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NACF 28-Romo vs McCaned PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson 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.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Thompson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thompson throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thompson just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salamanca cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson 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.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salamanca throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson lands a jab.
Salamanca wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salamanca thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Salamanca looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Salamanca's leg but Salamanca calmly moves out of range.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson rushes Salamanca and presses him up against the cage.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a body punch.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enoch Thompson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Salamanca.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Salamanca jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Salamanca knows he should have avoided that one.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salamanca.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enoch Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Thompson with a jab.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salamanca at a distance.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Salamanca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Salamanca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca is rocked!
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca scores with a hook.
Tuco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Salamanca.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Salamanca is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Salamanca cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salamanca - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salamanca. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
As Salamanca backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Salamanca manages to avoid it all.
Salamanca connects with a high kick.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salamanca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Salamanca backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Salamanca manages to avoid it all.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Salamanca misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thompson slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Thompson unleashes a big counter combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A clash of legs there as Salamanca blocks the low kick.
Salamanca throws a counter high kick but Thompson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salamanca.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tuco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salamanca looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson rushes Salamanca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson cracks Salamanca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Thompson wants to counter the offense by Salamanca and move into the clinch position.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Salamanca shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson clinches up with Salamanca and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
A short uppercut from Salamanca.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Salamanca lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca backing away here, and Thompson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Thompson darts in and clinches Salamanca up against the cage.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salamanca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Salamanca circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enoch Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dokken's entrance music is Cherry Pie "Warrant". A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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277 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek connects with a body shot.
Ciosek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Dokken misses.
Dokken looks to throw the jab but Ciosek is out of range.
Ciosek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dokken is out of range and Ciosek settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Dokken.
Dokken throws a right hand that misses
and Ciosek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciosek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dokken is able to avoid easily.
Dokken misses with a right hand
and Ciosek counters with a nice uppercut.
Dokken tries to clinch there but Ciosek circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ciosek! But no joy.
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dokken throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Ciosek closes the distance and clinches.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Dokken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Dokken is leaning against Ciosek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek stalling in the clinch.
Ciosek slows down the pace here.
Ciosek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dokken has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.
Ciosek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dokken seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ciosek can turn it around.
Ciosek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ciosek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokken lands with a left to the head.
Ciosek misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Ciosek.
Ciosek leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zbigniew Ciosek.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciosek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axl Dokken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dokken misses with a body punch
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dokken. Ciosek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dokken jabs Ciosek right on the nose. Ciosek blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dokken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dokken's corner calls for a 1-2. Dokken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Dokken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dokken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciosek scores with a punch to the head.
Dokken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dokken.
Ciosek throws a right hand that Dokken ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokken also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken missing with a left hand there. Ciosek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dokken. Ciosek does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Ciosek.
Dokken tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciosek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dokken is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Dokken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokken ducks right into an uppercut from Ciosek.
A head kick misses from Dokken.
Ciosek misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciosek misses with a few strikes there.
Dokken gets a clinch.
Dokken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken blocks the elbow strike.
Dokken has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.
Dokken is trying to break the clinch but Ciosek is controlling him.
Ciosek keeps control of Dokken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
Dokken misses with a knee strike.
Ciosek avoiding damage.
Dokken blocks a body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Ciosek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek crunches a lovely knee into Dokken's ribcage.
Ciosek has Dokken pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
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.
Dokken tries to clinch but Ciosek moves away
and Ciosek counters with a two punch combo.
Dokken moves in looking to clinch but Ciosek pushes him off.
Ciosek darts in and clinches Dokken up against the cage.
Ciosek has a couple of punches blocked by Dokken.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek tries a body shot but Dokken blocks it.
Dokken can't find room to land a body shot as Ciosek controls the action.
Dokken misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Ciosek breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek lands a body shot.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Dokken is looking to wear down Ciosek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek drops his hands momentarily and Dokken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dokken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciosek.
Dokken takes a swing at Ciosek's ribcage but misses.
Dokken swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dokken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokken lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Zbigniew Ciosek's cut even more.
Good standup being displayed there by Dokken as he connects with a hook.
Dokken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciosek has closed the distance and engaged Dokken in a clinch.
Ciosek scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciosek can't find room to land a body shot as Dokken controls the action.
Ciosek misses with some punches.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciosek lands with a short shot to the head.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Dokken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciosek.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciosek slows down the pace here.
Ciosek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ciosek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ciosek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Ciosek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dokken.
Ciosek follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Axl Dokken is winning the standup battle so far.
Dokken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dokken.
Dokken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciosek lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Ciosek.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokken looks to land a left hand but Ciosek moved out of range nicely.
Ciosek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dokken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ciosek closes the distance and pushes Dokken back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dokken has Ciosek pressed against the cage, preventing Ciosek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken digs a right hand underneath Ciosek's ribcage. Ciosek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Ciosek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dokken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Dokken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciosek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciosek misses with a knee strike.
Ciosek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ciosek can't find room to land a body shot as Dokken controls the action.
Ciosek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dokken dips to his left and cracks Ciosek with an uppercut!
Ciosek throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dokken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek has Dokken up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dokken letting Ciosek take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokken being controlled against the cage.
Ciosek leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Dokken is trying to push Ciosek away but Ciosek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Ciosek.
Ciosek swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokken 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. Dokken is defending well for now.
Ciosek manages to break the clinch.
Dokken throws a sloppy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dokken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Ciosek closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dokken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Dokken.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axl Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciosek with a jab.
A big right from Dokken misses.
Axl Dokken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ciosek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dokken throws a hook but Ciosek avoids it easily.
Dokken avoids the body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dokken tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dokken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken misses with a wild body shot.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dokken is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Dokken.
Ciosek throws a right hand that Dokken ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokken also avoids with ease.
Dokken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Dokken throws a jab when Ciosek was well out of range.
Dokken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ciosek missing with a left hand there. Dokken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciosek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciosek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dokken.
Dokken is looking to slow Ciosek down with leg kicks.
Dokken throws a sloppy body shot
and Ciosek counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Ciosek as he checks the leg kick.
Ciosek fails to land with a series of punches.
Ciosek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dokken is looking to clinch but Ciosek is avoiding it.
Zbigniew Ciosek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ciosek's hands.
Dokken gets tackled into the cage by Ciosek. Ciosek maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dokken.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ciosek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dokken misses with an elbow strike.
Dokken misses with a punch to the body.
Dokken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokken tries to throw a body punch but Ciosek avoids it by throwing Dokken back against the cage.
Dokken missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Ciosek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ciosek 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zbigniew Ciosek made sure he mentioned 10th World Order, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slawomir Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Atkinson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt counters with a two punch combo.
Schmidt blocks a head kick by Atkinson.
Schmidt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atkinson's hands.
Atkinson 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.
Schmidt lunges at Atkinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atkinson's hand.
Taylor Atkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Schmidt finds it's way through Atkinson's defenses.
Schmidt moves out of range of the body kick.
Atkinson looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Atkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmidt stuns Atkinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Atkinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schmidt cracks a nice hook into Atkinson's ribs.
We've been informed that Atkinson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Atkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Schmidt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Atkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atkinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Atkinson sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schmidt duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atkinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atkinson moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Schmidt with a nice cross.
Schmidt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atkinson throws a chopping leg kick but Schmidt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Schmidt misses its target.
Schmidt misses with a combination
and Atkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the body
and Atkinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atkinson misses with a hook.
Schmidt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atkinson blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Atkinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atkinson misses with a body shot.
Schmidt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Schmidt coming out on top.
A head kick by Atkinson misses
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Atkinson moves out of range.
Atkinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to clinch there but Atkinson circles away.
Atkinson takes one on the button.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt misses with a body shot
and Atkinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkinson takes one to the side of the head.
Schmidt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atkinson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with an uppercut
enabling Schmidt to counter with a crisp jab.
Atkinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slawomir Schmidt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atkinson looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Atkinson misses with a low kick.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Schmidt wants to clinch up but Atkinson keeps it at a distance.
Atkinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schmidt swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Schmidt misses its intended target.
Atkinson feints a counter leg kick.
Slawomir Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with a head kick.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt throws a right and a left that Atkinson avoids nicely.
Atkinson misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Schmidt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atkinson avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt blocks the body kick.
Atkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schmidt is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Schmidt.
Atkinson misses with a body kick.
Atkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt counters by clinching up.
Atkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atkinson manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkinson tries to land a front kick but Schmidt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Schmidt as he connects with a hook.
Schmidt cracks Atkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Atkinson moves out of range.
Atkinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atkinson throws a solid leg kick but Schmidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atkinson.
Atkinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidt misses with a hook. Atkinson ducked under it nicely.
Atkinson moves forwards but Schmidt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Schmidt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atkinson slips under a jab from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a jab when Atkinson was well out of range.
Atkinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schmidt rather than just go for the knockout.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt cracks Atkinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atkinson slips a jab and a cross from Schmidt.
Schmidt backing away here, and Atkinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Atkinson.
Atkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the body.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Atkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slawomir Schmidt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schmidt checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Schmidt coming out on top.
Schmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atkinson slips under a jab.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with a right hand
and Schmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
Atkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt is looking to counter punch.
Atkinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt takes a swing at Atkinson's ribcage but misses.
Atkinson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Atkinson slips a jab and a cross from Schmidt.
A low kick from Atkinson is predictable there
and Atkinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmidt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atkinson misses with a hook.
Schmidt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schmidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Schmidt misses.
Atkinson thows a leg kick but Schmidt checks it
and Schmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Schmidt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atkinson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atkinson's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Schmidt.
Atkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
It looks like Taylor Atkinson has been cut.
Atkinson drops his hands momentarily and Schmidt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atkinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Atkinson misses
and Schmidt counters with a big uppercut that drops Atkinson face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Slawomir Schmidt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielson comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality . 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Danielson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackrider misses with a kick to the body
and Danielson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackrider throws a low kick but Danielson moves out of range easily.
Sackrider throws a push kick but Danielson slaps the foot to one side.
Danielson darts in trying to clinch
and Sackrider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackrider misses with an uppercut.
Danielson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Danielson has Sackrider up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackrider breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson tries to clinch but Sackrider is having none of it.
Danielson clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackrider.
Sackrider wants to stall.
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackrider.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sackrider.
Danielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackrider.
Danielson misses with some punches.
Sackrider throws a head punch that misses.
Sackrider manages to break the clinch.
Sackrider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danielson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Sackrider misses.
Sackrider stuns Danielson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danielson checks a low kick from Sackrider.
Danielson slips under a jab.
Danielson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackrider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackrider throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is looking to clinch but Sackrider is avoiding it.
Danielson tries to clinch up but Sackrider circles away and keeps his distance.
Sackrider scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackrider thuds a left hand into Danielson 's body.
Sackrider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danielson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danielson tries to clinch there but Sackrider circles away.
Danielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackrider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackrider bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kyle Sackrider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackrider feints and then cracks Danielson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danielson down.
Danielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider lands a glancing blow to the side of Danielson 's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackrider. Danielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackrider throws a poor cross that misses
and Danielson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danielson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sackrider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackrider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sackrider throws a head kick but Danielson moves out of range.
Danielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sackrider throws a head punch that misses.
Danielson scores a nice knee to the body.
Danielson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackrider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sackrider tries to break free but Danielson pushes him back against the cage.
Sackrider is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackrider is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Danielson scores with a shot to the side of Sackrider's head.
Danielson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackrider avoids it.
Danielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Danielson landing knees to the body.
Danielson blocking some punches.
Danielson lands with a light punch inside.
Danielson lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackrider.
Danielson digs a right hand underneath Sackrider's ribcage. Sackrider let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackrider avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Danielson .
Sackrider is trying to push Danielson away but Danielson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Sackrider dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sackrider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danielson drives through and clinches with Sackrider against the cage.
Sackrider has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danielson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sackrider can turn it around.
Danielson misses with a body punch.
Danielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackrider is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Sackrider's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sackrider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackrider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackrider.
Sackrider is trying to break the clinch but Danielson is controlling him.
Sackrider prevents a body shot from Danielson .
I was talking to Danielson 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sackrider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackrider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackrider can't find room to land a body shot as Danielson controls the action.
Sackrider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackrider controls his hands.
Danielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackrider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackrider.
Johnny Danielson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sackrider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sackrider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackrider is trying to break the clinch but Danielson has him pressed against the cage.
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackrider.
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackrider.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sackrider swings wildly with an uppercut but Danielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackrider breaks the clinch.
Sackrider looks to score with a jab to the body but Danielson is just out of range.
Sackrider lands a nice looking body shot.
Danielson feints and then cracks Sackrider's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackrider down.
Danielson throws a poor cross that misses
and Danielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider lands an overhand right.
Sackrider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Sackrider lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danielson doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Sackrider. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackrider.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Sackrider
and Danielson counters with a left and a right that stings Sackrider.
Sackrider tries to keep at a distance but Danielson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Sackrider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sackrider lands a nice shot to the body.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackrider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danielson has him pressed against the cage.
Sackrider misses with a punch to the body.
Danielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackrider throws a punch but it's blocked by Danielson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson tries to work over Sackrider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Sackrider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackrider throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sackrider.
Danielson scores with a hook to the body.
Sackrider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackrider can't break the clinch.
Danielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackrider blocks a body shot from Danielson .
Danielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danielson scores with a shoulder strike.
Danielson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sackrider.
Nice body punch from Danielson .
Sackrider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danielson .
Danielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackrider is defending well for now.
Sackrider is trying to push Danielson away but Danielson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackrider lands a right hand.
Sackrider has a couple of punches blocked by Danielson .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Danielson obliges.
Sackrider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackrider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackrider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danielson working aggressively here.
Sackrider misses with the head strike.
Sackrider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackrider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Danielson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Danielson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Sackrider does it's job there.
A jab from Sackrider misses.
Sackrider misses with a low kick.
Danielson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sackrider cracks Danielson with an open hand slap.
Sackrider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackrider misses with a kick to the body.
Danielson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sackrider under the eye.
Danielson walks into a straight right hand from Sackrider.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackrider thows a body kick. Danielson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kyle Sackrider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackrider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danielson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackrider manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackrider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danielson . That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackrider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danielson moves away.
Danielson has closed the distance and engaged Sackrider in a clinch.
Sackrider pushes Danielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danielson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sackrider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sackrider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Danielson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sackrider in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sackrider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackrider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Sackrider can't find room to land a body shot as Danielson controls the action.
Danielson misses with a body punch.
Danielson blocks a body shot from Sackrider.
Danielson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider avoiding damage as Danielson throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Danielson .
Danielson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackrider avoids it.
Danielson prevents Sackrider from breaking the clinch.
Danielson lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
Sackrider working hard to break the clinch.
Sackrider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackrider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Danielson pushes Sackrider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Sackrider.
Danielson lands a nice uppercut.
Sackrider is rocked!
Sackrider is looking to break free of the clinch but Danielson has double underhooks.
Sackrider is still on wobbly legs! Can Danielson finish him?
Danielson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackrider misses with a body punch.
Danielson creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sackrider crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sackrider face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Danielson takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Danielson !
Johnny Danielson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Kyle Sackrider spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board I'll be back!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Robin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sabando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Sabando!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabando can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Sabando.
Carlos Sabando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A lazy body kick from Sabando
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Carlos Sabando has been cut.
Sabando just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Banks misses the target.
Sabando looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Sabando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banks thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabando misses with a kick to the body.
Banks avoids the head kick by Sabando.
Banks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sabando's head backwards.
Sabando throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sabando finds it's target.
Banks throws a head kick that misses.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banks's sensitive parts.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabando slips a straight right by Banks.
Sabando is looking to score with low kicks.
Sabando throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Banks is looking for a counter combo.
Sabando tries a head kick but it misses.
As Sabando looks to move away, Banks throws a big counter combo bu Sabando just gets out of the way.
Banks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sabando misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sabando throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabando throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabando.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabando throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Sabando.
Sabando misses with a kick to the body.
Banks is looking to counter the offense by Sabando and move into the clinch.
Sabando is looking to score with low kicks.
Banks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sabando eats them both and turns towards Banks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sabando misses with a head kick.
Sabando tries to land a front kick but Banks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Sabando misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks avoids the head kick by Sabando.
Sabando tries to land a front kick but Banks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sabando walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Banks and drops face first to the floor! Sabando's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Sabando in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Robin Banks!
Robin Banks tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pele Madriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into the arena with Another One Bites the Dust blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pele Madriano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Madriano moves out of range easily.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madriano gets a clinch.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madriano's elbow.
Walker tries to work over Madriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madriano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Madriano avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Madriano tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Madriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker is pushing Madriano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Madriano misses with some punches.
Walker blocks a body shot from Madriano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Madriano controls the action.
Madriano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker is working Madriano over against the cage.
Walker is pushing Madriano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walker has Madriano pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Madriano.
Madriano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker is struggling to control the position.
Walker has Madriano pressed against the cage.
Madriano blocks a body shot from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Madriano prevents a body shot from Walker.
Madriano misses with a body punch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Walker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Madriano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Madriano lands a nice uppercut.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madriano's elbow.
Madriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madriano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Madriano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madriano has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walker effectively controlling the action here.
Walker keeps control of Madriano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker blocks a body shot from Madriano.
Madriano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madriano.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Madriano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Madriano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Walker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Madriano can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Madriano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker blocks a body shot from Madriano.
Madriano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madriano throws a head punch that misses.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Madriano controls the action.
Madriano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madriano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Madriano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madriano pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker 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.
Walker wants to clinch up but Madriano keeps it at a distance.
Walker swings for the body but Madriano moves out of range.
Madriano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walker with a body shot.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Madriano's front leg but catches the back leg as Madriano tries to avoid it.
Madriano darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Madriano working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Walker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madriano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madriano throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker blocking some punches.
Madriano tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Madriano back against the cage.
Walker prevents a body shot from Madriano.
John Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Madriano - that landed with a thud.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Madriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madriano tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Madriano back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madriano.
Walker lands a left hand.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Madriano avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Madriano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Madriano tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madriano is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Madriano into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madriano's elbow.
Walker tries to work over Madriano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Madriano blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Madriano blocking some punches.
Madriano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Madriano.
Madriano can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madriano is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Madriano fails to land.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Madriano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Madriano misses with the head strike.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madriano's elbow.
A short left from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Madriano fails to land.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Madriano can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Madriano avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Walker tries a body shot but Madriano blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madriano backwards.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madriano can do to turn this around?
Walker prevents Madriano from breaking the clinch.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madriano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madriano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madriano up against the cage.
Madriano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Madriano 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.
Madriano dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Madriano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madriano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madriano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Walker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madriano's head.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Madriano digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Walker tests Madriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has Madriano up against the cage in a clinch.
Madriano controlling the action here for a moment.
Madriano taking a breather.
Madriano scores with a hook to the body.
Madriano struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Madriano slows down the pace here.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Madriano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Madriano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Madriano misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Madriano.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madriano's efforts to push away.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madriano lands a body punch.
Walker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madriano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Madriano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Madriano tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Madriano back against the cage.
Madriano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madriano prevents a body shot from Walker.
Madriano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Madriano has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Madriano.
A body shot lands from Madriano.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Madriano.
Walker avoiding damage as Madriano throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Walker tries a body shot but Madriano blocks it.
Good body shot from Walker.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Madriano breaks the clinch.
Madriano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madriano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pele Madriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Walker!
John Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benjamin Koppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koppinen comes to the cage accompanied by Groin kick - Pain time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Koppinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hematoma Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppinen misses with a wild body shot.
Hominick scores with a hook.
Koppinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hominick moves out of range of the strikes.
Hominick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koppinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Hominick lands with a short shot to the head.
Koppinen tries to throw a body punch but Hominick avoids it by throwing Koppinen back against the cage.
Hominick pushes Koppinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hominick.
Hominick throws a head punch that misses.
Hominick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hominick connects with a knee to the head.
Koppinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koppinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koppinen tries to work over Hominick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koppinen working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hominick gets through Koppinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koppinen is rocked!
A hook to the body from Koppinen.
Oh Koppinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hominick throws an elbow but misses.
Koppinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Koppinen avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the cage.
Hominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koppinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koppinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koppinen tries to work over Hominick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koppinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koppinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hominick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hominick.
Koppinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Hominick lands with a left to the head.
Hominick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koppinen backwards.
Hominick lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hominick cracks Koppinen with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Koppinen goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Koppinen wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hematoma Hominick!
Hematoma Hominick is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes into the arena with Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun blaring out of the sound system. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Rumble managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rumble is defending well for now.
McDonald stalling against the cage.
McDonald stalls.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Rumble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Rumble counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumble jabs at McDonald's body.
McDonald clinches.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rumble is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rumble avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Rumble blocking some punches.
McDonald is looking to control Rumble's arms but Rumble gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonald has his back to the cage.
Rumble throws an elbow that misses.
Rumble with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rumble.
Rumble swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Rumble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rumble jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Rumble counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! McDonald goes down! Rumble rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... McDonald is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! McDonald is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Barney Rumble!
After winning the bout, Barney Rumble 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill BumFight (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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.
BumFight gets a clinch.
BumFight blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
BumFight working Rutherford over with knees to the body.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BumFight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
BumFight tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BumFight lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
BumFight missing with knees to the body.
BumFight blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
BumFight presses Rutherford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
BumFight tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as BumFight controls the action.
BumFight blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford digs a right hand into BumFight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BumFight's gas tank.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BumFight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
BumFight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
BumFight told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
BumFight can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
BumFight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
BumFight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
BumFight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
BumFight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
BumFight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
BumFight lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Rutherford gets through BumFight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
BumFight is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
BumFight is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks BumFight with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! BumFight looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. BumFight 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 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoney McCaned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCaned has chosen Alborosie - Herbalist as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
42 - 22 - 0 |
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253 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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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
42 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Stoney McCaned!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaned lands a nice hook to Romo's body. Romo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCaned cracks a nice hook into Romo's ribs.
Romo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
McCaned connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romo. Romo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romo misses with an uppercut. McCaned saw that one coming.
McCaned misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from McCaned.
Romo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCaned swats away the attempt to clinch by Romo.
Nice cross by McCaned.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. McCaned catches Romo right on the button with a cross.
Romo is rocked!
McCaned avoids the head kick by Romo.
Oh Romo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. McCaned engages and cracks Romo with a massive lead left hook - Romo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! McCaned is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoney McCaned!
Stoney McCaned thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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