue throws a leg kick that misses.
Ever walks into a left hand.
Pongue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ever throws a front kick that sends Pongue stumbling back into the ropes.
Good leg kick by Ever there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ever tries to clinch up but Pongue circles away and keeps his distance.
Pongue takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ever throws a head kick but Pongue moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongue throws a hook but Ever blocks it.
Ever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ever moves in looking to clinch but Pongue pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ever has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ever there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pongue does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ever wants to clinch up but Pongue keeps it at a distance.
Ever tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Ever.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick and Pongue moves out of range easily.
Pongue scores with a jab to the body.
Ever throws a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Pongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pongue punishes Ever's body with a nice straight punch.
Pongue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ever.
Pongue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pongue throws a leg kick
and Ever counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Best Ever will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ever lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pongue takes a step back to recover.
Pongue throws a jab when Ever was well out of range.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ever throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ever uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pongue.
Ever blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pongue.
Ever fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ever motions for Pongue to come forward. Ever throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pongue misses.
Ever tried to score with a low kick but Pongue checks it.
Pongue scores with a jab to the body.
Pongue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pongue misses with a lunging right hand
and Ever counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pongue's knee momentarily.
Ever throws the kick towards the body but Pongue avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pongue moves out of range of the leg kick from Ever.
Ever lands a leg kick that knocks Pongue off balance momentarily.
Pongue lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ever attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Ever there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pongue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ever moves into the clinch.
Pongue working hard to break the clinch.
Pongue throws a head punch that misses.
Pongue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pongue is working Ever over against the ropes.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Pongue is trying to break the clinch but Ever has him pressed against the ropes.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pongue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ever with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ever.
Ever connects with a knee to the head.
Pongue is trying to break free.
Pongue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pongue lands a left hand.
Pongue tries to break free but Ever pushes him back against the ropes.
Pongue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pongue managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
Ever is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pongue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ever.
Pongue is trying to force a seperation but Ever has the dominant position.
Pongue can't break the clinch.
Ever tries to land knees in the clinch but Pongue avoids the damage to the body.
Pongue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pongue is trying to maintain a safe position but Ever gets an underhook and turns Pongue into the ropes.
Pongue lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Pongue on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pongue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pongue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pongue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ever backwards.
Pongue wants to get back to striking at distance but Ever won't allow it.
Pongue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pongue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ever.
Ever landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ever.
Pongue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ever is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ever lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Pongue trying to control the position but instead, Ever has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pongue into the ropes.
Best Ever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pongue.
Ever has Pongue pressed against the ropes, preventing Pongue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ever landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Ever crunches a lovely knee into Pongue's ribcage.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pongue.
Ever lands a nice knee to the body.
Ever lands a knee to the head.
Pongue tries a body shot but Ever blocks it.
Pongue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ever.
Pongue can't break the clinch.
Ever unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pongue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Best Ever clearly takes that 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.
Ever fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pongue lands a jab to the nose.
Ever connects with an inside leg kick.
Pongue throws an off balance right hand
and Ever counters with a head kick. That will keep Pongue thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ever misses with a body kick.
Pongue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ever.
Nice body kick from Ever.
A slow jab from Pongue misses its intended target.
Ever tries a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Pongue.
Ever wants to clinch.
Pongue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongue misses the shot to the body.
Pongue takes a swing at Ever's ribcage but misses.
Pongue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pongue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ever fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ever feints and then cracks Pongue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pongue down.
Pongue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pongue counters with a stiff right hand.
Ever looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pongue misses with a hook. Ever ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Pongue misses the target.
Ever takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pongue throws an overhand right that lands on Ever's shoulder, as Ever tries to avoid the shot.
Pongue wants to slow Ever down by chopping away at his legs.
Ever lands a head kick. Pongue smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
Pongue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ever.
Pongue is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ever cracks the inside of Pongue's front leg.
Ever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ever misses with a head kick.
Pongue scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ever moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pongue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ever was well out of range. Poor timing from Pongue.
Ever scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ever throws a wild body kick that Pongue sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Ever.
Ever is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ever - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pongue dips to his left and cracks Ever with an uppercut!
Pongue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pongue clobbers Ever with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pongue misses with a looping right.
Ever looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ever ducks under a wild hook from Pongue.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pongue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ever lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Pongue misses its intended target.
Ever moves out of range of the strikes.
Pongue throws out a loose jab but Ever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pongue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ever takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ever, right into the meat.
Ever avoids the body shot from Pongue.
Pongue looks to score with a jab to the body but Ever is just out of range.
Pongue avoids a kick to the body.
Pongue slips under a jab.
Ever connects with a solid leg kick.
Pongue swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Ever throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pongue tries to score with a low kick but Ever moves his leg out of the way.
Ever tries to land a front kick but Pongue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ever thumps Pongue with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ever.
Ever keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ever wants to clinch up but Pongue keeps it at a distance.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Best Ever had his way with Nigel Pongue in that 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!
Pongue misses with a body kick.
Ever throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pongue stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pongue misses with a body shot.
Ever darts in trying to clinch
and Pongue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pongue has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ever.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pongue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ever on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pongue keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Pongue coming out on top.
Pongue throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Ever.
Ever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ever fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pongue missing with a left hand there. Ever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Pongue misses.
Ever tries to clinch up.
Ever goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pongue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ever chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ever looks to score with a jab to the body but Pongue is just out of range.
Pongue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pongue. Ever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ever throws a leg kick but Pongue checks it.
Ever throws a solid leg kick but Pongue takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ever.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pongue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries to clinch there but Pongue circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ever.
Pongue throws a lazy uppercut
and Ever counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ever thows a body kick. Pongue tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ever is looking to slow Pongue down with leg kicks.
Pongue blocks a head kick by Ever.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ever takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Pongue misses.
Pongue motions for Ever to come forward. Pongue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pongue swats away the attempt to clinch by Ever.
Pongue throws out a loose jab but Ever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
Ever lands a leg kick that knocks Pongue off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pongue throws out the jab.
Pongue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ever throws a front kick aimed at Pongue's knee but Pongue avoids it well.
Pongue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pongue throws a lazy right hand but Ever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ever moves out of range of the leg kick from Pongue.
Ever doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pongue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pongue throws a right hand that Ever ducks under and follows up with a left that Ever also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Ever. Those never looked like landing.
Ever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pongue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pongue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ever throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongue looks to land a right hand but Ever moved out of range.
Ever dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pongue. That did some damage!
Ever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pongue. Ever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nigel Pongue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Pongue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ever throws a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Ever keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pongue.
Pongue looks to land a left hand but Ever moved out of range nicely.
Ever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pongue.
Pongue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pongue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ever throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pongue just misses with a punch to the body.
Pongue lands a slapping body shot.
Ever on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nigel Pongue.
Well Ever 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Best Ever!
Best Ever is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cleon Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ota has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Salmon looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ota is struggling to control the position.
Ota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ota scores a nice knee to the body.
Ota with a knee to the head.
Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Cleon Salmon has been cut.
Ota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salmon backwards.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Ota stalling.
Salmon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salmon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ota lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ota works on Salmon's body with a couple of short punches.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Salmon is rocked!
Ota is controlling Salmon's neck. Ota unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Salmon goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Idi Ota!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keoni Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess comes to the ring accompanied by Curl Of The Burl. Jon Hess has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Hess!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keoni Kain!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kain tries to clinch but Hess moves out of range.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kain.
Kain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hess.
Hess looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kain misses with a head kick.
A cross from Kain lands.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kain works Hess's body with a nice hook.
Kain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kain lands with an uppercut that bounces Hess off the ropes and back into range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kain blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hess doesn't seem phased though.
Hess cracks Kain with a good jab.
Kain misses with a kick to the body.
Kain throws out a powerful jab.
Hess misses the body punch
and Kain counters with an inside leg kick.
Hess lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keoni Kain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain thumps Hess with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hess swats away the attempt to clinch by Kain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kain takes a swing at Hess's ribcage but misses.
Hess catches Kain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hess punishes Kain's body with a nice straight punch.
Kain wants to clinch up but Hess keeps it at a distance.
Hess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hess darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Hess there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kain lands a nice looking body shot.
Hess goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hess scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kain in his tracks.
Kain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Hess.
Hess throws a body kick that misses.
Hess tries to work over Kain's front leg with a kick but Kain checks it.
Hess throws a jab but it's blocked by Kain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hess manages to avoid it.
Hess tries to land a front kick but Kain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hess blocks a head kick by Kain.
Hess lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kain takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hess takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kain is looking to land body kicks.
Hess ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kain moves away.
Kain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kain thows a body shot but no joy.
Kain misses with a body shot.
Kain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kain there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Keoni Kain has been cut.
Kain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hess is looking to land body kicks.
Kain avoids the body shot from Hess.
Hess catches Kain napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Kain crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Hess raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Hess!
Jon Hess retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Jon Hess said 'Neeeeeeext.'.
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