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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between yi xi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Cintron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermit Cintron acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, yi xi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Cintron!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by xi.
Cintron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps xi's head backwards.
xi throws an off balance right hand
and Cintron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cintron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cintron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from xi.
xi throws a hook but Cintron blocks it.
xi misses with a hook to the body
and Cintron counters with a one-two to the body.
xi takes a swing at Cintron's ribcage but misses.
xi walks into a stiff left hand from Cintron.
xi lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kermit Cintron has been cut.
yi xi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by xi.
Cintron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of xi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
xi throws the left hand but Cintron avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Cintron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
xi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
xi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cintron backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, xi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
xi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
xi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
xi tries to throw a body punch but Cintron avoids it by throwing xi back against the cage.
xi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cintron avoids it.
Our sources have told us that xi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
xi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, xi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
xi working aggressively here.
Cintron tries to break the clinch but xi is controlling the position.
xi has Cintron pressed against the cage, preventing Cintron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
xi scores with a nice hook to the head.
xi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cintron is rocked!
Cintron tries to circle away but xi has him pinned against the cage.
Cintron is still on wobbly legs! Can xi finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for xi.
xi is breathing heavily.
Cintron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cintron seems to have recovered his senses.
Cintron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi is controlling him.
Cintron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Cintron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
xi missing with knees to the body.
Cintron tries to circle away but xi has him pinned against the cage.
Cintron breaks from the clinch.
Cintron connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
xi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cintron.
xi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cintron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but xi moves away.
xi throws a hook but Cintron avoids it easily.
xi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cintron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Cintron.
xi needs to keep his hands up - Cintron had a free shot at his head there.
Cintron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cintron throws a series of punches but xi avoids them all with ease.
xi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cintron walks into a straight right hand from xi.
Cintron might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cintron avoids the body shot from xi.
Cintron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by xi.
xi loads up on a big right hand but Cintron slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xi misses with a looping right.
Cintron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cintron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cintron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! xi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cintron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cintron slips a straight right by xi.
A little jabbing left from Cintron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cintron jabs xi right on the nose. xi blinks but takes it well.
Cintron with a nice cross.
Cintron scores with a decent looking hook.
Cintron scores with a nice head shot.
Cintron misses with a looping left.
xi misses with a hook
enabling Cintron to counter with a crisp jab.
xi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cintron is just out of range.
xi needs to keep his hands up - Cintron had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cintron lunges at xi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by xi's hand.
Cintron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps xi's head backwards.
Cintron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of xi's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cintron. That's going to slow xi down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cintron throws the left hand but xi avoids the punch easily.
Cintron scores with a crisp jab that stopped xi in his tracks.
A low kick from xi is predictable there
letting Cintron counter with a right hand.
xi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cintron is just out of range.
Donk. Cintron catches xi right on the button with a cross.
xi throws out a powerful jab.
xi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cintron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
xi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Cintron.
xi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cintron's jab looks to have found its range, popping xi under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
xi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cintron manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cintron, as that shot connected.
Cintron throws a leg kick that misses.
xi throwing a counter right hand but Cintron manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kermit Cintron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kermit Cintron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cintron scores with a three punch combo!
xi slips a straight right by Cintron.
xi misses the jab.
Cintron throws a jab when xi was well out of range.
Cintron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cintron duly obliges.
A bone on bone clash there as Cintron blocks the leg kick.
xi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cintron scores with a body shot.
xi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
xi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi has him pressed against the cage.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
xi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cintron wants to break the clinch but can't.
xi misses with a body punch.
Cintron blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cintron wants to break free but xi has control.
xi keeps control of Cintron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cintron misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
xi can't find room to land a body shot as Cintron controls the action.
xi working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Cintron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
xi lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Cintron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
xi misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cintron is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from xi.
xi has Cintron pressed against the cage, preventing Cintron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
xi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cintron blocks an uppercut.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
Cintron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cintron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from xi.
yi xi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cintron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cintron is trying to push xi away but xi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
xi tries a body shot but Cintron blocks it.
Cintron tries to circle away but xi has him pinned against the cage.
xi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by xi.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
Cintron scores with a shoulder strike.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
xi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for xi.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
xi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cintron uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
xi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Cintron fails to land.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
xi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cintron's elbow.
xi lands a body punch in the clinch.
xi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cintron.
Cintron scores with a shoulder strike.
xi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
xi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
xi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
xi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cintrons head.
xi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cintron avoiding damage as xi throws knees to the body.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
xi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cintron wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cintron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cintron managing to block the knees to the body from xi.
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!
Cintron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cintron lands with a short shot to the head.
Cintron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cintron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of xi backwards.
Cintron can't break the clinch.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cintron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
xi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cintron is trying to push xi away but xi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cintron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cintron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
Cintron misses with some punches.
xi tries to work over Cintron'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.
yi xi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kermit Cintron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
xi moves out of range as Cintron strikes.
xi is looking to counter punch.
Cintron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cintron! But no joy.
xi throws a solid leg kick but Cintron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at xi.
Cintron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cintron cracks xi with an open hand slap.
Cintron lands a glancing blow to the side of xi's head.
xi throws an overhand right that lands on Cintron's shoulder, as Cintron tries to avoid the shot.
Kermit Cintron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
xi misses with a jab to the body
and Cintron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cintron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
xi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cintron scores with a crisp jab that stopped xi in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Cintron lands an impressive looking overhand right. xi doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
xi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cintron.
xi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cintron with a nice cross.
Cintron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
xi is looking to chop away at Cintron's legs.
xi throws a jab when Cintron was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by xi.
xi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cintron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Cintron.
Cintron clobbers xi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
xi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
xi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
xi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Cintron lands an impressive looking overhand right. xi doesn't seem phased though.
xi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cintron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
xi moves in looking to clinch but Cintron pushes him off.
Cintron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of xi's head.
xi misses with a double jab
enabling Cintron to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Cintron catches xi right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cintron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cintron lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Cintron.
Good shot there by Cintron.
Cintron works the jab nicely.
Cintron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cintron scores with a hook to the body. xi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
xi wants to clinch.
Cintron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cintron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and xi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by xi.
xi lands a good knee to the midsection. Cintron won't want to take too many of those.
Cintron scores with a shoulder strike.
Cintron tries to break the clinch but xi is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xi lands a hook to the side of the head.
xi lands a left hand.
xi scores with a shoulder strike.
Cintron blocks an uppercut.
Cintron avoiding damage as xi throws knees to the body.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
xi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cintron working hard to break the clinch.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
Cintron is trying to force a seperation but xi has the dominant position.
xi has Cintron pressed against the cage, preventing Cintron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
xi scores with a shot to the side of Cintron's head.
Cintron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cintron managing to block the knees to the body from xi.
Cintron pushes xi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cintron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
xi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cintron avoids it.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi is controlling him.
Cintron misses with some punches.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi is controlling him.
xi tries to land knees in the clinch but Cintron avoids the damage to the body.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi has him pressed against the cage.
Cintron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but xi has him pressed against the cage.
xi misses with a punch on the inside.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Cintron.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
Cintron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xi keeps control of Cintron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
xi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cintron avoids it.
Cintron lands with a light punch inside.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kermit Cintron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cintron 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kermit Cintron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lukasz Hartwigos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and La Shokran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Shokran has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lukasz Hartwigos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Hartwigos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Shokran!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shokran misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Hartwigos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hartwigos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwigos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shokran.
Shokran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Shokran misses.
Shokran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shokran lands a nice hook to Hartwigos's body. Hartwigos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shokran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartwigos tries to counter by clinching up but Shokran breaks away and moves out of range.
Shokran connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Shokran does it's job there.
Shokran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartwigos.
Hartwigos cracks Shokran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shokran misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hartwigos counter with a right hand.
Shokran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shokran! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwigos misses with a two punch combination.
Shokran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartwigos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shokran.
Shokran lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shokran misses with a wild body shot.
Hartwigos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Shokran.
La Shokran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shokran lands a slapping body shot.
Shokran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shokran looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartwigos is just out of range.
Hartwigos takes one to the side of the head.
Hartwigos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Hartwigos finds it's way through Shokran's defenses.
Shokran lands with a nice combination. Hartwigos backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwigos throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwigos blocks a leg kick.
Hartwigos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shokran manages to circle out of the way.
Shokran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartwigos manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Shokran coming out on top.
Shokran misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Hartwigos misses its target.
Hartwigos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shokran was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwigos.
Shokran throws a lazy uppercut
and Hartwigos counters with a straight right hand.
Shokran throws a hook but Hartwigos blocks it.
Hartwigos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shokran throws a body punch but Hartwigos moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hartwigos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shokran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartwigos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartwigos throwing a counter right hand but Shokran manages to avoid it.
Shokran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hartwigos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shokran.
Hartwigos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwigos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shokran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hartwigos misses.
A nice combination there by Shokran.
Shokran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shokran.
Shokran lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartwigos off the cage and back into range.
Shokran misses with a body shot.
Hartwigos is looking to counter punch.
Shokran cracks Hartwigos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartwigos is rocked!
Shokran misses with a double jab.
A combination from Shokran does no damage.
Shokran throws a series of punches but Hartwigos moves out of range.
Shokran tries to land a front kick but Hartwigos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Shokran.
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!
Shokran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shokran looks to land a combination but Hartwigos avoids it well.
Hartwigos is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Shokran misses the target.
It looked like Hartwigos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shokran.
Hartwigos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shokran was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwigos.
Shokran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartwigos takes a swing at Shokran's ribcage but misses.
Hartwigos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Hartwigos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hartwigos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartwigos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartwigos.
It looks like La Shokran has been cut.
Hartwigos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shokran throws out the jab.
Shokran throws a body punch but Hartwigos moves out of range.
Shokran misses with a straight left.
Hartwigos scores with a one two! Shokran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwigos misses the body punch
letting Shokran counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
La Shokran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on La Shokran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hartwigos stalks Shokran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shokran's face. Shokran staggers backwards, shaken.
Shokran connects with a crisp jab.
Shokran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartwigos.
Hartwigos is looking to counter punch.
Shokran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shokran falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shokran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartwigos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Hartwigos.
Hartwigos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shokran's head backwards.
Hartwigos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Hartwigos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shokran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shokran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shokran misses with a leg kick
enabling Hartwigos to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartwigos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shokran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hartwigos in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Shokran.
Oh Hartwigos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shokran slips under a jab.
Hartwigos walks into a jab.
Hartwigos walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). La Shokran!
La Shokran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Barry Bushwacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Bushwacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, EJ Black!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushwacker misses with a few strikes there.
Bushwacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black darts in and clinches Bushwacker up against the cage.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bushwacker's efforts to push away.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bushwacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bushwacker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black tries a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks it.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bushwacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushwacker throws a head punch that misses.
Bushwacker working hard to break the clinch.
Bushwacker trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bushwacker into the cage.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black crunches a lovely knee into Bushwacker's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bushwacker.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bushwacker's face.
It looks like Barry Bushwacker has been cut.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bushwacker misses with a punch to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Bushwacker working hard to break the clinch.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bushwacker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bushwacker is trying to break free.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks it.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Bushwacker back against the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black looks winded!
A short right from Bushwacker on the inside.
Bushwacker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bushwacker is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker working hard to break the clinch.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Bushwacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black working Bushwacker over with knees to the body.
Bushwacker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Bushwacker scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Bushwacker wants to break free but Black has control.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bushwacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker misses with a punch to the body.
Bushwacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker lands a nice uppercut.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bushwacker's efforts to push away.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks with his arms.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bushwacker tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black keeps control of Bushwacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bushwacker.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker looking to slow down the pace here.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Bushwacker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bushwacker pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker misses with an elbow strike.
Bushwacker trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Bushwacker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushwacker lands a right hand.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black prevents a body shot from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bushwacker misses with a body punch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
Bushwacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Bushwacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Bushwacker is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Bushwacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bushwacker can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EJ Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Bushwacker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bushwacker, pushing him back against the cage.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Bushwacker's ribcage.
Bushwacker pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushwacker.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Bushwacker is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
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!
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bushwacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bushwacker.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
EJ Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black blocks a body shot from Bushwacker.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Black prevents Bushwacker from breaking the clinch.
Bushwacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bushwacker lands a body shot.
Bushwacker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Bushwacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bushwacker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
A nice left hand lands by Bushwacker.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bushwacker wants to break free but Black has control.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black keeps control of Bushwacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushwacker tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bushwacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Bushwacker tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Bushwacker back against the cage.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bushwacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Good body shot from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bushwacker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bushwacker.
Bushwacker is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker is trying to stall.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
A short right from Bushwacker on the inside.
Black keeps control of Bushwacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bushwacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Black.
Bushwacker can't break the clinch.
Black blocks a body shot from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker throws a head punch that misses.
Bushwacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bushwacker is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Bushwacker has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker working aggressively here.
Bushwacker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Bushwacker tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Bushwacker working aggressively here.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bushwacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bushwacker misses with the head strike.
Bushwacker lands a shoulder strike.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Bushwacker.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bushwacker's face.
Bushwacker throws a head punch that misses.
Bushwacker lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Bushwacker can't break the clinch.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bushwacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Barry Bushwacker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barry Bushwacker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bushwacker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bushwacker misses with a body punch.
Bushwacker tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bushwacker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black has Bushwacker pressed against the cage, preventing Bushwacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushwacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bushwacker is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Bushwacker into the cage.
Bushwacker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
Black prevents a body shot from Bushwacker.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushwacker misses with an elbow over the top.
Bushwacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bushwacker wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bushwacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Bushwacker's ribcage.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Bushwacker's ribcage.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bushwacker wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Bushwacker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black tries a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks it.
Bushwacker lands a nice uppercut.
Bushwacker throws a head punch that misses.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bushwacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bushwacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bushwacker misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Bushwacker can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bushwacker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bushwacker is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black has Bushwacker pressed against the cage, preventing Bushwacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bushwacker is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Bushwacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Black working Bushwacker over with knees to the body.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black prevents Bushwacker from breaking the clinch.
Bushwacker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bushwacker working hard to break the clinch.
Bushwacker has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Bushwacker is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker misses with the head strike.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker throws a head punch that misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Bushwacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Bushwacker on the inside.
Black is rocked!
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Bushwacker finish him?
Bushwacker misses with some punches.
Bushwacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bushwacker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bushwacker fails to land.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Black blocks a body shot from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker misses with some punches.
Bushwacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker is trying to break free.
Bushwacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bushwacker's efforts to push away.
Bushwacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Black.
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!
Bushwacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Bushwacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black blocking some punches.
Bushwacker working hard to break the clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks with his arms.
Bushwacker is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Bushwacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
EJ Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EJ Black!
EJ Black decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nika Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nika Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Johnson 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.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov clinches.
Kuznetsov lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Kuznetsov is working Johnson over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov is stalling here.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Kuznetsov on the inside.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Kuznetsov lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands a body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuznetsov tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Kuznetsov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Kuznetsov misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Nika Kuznetsov has been cut.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuznetsov digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuznetsov.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuznetsov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nika Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuznetsov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Nika Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuznetsov is defending well for now.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Johnson tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Johnson tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuznetsov's brow.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuznetsov misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson tries to move into range but Kuznetsov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses the jab.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov effectively controlling the action here.
Kuznetsov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
A hook to the body from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov - that landed with a thud.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuznetsov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Johnson is rocked!
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuznetsov finish him?
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and cracks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson goes down! The referee pushes Kuznetsov away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Johnson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kuznetsov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nika Kuznetsov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes into the arena with I Surrender blaring out of the sound system. Michael Henson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson tries to clinch up but Olds circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Olds misses.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Olds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson connects with a right hand. Olds shakes it off.
Henson tries to clinch there but Olds circles away.
Henson wants to clinch
and Olds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target.
Henson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Olds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds misses with a body shot.
Olds blocks a head kick by Henson.
Olds has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henson moves away.
Henson delivers a nice body kick.
Henson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Henson tries to clinch but Olds moves out of range.
Olds throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henson misses with a double jab.
Olds 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.
Nice defenses there by Olds.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henson misses with a lunging right hand
and Olds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henson thinking.
Henson is looking to clinch but Olds is avoiding it.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands with an uppercut that bounces Henson off the cage and back into range.
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!
Olds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
Henson tried to counter with a leg kick but Olds avoided it.
A low kick from Henson misses
and Olds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henson tests Olds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olds misses with a hook. Henson ducked under it nicely.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Henson defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Olds as he checks the leg kick.
Olds connects with the punch.
Henson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Henson throws a wild body kick that Olds sees coming a mile off.
Olds has closed the distance and engaged Henson in a clinch.
Olds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olds misses with a punch on the inside.
Olds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olds is defending well for now.
Olds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Olds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Olds continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson working aggressively here.
Henson blocking some punches.
Olds taking a breather.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Olds avoids the damage to the body.
Olds slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Olds.
Olds scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds throws out a loose jab but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson misses with a looping right.
Olds doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henson throws a leg kick but Olds checks it.
It seemed like Olds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olds catches Henson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henson avoids the body shot from Olds.
Olds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olds throws a right hand that misses
and Henson counters with a good low kick that Olds was not able to check.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olds throws a leg kick
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olds checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Olds takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olds checks it well.
Olds cracks the inside of Henson's front leg.
Olds connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Henson misses.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Henson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Henson moves away from the strike by Olds.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olds moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Olds misses with an uppercut.
Henson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olds misses with a wild body shot.
Henson tries to clinch but Olds moves out of range.
Henson lands the left hand.
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
Henson moves forwards but Olds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olds rushes Henson and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson scores with a shot to the side of Olds's head.
Olds breaks the clinch.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olds! But no joy.
Olds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henson on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Olds.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henson connects with a right hand. Olds shakes it off.
Olds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olds misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a leg kick but Olds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Olds misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olds throws an overhand right that lands on Henson's shoulder, as Henson tries to avoid the shot.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henson's hands.
Olds throws a big shot that misses.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson jabs Olds right on the nose. Olds blinks but takes it well.
Henson wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson tries to clinch up
enabling Olds to counter with a crisp jab.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson is looking to chop away at Olds's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands a body shot.
Olds just misses with a punch to the body.
Olds checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Olds throws a jab but it's blocked by Henson.
Olds connects with a right hand. Henson shakes it off.
A combination from Henson does no damage.
Olds throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
Olds moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Olds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olds closes the distance and pushes Henson back into the cage.
Olds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Olds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olds misses with a punch on the inside.
Olds misses with the head strike.
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!
Olds stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Olds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olds lands with a right to the head.
Henson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olds lands a hook that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Olds stalling the fight.
Olds stalls.
Olds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Olds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henson's elbow.
Olds effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Olds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henson tries to clinch but Olds is having none of it.
Henson walks into a jab.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olds in his tracks.
Olds lands a really nice looking cross but Henson seems unphased.
Olds throws a poor cross that misses
and Henson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Olds misses the body punch
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henson.
Olds tests Henson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olds digs a good body shot into Henson's ribs.
Olds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olds throws a lazy uppercut
and Henson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olds slips a straight right by Henson.
Olds ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Olds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson misses the jab.
Olds lands with an overhand left.
Olds throws a good cross that connects.
Henson avoids the body shot from Olds.
Henson staying out of range there.
Henson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Henson ducks down to avoid it.
Henson tries to land a leg kick but Olds saw it coming and moves away.
Olds throws a shot from downtown. Henson moves away and avoids it.
Henson misses with a combination
and Olds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olds. That did some damage!
Henson throws a lazy uppercut
and Olds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olds looks to score with a jab to the body but Henson is just out of range.
Olds swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson forces Olds back against the cage and clinches.
Robin Olds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Olds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henson.
Olds gets through Henson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olds is defending well for now.
Olds stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Olds.
Olds just leaning against Henson, taking a breather.
Olds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson closes the distance but Olds moves to the side
and Olds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henson blocks a leg kick.
Henson tried to counter with a leg kick but Olds avoided it.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Olds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henson throws a low kick but Olds moves out of range easily.
Olds is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henson with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olds! But no joy.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Michael Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olds scores with a sloppy right hand. Henson should have avoided that one.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olds swings for the body but Henson moves out of range.
Olds swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson tries to clinch there but Olds circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olds connects with a right hand. Henson shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target.
Olds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henson on the side of the head.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Henson ducks down to avoid it.
Henson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Olds counter with a right hand.
Olds takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Olds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Olds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olds has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Olds!
In defeat, Michael Henson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Machiavelli. Thanks to Hornsyld for giving me the opportunity to compete in this tournament. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday comes to the cage accompanied by Matisyahu - Chop 'Em Down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackrider fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackrider defending well as Holliday loads up on a big left hand.
Sackrider misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackrider.
Sackrider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackrider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackrider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holliday's head.
Sackrider walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holliday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holliday thuds a left hand into Sackrider's body.
Jab, jab by Sackrider - just one landing.
Holliday throws an overhand right that lands on Sackrider's shoulder, as Sackrider tries to avoid the shot.
Sackrider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Sackrider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holliday's hands.
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!
Holliday swings for the body but Sackrider moves out of range.
Sackrider steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackrider looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackrider pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holliday is out of range and Sackrider settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday misses with a body shot.
Sackrider lands a slapping body shot.
Sackrider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holliday's calf.
Sackrider misses with a body kick.
Holliday swings widly with a right hand
and Sackrider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sackrider scores with a body shot.
Sackrider 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.
Sackrider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holliday swings for the body but Sackrider moves out of range.
Holliday has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sackrider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Holliday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sackrider throws a wild body kick that Holliday sees coming a mile off.
Holliday misses with a low kick as Sackrider jumps back.
Holliday throws a big shot that misses.
Sackrider misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday throws a right and a left that Sackrider avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday missing with a left hand there. Sackrider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday takes one to the chin there.
Sackrider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Sackrider misses with a low kick.
Sackrider cracks Holliday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackrider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holliday is looking to wear down Sackrider with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackrider lands a jab.
Holliday takes a swing at Sackrider's ribcage but misses.
Sackrider takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Holliday half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brandon Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holliday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackrider to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackrider.
Sackrider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackrider cracks Holliday with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Holliday is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Holliday is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Holliday is rocked!
Holliday looks to throw the jab but Sackrider is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackrider fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holliday on the side of the head.
Oh Holliday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday glances at the clock... BAM! Sackrider nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Holliday crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Holliday is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Sackrider!
An out of breath Kyle Sackrider thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Direction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eobard Thawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thawne has chosen Bodies - Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Direction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eobard Thawne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thawne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Direction throws a leg kick but Thawne moved away.
Direction lands a nice shot to the body.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Direction to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Thawne does no damage.
Direction throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thawne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Direction.
Direction was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eobard Thawne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Direction gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Direction dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Direction misses the shot to the body.
Direction attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thawne throws a hook but Direction avoids it easily.
Direction misses with a straight right.
Thawne throws a hook but Direction avoids it easily.
Direction looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thawne misses with a wild combination.
Direction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Direction walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thawne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Direction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thawne misses with a double jab.
Direction lands a jab to Thawne's midsection.
Direction lands a lovely overhand right.
Direction walks into a stiff left hand from Thawne.
Direction tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thawne was well out of range. Poor timing from Direction.
Thawne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Direction has time to react.
Direction looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Direction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thawne manages to avoid it.
Thawne throws a body punch but Direction moves out of range.
Direction throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thawne.
Direction bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Direction throwing a counter right hand but Thawne manages to avoid it.
Thawne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Direction counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Direction misses with a few strikes there.
Direction is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Direction fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thawne.
Thawne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thawne throws a right hand that misses
and Direction counters with a straight right hand.
Direction just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Direction moved out of range nicely.
Thawne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Direction. Direction circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Direction keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thawne.
Thawne misses with an uppercut. Direction saw that one coming.
Direction fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thawne just manages to avoid it.
Thawne looks to throw the jab but Direction is out of range.
Thawne blocks a leg kick.
Thawne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Direction.
Direction misses with a double jab
enabling Thawne to counter with a crisp jab.
Thawne misses with a hook.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Direction was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Direction tries to close the distance and clinch but Thawne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Direction blocks a jab.
Direction swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Direction counters with a nice uppercut.
Direction is looking to wear down Thawne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thawne throws the kick towards the body but Direction avoids it.
Direction appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Direction ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
Direction just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawne throws the left hand but Direction avoids the punch easily.
Thawne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thawne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Direction.
A lazy left from Thawne finds it's target.
Thawne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Direction. Beautiful body shot.
Thawne lands with a nice combination. Direction backs away looking to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Direction.
Thawne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thawne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Direction throws a body punch but Thawne moves out of range.
Thawne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Thawne there.
Direction throws a front kick aimed at Thawne's knee but Thawne avoids it well.
Thawne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Direction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thawne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawne throws a hook but Direction avoids it easily.
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and Direction counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thawne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Direction lands a glancing blow to the side of Thawne's head.
Thawne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thawne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Direction cracks Thawne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Direction bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thawne's head backwards.
Direction bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Direction moves out of range as Thawne strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Direction misses the target.
Direction tests Thawne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Direction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thawne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thawne ducks under a wild hook from Direction.
Thawne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thawne scores with a big combo that sends Direction crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Direction flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Thawne jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eobard Thawne!
An out of breath Eobard Thawne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Strong Belwas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Radcliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radcliff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fatal - Kick me down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oliver Radcliff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Strong Belwas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Strong Belwas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Radcliff!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Belwas as he checks the leg kick.
Radcliff connects with a crisp jab.
Radcliff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belwas manages to avoid it.
Radcliff misses with a hook. Belwas ducked under it nicely.
Radcliff lands with a nice body punch.
Belwas moves out of range of the body kick from Radcliff.
Radcliff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radcliff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Radcliff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Radcliff 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Belwas.
Radcliff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Oliver Radcliff has been cut.
Belwas tries to land a front kick but Radcliff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belwas moves into the clinch.
Radcliff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belwas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radcliff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belwas is defending well for now.
Radcliff letting Belwas take a breather here.
Belwas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radcliff backwards.
Belwas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radcliff.
Belwas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belwas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radcliff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belwas lands with a left to the head.
Radcliff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radcliff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radcliff wants to break free but Belwas has control.
Radcliff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belwas has him pressed against the cage.
Belwas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belwas lands a knee to the head.
Radcliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Radcliff tries to circle away but Belwas has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belwas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Belwas lands a knee to the head.
Radcliff taking a breather.
A short left from Belwas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belwas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belwas cracks Radcliff with a nice body shot.
Radcliff missing with knees to the body.
Belwas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Radcliff is trying to break the clinch but Belwas is controlling him.
Belwas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Radcliff cracks Belwas with a nice body shot.
Belwas has Radcliff pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Belwas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belwas.
Radcliff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radcliff working Belwas over with knees to the body.
Radcliff lands a body shot.
Belwas is breathing heavily.
Radcliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Radcliff breaks from the clinch.
Belwas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Radcliff! But no joy.
Radcliff throws a head kick that misses.
Radcliff blocks the body kick.
Belwas moves out of range as Radcliff throws a body kick.
Belwas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Belwas scores with a body shot.
Belwas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belwas misses the shot to the body.
Radcliff lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Radcliff connects with a body shot that sends Belwas's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belwas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Radcliff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belwas scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Strong Belwas has been cut.
Belwas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radcliff moves away.
Belwas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radcliff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belwas throws a lazy right hand but Radcliff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Radcliff throws the kick towards the body but Belwas avoids it.
Radcliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radcliff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belwas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Radcliff clips Belwas with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Belwas a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Radcliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belwas needs to keep his hands up - Radcliff had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Oliver Radcliff should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belwas misses with a wild body shot.
Belwas forces Radcliff back against the cage and clinches.
Radcliff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radcliff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Radcliff is trying to break the clinch but Belwas has him pressed against the cage.
Belwas looking to throw knees to the head but Radcliff is blocking nicely.
Belwas misses with a punch to the body.
Strong Belwas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Radcliff.
Radcliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belwas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belwas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radcliff's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radcliff working hard to break the clinch.
Belwas is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belwas.
Belwas has Radcliff pressed against the cage, preventing Radcliff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belwas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Radcliff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radcliff breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Belwas with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Belwas looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Belwas get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Belwas lands a head kick!
Radcliff connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Belwas's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Belwas - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oliver Radcliff!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oliver Radcliff made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Styr's choice of entrance music: The song of a freeman. Deacon Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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253 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnar Styr!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Styr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styr tries a quick counter leg kick but Frost is wise to it.
Frost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Styr checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frost.
Styr connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Frost misses.
Frost lands a nice looking body shot.
Styr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Styr instigates a clinch.
Styr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Styr avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Styr controls his hands.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Styr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Styr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styr's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Styr blocks the elbow strike.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Frost scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styr stalls.
Frost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Styr looking to stall.
Styr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Styr.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Styr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Styr.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Styr controls his hands.
Styr trying to land knees to the body.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styr tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Styr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Styr backwards.
Frost working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Styr.
Styr tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styr avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Styr moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Frost scores with a nice head shot.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Styr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost moves into range and clinches up with Styr.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Styr blocks an elbow strike.
Styr throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styr misses with a body punch.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
Styr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Styr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Styr misses with an elbow strike.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Styr.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Styr is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
Styr dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Styr backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Styr throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Styr. That snapped Frost's head back.
Styr misses with a kick to the body.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost throws a leg kick that misses.
Styr is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Styr connects with a solid leg kick.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Styr counters with a leg kick.
Deacon Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Styr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Styr's head but Styr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost pivots, looking for a leg kick but Styr is out of range and Frost settles back down.
Frost with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styr scores with a punch to the head.
Styr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frost. Frost obviously looking to wear him down.
Frost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Styr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Frost here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Styr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frost misses with a body shot
letting Styr counter with a right hand.
Frost tries to clinch up
and Styr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost throws a hook but Styr avoids it easily.
Styr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Frost.
Styr lands a nice looking body shot.
Frost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styr throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Deacon Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Styr's head but Styr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Styr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Styr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Styr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Styr misses.
Styr scores with a nice right hand.
Frost tries to clinch but Styr moves away
and Styr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Styr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Frost lands a right hook to the body.
Styr defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Styr missing with knees to the body.
Styr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styr misses with a punch to the body.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Styr's defenses.
Styr throws an elbow but it misses.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Styr controls his hands.
Styr tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Styr tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Styr back against the cage.
Frost avoiding damage as Styr throws knees to the body.
Styr blocks the elbow strike.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Styr misses.
Frost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frost misses with a leg kick
and Styr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Frost.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Magnar Styr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Styr.
Styr takes an elbow to the temple.
Styr blocks an elbow strike.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Styr'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.
Frost working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnar Styr's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Styr clinches up against the cage.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styr can do to turn this around?
Frost dodges an elbow strike from Styr.
Styr avoiding damage.
Frost letting Styr take a breather here.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Styr backwards.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styr walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Styr 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 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Deacon Frost!
Deacon Frost retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Deacon Frost thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Magnar Styr was interviewed post fight and said 'well .... fuck'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoney McCaned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes to the cage accompanied by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. McCaned has chosen Alborosie - Herbalist as his entrance music. Stoney McCaned told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Stoney McCaned!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from McCaned.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Wangchuck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCaned takes a swing at Wangchuck's ribcage but misses.
McCaned misses with a looping right.
Wangchuck is looking to counter the offense by McCaned and move into the clinch.
McCaned throws a big shot that misses.
McCaned has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wangchuck is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McCaned tried to score with a low kick but Wangchuck checks it.
Wangchuck checks a leg kick.
McCaned fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangchuck manages to avoid it.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - McCaned circles away.
McCaned throws out a loose jab but Wangchuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCaned throws an overhand right that lands on Wangchuck's shoulder, as Wangchuck tries to avoid the shot.
McCaned throws a shot from downtown. Wangchuck moves away and avoids it.
Stoney McCaned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangchuck looks to land a body kick but McCaned moved away.
McCaned tries a head kick but it misses.
McCaned swinging wildly here.
McCaned misses the shot to the body.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wangchuck has McCaned up against the cage in a 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!
McCaned lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wangchuck prevents a body shot from McCaned.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for McCaned.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCaned throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
McCaned struggles to land a body shot inside as Wangchuck controls his hands.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Stoney McCaned has been cut.
McCaned tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCaned misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wangchuck obliges.
McCaned looks winded!
Wangchuck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but McCaned is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wangchuck obliges.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
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!
McCaned blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCaned throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCaned's defenses.
That has opened up Stoney McCaned's cut even more.
Wangchuck avoids the elbow strike from McCaned, against the cage.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but McCaned is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into McCaned's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but McCaned blocks it.
McCaned has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
McCaned misses with the head strike.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCaned is defending well for now.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but McCaned blocks with his arms.
McCaned avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
McCaned throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wangchuck blocks it with crossed arms.
McCaned throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped McCaned in his tracks for a moment.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCaned misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCaned takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Stoney McCaned's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stoney McCaned's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wangchuck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped McCaned in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stoney McCaned's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tshering Wangchuck!
After winning the bout, Tshering Wangchuck 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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