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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesse Pickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Yoshimitsu (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.

Pickman
vs
Yoshimitsu

165 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Pickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Yoshimitsu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshimitsu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pickman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pickman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshimitsu. That did some damage!
Pickman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pickman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pickman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshimitsu moves away.
Pickman misses the shot to the body.
Pickman sizes up Yoshimitsu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoshimitsu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pickman.
Pickman tries to land a leg kick but Yoshimitsu saw it coming and moves away.
Pickman throws a lazy right hand but Yoshimitsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Pickman.
Pickman lands a leg kick that knocks Yoshimitsu off balance momentarily.
Pickman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshimitsu checks it well.
Pickman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Pickman - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshimitsu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshimitsu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Pickman has closed the distance and engaged Yoshimitsu in a clinch.
Pickman gets through Yoshimitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshimitsu misses with some punches.
Pickman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pickman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshimitsu backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pickman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshimitsu backwards.
Pickman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pickman trying to land knees to the body.
Pickman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshimitsu's efforts to push away.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Yoshimitsu, against the ropes.
Yoshimitsu wants to break free but Pickman has control.
Yoshimitsu is trying to break the clinch but Pickman has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Pickman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Yoshimitsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoshimitsu tries to break the clinch but Pickman is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Pickman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pickman.
A short right from Pickman on the inside.
Pickman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pickman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshimitsu avoids the damage to the body.
Pickman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshimitsu or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pickman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pickman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoshimitsu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pickman lands a nice uppercut.
Pickman lands a nice knee to the body.

Pickman manages to break the clinch.
Yoshimitsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pickman. Pickman obviously looking to wear him down.
Pickman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickman just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshimitsu scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Yoshimitsu as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshimitsu takes one to the chin there.

Yoshimitsu is rocked!
Yoshimitsu moves away from the strike by Pickman.
Pickman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshimitsu checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Pickman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Pickman is looking to slow Yoshimitsu down with leg kicks.
Pickman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pickman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshimitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickman.
Yoshimitsu swinging wildly here.
Pickman tries to land a leg kick but Yoshimitsu saw it coming and moves away.
Jab by Pickman.
Yoshimitsu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pickman slips a straight right by Yoshimitsu.
Pickman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pickman lands the left hand.
Pickman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshimitsu doesn't seem bothered though.
Pickman scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Yoshimitsu misses the jab.
Jesse Pickman is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshimitsu blocks a head kick by Pickman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickman. Yoshimitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu slips a jab from Pickman.
Pickman takes a swing at Yoshimitsu's ribcage but misses.
Pickman connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshimitsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pickman scores with a nice body kick.
Pickman throws a body shot but no joy.
Pickman tried to score with a low kick but Yoshimitsu checks it.

Pickman gets a clinch.
Pickman cracks Yoshimitsu with a nice body shot.
Pickman lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pickman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pickman works on Yoshimitsu's body with a couple of short punches.
Yoshimitsu is breathing heavily.
Pickman lands a right hand.

Pickman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pickman misses with a hook.
Pickman connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshimitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshimitsu ducks under a wild hook from Pickman.
Yoshimitsu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pickman takes a swing at Yoshimitsu's ribcage but misses.
Pickman thows a leg kick but Yoshimitsu checks it
and Yoshimitsu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshimitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pickman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pickman motions for Yoshimitsu to come forward. Pickman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Pickman clinches up with Yoshimitsu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshimitsu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshimitsu trying to control the position but instead, Pickman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshimitsu into the ropes.
Pickman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pickman lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pickman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Pickman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yoshimitsu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pickman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Yoshimitsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Pickman looks low and kicks high, catching Yoshimitsu right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickman slips under a jab from Yoshimitsu.
Yoshimitsu misses with a lunging right hand

and Pickman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoshimitsu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pickman is defending well for now.
Pickman lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshimitsu backwards.
Yoshimitsu tries to circle away but Pickman has him pinned against the ropes.
Pickman presses Yoshimitsu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pickman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pickman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshimitsu is defending well for now.
Yoshimitsu looking to slow down the pace here.
Pickman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pickman lands with a right to the head.
Yoshimitsu looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickman lands with a short shot to the head.
Pickman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshimitsu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshimitsu trying to stall but Pickman improves his position.
Pickman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshimitsu can do to turn this around?
Yoshimitsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickman's elbow.
Yoshimitsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoshimitsus head.
Yoshimitsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Pickman finish him?
Pickman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Pickman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshimitsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoshimitsu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pickman.
Yoshimitsu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pickman misses with a hook. Yoshimitsu ducked under it nicely.
Pickman misses the jab.
Yoshimitsu throws a hook to the side of Pickman's head but Pickman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshimitsu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Pickman connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Yoshimitsu onto his butt! Yoshimitsu bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshimitsu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pickman in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pickman closes the distance and pushes Yoshimitsu back into the ropes.
Pickman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshimitsu.
Pickman crunches a lovely knee into Yoshimitsu's ribcage.
Pickman lands a body shot.
Yoshimitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pickman.

Pickman manages to break the clinch.
Yoshimitsu 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.
Pickman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pickman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pickman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pickman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshimitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pickman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshimitsu.
Pickman scores with a shot to the body.
Pickman steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Yoshimitsu to the mat! Yoshimitsu looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Pickman is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Pickman jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jesse Pickman!
A very excited looking Jesse Pickman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JD Lakay Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lakay Ii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name - Fort Minor. 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.

Lakay Ii
vs
Rowan

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Helsinki, JD Lakay Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erick Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowan sizes up Lakay Ii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rowan avoids the head kick by Lakay Ii.
A telegraphed right hand from Rowan misses the target.
Lakay Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rowan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Lakay Ii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lakay Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowan's elbow.
Rowan blocks a body shot from Lakay Ii.
I was talking to Lakay Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lakay Ii fails to land.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but Lakay Ii is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Lakay Ii fails to land.
Lakay Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rowan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lakay Ii has double underhooks.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay Ii misses with an elbow over the top.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan working aggressively here.
Lakay Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lakay Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lakay Ii throws an elbow that misses.
Lakay Ii has Rowan pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rowan prevents a body shot from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii tries to work over Rowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rowan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lakay Ii effectively controlling the action here.
Rowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Lakay Ii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Rowan manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Rowan misses.
Lakay Ii is looking to slow Rowan down with leg kicks.
Lakay Ii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakay Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rowan misses with the combination.
Rowan cracks Lakay Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lakay Ii defending well as Rowan loads up on a big left hand.
Lakay Ii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lakay Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lakay Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rowan.
Lakay Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lakay Ii misses with a low kick.
Rowan thuds a left hand into Lakay Ii's body.
Rowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lakay Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Rowan.
Lakay Ii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rowan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 JD Lakay Ii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lakay Ii avoids the body shot from Rowan.
Rowan misses with a double jab
and Lakay Ii makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rowan really felt that one!
Lakay Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rowan.
Lakay Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rowan with a nice cross.
JD Lakay Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lakay Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rowan.
Lakay Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lakay Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Lakay Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rowan throws out the jab.
Rowan misses with a left hand

and Lakay Ii counters by clinching up.
Lakay Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowan working hard to break the clinch.
Lakay Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lakay Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay Ii misses with the head strike.
Lakay Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii tries to throw a body punch but Rowan avoids it by throwing Lakay Ii back against the ropes.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch but Lakay Ii keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Lakay Ii to work.
Lakay Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lakay Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lakay Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rowan blocks an elbow strike from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii keeps control of Rowan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lakay Ii stalling.
Lakay Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakay Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowan's elbow.
JD Lakay Ii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lakay Ii won't allow it.
Rowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lakay Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii tries a body shot but Rowan blocks it.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lakay Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lakay Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rowan or not.
Lakay Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rowan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lakay Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rowan tries to circle away but Lakay Ii has him pinned against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lakay Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Lakay Ii dominated that second round.
That's time! Lakay Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rowan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lakay Ii's head.

Lakay Ii clinches up against the ropes.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Lakay Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lakay Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Lakay Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Rowan controls the action.
Rowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lakay Ii won't allow it.
Lakay Ii works on Rowan's body with a couple of short punches.
Rowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lakay Ii misses with an elbow over the top.
Lakay Ii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good body shot from Lakay Ii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lakay Ii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakay Ii has Rowan pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan wants to break free but Lakay Ii has control.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lakay Ii as Rowan tries to tie him up.
Lakay Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rowans head.
Lakay Ii prevents Rowan from breaking the clinch.
Rowan wants to break free but Lakay Ii has control.
Lakay Ii misses with a body punch.
Lakay Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Lakay Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Rowan.
Lakay Ii prevents Rowan from breaking the clinch.
Lakay Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but Lakay Ii is controlling him.
Lakay Ii gets through Rowan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lakay Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Rowan controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lakay Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakay Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Rowan controls the action.
Lakay Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lakay Ii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lakay Ii misses with an elbow strike.
Lakay Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Rowan is trying to push Lakay Ii away but Lakay Ii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lakay Ii takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rowan tries to break free but Lakay Ii pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lakay Ii lands a body shot.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Lakay Ii is looking to control Rowan's arms but Rowan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lakay Ii has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Lakay Ii clearly takes 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.

Rowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rowan lands with a good body shot.
Lakay Ii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lakay Ii scores with a push kick.
Rowan throws a one two combo.
Lakay Ii misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Lakay Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lakay Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Lakay Ii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Lakay Ii.
Rowan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rowan 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rowan misses.
Some wild striking there from Rowan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Lakay Ii is rocked!
Lakay Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Lakay Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rowan connects with a quick right hand that sends Lakay Ii 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 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Erick Rowan!
JD Lakay Ii was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a re-match!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Verdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Schmo
vs
Verdoom

210 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

207 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Schmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Verdoom!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verdoom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmo misses with a hook. Verdoom ducked under it nicely.
Schmo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schmo tests Verdoom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Verdooms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Verdoom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmo.

Schmo forces Verdoom back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Verdoom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmo's brow.
Schmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schmo lands with a light punch inside.
Verdoom throws an elbow but it misses.
Verdoom struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmo controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmo.
Verdoom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Verdoom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmo's brow.
Verdoom throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Schmo.
Verdoom blocks the elbow strike.
Schmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verdoom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Schmo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdoom wants to clinch.
Verdoom tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Schmo counters by clinching up.
Verdoom tries to throw a body punch but Schmo avoids it by throwing Verdoom back against the ropes.
Verdoom scores with a hook to the body.
Schmo blocks the elbow strike.
Verdoom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schmo lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmo.
Schmo misses with an elbow strike.
Schmo lands a right hand.
Schmo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmo works on Verdoom's body with a couple of short punches.
Verdoom looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Schmo throws an elbow but misses.
Schmo trying to land knees to the body.
Schmo lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Schmo.

Verdoom is rocked!
A body shot lands from Schmo.
Verdoom is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmo finish him?
Schmo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schmo pushes Verdoom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Verdoom with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Verdoom looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Verdoom 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 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joe Schmo!
A relieved looking Joe Schmo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawabata Makoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the ring accompanied by Harmonica. Makoto has chosen Have you seen the other side of the sky? as his entrance music. 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.

Bronson
vs
Makoto

174 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kawabata Makoto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Makoto misses.
Makoto misses with a two punch combination.
Makoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Makoto feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Bronson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makoto slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Makoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makoto cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
Makoto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bronson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bronson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson avoids the head kick by Makoto.
Makoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson checks a low kick from Makoto.
Makoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makoto works over Bronson's head and body with a nice combination.
Makoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Makoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makoto manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makoto scores with a three punch combo!
Makoto tries to bum rush Bronson with a series of wild strikes but Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bronson drives through and clinches with Makoto against the ropes.
Makoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
Bronson tries to work over Makoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Makoto misses with the head strike.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Makoto.
Makoto working aggressively here.
Makoto blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Makoto is rocked!
Bronson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makoto backwards.
Makoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Makoto misses with a punch to the body.
Makoto blocks an uppercut.
Bronson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bronson creates a bit of distance and cracks Makoto with a big uppercut! Makoto goes down! The referee pushes Bronson away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Makoto make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Bronson takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Kawabata Makoto spoke after the fight, saying 'Just a little climate change. Nothing to worry about.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Banks
vs
Christmas

189 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lloyd Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christmas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Banks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christmas. That did some damage!
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christmas.
Banks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banks punishes Christmas's body with a nice straight punch.
Lloyd Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christmas throws a poor cross that misses
and Banks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christmas throws a hook but Banks blocks it.
Banks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christmas throws out the jab.
Banks lands with a hook. Christmas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Christmas scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Christmas misses.
Christmas misses with a right hand
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
Christmas misses the jab.
Banks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christmas lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Rob Banks has been cut.
Christmas looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Christmas throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a straight right hand.
Christmas throws a right hand that misses
and Banks counters with a big head kick out of nowhere, perfectly timed, sending Christmas crashing to the mat! Christmas is trying to stumble back to his feet... will he beat the count? We're at 5,6,7,8,9,10! He's out! Banks takes this one thanks to a picture pefect counter strike.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rob Banks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ernie The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (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.

The Giant
vs
Malvo

163 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Master Lee's One Stop
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo with a jab.
Malvo tests The Giant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Giant throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Malvo counter with a right hand.
The Giant dodges the punch combination from Malvo.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Giant.
Malvo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Giant is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malvo takes a swing at The Giant's ribcage but misses.
Malvo scores with a jab to the body.
The Giant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Malvo circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvo misses the target.
The Giant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malvo throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Giant.
Nice shot by Malvo.
The Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
The Giant darts in trying to clinch
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Malvo does no damage.
Malvo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malvo throws a series of punches but The Giant moves out of range.
Malvo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malvo avoids the body shot from The Giant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a lazy right hand but The Giant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malvo.
The Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
The Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malvo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Giant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Giant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malvo can pounce on him.
The Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo 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.

Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Giant is looking to wear down Malvo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Giant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Giant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malvo.
The Giant misses with a two punch combination.
The Giant throws a leg kick but Malvo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malvo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Giant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo throws a body kick that misses.
Malvo is looking to score with low kicks.
The Giant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by The Giant. Beautiful body shot.
The Giant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Giant misses with a double jab.
A combination from The Giant does no damage.
A shot to the body from The Giant misses

and whilst The Giant still has his hands down, Malvo counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends The Giant crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will The Giant be able to survive another onslaught?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo misses with a straight left.
The Giant checks a leg kick.
The Giant slips under a jab from Malvo.
Malvo throws a sloppy head kick and The Giant moves out of range easily.
Malvo misses with an uppercut

and The Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Giant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo controlling the action here for a moment.
The Giant misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo prevents a body shot from The Giant.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Giant backwards.
The Giant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Giant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malvo working aggressively here.
The Giant misses with the head strike.
The Giant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malvo avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Giant struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Malvo.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Giant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malvo scores with a decent looking hook.
The Giant slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
The Giant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo tests The Giant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by The Giant.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malvo, right into the meat.
Malvo throws out a loose jab but The Giant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo misses with a body shot.
The Giant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Giant misses with a straight left.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant tries to close the distance and clinch but Malvo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Giant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malvo counters with a good low kick that The Giant was not able to check.
The Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Giant misses the jab.
Malvo wants to slow The Giant down by chopping away at his legs.
Malvo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malvo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malvo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Giant checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No joy there for Malvo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Giant lands a right hook to the body.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
The Giant moves away from the strike by Malvo.
Malvo misses with a two punch combination.
Lorne Malvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Giant, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo throws an ugly left hook that misses

and The Giant counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malvo's elbow.
The Giant lands a nice knee to the body.
Malvo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo really dominated that round.
That's time! The Giant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malvo throws a leg kick but The Giant moved away.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Giant.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malvo swinging wildly here.
Malvo wants to land a leg kick but The Giant is out of range.
The Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malvo misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Giant.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
The Giant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Giant slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
The Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Giant throws a right and a left that Malvo avoids nicely.
The Giant punishes Malvo's body with a nice straight punch.
The Giant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malvo.
The Giant tries to clinch there but Malvo circles away.
Malvo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a hook.
The Giant throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as The Giant blocks the leg kick.
Malvo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malvo misses with a straight right.
The Giant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Giant takes one on the button.
The Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Ernie The Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Giant throws a hook to the side of Malvo's head but Malvo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malvo with a hook.

It looks like Ernie The Giant has been cut.
The Giant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malvo scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Giant in his tracks.

The Giant is rocked!
Malvo cracks The Giant with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! The Giant 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 The Giant is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! The Giant could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorne Malvo!
Post fight, Lorne Malvo took to the microphone: 'There are no saints in the animal kingdom. Only breakfast and dinner. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Say hello to the Bad Guy. Razor Ramon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tonga
vs
Ramon

181 cm
19
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Granite chin

The Empire Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramon wants to clinch
and Tonga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramon closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tonga to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga scores with a spinning back kick!
Tonga 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.
Ramon tries to clinch up
and Tonga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramon darts in trying to clinch
and Tonga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tonga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tonga counters with a big head kick out of nowhere, perfectly timed, sending Ramon crashing to the mat! Ramon is trying to stumble back to his feet... will he beat the count? We're at 5,6,7,8,9,10! He's out! Tonga takes this one thanks to a picture pefect counter strike.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kukulcan Tonga!