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XKC 2: Heavyweight Kings PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bill Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uru comes to the ring accompanied by The Man - Aloe Blacc. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bill Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Garret!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uru just misses with a punch to the body.
Uru missing with a left hand there. Garret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garret closes the distance and clinches.
Uru tries to stall but Garret uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garret will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uru up against the ropes.
Uru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garret.
A slow jab from Uru misses its intended target.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Garret.
Uru misses with the combination.
Uru misses with a body punch
and Garret counters with a left to the body.
Garret looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garret scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Uru does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garret misses with a hook. Uru ducked under it nicely.
Garret jabs at Uru's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garret sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Garret.
Uru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garret moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Garret.
It looks like Sonny Bill Uru has been cut.
Uru looks to land a body kick but Garret moved away.
Garret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uru.
Garret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garret thows a body shot but no joy.
Uru misses with a series of wild punches.
Uru throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garret dodges the punch combination from Uru.
Garret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
Garret moves into the clinch.
Garret misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Garret.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret prevents a body shot from Uru.
Garret lands a right hand.
Garret lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Our sources have told us that Uru has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru misses with a punch on the inside.
Garret blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garret.
Uru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garret scores with a shot to the side of Uru's head.
Garret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uru is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Garret lands a nice shot to the body.
Uru is breathing heavily.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garret stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Garret.
Uru misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uru.
Garret lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Garret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Garret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garret scores with a jab to the head.
Uru ducks into a a hook from Garret and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Uru is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret misses with a straight right.
Garret connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Uru onto his butt! Uru bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oh Uru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uru is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Garret doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Uru crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Uru's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Garret!
Pat Garret thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Nomak (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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175 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Can Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jared Nomak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomak dodges the punch combination from Crusher.
Crusher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nomak.
Crusher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crusher misses with an uppercut.
Nomak ducks under a wild hook from Crusher.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher takes a swing at Nomak's ribcage but misses.
Crusher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nomak moves away.
Crusher throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomak.
Nomak has managed to clinch.
Crusher wants to break free but Nomak has control.
Nomak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nomak misses with an elbow over the top.
Crusher working hard to break the clinch.
Crusher is trying to break the clinch but Nomak is controlling him.
Crusher blocks an elbow strike.
Nomak lands an elbow inside.
Crusher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nomak keeps control of Crusher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusher blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher tries to circle away but Nomak has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusher breaks the clinch.
Crusher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nomak.
Nomak connects with a leg kick. Crusher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nomak delivers a nice body kick.
Crusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Nomak.
Nomak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nomak connects with an 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!
Crusher just misses with a punch to the body.
Nomak lands with a kick to the temple. Crusher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nomak pushes Crusher away with a front kick.
Nomak misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Crusher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crusher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nomak.
Crusher throws a looping overhand right but Nomak ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusher jabs Nomak right on the nose. Nomak blinks but takes it well.
Crusher misses with a straight right.
Nomak lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nomak.
Crusher is breathing heavily.
Crusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomak is just out of range.
Nomak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nomak throws a lazy right hand but Crusher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomak lands a high kick!
Crusher throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Nomak.
Nomak misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Nomak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusher's sensitive parts.
Crusher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomak.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nomak.
Crusher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crusher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Nomak 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.
Nomak throws a right and a left that Crusher avoids nicely.
Nomak staying out of range there.
Nomak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusher.
Crusher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomak on the side of the head.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nomak throws a head kick that half lands.
Nomak throws a front kick that sends Crusher stumbling back into the ropes.
Crusher misses with a straight left.
Crusher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Nomak.
Crusher swings for the body but Nomak moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nomak - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body kick there by Nomak.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nomak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nomak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crusher. That did some damage!
Nomak feints and then cracks Crusher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crusher down.
Nomak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomak thuds his shin into the meat of Crusher's side.
Jared Nomak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomak lands with a kick to the temple. Crusher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jared Nomak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nomak lands a leg kick that knocks Crusher off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nomak. That's going to slow Crusher down.
Nomak delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nomak, right into the meat.
Nomak scores with a head kick. Crusher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nomak.
Nomak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crusher. That did some damage!
Crusher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nomak fakes the leg kick and cracks Crusher in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nomak.
Nomak connects with a leg kick. Crusher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nomak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crusher's head.
Nomak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomak scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nomak.
Nomak is looking to slow Crusher down with leg kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nomak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nomak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crusher will feel that in the morning.
Nomak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nomak.
Nomak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Nomak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nomak throws a nice head kick!
Nomak scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nomak.
Nomak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crusher's calf.
Nomak lands a high kick!
Crusher 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Nomak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Crusher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can Crusher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomak avoids the body shot from Crusher.
Nomak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crusher.
Crusher connects with a body shot that sends Nomak's belly button to the back.
Nomak throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Nomak.
Nomak throws a nice head kick!
Crusher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nomak misses with an uppercut
and Crusher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomak delivers a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crusher misses the target.
Nomak throws a jab when Crusher was well out of range.
Crusher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nomak. Nomak obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusher fails to land with a series of punches.
Nomak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusher misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Crusher misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nomak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomak moves into range and clinches up with Crusher.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nomak.
Crusher dodges an elbow strike from Nomak.
Crusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nomak has him pressed against the ropes.
Nomak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nomak has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Crusher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nomak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nomak misses with a body punch.
Nomak lands a nice elbow.
Crusher blocks an elbow strike.
Crusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusher wants to get back to striking at distance but Nomak won't allow it.
Nomak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crusher's defenses.
Nomak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nomak has Crusher pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nomak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher prevents a body shot from Nomak.
Nomak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nomak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Crusher is trying to break free.
Nomak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nomak lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomak lands an elbow inside.
Crusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nomak has Crusher pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nomak keeps control of Crusher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nomak lands a damaging elbow.
Crusher blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomak tries a body shot but Crusher blocks it.
Nomak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crusher's defenses.
Nomak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crusher misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Nomak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Nomak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nomak 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Nomak!
An out of breath Jared Nomak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akihiko Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harmo Heju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akihiko Yamato has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harmo Heju!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heju takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Harmo Heju has been cut.
Heju throws out a loose jab but Yamato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamato counters with a head kick. That will keep Heju thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yamato moves out of range as Heju strikes.
Donk. Yamato catches Heju right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Heju misses.
Yamato slips a straight right by Heju.
Heju misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamato lands with a kick to the temple. Heju shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Heju.
Heju throws a hook but Yamato blocks it.
Yamato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heju swings for the body but Yamato moves out of range.
Heju misses with a looping right.
Heju misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Yamato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heju looks winded!
Yamato scores with a jab to the body.
Yamato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heju at a distance.
Heju takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamato lands the left hand.
That has opened up Harmo Heju's cut even more.
Heju ducks into a a hook from Yamato and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Heju is rocked!
Nice body kick from Yamato.
Yamato thuds his shin into the meat of Heju's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato cracks Heju with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Heju is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Heju is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Heju could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Akihiko Yamato!
Akihiko Yamato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen moves forwards but Newton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christiansen checks a leg kick nicely.
Christiansen blocks a leg kick.
Newton keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen checks a leg kick nicely.
Newton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christiansen.
Newton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christiansen's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newton misses with an uppercut
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Christiansen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aaron Newton has been cut.
Newton is looking to control Christiansen's arms but Christiansen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newton has his back to the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Newton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
Nice elbow from Newton.
It looks like Stefan Christiansen has been cut.
Christiansen blocks an elbow strike from Newton.
Christiansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Newton.
Newton working aggressively here.
Christiansen lands an elbow just above Newton 's eye.
Newton misses with an elbow strike.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Christiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christiansen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton pushes off an throws an elbow but Christiansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christiansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Newton looking to slow down the pace here.
Christiansen blocking some punches.
Christiansen slows down the pace here.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Christiansen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton can't break the clinch.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Christiansen is controlling him.
Christiansen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newton up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Newton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newton misses the body punch
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christiansen.
Christiansen stalling.
Newton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christiansen has him pressed against the ropes.
Christiansen working Newton over with knees to the body.
Newton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Christiansen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Christiansen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Newton up against the ropes.
Newton trying to stall but Christiansen improves his position.
Newton lands an elbow inside that Christiansen shrugs off.
Newton misses with an elbow over the top.
Newton misses with an elbow over the top.
Newton throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen stalling in the clinch but Newton improves position.
Christiansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Christiansen working Newton over with knees to the body.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newton working hard to break the clinch.
Christiansen takes an elbow to the temple.
Christiansen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newton's face.
Newton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Christiansen trying to land knees to the body.
Newton trying to control the position but instead, Christiansen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newton into the ropes.
Christiansen just leaning against Newton, taking a breather.
Christiansen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christiansen throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Newton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Christiansen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newton's face.
Christiansen is stalling here.
Newton is looking to control Christiansen's arms but Christiansen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newton has his back to the ropes.
Newton can't break the clinch.
Newton working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christiansen tries a knee to the head but Newton blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Christiansen is controlling the position.
Christiansen lands an elbow inside.
Stefan Christiansen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newton breaks the clinch.
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 Stefan Christiansen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Newton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christiansen.
Christiansen tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Christiansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christiansen.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Christiansen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Christiansen.
Newton looking to stall.
Christiansen slows down the pace here.
Newton avoiding damage as Christiansen throws knees to the body.
Christiansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Newton is trying to stall.
Christiansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen trying to land knees to the body.
Newton misses with an elbow strike.
Christiansen lands a nice elbow.
Christiansen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newton throws an elbow but it misses.
Newton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Christiansen slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christiansen as Newton tries to tie him up.
Newton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Christiansen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
Christiansen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Christiansen trying to land knees to the body.
Newton takes an elbow to the temple.
Christiansen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Christiansen scores with a knee to the head.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Christiansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christiansen's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christiansen.
Newton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christiansen is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Newton.
I think Newton 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yvgeny Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Dupres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov's entrance music is Troika. A fine choice. Dupres has chosen Taio Cruz - Dynamite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yvgeny Molotov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yvgeny Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Dupres!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov clinches up with Dupres and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dupres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dupres has a couple of punches blocked by Molotov.
Molotov prevents a body shot from Dupres.
Molotov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jamie Dupres has been cut.
Molotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dupres lands with a light punch inside.
Dupres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dupres blocks an elbow strike from Molotov.
Molotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov blocks an elbow strike.
Dupres blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dupres blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov misses with an elbow strike.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Molotov misses with a body punch.
Dupres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dupres pushes off an throws an elbow but Molotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dupres throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Molotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molotov.
Molotov lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupres avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molotov's brow.
Dupres tries to throw a body punch but Molotov avoids it by throwing Dupres back against the ropes.
Molotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Molotov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dupres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dupres throws a head punch that misses.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
Dupres throws an elbow that misses.
Molotov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dupres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Molotov lands an elbow just above Dupres 's eye.
Molotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Molotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Molotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Molotov.
Dupres gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Yvgeny Molotov has been cut.
Molotov blocks the elbow strike.
Dupres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Molotov or not.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupres's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Dupres.
Dupres avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupres avoids a wild elbow strike from Molotov.
Molotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Molotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molotov lands an elbow just above Dupres 's eye.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Jamie Dupres's cut even more.
Dupres avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
Dupres blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Dupres.
Molotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Molotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dupres's brow.
Molotov scores with a shot to the side of Dupres's head.
Molotov tries a body shot but Dupres blocks it.
Dupres blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dupres backwards.
Molotov lands a shot to the body.
Molotov lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molotov blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Molotov lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molotov.
Molotov is leaning against Dupres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvgeny Molotov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Molotov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Molotov lands a nice hook to Dupres's body. Dupres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dupres has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dupres tries to keep at a distance but Molotov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Molotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dupres pushes off an throws an elbow but Molotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Molotov avoids the elbow strike from Dupres, against the ropes.
Molotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dupress head.
Dupres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Molotov misses with an elbow over the top.
Dupres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dupres blocks an elbow strike.
Molotov blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Molotov.
Dupres misses with an elbow strike.
Dupres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dupres misses with a body punch.
Molotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dupres backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molotov avoids the elbow strike from Dupres, against the ropes.
Dupres struggles to land a body shot inside as Molotov controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupres lands an elbow inside that Molotov shrugs off.
Yvgeny Molotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Molotov avoids the elbow strike from Dupres, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molotov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dupres misses with an elbow over the top.
Molotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dupres's elbow.
Dupres throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Molotov.
Dupres tries a body shot but Molotov blocks it.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
Molotov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dupres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dupres misses with some punches.
Dupres takes an elbow to the temple.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupres's defenses.
The cut above Jamie Dupres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dupres throws a punch but it's blocked by Molotov.
Molotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dupres lands an elbow that stopped Molotov in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dupres takes an elbow to the temple.
Molotov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Molotov blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dupres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Molotov's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupres avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
Molotov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dupres pushes off an throws an elbow but Molotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Molotov.
Dupres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molotov tries to throw a body punch but Dupres avoids it by throwing Molotov back against the ropes.
Molotov throws an elbow that misses.
Molotov blocks an elbow strike.
Molotov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dupres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dupres controls his hands.
Molotov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dupres or not.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Molotov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Molotov as the two fighters clinch.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupres's defenses.
Jamie Dupres's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Molotov.
Dupres misses with some punches.
Molotov blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvgeny Molotov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dupres moves into the clinch successfully.
Molotov lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molotov.
Molotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molotov blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Molotov.
Nice elbow from Molotov.
Dupres throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Molotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molotov's brow.
A body shot lands from Molotov.
Molotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dupres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Molotov.
Molotov dodges an elbow strike from Dupres.
Molotov can't find room to land a body shot as Dupres controls the action.
Dupres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molotov scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Molotov lands with a right to the head.
Dupres swings wildly with an uppercut but Molotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dupres pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dupress head.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
Dupres misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dupres.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Molotov.
Dupres is rocked!
Molotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dupres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Molotov on the inside.
Jamie Dupres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dupres tries to throw a body punch but Molotov avoids it by throwing Dupres back against the ropes.
Dupres misses with an elbow strike.
Molotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Molotov throws an elbow but misses.
Molotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dupres backwards.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
Molotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molotov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dupres.
Molotov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dupres lands an elbow inside that Molotov shrugs off.
Dupres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dupres misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molotov.
Dupres is still on wobbly legs! Can Molotov finish him?
Molotov lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamie Dupres's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yvgeny Molotov!
Yvgeny Molotov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Heavy Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heavy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya 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.
Hands misses with a two punch combination.
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitsugaya.
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hitsugaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands takes a swing at Hitsugaya's ribcage but misses.
Hands doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitsugaya circles away.
Hands throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hitsugaya misses with a looping left.
Hands throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitsugaya.
Hands lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hitsugaya moves into range and clinches up with Hands.
Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hands gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hands misses with an elbow over the top.
Hitsugaya looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
Hands is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitsugaya.
Nice body punch from Hands.
Hitsugaya looks winded!
Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitsugaya managing to block the knees to the body from Hands.
Hitsugaya working aggressively here.
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!
Hitsugaya blocks a body shot from Hands.
Hands throws an elbow but it misses.
Hands lands an elbow that stopped Hitsugaya in his tracks for a moment.
Hitsugaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitsugaya blocks the elbow strike.
Hitsugaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Hands.
Hands lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with an elbow over the top.
Hitsugaya lands a shoulder strike.
Hands with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hands unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hands landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hands.
Hands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Hitsugaya missing with knees to the body.
Hitsugaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Hands.
Hands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Hands.
Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hands tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya trying to control the position but instead, Hands has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Hands tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Hands dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hitsugaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Hands does no damage.
Hands misses with a two punch combination.
Hands misses with the combination.
Hands wants to clinch but Hitsugaya slips to the side
and Hitsugaya counters by clinching up.
Hitsugaya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitsugaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Hands gets an underhook and turns Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Hitsugaya'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.
Hands creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands misses with an elbow over the top.
Hitsugaya tries to circle away but Hands has him pinned against the ropes.
Hitsugaya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitsugaya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hands comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hands throws an elbow but misses.
Hitsugaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hands throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitsugaya lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hitsugaya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hands throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitsugaya scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hands misses with a body punch.
Hitsugaya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitsugaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.
Hitsugaya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hands pushes Hitsugaya back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hitsugaya is breathing heavily.
Hitsugaya is looking to control Hands's arms but Hands gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitsugaya has his back to the ropes.
Hands lands with a short shot to the head.
Hands lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heavy Hands has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hands throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Hands.
Hitsugaya wants to get back to striking at distance but Hands won't allow it.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitsugaya controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitsugaya trying to stall but Hands improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.
Hands trying to stall but Hitsugaya improves his position.
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 Heavy Hands will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toshiro Hitsugaya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hitsugaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hands throws a leg kick but Hitsugaya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Hands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Hitsugaya throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Hands.
Heavy Hands is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hands misses with a few strikes there.
Hands lands a nice looking body kick.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitsugaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
Hands throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hitsugaya counters with a head kick.
Heavy Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hands lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hands scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hands cracks Hitsugaya with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Hitsugaya misses.
Hitsugaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hands works over Hitsugaya's head and body with a nice combination.
Hands thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hitsugaya if he has to take too many more of those.
Hands lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hands.
Hands misses with a series of wild punches.
Heavy Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
Hands throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Hands both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Hands.
Hitsugaya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands throws a nice looking combination but Hitsugaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitsugaya clinches up with Hands and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Hitsugaya.
Hands tries to throw a body punch but Hitsugaya avoids it by throwing Hands back against the ropes.
Hitsugaya'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.
Hands using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hitsugaya can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitsugaya avoiding damage as Hands throws knees to the body.
Toshiro Hitsugaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hands 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Hands!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Knopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Knopf will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Knopf!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Knopf counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knopf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a body shot from Knopf.
Knopf has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Knopf blocks with his arms.
Knopf throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Jones.
It looks like Sebastian Knopf has been cut.
Knopf looks winded!
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Knopf takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones avoiding damage as Knopf throws knees to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Knopf in his tracks for a moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Knopf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knopf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Knopf shrugs off.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knopf's face.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Knopf is rocked!
Jones drops Knopf on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Knopf bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Knopf is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Jones knocks Knopf out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy Jones!
Our winner, Jeremy Jones, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Amadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Je Tunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amadi comes to the ring accompanied by Tupac - Out On Bail. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Amadi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Je Tunaki!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Tunaki prevents Amadi from breaking the clinch.
Tunaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amadi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A bit of stalling here from Tunaki.
Tunaki breaks from the clinch.
Amadi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tunaki.
Tunaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tunaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tunaki lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tunaki.
Tunaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tunaki swings for the body but Amadi moves out of range.
Tunaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Amadi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tunaki misses with an uppercut.
Tunaki has Amadi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Amadi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amadi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Amadi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tunaki ducks into a a hook from Amadi and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunaki slips a jab from Amadi.
Tunaki pushes Amadi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tunaki.
Amadi tries to throw a body punch but Tunaki avoids it by throwing Amadi back against the ropes.
Tunaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amadi up against the ropes.
Amadi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Tunaki.
Tunaki wants to stall.
Tunaki with a knee to the head.
Tunaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tunaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tunaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amadi's face.
Tunaki lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunaki breaks from the clinch.
Amadi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tunaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amadi throws out the jab.
Amadi throws a poor cross that misses
and Tunaki counters with a big head kick but Amadi shrugs it off.
Amadi throws the left hand but Tunaki avoids the punch easily.
Amadi throws a leg kick
and Tunaki counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Amadi on the inside.
Tunaki blocks an uppercut.
Amadi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tunaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tunaki lands a nice uppercut.
Tunaki scores with a knee to the head.
Tunaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amadis head.
Tunaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amadi up against the ropes.
Tunaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tunaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Amadi's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunaki is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Amadi finds it's target.
Tunaki is rocked!
Tunaki tries to get into range but Amadi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tunaki! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Amadi scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Amadi!
Joseph Amadi is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Joseph Amadi 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.
Je Tunaki spoke after the fight, saying 'i do not believe he was the better fighter and i would love to have a rematch as soon as possible'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . Wiki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reuben James kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Avon Barksdale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruben Wiki's chin.
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
30 - 18 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Barksdale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barksdale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wiki.
Barksdale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barksdale 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.
Wiki scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Barksdale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Barksdale is predictable there
and Wiki counters by clinching up.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Barksdale.
Wiki misses with a knee to the head.
Wiki lands an elbow inside.
Wiki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barksdale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barksdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiki's brow.
Wiki leaning against his opponent.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiki obliges.
We've been informed that Wiki 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.
Come on Wiki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki dodges an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale blocks the elbow strike.
Wiki tries to stall but Barksdale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiki lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Barksdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiki's brow.
Still in the clinch, Wiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wiki lands a knee to the head.
Barksdale dodges an elbow strike from Wiki.
Wiki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiki trying to stall but Barksdale improves his position.
Wiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barksdale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale lands a left hand.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barksdale is breathing heavily.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the ropes.
Wiki avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Barksdale wants to stall.
Wiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barksdale's face.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barksdale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barksdale up against the ropes.
Wiki managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Barksdale lands an elbow just above Wiki 's eye.
Wiki 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.
A close round but Ruben Wiki 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.
Wiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wiki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barksdale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barksdale misses with a two punch combination.
Barksdale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barksdale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wiki finds it's way round the side to connect with Barksdale's head.
Wiki cracks Barksdale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barksdale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiki.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale lands an elbow that stopped Wiki in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barksdale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiki taking a breather.
Wiki blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Barksdale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiki trying to stall but Barksdale improves his position.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barksdale landing knees to the head.
Wiki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiki lands an elbow inside that Barksdale shrugs off.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiki avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Wiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Wiki avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Wiki misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki lands an elbow inside.
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barksdale is rocked!
Wiki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh Barksdale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barksdale seems to have got his legs back now.
Barksdale letting Wiki take a breather here.
Barksdale avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiki.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiki lands an elbow just above Barksdale 's eye.
Wiki lands an elbow just above Barksdale 's eye.
Wiki landing knees to the head.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Avon Barksdale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiki looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale tries to land a knee to the head but Wiki blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wiki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barksdale managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Wiki 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!
Wiki throws a looping overhand right but Barksdale ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Wiki moves out of range easily.
Barksdale is looking to clinch but Wiki is avoiding it.
Wiki throws a nice looking combination but Barksdale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiki.
An inside leg kick from Wiki misses.
Wiki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barksdale.
Wiki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barksdale rushes Wiki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiki blocks an elbow strike.
Wiki misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki is pushing Barksdale up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiki dodges an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiki cracks Barksdale with a nice body shot.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiki's defenses.
Wiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Wiki looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale dodges an elbow strike from Wiki.
Wiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiki.
Wiki avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barksdale taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Wiki just leaning against Barksdale, taking a breather.
Wiki breaks from the clinch.
Wiki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barksdale at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Wiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barksdale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barksdale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barksdale misses with a low kick.
Barksdale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barksdale misses with a double jab
and Wiki counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiki fakes the leg kick and cracks Barksdale in the body.
Wiki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barksdale takes a step back to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Wiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiki 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Wiki!
Ruben Wiki gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Pellinore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Von Matterhorn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sharp Dressed Man. Pellinore has chosen Alpha King as his entrance music. Lorenzo Von Matterhorn had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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39
287 lbs
35 - 12 - 1 |
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27
244 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tor Pellinore!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tor Pellinore has been cut.
Pellinore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Matterhorn avoids the body shot from Pellinore.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Matterhorn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pellinore.
Von Matterhorn lands a really nice looking cross but Pellinore seems unphased.
Pellinore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Pellinore as he checks the leg kick.
Pellinore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pellinore misses with a right hand
and Von Matterhorn counters with a big head kick but Pellinore shrugs it off.
Von Matterhorn moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Tor Pellinore's cut even more.
Pellinore avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Pellinore lets loose with a powerful body kick. Von Matterhorn will feel that in the morning.
Pellinore walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Von Matterhorn rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Pellinore has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The cut above Tor Pellinore's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn blocks a head kick by Pellinore.
Von Matterhorn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Laoch Den in the buildup to the fight.
Von Matterhorn avoids the head kick by Pellinore.
Pellinore misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Matterhorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pellinore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Matterhorn lands with a slapping head kick.
Von Matterhorn throws a front kick that sends Pellinore stumbling back into the ropes.
Pellinore misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellinore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pellinore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tor Pellinore's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Von Matterhorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Matterhorn jabs Pellinore right on the nose. Pellinore blinks but takes it well.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tor Pellinore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Lorenzo Von Matterhorn 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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