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XKC: Blowin' Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Weston (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Weston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Weston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weston lands an uppercut.
Weston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Weston.
Penn tries to circle away but Weston has him pinned against the ropes.
Weston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Weston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weston throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Weston keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weston lands a right hand.
Weston has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weston lands a left hand.
Weston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Weston is controlling the position.
Weston lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weston.
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weston working aggressively here.
Weston gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weston tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Weston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weston tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Weston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Weston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Weston moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn.
Weston rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Weston struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Weston is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weston.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Weston is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Weston.
Penn blocks a body shot from Weston.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Weston has him pressed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Weston.
Weston throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Weston misses with the head strike.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Weston is controlling the position.
Weston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weston lands a nice uppercut.
Penn prevents a body shot from Weston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matt Weston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Weston is controlling him.
Weston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weston working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weston.
Weston misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Weston on the inside.
Weston swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is trying to push Weston away but Weston has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Weston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Weston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matt Weston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn avoids the head kick by Weston.
Penn slips under a jab from Weston.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Weston moves out of range easily.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weston tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weston rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Weston.
Weston working aggressively here.
Weston has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weston creates a bit of distance and cracks Penn with a big uppercut! Penn goes down! The referee pushes Weston away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Penn make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Weston takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Matt Weston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiko Yamato (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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent elbows
Cardio machine
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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 London, Aaron Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Yamato lands a leg kick that knocks Newton off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Yamato.
Newton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato throws out a powerful jab.
Yamato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Yamato scores with a nice body kick.
Newton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamato!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Newton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamato - the referee stops the clock and Newton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamato. Newton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Yamato 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.
Newton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Newton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Newton blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Newton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamato to score with a decent uppercut.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Yamato.
It looks like Aaron Newton has been cut.
Yamato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato throws a good cross that connects.
Yamato thuds his shin into the meat of Newton's side.
Yamato cracks Newton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newton is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamato.
Yamato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Yamato tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamato scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Newton 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.
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato cracks Newton with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Newton 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 Newton is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Newton could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Akihiko Yamato!
A relieved looking Akihiko Yamato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitsugaya misses with a straight right.
Hitsugaya has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lumpio looks to land a right hand but Hitsugaya moved out of range.
Lumpio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lumpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hitsugaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lumpio. Hitsugaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armas Lumpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitsugaya ducks under a wild hook from Lumpio.
A right-left combo lands from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a hook to the side of Hitsugaya's head but Hitsugaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Lumpio misses.
Lumpio misses with a low kick as Hitsugaya jumps back.
Hitsugaya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hitsugaya duly obliges.
Hitsugaya misses with a head kick.
Lumpio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitsugaya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hitsugaya slips a jab from Lumpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lumpio closes the distance and pushes Hitsugaya back into the ropes.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya looking to stall.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio scores with a shoulder strike.
Hitsugaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lumpio's elbow.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitsugaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Lumpio controls his hands.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitsugaya tries to break the clinch but Lumpio is controlling the position.
Hitsugaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitsugaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lumpio as Hitsugaya tries to tie him up.
Lumpio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lumpio has Hitsugaya pressed against the ropes, preventing Hitsugaya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumpio lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Hitsugaya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hitsugaya misses with a combination
and Lumpio moves into the clinch.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lumpio.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitsugaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Lumpio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike.
Hitsugaya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitsugaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns Hitsugaya into the ropes.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitsugaya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lumpio is keeping busy.
Hitsugaya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hitsugaya tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitsugaya.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
Hitsugaya taking a breather.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitsugaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitsugaya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Hitsugaya is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lumpio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya working aggressively here.
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Hitsugaya takes a shot to the head.
Hitsugaya missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitsugaya stalling in the clinch but Lumpio improves position.
Lumpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitsugaya won't want to take too many of those.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Lumpio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toshiro Hitsugaya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Hitsugaya misses with a straight left.
Hitsugaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitsugaya throws a sloppy head kick and Lumpio moves out of range easily.
Hitsugaya misses with a double jab
and Lumpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lumpio misses with a leg kick.
Lumpio clinches.
Hitsugaya landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armas Lumpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitsugaya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitsugaya trying to stall but Lumpio improves his position.
Hitsugaya lands a right hand.
Hitsugaya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hitsugaya tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitsugaya has his back to the ropes.
Lumpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitsugaya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
Hitsugaya lands with a left to the head.
Hitsugaya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lumpio backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitsugaya misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a right hand.
Lumpio lands with a right to the head.
Lumpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitsugaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Hitsugaya is blocking nicely.
Hitsugaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lumpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lumpio presses Hitsugaya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitsugaya is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Lumpio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitsugaya takes a shot to the head.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitsugaya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Lumpio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lumpio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Lumpio!
Toshiro Hitsugaya was interviewed post fight and said 'Well just seems I didn't have the right game plan for today, well you win some you lose some I will come back and win my next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Left Fist Of Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Fist Of Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Steel Penn misses
and Makatua counters with a right hand to the body.
Steel Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel Penn looks to throw a body kick
and Makatua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel Penn misses with a combination
and Makatua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Left Fist Of Steel Penn has been cut.
Makatua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makatua tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makatua.
Makatua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makatua throws a leg kick which misses Steel Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel Penn tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Makatua.
Makatua connects with a single shot there.
Makatua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Makatua.
A big left from Makatua misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makatua throws a big shot that misses.
Steel Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Steel Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Steel Penn tests Makatua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makatua to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Makatua.
Makatua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel Penn checks it well.
Makatua avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn clinches with his opponent.
Steel Penn tries a body shot but Makatua blocks it.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Makatua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua misses with a head kick.
Makatua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makatua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel Penn is looking to clinch but Makatua is avoiding it.
Makatua misses with an uppercut. Steel Penn saw that one coming.
Makatua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steel Penn is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Makatua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Makatua missing with a left hand there. Steel Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makatua looks to land a body kick but Steel Penn moved away.
Makatua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel Penn ducks under a wild hook from Makatua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel Penn.
Makatua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makatua throws a leg kick that misses.
Makatua throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Makatua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Left Fist Of Steel Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Makatua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws the kick towards the body but Makatua avoids it.
Makatua swinging wildly here.
Makatua misses with a looping right.
Makatua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Makatua misses with an uppercut.
Makatua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel Penn clinches.
Makatua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steel Penn manages to break the clinch.
Steel Penn lands a high kick!
It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Steel Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Makatua throws a lazy right hand but Steel Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makatua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel Penn. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn looks to land a left hand but Makatua moved out of range nicely.
Steel Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Makatua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makatua tries to break free but Steel Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Steel Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makatua gets tackled into the ropes by Steel Penn. Steel Penn maintains the clinch.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch.
Makatua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makatua cracks Steel Penn with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Makatua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makatua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steel Penn is out of range and Makatua settles back down.
Steel Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makatua.
Makatua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makatua circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Left Fist Of Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn closes the distance and pushes Makatua back into the ropes.
Steel Penn breaks from the clinch.
Makatua misses with a looping left.
Steel Penn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steel Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Steel Penn rushes Makatua and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Steel Penn misses with a body punch.
Makatua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makatua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makatua misses with a looping right.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sam Makatua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makatua throws a lazy right hand but Steel Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makatua moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Makatua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! This is the final round!
Makatua punishes Steel Penn's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makatua moves away.
Steel Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steel Penn is looking to wear down Makatua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steel Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steel Penn scores with a leg kick.
Makatua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Makatua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makatua throws a hook but Steel Penn avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makatua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel Penn has closed the distance and engaged Makatua in a clinch.
Makatua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
Steel Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam Makatua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makatua dips to his left and cracks Steel Penn with an uppercut!
Steel Penn staying out of range there.
Makatua misses the jab.
Makatua catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Steel Penn stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Steel Penn walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Steel Penn is rocked!
Left Fist Of Steel Penn's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makatua misses with a left hand
and Steel Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Steel Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makatua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steel Penn wants to clinch up but Makatua keeps it at a distance.
Steel Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Steel Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel Penn looks to land a combination but Makatua avoids it well.
Makatua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makatua connects with a quick right hand that sends Steel Penn tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sam Makatua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guran Gugeneshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the ring accompanied by Killing in the name of.... 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 Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Guran Gugeneshvili!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gugeneshvili throws a front kick aimed at Lodbrok's knee but Lodbrok avoids it well.
Lodbrok gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gugeneshvili.
Gugeneshvili has closed the distance and engaged Lodbrok in a clinch.
Lodbrok dodges an elbow strike from Gugeneshvili.
Gugeneshvili throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lodbrok connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Guran Gugeneshvili has been cut.
Lodbrok blocks an elbow strike.
Lodbrok utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gugeneshvili throws an elbow but misses.
Gugeneshvili pushes off an throws an elbow but Lodbrok leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodbrok.
Gugeneshvili takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Lodbrok.
Gugeneshvili looks winded!
Lodbrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Gugeneshvili is rocked!
Lodbrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gugeneshvili with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gugeneshvili looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gugeneshvili get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Halfdan Lodbrok!
During a confident post fight interview, Halfdan Lodbrok 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bill Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uru might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man - Aloe Blacc. Sonny Bill Uru could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Luther's chin.
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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 - 3 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Luther!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uru throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Uru walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luther.
Luther connects with a single shot there.
Luther has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Luther lands a nice looking body kick.
Luther scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luther connects with a leg kick. Uru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Uru throws a hook to the side of Luther's head but Luther sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luther - the referee stops the clock and Uru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luther. Uru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luther.
Luther closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Luther is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luther.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urus head.
Luther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luther digs a right hand into Uru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uru's gas tank.
Uru lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luther.
Luther lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luther.
Luther lands an uppercut.
Luther lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Uru tries to break the clinch but Luther is controlling the position.
Luther lands an elbow just above Uru 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru gets through Luther's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luther lands a shoulder strike.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luther can't find room to land a body shot as Uru controls the action.
Luther with a knee to the head.
Luther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luther lands an elbow that stopped Uru in his tracks for a moment.
Uru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uru misses with the head strike.
Luther can't find room to land a body shot as Uru controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luther.
Luther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luther.
Luther gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sonny Bill Uru has been cut.
Luther lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luther lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uru is trying to maintain a safe position but Luther gets an underhook and turns Uru into the ropes.
Uru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luther's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther is leaning against Uru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luther lands a hook that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Uru can't find room to land a body shot as Luther controls the action.
Luther lands an uppercut.
Uru can't find room to land a body shot as Luther controls the action.
Luther lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uru.
Luther connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uru's face.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Luther.
Luther tries a body shot but Uru blocks it.
Luther lands a nice uppercut.
Uru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luther lands a body shot.
Uru trying to control the position but instead, Luther has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uru into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luther working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luther lands a body shot.
Uru is breathing heavily.
Luther blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luther bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Uru misses.
Luther thuds a left hand into Uru's body.
Luther swings for the body but Uru moves out of range.
Luther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luther ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Uru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Uru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Uru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luther. Luther obviously looking to wear him down.
Luther lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luther.
Luther connects with a looping right hand.
Uru throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
Luther scores with a leg kick.
Luther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uru.
Luther swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uru counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Uru. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luther scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther connects with a solid leg kick.
Uru darts in and clinches Luther up against the ropes.
Uru has a couple of punches blocked by Luther.
Luther creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uru's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Luther as the two fighters clinch.
Luther misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uru.
Luther lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Luther creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Luther.
Luther lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
John Luther seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luther lands a hook that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Luther gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luther is working Uru over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luther.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luther digs a right hand underneath Uru's ribcage. Uru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luther works on Uru's body with a couple of short punches.
Uru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luther landing knees to the head.
Luther digs a right hand underneath Uru's ribcage. Uru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luther works on Uru's body with a couple of short punches.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luther lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luther.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Luther creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Our sources have told us that Uru has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Luther lands a nice shot to the body.
Luther lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luther scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uru takes a shot to the head.
Luther stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luther lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luther lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A knee to the head by Luther.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John Luther is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John Luther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luther lands a right hook to the body.
Uru walks into a stiff left hand from Luther.
Luther wants to clinch up but Uru keeps it at a distance.
Luther throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luther lands a nice hook to Uru's body. Uru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luther lands a leg kick that knocks Uru off balance momentarily.
Uru needs to keep his hands up - Luther had a free shot at his head there.
Luther lands a nice hook to Uru's body. Uru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luther lands with a nice body punch.
Uru misses with a right hand
and Luther counters by moving into the clinch.
Uru swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Luther on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luther lands with a left to the head.
Luther can't find room to land a body shot as Uru controls the action.
Uru throws a head punch that misses.
Luther misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a body punch.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Uru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luther lands a hook that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Luther throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urus head.
Uru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luther lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Luther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Luther.
Uru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Luther.
Luther struggles to land a body shot inside as Uru controls his hands.
Uru misses with a punch to the body.
Luther digs a right hand into Uru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uru's gas tank.
Luther working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther prevents a body shot from Uru.
Luther presses Uru against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Luther back against the ropes.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uru working hard to break the clinch.
Luther struggles to land a body shot inside as Uru controls his hands.
Luther lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Luther lands an elbow that stopped Uru in his tracks for a moment.
Luther lands with a light punch inside.
Uru is rocked!
Uru can't find room to land a body shot as Luther controls the action.
Luther throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urus head.
Oh Uru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uru misses with the head strike.
Uru seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uru prevents a body shot from Luther.
Uru prevents a body shot from Luther.
Sonny Bill Uru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uru misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Luther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luther 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Luther!
After winning the bout, John Luther thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antti Meijeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Yankee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antti Meijeri's chin.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Meijeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meijeri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Yankee misses.
Yankee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meijeri.
Yankee throws a poor cross that misses
and Meijeri counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yankee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yankee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meijeri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yankee tries to circle away but Meijeri has him pinned against the ropes.
Meijeri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meijeri looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee is blocking nicely.
Yankee wants to break free but Meijeri has control.
Yankee is trying to break the clinch but Meijeri is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Meijeri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yankee's brow.
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yankee is trying to push Meijeri away but Meijeri has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Meijeri misses with a knee strike.
Yankee wants to get back to striking at distance but Meijeri won't allow it.
I was talking to Meijeri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meijeri throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Meijeri.
It looks like Tim Yankee has been cut.
Yankee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meijeri lands a damaging elbow.
Meijeri landing knees to the body.
Meijeri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yankee tries to circle away but Meijeri has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meijeri.
Yankee looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meijeri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yankee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meijeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Tim Yankee's cut even more.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meijeri.
Meijeri looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee is blocking nicely.
Yankee is trying to break free.
Yankee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yankee is rocked!
Meijeri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yankee is still on wobbly legs! Can Meijeri finish him?
Meijeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meijeri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meijeri creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Yankee off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Yankee is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Meijeri is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Antti Meijeri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Oquinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Redinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oquinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damian - King Gordy. 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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24
182 lbs
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177 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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Oquinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Redinov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oquinn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Redinov takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Piotr Redinov has been cut.
Oquinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Redinov.
Oquinn blocks the elbow strike.
Oquinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Redinov.
Redinov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redinov lands an elbow that stopped Oquinn in his tracks for a moment.
Redinov lands a nice elbow.
Redinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oquinn's efforts to push away.
Oquinn tries to break the clinch but Redinov is controlling the position.
Oquinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Redinov.
Nice elbow from Redinov.
Oquinn dodges an elbow strike from Redinov.
Oquinn avoids the elbow strike from Redinov, against the ropes.
Redinov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oquinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Redinov won't allow it.
Oquinn tries to circle away but Redinov has him pinned against the ropes.
Redinov throws an elbow that misses.
Redinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oquinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Redinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn blocks an elbow strike.
Oquinn breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Oquinn.
Oquinn throws a head kick that misses.
Redinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oquinn swinging wildly here.
Redinov tries to clinch but Oquinn moves out of range.
Oquinn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Oquinn.
Oquinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redinov tries to clinch up but Oquinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Redinov blocks a head kick by Oquinn.
An inside leg kick from Oquinn misses.
Damien Oquinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Redinov.
Oquinn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redinov.
Redinov rushes Oquinn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redinov lands a damaging elbow.
Redinov misses with an elbow over the top.
Oquinn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redinov is keeping busy.
Oquinn is trying to break free.
Redinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redinov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oquinn's brow.
Redinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Oquinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Redinov has Oquinn pressed against the ropes, preventing Oquinn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Redinov blocks a body shot from Oquinn.
Redinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redinov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Damien Oquinn has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Redinov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redinov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oquinn's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Redinov throws an elbow but misses.
Oquinn trying to stall but Redinov improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Redinov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Redinov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oquinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redinov darts in and clinches Oquinn up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oquinn is trying to force a seperation but Redinov has the dominant position.
Redinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oquinn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oquinn wants to break free but Redinov has control.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Redinov throws an elbow but misses.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oquinn blocks an elbow strike from Redinov.
Oquinn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oquinn wants to break free but Redinov has control.
Oquinn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redinov has him pressed against the ropes.
Redinov prevents Oquinn from breaking the clinch.
Oquinn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redinov is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redinov misses with an elbow strike.
Oquinn working hard to break the clinch.
Redinov throws an elbow but it misses.
Piotr Redinov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Redinov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Oquinn breaks the clinch.
Oquinn throws a series of punches but Redinov moves out of range.
Oquinn stalks Redinov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Redinov's face. Redinov staggers backwards, shaken.
Redinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redinov clinches with his opponent.
Oquinn tries to circle away but Redinov has him pinned against the ropes.
Redinov lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Oquinn is trying to break free.
Oquinn trying to control the position but instead, Redinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oquinn into the ropes.
Redinov lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redinov is keeping busy.
Redinov lands a nice elbow.
Redinov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redinov throws an elbow that misses.
Oquinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redinov has closed the distance and engaged Oquinn in a clinch.
Redinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redinov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oquinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Redinov keeps control of Oquinn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oquinn has had enough of the clinch but Redinov keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn has had enough of the clinch but Redinov keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redinov.
Oquinn is trying to force a seperation but Redinov has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redinov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oquinn's brow.
Oquinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piotr Redinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oquinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oquinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Redinov.
Oquinn looks to land a combination but Redinov avoids it well.
Oquinn throws a right and a left that Redinov avoids nicely.
Redinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oquinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redinov instigates a clinch.
Oquinn blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Redinov misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redinov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oquinn's brow.
Redinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redinov lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Redinov throws an elbow but misses.
Oquinn looking to slow down the pace here.
Redinov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oquinn blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redinov lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Redinov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redinov lands a nice elbow.
Oquinn blocks an elbow strike.
Oquinn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Redinov has him pressed against the ropes.
Oquinn wants to break free but Redinov has control.
Oquinn is trying to push Redinov away but Redinov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Oquinn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oquinn working hard to break the clinch.
Redinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Redinov prevents Oquinn from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redinov.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but Redinov blocks with his arms.
Oquinn manages to break the clinch.
Oquinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oquinn throws a right hand that Redinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Redinov also avoids with ease.
Redinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquinn swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redinov is looking to clinch but Oquinn is avoiding it.
Oquinn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Oquinn misses.
Oquinn misses with a wild combination.
Oquinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redinov wants to clinch up but Oquinn keeps it at a distance.
Damien Oquinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oquinn gets tackled into the ropes by Redinov. Redinov maintains the clinch.
Oquinn wants to break free but Redinov has control.
Oquinn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Redinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redinov lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Piotr Redinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Redinov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redinov misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Redinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Redinov 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Redinov!
A victorious Piotr Redinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Damien Oquinn spoke after the fight, saying 'No shame in losing to a former champ but with this loss i m done with KT for now '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexy Julian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Julian's choice of entrance music: Right Said Fred - I'm too Sexy. Zbigniew Ciosek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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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
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sexy Julian!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Julian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Julian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ciosek.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julian lands a nice shot to the body.
Ciosek scores with a decent looking hook.
Ciosek throws a sloppy head kick and Julian moves out of range easily.
Ciosek looks to score with a jab to the body but Julian is just out of range.
Ciosek thows a body kick. Julian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ciosek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Julian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ciosek. Julian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Julian fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Julian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciosek moves into the clinch.
Julian breaks the clinch.
Julian misses with a body kick.
Julian misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek looks to land a body kick but Julian moved away.
Julian moves out of range of the body kick from Ciosek.
Julian checks a leg kick.
Ciosek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Julian, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Julian controls his hands.
Julian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julian avoids it.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Julian misses with a hook. Ciosek ducked under it nicely.
Julian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ciosek walks into a stiff left hand from Julian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ciosek.
Ciosek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciosek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Julian misses the target.
Julian throws a right and a left that Ciosek avoids nicely.
Ciosek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Julian.
Nice defenses there by Ciosek.
Ciosek thows a body shot but no joy.
Julian throws a low kick, looking for Ciosek's leg but Ciosek calmly moves out of range.
Ciosek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Julian is out of range and Ciosek settles back down.
Julian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciosek.
Ciosek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ciosek takes one on the button.
Ciosek misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julian delivers a nice body kick.
Ciosek looks to land a combination but Julian avoids it well.
Julian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexy Julian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Julian avoids a kick to the body.
Ciosek thows a body shot but no joy.
Ciosek fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciosek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ciosek throws an off balance right hand
and Julian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciosek misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Julian misses.
Julian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciosek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Julian avoids the body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to bum rush Julian with a series of wild strikes but Julian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Julian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A cross from Julian lands.
Ciosek looks to land a left hand but Julian moved out of range nicely.
Julian lands with an overhand left.
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julian lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Julian misses.
Ciosek looks to land a left hand but Julian moved out of range nicely.
Ciosek scores with a body shot.
Ciosek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Julian.
Julian throws out a loose jab but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julian lands a nice looking body kick.
Julian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Julian throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Ciosek throws a leg kick which misses Julian's front leg but catches the back leg as Julian tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek clinches up against the ropes.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Julian is trying to break the clinch but Ciosek has him pressed against the ropes.
Julian is trying to force a seperation but Ciosek has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julian tries to break free but Ciosek pushes him back against the ropes.
Julian is trying to break free.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Julian avoids the damage to the body.
Julian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Julian has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.
Julian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julian avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Julian swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julian is defending well for now.
Julian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ciosek lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julian avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Julian tries a body shot but Ciosek blocks it.
Julian is trying to force a seperation but Ciosek has the dominant position.
Ciosek is trying to stall.
Julian tries to break free but Ciosek pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sexy Julian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
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.
Ciosek misses with a leg kick.
Ciosek throws an overhand right that lands on Julian's shoulder, as Julian tries to avoid the shot.
Ciosek is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ciosek.
Ciosek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ciosek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ciosek. Ciosek obviously looking to wear him down.
Ciosek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Julian.
Ciosek just misses with a punch to the body.
Julian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Julian wants to land a leg kick but Ciosek is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ciosek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ciosek.
Julian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek throws a leg kick that misses.
Sexy Julian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julian misses with a few strikes there.
Ciosek misses with a kick to the body.
Ciosek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ciosek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Julian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Julian dips to his left and cracks Ciosek with an uppercut!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ciosek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Julian.
Julian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ciosek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to clinch there but Julian circles away.
Ciosek throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Julian lands a jab to Ciosek's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Julian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek misses with a body kick.
Sexy Julian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Julian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexy Julian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Julian as he connects with a hook.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Julian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zbigniew Ciosek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Julian.
Ciosek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ciosek misses the shot to the body.
Ciosek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Julian.
Ciosek tries to clinch up but Julian circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciosek slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sexy Julian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Julian 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sexy Julian!
During a confident post fight interview, Sexy Julian 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 Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo has chosen 2Pac, Freddie Foxxx, Ray Benzino - Don't Fuck With A Killa as his entrance music. Hojo Yoijimbo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Bounty's chin.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoijimbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bounty misses with a wild body shot.
Yoijimbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Yoijimbo thows a leg kick but Bounty checks it
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bounty throws a shot from downtown. Yoijimbo moves away and avoids it.
Bounty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bounty swings widly with a right hand
and Yoijimbo counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bounty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Yoijimbo.
Bounty throws a shot from downtown. Yoijimbo moves away and avoids it.
Yoijimbo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yoijimbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range.
Bounty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoijimbo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bounty thinking.
Bounty misses with a kick to the body.
Bounty slips a jab and a cross from Yoijimbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty lands a nice shot that snaps Yoijimbo's head back.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty wants to land a leg kick but Yoijimbo is out of range.
Yoijimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Nice defenses there by Bounty.
Bounty feints and then cracks Yoijimbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoijimbo down.
Good standup being displayed there by Bounty as he connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoijimbo.
Bounty throws the left hand but Yoijimbo avoids the punch easily.
Bounty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yoijimbo throws a chopping leg kick but Bounty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoijimbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bounty. Bounty obviously looking to wear him down.
Bounty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bounty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoijimbo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoijimbo looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well.
Bounty moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoijimbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yoijimbo avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Bounty scores with a shot to the body.
Bounty misses with an uppercut.
Yoijimbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoijimbo lands a head shot.
Bounty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoijimbo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoijimbo slips under a jab.
We've been told by Bounty's head coaches at Notorious Fighters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bounty looks to land a left hand but Yoijimbo moved out of range nicely.
Bounty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoijimbo counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hojo Yoijimbo 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.
Yoijimbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bounty's sensitive parts.
Bounty throws a leg kick
and Yoijimbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yoijimbo swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoijimbo cracks Bounty with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Bounty 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 Bounty is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoijimbo throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mark Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bounty works over Yoijimbo's head and body with a nice combination.
A good leg kick by Yoijimbo.
Hojo Yoijimbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bounty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoijimbo knocks out Bounty with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Yoijimbo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Yoijimbo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hojo Yoijimbo!
A very excited looking Hojo Yoijimbo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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