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Convicted K1 Grand Prix PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Glenn Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugsy Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriksson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alla Heter Glenn i Göteborg. Bugsy Siegel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bugsy Siegel!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel slips under a jab from Eriksson.
Eriksson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Siegel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Siegel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eriksson.
Eriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eriksson misses with a straight right.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Eriksson.
Eriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glenn Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Siegel's coach down at Hell's Kitchen Hellions was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Siegel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Siegel defending well as Eriksson loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Eriksson misses its intended target.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
Eriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siegel.
Eriksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Eriksson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eriksson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Siegel. That's going to slow Eriksson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eriksson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Siegel scores with a leg kick.
Eriksson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eriksson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Siegel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Siegel.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Siegel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
Siegel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Eriksson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siegel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eriksson tries a body shot but Siegel blocks it.
A short right from Siegel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siegel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Siegel working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Siegel scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siegel.
Eriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eriksson taking a breather.
Eriksson working hard to break the clinch.
Siegel tries to throw a body punch but Eriksson avoids it by throwing Siegel back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siegel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siegel scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Siegel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Eriksson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eriksson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Siegel to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Siegel counters with a body kick that stops Eriksson in his tracks momentarily.
That kick from Siegel tenderised Eriksson's leg. Eriksson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Siegel is just out of range.
Siegel throws a body punch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Eriksson scores with a body shot.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Eriksson.
An inside leg kick lands from Siegel.
Siegel throws a jab when Eriksson was well out of range.
Siegel scores with a body shot.
Eriksson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Siegel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eriksson scrambles back to his feet.
Siegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Siegel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eriksson's calf.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siegel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siegel.
Eriksson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Siegel counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksson moves out of range of the body kick from Siegel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eriksson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Siegel counters with a leg kick.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
and Siegel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eriksson's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
Eriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siegel.
Eriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siegel manages to avoid it.
Eriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siegel circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Siegel.
Siegel misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Eriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siegel blocks a jab.
Eriksson tries to move into range but Siegel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Siegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siegel scores with a sloppy right hand. Eriksson should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siegel throws a leg kick that misses.
Glenn Eriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
Siegel connects with an inside leg kick.
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eriksson.
Siegel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siegel rushes Eriksson and presses him up against the ropes.
Siegel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Siegel slowing the pace effectively.
Eriksson prevents a body shot from Siegel.
Eriksson blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Erikssons head.
Siegel working aggressively here.
Siegel lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bugsy Siegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Eriksson looks to throw the jab but Siegel is out of range.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
Siegel scoring well with a low kick there.
Siegel scoring well with a low kick there.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut.
Siegel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eriksson scores with the left hand. Siegel knows he should have avoided that one.
Eriksson checks a low kick from Siegel.
Eriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut. Siegel saw that one coming.
Eriksson tries to bum rush Siegel with a series of wild strikes but Siegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siegel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siegel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eriksson thuds a left hand into Siegel's body.
Eriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siegel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eriksson rather than just go for the knockout.
Eriksson jabs Siegel right on the nose. Siegel blinks but takes it well.
Siegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Siegel.
Siegel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eriksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Siegel doesn't seem bothered though.
Siegel has Eriksson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Siegel misses with the head strike.
Siegel lands a shoulder strike.
Siegel misses with a punch on the inside.
Siegel stalls.
Siegel swings wildly with an uppercut but Eriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Siegel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siegel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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.
Siegel taking a breather.
Eriksson pushes Siegel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bugsy Siegel.
I think Siegel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bugsy Siegel!
After winning the bout, Bugsy Siegel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Death Row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nitro Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Row comes to the ring accompanied by 2pac - California Love. Death Row has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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KO power
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Death Row!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nitro Knight!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a hook.
Row scores with a jab.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Row moves away.
Row swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Row moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Row misses with a straight left.
Row throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Row circles away quickly and effectively.
Row fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight staying out of range there.
Row misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Row backing up. Row nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Row. Row circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Row keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Row thows a body shot but no joy.
Row on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Row ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook.
Row misses with a wild body shot.
Row shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Row misses with a straight left.
Row connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight is rocked!
Row connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Knight's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Knight - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Death Row!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Cramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Cramer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leopold Stotch's chin.
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Granite chin
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Cramer!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cramer gets tackled into the ropes by Stotch. Stotch maintains the clinch.
Cramer tries to break the clinch but Stotch is controlling the position.
Stotch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cramer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cramer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stotch or not.
Cramer blocks an elbow strike from Stotch.
Cramer misses with the head strike.
Stotch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cramer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stotchs head.
Cramer dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cramer's efforts to push away.
Cramer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramer throws a head punch that misses.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Stotch.
Cramer tries to throw a body punch but Stotch avoids it by throwing Cramer back against the ropes.
Cramer blocks the elbow strike.
Stotch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stotch lands an elbow just above Cramer 's eye.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
Cramer blocks an elbow strike from Stotch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch throws an elbow but it misses.
Cramer misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cramer.
Stotch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stotch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stotch blocking some punches.
Stotch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cramer's elbow.
Cramer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stotch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Cramer.
Cramer is trying to force a seperation but Stotch has the dominant position.
Cramer blocks an elbow strike.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Cramer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cramer tries to break free but Stotch pushes him back against the ropes.
Stotch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stotch throws an elbow but it misses.
Cramer dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Cramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stotch digs a right hand into Cramer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cramer's gas tank.
Cramer takes an elbow to the temple.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Cramer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stotch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer blocking some punches.
Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stotch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cramer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cramer lands a body shot.
Cramer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stotch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cramer's efforts to push away.
Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cramer struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
Cramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stotch is working Cramer over against the ropes.
Cramer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cramer avoids the elbow strike from Stotch, against the ropes.
Cramer misses with some punches.
Cramer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stotch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
Cramer blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stotch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramer throws a head punch that misses.
Stotch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
Cramer struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grant Cramer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cramer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stotch's hands.
Nice jab there from Cramer.
Stotch misses the jab.
Cramer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cramer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stotch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Cramer.
Stotch fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Cramer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cramer throws a jab when Stotch was well out of range.
Cramer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant Cramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stotch is looking to clinch.
Stotch rushes Cramer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cramer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cramer lands an uppercut.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stotch lands a body punch.
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!
Cramer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stotch or not.
Cramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stotch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cramer throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Stotch as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cramer.
Cramer lands a left hand.
Cramer blocks the elbow strike.
Cramer lands a hook that snaps the head of Stotch backwards.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Cramer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cramer tries a body shot but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stotch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cramer lands with a left to the head.
Stotch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cramer misses with a body punch.
Cramer avoids a wild elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stotch misses with an elbow over the top.
Cramer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cramer.
Cramer working aggressively here.
Stotch throws an elbow that misses.
Stotch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cramer's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramer lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cramer has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
A short right from Cramer.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stotch throws an elbow but misses.
Cramer tries to break free but Stotch pushes him back against the ropes.
Stotch misses with a punch to the body.
Cramer digs a right hand into Stotch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stotch's gas tank.
Cramer avoids the elbow strike from Stotch, against the ropes.
Cramer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stotch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Stotch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stotch.
Cramer dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Cramer scores with a shot to the side of Stotch's head.
Stotch blocks a body shot from Cramer.
Cramer throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Cramer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Cramer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cramer misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Stotch misses its intended target.
Cramer loads up on a big right hand but Stotch slips the punch.
Stotch gets a clinch.
Stotch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stotch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stotch scores with a hook to the body.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Stotch.
Stotch lands a nice elbow.
Cramer dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Cramer avoids a wild elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Cramer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grant Cramer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
Stotch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cramer can't find room to land a body shot as Stotch controls the action.
Cramer avoids a wild elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch throws an elbow that misses.
Cramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Grant Cramer has been cut.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Stotch scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch tries to work over Cramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stotch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cramer presses Stotch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stotch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cramer misses with a body punch.
Stotch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cramer tries to work over Stotch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stotch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Stotch.
Cramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stotch lands a left hand.
Cramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stotch lands a nice elbow.
Stotch lands a shoulder strike.
Cramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cramer dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Stotch.
Stotch misses with an elbow over the top.
Stotch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch pushes Cramer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cramer digs a right hand underneath Stotch's ribcage. Stotch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stotch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
Cramer misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stotch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cramer's brow.
Cramer misses with some punches.
Cramer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cramer scores with a shot to the side of Stotch's head.
Stotch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cramer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stotch takes a shot to the head.
Stotch throws an elbow that misses.
Cramer blocks an elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cramer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cramer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stotch lands an uppercut.
Stotch lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leopold Stotch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cramer 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Cramer!
In his post fight interview, Grant Cramer gave a big smile as he said 'That's what happens when you play with throwing stars!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between John Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Bekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bekker has chosen Young Jeezy - I Luv It as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanz Bekker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bekker.
Luther throws a big shot that misses.
Luther has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Manta in the buildup to the fight.
Bekker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luther.
Bekker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther checks a leg kick.
Bekker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bekker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luther.
A telegraphed right hand from Luther misses the target.
Luther throws the kick towards the body but Bekker avoids it.
Luther throws an overhand right that lands on Bekker's shoulder, as Bekker tries to avoid the shot.
Luther connects with a jab.
Luther pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bekker slips a jab from Luther.
Bekker staying out of range there.
Luther loads up on a big right hand but Bekker slips the punch.
Luther is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Luther blocks a low kick nicely.
Luther throws a hook to the side of Bekker's head but Bekker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther throws a nice looking combination but Bekker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luther lands a glancing blow to the side of Bekker's head.
Bekker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bekker misses with the body kick
and Luther counters with a straight right hand.
Bekker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luther, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Luther avoids the damage to the body.
Bekker blocks a body shot from Luther.
Luther on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luther tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luther swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luther looks to land a left hand but Bekker moved out of range nicely.
Luther cracks Bekker with an open hand slap.
Bekker throws a solid leg kick but Luther takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bekker.
Bekker is looking to chop away at Luther's legs.
Luther throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bekker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luther connects with a right hand. Bekker shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekker throws a leg kick
and Luther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luther takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bekker lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luther is out of range.
Luther lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bekker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luther is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bekker.
Good work by Bekker as he checks the leg kick.
Bekker slips under a jab.
Bekker tries to land a leg kick but Luther saw it coming and moves away.
Luther throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bekker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luther fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luther really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luther getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bekker defending well as Luther loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luther misses with a body shot.
Bekker slips a straight right by Luther.
Luther throws a good cross that connects.
Bekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bekker ducks right into an uppercut from Luther.
Luther misses with a hook. Bekker ducked under it nicely.
Luther takes a swing at Bekker's ribcage but misses.
Luther misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bekker has closed the distance and engaged Luther in a clinch.
Luther avoiding damage as Bekker throws knees to the body.
Bekker stalling.
Bekker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luther avoids it.
Bekker breaks from the clinch.
Luther swings for the body but Bekker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther throws the left hand but Bekker avoids the punch easily.
Luther tries to score with a low kick but Bekker moves his leg out of the way.
Luther misses with a wild body shot.
Bekker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John Luther is winning the standup battle so far.
Luther throws a hook but Bekker avoids it easily.
Bekker wants to land a leg kick but Luther is out of range.
Bekker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bekker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luther steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bekker. That one must have hurt.
Luther misses with the combination.
Bekker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Luther finds it's way through Bekker's defenses.
Bekker throws a front kick that sends Luther stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luther throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bekker on the side of the head.
Luther moves out of range of the leg kick from Bekker.
A slow jab from Luther misses its intended target.
Bekker closes the distance and pushes Luther back into the ropes.
Luther on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bekker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luther misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekker controls his hands.
Bekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luther avoids it.
Bekker trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luther.
Bekker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luther throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bekker on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Luther blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hanz Bekker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Luther throws a looping overhand right but Bekker ducks down to avoid it.
Bekker misses with a kick to the body.
Luther looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekker is just out of range.
Luther throws a jab when Bekker was well out of range.
Bekker slips under a jab from Luther.
Some bone on bone action there as Bekker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bekker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther misses the shot to the body.
Bekker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bekker throws a sloppy head kick and Luther moves out of range easily.
Bekker has managed to clinch.
Luther can't find room to land a body shot as Bekker controls the action.
Luther throws a punch but it's blocked by Bekker.
Luther tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luther misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Luther avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekker blocking some punches.
Bekker breaks from the clinch.
Luther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bekker was well out of range. Poor timing from Luther.
Luther pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Luther.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bekker.
Luther throws the left hand but Bekker avoids the punch easily.
Luther throws a hook but Bekker blocks it.
Luther misses with an uppercut. Bekker saw that one coming.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bekker.
Luther misses with a left hand
and Bekker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Luther throws a hook but Bekker avoids it easily.
Luther scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Luther.
Good work by Luther as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bekker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luther tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luther lands with a left to the head.
Bekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Luther avoids the damage to the body.
Bekker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luther throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Luther fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekker.
Luther managing to block the knees to the body from Bekker.
Bekker trying to land knees to the body.
Luther misses with a punch to the body.
Bekker trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bekker working Luther over with knees to the body.
Luther tries to break free but Bekker pushes him back against the ropes.
Hanz Bekker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luther struggles to land a body shot inside as Bekker controls his hands.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Bekker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
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 John Luther.
I think Luther 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 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Luther!
A relieved looking John Luther thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Han Sung Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skreba Reijonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Han Sung Ji's chin.
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137 lbs
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142 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Sung Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung Ji looks to land a right hand but Reijonen moved out of range.
Sung Ji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sung Ji is looking to clinch.
Reijonen jabs Sung Ji to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sung Ji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reijonen.
Reijonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Reijonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reijonen throws a series of punches but Sung Ji moves out of range.
Sung Ji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sung Ji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reijonen is defending well for now.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Sung Ji avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the ropes.
Sung Ji misses with a knee to the head.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Sung Ji struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Sung Ji missing with knees to the body.
Reijonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sung Ji throws a hook to the side of Reijonen's head but Reijonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Han Sung Ji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Sung Ji.
Reijonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen avoids the head kick by Sung Ji.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
Reijonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Reijonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reijonen blocks the body kick.
Sung Ji connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reijonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sung Ji misses with a straight right.
Sung Ji is looking to clinch.
Reijonen slips a straight right by Sung Ji.
Sung Ji closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Reijonen counter with a right hand.
Reijonen throws a big shot that misses.
Reijonen misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sung Ji misses its intended target.
Sung Ji slips a jab from Reijonen.
Sung Ji wants to clinch but Reijonen slips to the side
and Reijonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reijonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Reijonen misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Sung Ji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reijonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reijonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung Ji with a jab.
A big right from Sung Ji misses.
Sung Ji throws a sloppy head kick and Reijonen moves out of range easily.
Sung Ji misses with a hook. Reijonen ducked under it nicely.
Reijonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reijonen defending well as Sung Ji loads up on a big left hand.
Sung Ji throws a hook but Reijonen blocks it.
Sung Ji connects with a single shot there.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but Reijonen is having none of it.
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 Han Sung Ji will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reijonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sung Ji avoids a kick to the body.
Sung Ji scores with a jab to the head.
Sung Ji misses with a double jab
and Reijonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Sung Ji tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reijonen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reijonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Sung Ji moves out of range of the body kick from Reijonen.
Sung Ji punishes Reijonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Reijonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Reijonen throws a lazy right hand but Sung Ji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reijonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sung Ji circles away quickly and effectively.
Reijonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sung Ji is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sung Ji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Han Sung Ji is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but Reijonen moves away
and Reijonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reijonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sung Ji.
Reijonen throws a hook to the side of Sung Ji's head but Sung Ji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen blocks a head kick by Sung Ji.
Danga de danga de dang - Reijonen scores with a four punch combination!
Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sung Ji.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut. Sung Ji saw that one coming.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sung Ji manages to avoid it.
Sung Ji lands with an uppercut that bounces Reijonen off the ropes and back into range.
Reijonen swings widly with a right hand
and Sung Ji counters by moving into the clinch.
Sung Ji tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sung Ji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sung Ji misses with a knee to the head.
Sung Ji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reijonen managing to block the knees to the body from Sung Ji.
Reijonen scores with a shot to the side of Sung Ji's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen takes a shot to the head.
Reijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sung Ji backwards.
Still in the clinch, Reijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sung Ji's elbow.
Sung Ji tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Sung Ji back against the ropes.
Sung Ji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reijonen avoiding damage as Sung Ji throws knees to the body.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reijonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sung Ji's elbow.
Reijonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sung Ji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sung Ji scores with a knee to the head.
Sung Ji looking to throw knees to the head but Reijonen is blocking nicely.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Sung Ji blocks it.
Sung Ji tries to land a knee to the head but Reijonen blocks with his arms.
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 Han Sung Ji will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sung Ji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sung Ji misses the shot to the body.
Skreba Reijonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Sung Ji.
Reijonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reijonen counters with a straight right hand.
Sung Ji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sung Ji scores with a hook to the body. Reijonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sung Ji tries to bum rush Reijonen with a series of wild strikes but Reijonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reijonen tries to bum rush Sung Ji with a series of wild strikes but Sung Ji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sung Ji scores with a push kick.
A clash of legs there as Reijonen blocks the low kick.
Reijonen missing with a left hand there. Sung Ji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reijonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reijonen misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed right hand from Sung Ji misses the target.
Sung Ji lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut.
Sung Ji throws a right hand that Reijonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Reijonen also avoids with ease.
Reijonen throws a hook to the side of Sung Ji's head but Sung Ji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sung Ji at a distance.
Reijonen throws a right and a left that Sung Ji avoids nicely.
Reijonen misses with a wild combination.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but Reijonen is having none of it.
Sung Ji is looking to chop away at Reijonen's legs.
A big right from Sung Ji misses.
Reijonen drops his hands momentarily and Sung Ji takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sung Ji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reijonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sung Ji digs a good body shot into Reijonen's ribs.
Sung Ji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reijonen.
Sung Ji tries to clinch up
and Reijonen counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Sung Ji to the mat! Reijonen runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Sung Ji is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Sung Ji is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sung Ji loads up on a big right hand but Reijonen slips the punch.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reijonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sung Ji lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut lands for Sung Ji. That snapped Reijonen's head back.
Reijonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reijonen tried to score with a low kick but Sung Ji checks it.
Reijonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sung Ji.
Sung Ji lands with a nice body punch.
Sung Ji doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijonen circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sung Ji 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the ropes.
Fighter holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
I was talking to Fighter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter slows down the pace here.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Fighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Rutherford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutherford.
Rutherford ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fighter throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Fighter.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fighter's sensitive parts.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Rutherford misses.
Fighter misses with a hook
and Rutherford counters with a nice body shot.
Fighter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutherford back to the ropes. Fighter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
Fighter throws a low kick, looking for Rutherford's leg but Rutherford calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fighter missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutherford digs a good body shot into Fighter's ribs.
A low kick from Rutherford misses
and Fighter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fighter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Fighter 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.
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutherford thows a body shot but no joy.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutherford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Rutherford.
Fighter lands a jab to the nose.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
Rutherford connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Tourney Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Rutherford throws a front kick aimed at Fighter's knee but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Rutherford punishes Fighter's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Rutherford connects with a body shot.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Fighter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fighter dodges the punch combination from Rutherford.
A right-left combo lands from Rutherford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutherford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fighter finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutherford's head.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fighter is rocked!
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rutherford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Rutherford tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutherford blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Fighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Rutherford ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutherford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter.
Fighter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter moves forwards but Rutherford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Rutherford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Rutherford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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!
Rutherford tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as Fighter tries to tie him up.
Fighter tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Fighter tries to stall but Rutherford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Rutherford is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the ropes.
Fighter blocking some punches.
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 Tourney Fighter.
I think Fighter 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Anttolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Harper had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Anttolainen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anttolainen.
Harper lands with a right hand.
Harper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Paavo Anttolainen has been cut.
Harper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper scores with a head kick. Anttolainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anttolainen is rocked!
Anttolainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anttolainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Anttolainen with a hook.
Anttolainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Anttolainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Anttolainen.
Harper feints and then cracks Anttolainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anttolainen down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anttolainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harper tries to work over Anttolainen's front leg with a kick but Anttolainen checks it.
Harper throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anttolainen. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Anttolainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Anttolainen.
Anttolainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harper throws a push kick but Anttolainen slaps the foot to one side.
Harper throws a jab when Anttolainen was well out of range.
Anttolainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anttolainen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harper throws a jab when Anttolainen was well out of range.
Anttolainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anttolainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harper misses with a body kick.
Anttolainen tries to move into range but Harper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttolainen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Anttolainen there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Anttolainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Harper finds it's target.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Anttolainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Harper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harper blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Anttolainen throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Anttolainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Anttolainen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anttolainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anttolainen throws out a powerful jab.
Anttolainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
Anttolainen clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anttolainen wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Anttolainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anttolainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Anttolainen's head.
A combination from Anttolainen does no damage.
Harper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anttolainen is out of range and Harper settles back down.
Anttolainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harper throws a body kick that misses.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Anttolainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Anttolainen lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anttolainen checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anttolainen checks a leg kick.
Harper's corner calls for a 1-2. Harper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anttolainen connects with a right hand. Harper shakes it off.
Harper is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Harper as he connects with a hook.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Anttolainen counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Anttolainen to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paavo Anttolainen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrijan Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Daggett (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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrijan Joakim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Daggett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joakim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joakim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daggett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joakim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joakim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joakim just misses with a punch to the body.
Joakim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daggett.
Daggett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Daggett.
Daggett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joakim's calf.
A big right from Joakim misses.
Joakim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Daggett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joakim misses with a straight right.
Joakim looks to land a combination but Daggett avoids it well.
Daggett keeps the fight on the outside.
Joakim doesn't manage to clinch there - Daggett circles away.
Joakim rushes Daggett and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Daggett - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daggett.
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!
Daggett is trying to break the clinch but Joakim is controlling him.
Daggett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joakims head.
A head punch on the inside from Joakim fails to land.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daggett looking to slow down the pace here.
Joakim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joakim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joakim.
Daggett lands with a right to the head.
Daggett misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Daggett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joakim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joakim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Joakim.
Daggett looking to stall.
Joakim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joakim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joakim misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daggett.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Joakim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joakim scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Joakim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim tries a body shot but Daggett blocks it.
Joakim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joakim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daggett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daggett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Daggett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joakim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joakim.
Joakim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joakim can't find room to land a body shot as Daggett controls the action.
Joakim blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Joakim.
Daggett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daggett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joakim struggles to land a body shot inside as Daggett controls his hands.
Daggett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daggett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joakims head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joakim tries a body shot but Daggett blocks it.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joakim misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Joakim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joakim misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrijan Joakim dominated that round.
That's time! Joakim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joakim lands a front kick to the face, that drops Daggett 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!
It looks like Bill Daggett has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim misses with a double jab.
Joakim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joakim is looking to clinch but Daggett is avoiding it.
Daggett has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Daggett throws a low kick, looking for Joakim's leg but Joakim calmly moves out of range.
Daggett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joakim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daggett misses with a body kick.
Daggett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daggett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joakim.
Daggett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joakim.
Joakim connects with a nice looking jab.
Daggett tries to keep at a distance but Joakim has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Joakim.
Joakim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daggett.
Daggett tries to stall but Joakim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joakim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daggett throws a punch but it's blocked by Joakim.
Joakim has a couple of punches blocked by Daggett.
Joakim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daggetts head.
Joakim blocks an uppercut.
Joakim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Joakim.
A hook to the body from Daggett.
A head punch on the inside from Joakim fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joakim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daggett.
Daggett trying to stall but Joakim improves his position.
Adrijan Joakim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joakim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim throws a head punch that misses.
Daggett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daggett blocks an uppercut.
Joakim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daggett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joakim's elbow.
Joakim working aggressively here.
Joakim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daggett taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim misses with some punches.
Daggett tries to break free but Joakim pushes him back against the ropes.
Daggett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daggett is pushing Joakim up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daggett stalling in the clinch but Joakim improves position.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joakim tries to throw a body punch but Daggett avoids it by throwing Joakim back against the ropes.
Joakim tries to work over Daggett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joakim working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daggett.
Joakim swings wildly with an uppercut but Daggett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joakim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joakim.
A short right from Joakim.
Joakim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daggett lands with a right to the head.
Joakim lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrijan Joakim will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Bill Daggett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Daggett. That's going to slow Joakim down.
Bill Daggett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daggett thumps Joakim with a low kick.
Joakim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joakim scores with a one two! Daggett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joakim moves in looking to clinch but Daggett pushes him off.
Daggett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daggett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joakim's sensitive parts.
Joakim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joakim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Joakim. Beautiful body shot.
Adrijan Joakim is winning the standup battle so far.
Daggett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daggett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Joakim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daggett avoids the body shot from Joakim.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daggett.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daggett.
Daggett looks to land a body kick but Joakim moved away.
Joakim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joakim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joakim clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Joakim.
Joakim lands a hook that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daggett's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Joakim.
Joakim misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Daggett.
Joakim throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Joakim.
Daggett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Daggett.
Joakim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Joakim.
Joakim lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joakim lands a right hand.
Joakim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daggett lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Joakim as the two fighters clinch.
Daggett is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Joakim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daggett stalling in the clinch but Joakim improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim lands with a short shot to the head.
Joakim swings wildly with an uppercut but Daggett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joakim working aggressively here.
A short left from Joakim.
Daggett wants to stall.
Joakim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Daggett.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daggett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Joakim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joakim as Daggett tries to tie him up.
Joakim struggles to land a body shot inside as Daggett controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daggett working aggressively here.
Joakim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Joakim throws a punch but it's blocked by Daggett.
Joakim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrijan Joakim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joakim 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrijan Joakim!
Adrijan Joakim bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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