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XKC 5: Warrior Spirit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Je Tunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Je Tunaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumpio just misses with a punch to the body.
Tunaki instigates a clinch.
Tunaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio crunches a lovely knee into Tunaki's ribcage.
Tunaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lumpio is keeping busy.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lumpio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lumpio.
Tunaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lumpio avoids it.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tunaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Lumpio 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.
Tunaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lumpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lumpio blocks an elbow strike.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio managing to block the knees to the body from Tunaki.
Tunaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Tunaki's head coaches at Elroys Elite Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tunaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lumpios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lumpio avoids the head kick by Tunaki.
Lumpio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tunaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Lumpio to counter with a crisp jab.
Lumpio throws a hook but Tunaki blocks it.
Lumpio cracks Tunaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lumpio avoids the head kick by Tunaki.
Tunaki tries to clinch up but Lumpio circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lumpio.
Lumpio swats away the attempt to clinch by Tunaki.
Tunaki moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tunaki is out of range and Lumpio settles back down.
Tunaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tunaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tunaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lumpio looks to land a right hand but Tunaki moved out of range.
Lumpio misses with a low kick as Tunaki jumps back.
Lumpio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tunaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lumpio slips a straight right by Tunaki.
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 Je Tunaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lumpio drives through and clinches with Tunaki against the ropes.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tunaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Tunaki blocks with his arms.
Tunaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lumpio takes a shot to the head.
Tunaki avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tunaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tunaki is trying to break the clinch but Lumpio has him pressed against the ropes.
Tunaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lumpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tunaki manages to break the clinch.
Lumpio swats away the attempt to clinch by Tunaki.
Tunaki throws a series of punches but Lumpio avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tunaki.
Lumpio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lumpio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tunaki tries to clinch there but Lumpio circles away.
Lumpio forces Tunaki back against the ropes and clinches.
Tunaki tries to break the clinch but Lumpio is controlling the position.
Tunaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Tunaki blocks it.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tunaki.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tunaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunaki blocking some punches.
Tunaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunaki looks to clinch
and Lumpio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lumpio.
A right handed body shot lands from Lumpio.
Tunaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tunaki is rocked!
It looks like Je Tunaki has been cut.
Tunaki tries to stall but Lumpio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oh Tunaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Tunaki blocks with his arms.
Lumpio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Lumpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Tunaki won't want to take too many of those.
Lumpio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tunaki backwards.
Tunaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Lumpio has double underhooks.
Lumpio creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tunaki crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tunaki face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Lumpio takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Armas Lumpio!
Je Tunaki was interviewed post fight and said '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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bong Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toe comes into the arena with 2Pac - Under Pressure blaring out of the sound system. Bong Toe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Toe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osei Tutu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toe throws out a leg kick but Osei Tutu moves out of range and Toe only half commits.
Toe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Osei Tutu.
Toe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Osei Tutu on the side of the head.
Osei Tutu throws a series of punches but Toe moves out of range.
Osei Tutu misses the jab.
Toe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Osei Tutu's calf.
Osei Tutu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osei Tutu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but Toe moves out of range.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toe.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Toe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe stalks Osei Tutu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Osei Tutu's face. Osei Tutu staggers backwards, shaken.
Osei Tutu throws out a loose jab but Toe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Toe does it's job there.
Some bone on bone action there as Osei Tutu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toe tries to move into range but Osei Tutu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toe swats away the attempt to clinch by Osei Tutu.
Nice body kick there by Toe.
Toe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toe slips a straight right by Osei Tutu.
A cross from Toe lands.
Toe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Osei Tutu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toe misses with a low kick.
Osei Tutu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Osei Tutu misses with a combination
and Toe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Osei Tutu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Toe.
Toe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Osei Tutu throws a big shot that misses.
Osei Tutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up.
Toe takes a swing at Osei Tutu's ribcage but misses.
Toe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Toe counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Osei Tutu misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Toe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Osei Tutu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osei Tutu drops his hands momentarily and Toe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Osei Tutu forces Toe back against the ropes and clinches.
Osei Tutu cracks Toe with a nice body shot.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toe avoids it.
Osei Tutu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Osei Tutu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toe looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
Osei Tutu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Toe wants to get back to striking at distance but Osei Tutu won't allow it.
Osei Tutu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Osei Tutu stalling in the clinch but Toe improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe pushes Osei Tutu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Osei Tutu misses with a punch on the inside.
Toe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toe manages to break the clinch.
A solid body kick from Toe.
Osei Tutu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toe.
Osei Tutu takes a swing at Toe's ribcage but misses.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch but Toe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osei Tutu closes the distance but Toe moves to the side
and Toe counters with a nice leg kick.
Osei Tutu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toe.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osei Tutu rushes Toe and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Osei Tutu misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osei Tutu is trying to stall.
Osei Tutu has Toe pressed against the ropes, preventing Toe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toe tries to throw a body punch but Osei Tutu avoids it by throwing Toe back against the ropes.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toe manages to break the clinch.
Osei Tutu 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.
Toe lands with a hook. Osei Tutu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Osei Tutu has managed to clinch.
Toe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osei Tutu's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu is trying to maintain a safe position but Toe gets an underhook and turns Osei Tutu into the ropes.
Osei Tutu blocking some punches.
Toe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Toe misses with a punch to the body.
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 Bong Toe 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Osei Tutu tries to clinch
and Toe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Osei Tutu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Osei Tutu moves out of range as Toe throws a body kick.
Osei Tutu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toe.
Osei Tutu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Osei Tutu duly obliges.
Osei Tutu throws a hook to the side of Toe's head but Toe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Osei Tutu throws a body punch but Toe moves out of range.
A big left from Toe misses.
Toe scoring well with a low kick there.
Osei Tutu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Osei Tutu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toe.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Osei Tutu is rocked!
Toe connects with a nice cross there... Osei Tutu is looking wobbly and Toe recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Osei Tutu to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Toe jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bong Toe!
Bong Toe 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machines Of Loving Grace - Golgotha Tenement Blues. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti scores with a leg kick.
Benvenuti forces Penn back against the ropes and clinches.
Benvenuti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benvenuti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benvenuti misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benvenuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benvenuti misses with a body punch.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Steel Penn has been cut.
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!
Benvenuti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Benvenuti has him pressed against the ropes.
Benvenuti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Benvenuti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benvenuti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benvenuti misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benvenuti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benvenuti creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Penn crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Penn is rocked!
Benvenuti gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benvenuti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benvenuti misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvenuti finish him?
A fake to the body and Benvenuti gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Penn! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Penn falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti retains his super heavyweight title!
Giacomo Benvenuti took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you for the tremendous fight Mr. Penn, I have great respect for you. I am certain our paths will cross again and I look forward to it. Convicted Inc!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale has chosen Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barksdale closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Thanarat has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Barksdale breaks the clinch.
Barksdale misses with a two punch combination.
Barksdale throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Barksdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barksdale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barksdale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Thanarat.
Barksdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Barksdale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barksdale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barksdale throws the kick towards the body but Thanarat avoids it.
Barksdale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barksdale throws a series of punches but Thanarat moves out of range.
Barksdale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanarat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barksdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to clinch up but Thanarat circles away and keeps his distance.
Barksdale sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thanarat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barksdale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barksdale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barksdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thanarat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barksdale.
A combination from Barksdale does no damage.
Barksdale throws a series of punches but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick.
Thanarat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barksdale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Thanarat there.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Thanarat moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barksdale checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
Thanarat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thanarat has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
Barksdale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thanarat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thanarat lands with a short shot to the head.
Barksdale blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thanarat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barksdale's brow.
Thanarat holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Thanarat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barksdale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale 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.
Barksdale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thanarat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barksdale tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barksdale slips a straight right by Thanarat.
Barksdale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avon Barksdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barksdale is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thanarat throws out a powerful jab.
Barksdale tries to clinch up but Thanarat circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Barksdale misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barksdale. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barksdale misses with a few strikes there.
Barksdale swinging wildly here.
Thanarat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barksdale's sensitive parts.
Barksdale swinging wildly here.
Avon Barksdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat moves into the clinch.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat avoiding damage.
Barksdale breaks from the clinch.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Barksdale moves out of range easily.
Barksdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thanarat just misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Thanarat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barksdale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barksdale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thanarat.
A left lands for Thanarat.
Thanarat punishes Barksdale's body with a nice straight punch.
Thanarat clobbers Barksdale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale misses with a double jab.
Thanarat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands with a good body shot.
Barksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thanarat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thanarat moves into the clinch successfully.
Barksdale breaks from the clinch.
Barksdale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barksdale throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Thanarat counter with a right hand.
Barksdale is rocked!
Thanarat circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Barksdale tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Thanarat wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tak Sin Thanarat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Smart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Smart!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart tries to clinch there but Ciprianni circles away.
Smart tries to land a leg kick but Ciprianni saw it coming and moves away.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni checks a low kick from Smart.
Smart moves out of range as Ciprianni throws a body kick.
Smart is looking to slow Ciprianni down with leg kicks.
Ciprianni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smart throws a low kick, looking for Ciprianni's leg but Ciprianni calmly moves out of range.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses.
Smart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ciprianni checks it well.
Smart misses with a leg kick.
Ciprianni tries to land a front kick but Smart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Ciprianni as he checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smart misses with a leg kick.
Ciprianni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smart.
Smart misses with a head kick.
Smart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ciprianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smart throws a head kick but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciprianni.
Smart wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ciprianni is able to avoid easily.
Smart throws a front kick aimed at Ciprianni's knee but Ciprianni avoids it well.
Ciprianni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smart swinging wildly here.
Ciprianni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni throws the kick towards the body but Smart avoids it.
Ciprianni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ciprianni moves forwards but Smart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ciprianni 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.
Ciprianni throws a front kick aimed at Smart's knee but Smart avoids it well.
Smart wants to land a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range.
Ciprianni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smart is out of range.
Ciprianni throws a head kick but Smart moves out of range.
Smart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ciprianni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
Ciprianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Ciprianni misses.
Smart clinches.
Ciprianni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smart blocks a body shot from Ciprianni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ciprianni avoiding damage as Smart throws knees to the body.
Ciprianni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smart blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprianni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smart as Ciprianni tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Smart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ciprianni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smart.
Ciprianni tries to work over Smart's front leg with a kick but Smart checks it.
Smart tries a head kick but it misses.
Ciprianni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smart checks a low kick from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprianni wants to land a leg kick but Smart is out of range.
Smart tries to clinch up but Ciprianni circles away and keeps his distance.
Smart misses with the combination.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciprianni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprianni throws a wild body kick that Smart sees coming a mile off.
Smart doesn't manage to clinch there - Ciprianni circles away.
Ciprianni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ciprianni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smart avoids a kick to the body.
Ciprianni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart scores with the left hand. Ciprianni knows he should have avoided that one.
Smart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range.
Smart is looking to slow Ciprianni down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
Smart pushes Ciprianni away with a front kick.
Smart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but Smart moves out of range easily.
Ciprianni tries to land a front kick but Smart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smart avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Smart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smart is looking to clinch but Ciprianni is avoiding it.
Ciprianni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ciprianni tries a head kick but it misses.
Smart checks the leg kick.
Smart tries to clinch up.
Ciprianni checks a leg kick nicely.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ciprianni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smart throws a solid leg kick but Ciprianni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciprianni can pounce on him.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but Smart moves out of range easily.
Smart throws a leg kick but Ciprianni checks it.
Chris Smart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciprianni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smart throws out the jab.
Smart checks a leg kick.
Smart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ciprianni checks it well.
Smart doesn't manage to clinch there - Ciprianni circles away.
Ciprianni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Ciprianni.
Smart throws a front kick aimed at Ciprianni's knee but Ciprianni avoids it well.
Ciprianni is looking to chop away at Smart's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciprianni cracks the inside of Smart's front leg.
Smart misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprianni misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Smart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Smart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ciprianni misses with a low kick as Smart jumps back.
Smart looks for the body kick but Ciprianni saw that one coming.
Ciprianni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ciprianni throws a push kick but Smart slaps the foot to one side.
Ciprianni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprianni is looking to land body kicks.
Smart tries to clinch but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Smart throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprianni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ciprianni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ciprianni throws a wild body kick that Smart sees coming a mile off.
Ciprianni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smart.
Ciprianni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprianni throws a front kick aimed at Smart's knee but Smart avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart throws a low kick, looking for Ciprianni's leg but Ciprianni calmly moves out of range.
Chris Smart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprianni throws a low kick, looking for Smart's leg but Smart calmly moves out of range.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but Smart moves out of range easily.
Ciprianni tries a head kick but it misses.
Smart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciprianni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprianni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprianni swats away the attempt to clinch by Smart.
Smart lands with a slapping head kick.
Ciprianni checks a low kick from Smart.
Ciprianni misses with a low kick as Smart jumps back.
Smart blocks the body kick.
Ciprianni swats away the attempt to clinch by Smart.
Smart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smart misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni tries to work over Smart's front leg with a kick but Smart checks it.
Ciprianni wants to land a leg kick but Smart is out of range.
Ciprianni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprianni tries a low kick but Smart avoids it.
Ciprianni tried to score with a low kick but Smart checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smart throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smart moves in looking to clinch but Ciprianni pushes him off.
Smart misses with a low kick.
Smart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciprianni looks for the body kick but Smart saw that one coming.
Ciprianni looks for the body kick but Smart saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprianni blocks a leg kick.
Smart moves in looking to clinch but Ciprianni pushes him off.
Smart wants to clinch up but Ciprianni keeps it at a distance.
Chris Smart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ciprianni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Smart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Smart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tihon Lapardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hussle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tihon Lapardin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lapardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lapardin tries to clinch up.
Lapardin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lapardin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussle checks a leg kick nicely.
Hussle throws a hook but Lapardin blocks it.
Lapardin ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Lapardin throws a push kick but Hussle slaps the foot to one side.
Hussle slips under a jab.
Hussle checks a leg kick.
Hussle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hussle lands a right and a left and another right! Lapardin goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Hussle!
A victorious Mike Hussle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harmo Heju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshiro Hitsugaya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Harmo Heju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heju cracks Hitsugaya with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Hitsugaya get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Hitsugaya looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitsugaya throws a right and a left that Heju avoids nicely.
Heju misses with a hook
and Hitsugaya counters by moving into the clinch.
Heju escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heju misses with an uppercut
and Hitsugaya counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitsugaya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Harmo Heju has been cut.
Heju just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitsugaya punishes Heju's body with a nice straight punch.
Heju misses with a lunging right hand
and Hitsugaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heju throws a right hand that misses
and Hitsugaya counters with a one-two to the body.
Hitsugaya's coach down at The Pit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hitsugaya's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heju throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitsugaya.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heju is trying to break the clinch but Hitsugaya has him pressed against the ropes.
Hitsugaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitsugaya stalling in the clinch.
Hitsugaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heju throws an off balance right hand
and Hitsugaya counters with a three punch combo that has Heju backing up. Heju nods at Hitsugaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Heju misses with a left hand
and Hitsugaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heju.
A telegraphed right hand from Heju misses the target.
Hitsugaya moves out of range as Heju strikes.
Heju blocks a head kick by Hitsugaya.
Heju misses with a right hand
and Hitsugaya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heju thinking.
Hitsugaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hitsugaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heju moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hitsugaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heju throws a poor cross that misses
and Hitsugaya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heju is trying to break the clinch but Hitsugaya is controlling him.
Heju is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Heju wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitsugaya lands with a light punch inside.
Heju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitsugaya working Heju over with knees to the body.
Hitsugaya keeps control of Heju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Hitsugaya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya stalling the fight.
A short right from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya keeps control of Heju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heju has had enough of the clinch but Hitsugaya keeps him there for the moment.
Hitsugaya just leaning against Heju, taking a breather.
Hitsugaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heju is trying to break the clinch but Hitsugaya is controlling him.
Hitsugaya connects with a knee to the head.
Harmo Heju's cut is getting worse.
Heju tries to break free but Hitsugaya pushes him back against the ropes.
Hitsugaya leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya landing knees to the head.
Hitsugaya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitsugaya has Heju pressed against the ropes, preventing Heju from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hitsugaya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harmo Heju should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hitsugaya counters with a series of strikes. Heju will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harmo Heju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heju swings widly with a right hand
and Hitsugaya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heju misses with a left hand
letting Hitsugaya counter with a right hand.
Heju misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hitsugaya counters by clinching up.
Heju is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hitsugaya's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heju is trying to break free.
Hitsugaya cracks Heju with a nice body shot.
Heju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hitsugaya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hitsugaya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heju is trying to push Hitsugaya away but Hitsugaya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Heju can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya landing knees to the body.
Hitsugaya misses with a knee strike.
Heju wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitsugaya effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitsugaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heju is trying to break the clinch but Hitsugaya is controlling him.
Hitsugaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hitsugaya.
Harmo Heju's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hitsugaya stalling in the clinch.
Hitsugaya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heju has had enough of the clinch but Hitsugaya keeps him there for the moment.
Hitsugaya is working Heju over against the ropes.
Hitsugaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitsugaya keeps control of Heju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heju working hard to break the clinch.
Hitsugaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitsugaya throws a combination. Heju tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heju misses with an uppercut
and Hitsugaya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hitsugaya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heju wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heju is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hitsugaya stalling against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Heju's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hitsugaya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heju up against the ropes.
Hitsugaya keeps control of Heju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitsugaya slows down the pace here.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heju working hard to break the clinch.
Heju blocks a body shot from Hitsugaya.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A frustrated look appears on Heju's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Hitsugaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
A shot to the body from Heju misses
and Hitsugaya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heju is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harmo Heju has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heju misses with a left hand
and Hitsugaya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitsugaya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heju tries to circle away but Hitsugaya has him pinned against the ropes.
Heju is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitsugaya obliges.
Heju wants to break free but Hitsugaya has control.
Heju wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hitsugaya counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heju throws a poor cross that misses
and Hitsugaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toshiro Hitsugaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heju avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heju throws a right hand that misses
and Hitsugaya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heju has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heju as Hitsugaya tries to tie him up.
Hitsugaya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya keeps control of Heju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Hitsugaya.
Heju has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hitsugaya lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hitsugaya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitsugaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitsugaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heju lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya stalling.
Heju wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitsugaya lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitsugaya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harmo Heju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heju rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hitsugaya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Harmo Heju's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Heju swings widly with a right hand
and Hitsugaya counters by clinching up.
Hitsugaya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hitsugaya with a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya lands a nice knee to the body.
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.
Hitsugaya lands a left hand.
Hitsugaya lands a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya is trying to stall.
Hitsugaya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heju tries to break free but Hitsugaya pushes him back against the ropes.
Hitsugaya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hitsugaya lands an uppercut.
Toshiro Hitsugaya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hitsugaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Hitsugaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hitsugaya 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Leary (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Leary!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garret throws a big shot that misses.
Leary throws a wild body kick that Garret sees coming a mile off.
Leary thows a body shot but no joy.
Leary takes one to the chin there.
Garret misses with an uppercut.
Garret scores with a hook to the body. Leary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leary looks for the body kick but Garret saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Leary.
Leary throws a sloppy head kick and Garret moves out of range easily.
Leary swinging wildly here.
Leary connects with a looping right hand.
Leary throws the left hand but Garret avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garret feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Learys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret cracks a nice hook into Leary's ribs.
Garret blocks a head kick by Leary.
An inside leg kick from Leary misses.
Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret stuns Leary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leary shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary is looking to score with low kicks.
Garret moves out of range of the body kick.
Leary misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Garret.
Garret cracks Leary with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Leary get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Leary looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Leary is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leary is still on wobbly legs! Can Garret finish him?
Leary looks winded!
Garret ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Leary out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Garret!
During a confident post fight interview, Pat Garret thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tor Pellinore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellinore comes to the ring accompanied by Alpha King. Wiki has chosen Reuben James as his entrance music. Ruben Wiki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tor Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellinore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pellinore throws a leg kick
and Wiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pellinore tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiki connects with an inside leg kick.
Wiki scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Tor Pellinore has been cut.
Wiki lands with a straight right. Pellinore didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiki misses the jab.
Wiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pellinore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pellinore.
Wiki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pellinore misses with a body shot.
Wiki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pellinore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wiki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pellinore counters with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiki. That's going to slow Pellinore down.
Wiki thumps Pellinore with a low kick.
Wiki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pellinore is breathing heavily.
Pellinore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellinore looks to throw a body kick
and Wiki counters with an inside leg kick.
Pellinore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wiki scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Pellinore beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Pellinore is rocked!
Tor Pellinore's cut is getting worse.
Wiki knocks out Pellinore with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Wiki before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Wiki picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruben Wiki!
Ruben Wiki made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn's entrance music is Sharp Dressed Man. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sankari's choice of entrance music: 2Pac - Just Like Daddy. 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 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
36 - 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
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Matterhorn checks it well.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Sankari moves out of range easily.
Von Matterhorn looks to throw the jab but Sankari is out of range.
Von Matterhorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sankari is out of range.
Sankari tries to land a leg kick but Von Matterhorn saw it coming and moves away.
Von Matterhorn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Matterhorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sankari takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Sankari blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Von Matterhorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Von Matterhorn clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Von Matterhorn manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sankari.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Von Matterhorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Matterhorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Von Matterhorn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sankari.
Von Matterhorn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sankari has time to react.
Sankari staying out of range there.
Von Matterhorn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Matterhorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Von Matterhorn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sankari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Matterhorn. That did some damage!
Sankari misses the jab.
Sankari feints and then cracks Von Matterhorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Matterhorn down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sankari tries to work over Von Matterhorn's front leg with a kick but Von Matterhorn checks it.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Von Matterhorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Von Matterhorn misses.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
Sankari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn defending well as Sankari loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Von Matterhorn.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Von Matterhorn counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rysty Sankari 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.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body shot.
Von Matterhorn checks a leg kick.
Sankari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sankari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Matterhorn connects with a high kick.
Von Matterhorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Von Matterhorn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Von Matterhorn.
Sankari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sankari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sankari lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Sankari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sankari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sankari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Von Matterhorn counters with a body kick that stops Sankari in his tracks momentarily.
A jab lands there for Von Matterhorn.
Sankari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Matterhorn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sankari scrambles back to his feet.
Von Matterhorn with a jab.
Von Matterhorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Sankari off the ropes and back into range.
Von Matterhorn misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Von Matterhorn missing with a left hand there. Sankari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Matterhorn misses with a kick to the body.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Von Matterhorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari avoids a kick to the body.
Sankari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Matterhorn, right into the meat.
Von Matterhorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sankari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Matterhorn throws a looping overhand right but Sankari ducks down to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Matterhorn misses with a looping left.
Sankari connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Sankari misses.
Sankari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn dominated that second 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.
An inside leg kick from Sankari misses.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that misses.
Von Matterhorn lands a head kick that bluckles Sankari and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Von Matterhorn no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Rysty Sankari has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari misses with the combination.
Sankari takes one on the button.
Sankari avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn jabs at Sankari's body.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sankari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Sankari.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Von Matterhorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sankari is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Matterhorn is looking to clinch but Sankari is avoiding it.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Matterhorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
A low kick from Sankari misses
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Sankari scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Matterhorn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sankari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sankari takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Matterhorn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sankari will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Von Matterhorn tenderised Sankari's leg. Sankari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sankari throws a lazy right hand but Von Matterhorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sankari scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Matterhorn should have avoided that one.
Von Matterhorn closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Sankari crashing to the mat! Sankari uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
A big left from Von Matterhorn misses.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook.
Von Matterhorn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sankari connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Von Matterhorn scores with a jab to the head.
Sankari is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari blocks the body kick.
Von Matterhorn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
The cut man is working on Rysty Sankari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Matterhorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankari.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sankari.
Von Matterhorn blocks a leg kick.
Sankari moves out of range as Von Matterhorn throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sankari checks a leg kick.
Von Matterhorn looks to land a body kick but Sankari moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankari. That's going to slow Von Matterhorn down.
Von Matterhorn connects with a jab.
Sankari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Matterhorn. That did some damage!
Von Matterhorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sankari.
Sankari blocks the body kick.
Von Matterhorn moves out of range of the body kick from Sankari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari looks to throw the jab but Von Matterhorn is out of range.
Sankari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Matterhorn.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Sankari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sankari connects with a body shot.
Von Matterhorn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook
and Sankari counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sankari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Von Matterhorn.
Sankari tries to work over Von Matterhorn's front leg with a kick but Von Matterhorn checks it.
Von Matterhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Von Matterhorn misses with a straight left.
Von Matterhorn takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Von Matterhorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick but Sankari moved away.
Von Matterhorn misses with a right hand
and Von Matterhorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sankari 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Sankari.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
Sankari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rysty Sankari dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rysty Sankari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sankari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Von Matterhorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sankari manages to avoid it.
A big left from Sankari misses.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Sankari there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sankari.
Von Matterhorn throws a lazy right hand but Sankari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Matterhorn slips a jab and a cross from Sankari.
Von Matterhorn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sankari. Sankari obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Matterhorn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Matterhorn blocks the body kick.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari thuds his shin into the meat of Von Matterhorn's side.
Sankari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sankari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankari connects with a solid leg kick.
Sankari throws a body kick that misses.
Sankari misses with a low kick as Von Matterhorn jumps back.
Von Matterhorn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sankari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Matterhorn. Von Matterhorn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari ducks under a wild hook from Von Matterhorn.
Sankari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankari, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sankari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sankari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Matterhorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Matterhorn dips to his left and cracks Sankari with an uppercut!
Sankari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Sankari.
Sankari scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Sankari.
Sankari throws a leg kick that misses.
Sankari throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rysty Sankari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sankari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn retains his heavyweight title!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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