Lumpinee 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Igor Pasternack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Pasternack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pasternack
vs
Boner

190 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brawler
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Pasternack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Boner!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Boner.
Pasternack tries to clinch but Boner is having none of it.
Pasternack tries to clinch but Boner moves out of range.
Boner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pasternack tries to clinch up.
Boner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pasternack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pasternack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boner is looking for the big counter here.
Pasternack blocks a jab.
Pasternack tries to clinch but Boner is having none of it.
Boner throws a body shot but no joy.
Pasternack moves in looking to clinch but Boner pushes him off.
Pasternack tries to clinch there but Boner circles away.
Pasternack seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasternack is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Boner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pasternack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pasternack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boner misses with a right hand

and Pasternack moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasternack can't find room to land a body shot as Boner controls the action.
Pasternack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pasternack wants to stall.
Pasternack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boner or not.
Boner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pasternack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boner looks winded!
Pasternack wants to stall.
Pasternack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boners head.
A short left from Pasternack.
Boner blocking some punches.
Pasternack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boner backwards.
Pasternack is leaning against Boner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boner tries to break free but Pasternack pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pasternack.
A shot in the inside from Pasternack.

Boner is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boner is still on wobbly legs! Can Pasternack finish him?
Boner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasternack throws a head punch that misses.
Pasternack has a couple of punches blocked by Boner.
Boner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasternack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boner blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pasternack fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boner.
Boner seems to have recovered his senses.
Pasternack cracks Boner with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasternack lands a big right hand! Boner is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Pasternack!
Steve Boner spoke after the fight, saying 'hes got lucky'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Callum McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Geerestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geerestein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RATM - Know Your Enemy. Callum McFinnigan had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McFinnigan
vs
Geerestein

195 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

202 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Geerestein!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan throws a lazy uppercut
and Geerestein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McFinnigan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geerestein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFinnigan on the side of the head.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Geerestein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Geerestein throws a body punch but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Geerestein moves out of range of the strikes.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Geerestein misses.
Geerestein scores with a hook.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the side of Geerestein's head but Geerestein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geerestein throws out a counter right but McFinnigan avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan.
Geerestein misses with an uppercut
letting McFinnigan counter with a right hand.

It looks like Johan Geerestein has been cut.
Geerestein blocks a leg kick.
McFinnigan throws out a loose jab but Geerestein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geerestein lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McFinnigan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Geerestein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McFinnigan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from McFinnigan.
Geerestein throws out a loose jab but McFinnigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geerestein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McFinnigan.
Geerestein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Geerestein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Geerestein moves out of range.
Geerestein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McFinnigan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Geerestein has time to react.

Geerestein has managed to clinch.
McFinnigan misses with some punches.
Geerestein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to McFinnigan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McFinnigan takes a shot to the head.
McFinnigan is trying to push Geerestein away but Geerestein has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McFinnigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Geerestein lands a nice shot to the body.
Geerestein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McFinnigan.
McFinnigan is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Geerestein.
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!
Geerestein digs a right hand underneath McFinnigan's ribcage. McFinnigan let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geerestein digs a right hand into McFinnigan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McFinnigan's gas tank.
Geerestein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Callum McFinnigan has been cut.
Geerestein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Geerestein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Geerestein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Geerestein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McFinnigan or not.
Geerestein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Geerestein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Geerestein lands with a left to the head.

McFinnigan is rocked!
Geerestein cracks McFinnigan with a big uppercut, right up the middle and McFinnigan goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! McFinnigan wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johan Geerestein!
After winning the bout, Johan Geerestein 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwight Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Walker
vs
Aldo

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Jorge Aldo has been cut.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Walker tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.

Aldo pushes Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aldo lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker letting Aldo take a breather here.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Walker.

Walker gets tackled into the ropes by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Aldo working Walker over with knees to the body.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Aldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the ropes.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Aldo.

It looks like Dwight Walker has been cut.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Aldo slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aldo momentarily.
Walker scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo looks to throw a body kick
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Walker.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walker scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Aldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Walker thows a leg kick but Aldo checks it
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker throws a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
As Aldo backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Walker blocks a head kick by Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dwight Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker scores with a hook.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Walker misses with a hook

and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walker.

Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Aldo throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walker - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walker. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walker tries a low kick but Aldo avoids it.

Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Walker into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker connects with a nice looking jab.
Aldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Walker.
Walker backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Walker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walker blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Aldo counters with a body kick.
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walker.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!
A low kick from Walker misses

and Aldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aldo.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
Aldo slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Walker lands with a straight right. Aldo didn't see that one coming.

Aldo is rocked!
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker closes the distance and catches Aldo with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Aldo is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Aldo is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Aldo is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Walker takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dwight Walker!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alanian Aryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez 's choice of entrance music: Ambitionz as a Rider. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aryan
vs
Gonzalez

208 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alanian Aryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Gonzalez !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Aryan avoids nicely.
Aryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Aryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aryan takes one on the button.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez cracks Aryan with a good jab.

It looks like Alanian Aryan has been cut.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez jabs Aryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Aryan is rocked!
Gonzalez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Gonzalez shuts the power down on Aryan. Lights out, game over! Gonzalez is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Gonzalez !
Post fight, Nick Gonzalez stared into the camera and said 'I knew I had this motherfuckers number you know. I just keep the pressure and they'll eventually break and that's what you saw. Mad respect to the opponent tho. Hes a great fighter and shit but I'm just better. I'm better than all these foos. Seto you a bitch, Johnny you a bitch! COMPTON MOTHERFUCKE'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Apolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepe Apolo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Timmermans
vs
Apolo

187 cm
18
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepe Apolo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apolo tries to bum rush Timmermans with a series of wild strikes but Timmermans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timmermans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apolo.
Timmermans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Timmermans misses with a straight right.
Apolo tries to counter with a clinch but Timmermans shakes him off and moves away.
Apolo jabs at Timmermans's body.
Timmermans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmermans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Timmermans.
Apolo misses with a hook. Timmermans ducked under it nicely.
Timmermans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Apolo's hands.

Apolo takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmermans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apolo backwards.
Apolo tries to work over Timmermans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmermans.
Timmermans connects with a right hand. Apolo shakes it off.
Timmermans jabs Apolo right on the nose. Apolo blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Timmermans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Timmermans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Timmermans - that will leave a mark!
Apolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with a body shot.
Apolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timmermans can pounce on him.
Apolo misses with a two punch combination.
Timmermans stuns Apolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Timmermans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Apolo on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timmermans dips to his left and cracks Apolo with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Apolo. Beautiful body shot.
Timmermans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apolo.
Timmermans is looking to counter punch.
Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apolo.

Apolo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Apolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolo prevents a body shot from Timmermans.
Timmermans lands with a left to the head.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Apolo.
Apolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apolo tries a body shot but Timmermans blocks it.

Apolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apolo looks to clinch
letting Timmermans counter with a right hand.
Apolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apolo throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Timmermans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apolo manages to avoid it.
Apolo throws a series of punches but Timmermans avoids them all with ease.
Timmermans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apolo.
Timmermans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Timmermans.
Timmermans lands a nice shot that snaps Apolo's head back.
Timmermans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo looks to throw the jab but Timmermans is out of range.
Pepe Apolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Timmermans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timmermans.
Apolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Timmermans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Apolo lands.
Nice shot by Timmermans.
Apolo throws a series of punches but Timmermans moves out of range.
Timmermans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Timmermans finds it's target.
Apolo tries to clinch there but Timmermans circles away.
Timmermans delivers a nice body kick.
Timmermans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apolo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Apolo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Apolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Timmermans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apolo.
Timmermans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo blocking some punches.
Apolo can't break the clinch.
Apolo is trying to push Timmermans away but Timmermans has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Apolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Apolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apolo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timmermans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apolo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apolo on the side of the head.
Apolo tries to clinch up but Timmermans circles away and keeps his distance.
Timmermans is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Timmermans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Apolo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apolo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Timmermans.

Apolo moves into range and clinches up with Timmermans.
Apolo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Timmermans tries to stall but Apolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Timmermans misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Apolo clinches up with Timmermans and pushes him back against the ropes.
Timmermans lands a right hand.
Apolo is trying to force a seperation but Timmermans has the dominant position.
Apolo is trying to force a seperation but Timmermans has the dominant position.
Timmermans gets through Apolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmermans scoring well with a low kick there.
Apolo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Timmermans finds it's way round the side to connect with Apolo's head.
Apolo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Timmermans counter with a right hand.
Timmermans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Apolo moves into the clinch.
Timmermans struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.

Apolo breaks from the clinch.
Apolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timmermans.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timmermans can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo misses with a combination
and Timmermans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Timmermans dodges the punch combination from Apolo.
It looked like Timmermans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apolo doesn't manage to clinch there - Timmermans circles away.
Apolo scores with a sloppy right hand. Timmermans should have avoided that one.
Timmermans digs a good hook to Apolo's body.
Apolo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Apolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmermans manages to avoid it.
Apolo tries to clinch there but Timmermans circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Timmermans as he connects with a hook.
Timmermans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apolo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Timmermans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Timmermans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apolo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Timmermans connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apolo.
Timmermans connects with a good right hand that stumbles Apolo. Apolo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Timmermans scores with a nice right hand.
Apolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timmermans misses the shot to the body.
Timmermans lands with a shot to the body.

Timmermans tries to keep at a distance but Apolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Timmermans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apolo's efforts to push away.
Timmermans misses with a punch to the body.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apolo tries to clinch but Timmermans is having none of it.
Apolo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Timmermans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timmermans jabs Apolo right on the nose. Apolo blinks but takes it well.
Timmermans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Apolo throws a jab when Timmermans was well out of range.
Apolo closes the distance but Timmermans moves to the side
and Timmermans counters with a low kick, right behind Apolo 's knee.
Timmermans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apolo can do to turn this around?
Apolo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Timmermans.
A decent looking cross lands there for Timmermans.

Timmermans tries to keep at a distance but Apolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Apolo lands a shoulder strike.
Timmermans throws a punch but it's blocked by Apolo.
Apolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmermans has him pressed against the ropes.
Apolo blocks an uppercut.
Apolo blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Timmermans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmermans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!

Apolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmermans lands a jab to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timmermans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmermans scores with a hook.
Apolo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Timmermans.
Timmermans lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apolo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Timmermans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apolo looks to land a right hand but Timmermans moved out of range.
Timmermans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Timmermans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apolo thinking.
Timmermans lands with an uppercut that bounces Apolo off the ropes and back into range.
Nice shot by Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apolo.
Apolo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Timmermans.
Timmermans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Timmermans throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans connects with a solid leg kick.
Timmermans fails to land with a series of punches.
Apolo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Timmermans.
Apolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Timmermans counters with a series of strikes. Apolo will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Timmermans - just one landing.
Apolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Timmermans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Apolo is rocked!
Timmermans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Apolos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Apolo is still on wobbly legs! Can Timmermans finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Timmermans cracks Apolo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Apolo 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 Apolo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Apolo could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Casper Timmermans!
Casper Timmermans thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Duke McStoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Pitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Si Pitung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McStoner
vs
Pitung

192 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke McStoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Si Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitung working hard to break the clinch.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McStoner.
Pitung prevents a body shot from McStoner.
McStoner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McStoner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung wants to get back to striking at distance but McStoner won't allow it.
McStoner blocking some punches.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitung lands with a right to the head.
McStoner lands with a light punch inside.
McStoner blocks an uppercut.
McStoner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitung tries to throw a body punch but McStoner avoids it by throwing Pitung back against the ropes.
Pitung misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pitung.
McStoner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pitung fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.
McStoner blocks an uppercut.
Pitung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pitung is trying to break the clinch but McStoner has him pressed against the ropes.
McStoner scores with a hook to the body.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as McStoner controls the action.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.
McStoner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
Pitung tries to throw a body punch but McStoner avoids it by throwing Pitung back against the ropes.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.
Pitung misses with a body punch.

Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitung fakes the leg kick and cracks McStoner in the body.
Pitung lands with a nice body punch.
Pitung throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung is looking to land body kicks.
Pitung throws a low kick but McStoner avoids it.

McStoner rushes Pitung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but McStoner has double underhooks.

Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pitung moves into the clinch.
McStoner lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitung misses with some punches.
McStoner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Pitung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McStoner is stalling here.
McStoner stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McStoner for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
McStoner tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing McStoner back against the ropes.
A short right from McStoner on the inside.
Pitung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStoner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McStoner misses with some punches.
McStoner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as McStoner controls his hands.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by McStoner.
A head punch on the inside from McStoner fails to land.
McStoner lands with a right to the head.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as McStoner controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McStoner.
McStoner lands a left hand.
Pitung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.

Pitung manages to break the clinch.
Pitung has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pitung throws a wild body kick that McStoner sees coming a mile off.
It looked like McStoner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McStoner takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pitung clinches up against the ropes.
McStoner stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McStoner lands with a right to the head.
McStoner misses with a punch to the body.
McStoner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McStoner fails to land.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McStoner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McStoner fails to land.
McStoner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as McStoner controls the action.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from McStoner.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by McStoner.
McStoner lands with a right to the head.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McStoner digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Duke McStoner will probably get the nod.
That's time! McStoner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pitung cracks the inside of McStoner's front leg.
Pitung thumps McStoner with a low kick.
No joy there for McStoner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but McStoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
McStoner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McStoner was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitung.
Pitung thumps McStoner with a low kick.
Pitung throws a leg kick but McStoner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitung loads up on a big right hand but McStoner slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStoner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitung.
Pitung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pitung lands a nice looking kick to the body. McStoner takes a step back to recover.
McStoner is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pitung misses.
Pitung lands a leg kick that knocks McStoner off balance momentarily.

Pitung clinches.
McStoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung is looking to control McStoner's arms but McStoner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pitung has his back to the ropes.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but McStoner has double underhooks.
Pitung can't break the clinch.
McStoner lands a shoulder strike.
Pitung working hard to break the clinch.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Pitung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McStoner has a couple of punches blocked by Pitung.
Pitung tries to stall but McStoner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McStoner lands with a short shot to the head.
McStoner scores with a shot to the side of Pitung's head.
McStoner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pitung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McStoner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McStoner.
McStoner lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McStoner scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McStoner creates a bit of space and cracks Pitung with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Pitung is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Pitung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pitung misses with a left hand

and McStoner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but McStoner has double underhooks.
Pitung misses with some punches.
McStoner presses Pitung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
McStoner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Pitung scores with a nice short uppercut.
McStoner tries to work over Pitung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McStoner lands with a short shot to the head.
McStoner lands a body shot.
Pitung is breathing heavily.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by McStoner.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by McStoner.

Pitung is rocked!
Pitung looks for the body kick but McStoner saw that one coming.
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can McStoner finish him?
Si Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pitung tenderised McStoner's leg. McStoner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
McStoner throws the left hand but Pitung avoids the punch easily.
McStoner connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Pitung's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Pitung - 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 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duke McStoner!
Duke McStoner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grigoriy Chirkash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mar Poker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chirkash
vs
Poker

186 cm
18
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent MT
Powerful

Sun-Tzu
Spartan Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigoriy Chirkash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mar Poker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chirkash can pounce on him.
Poker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Poker instigates a clinch.
Poker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chirkash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chirkash effectively controlling the action here.
Poker misses with a punch on the inside.
Chirkash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chirkash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poker or not.
Poker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chirkash's efforts to push away.
Chirkash definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A frustrated look appears on Chirkash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poker misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poker tries to throw a body punch but Chirkash avoids it by throwing Poker back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Poker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chirkash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Chirkash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chirkash keeps the fight on the outside.

Poker clinches up with Chirkash and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chirkash as Poker tries to tie him up.
Chirkash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chirkash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chirkash is trying to force a seperation but Poker has the dominant position.
Poker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chirkash.
Poker tries to throw a body punch but Chirkash avoids it by throwing Poker back against the ropes.
Poker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chirkash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poker tries a body shot but Chirkash blocks it.
Poker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Grigoriy Chirkash has been cut.
Poker has a couple of punches blocked by Chirkash.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poker.
Poker lands a nice uppercut.
Chirkash slows down the pace here.
Chirkash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poker is keeping busy.
Poker lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chirkash is trying to force a seperation but Poker has the dominant position.
Chirkash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poker's elbow.
Chirkash looking to slow down the pace here.
Chirkash misses with a punch on the inside.
Poker pushes Chirkash back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chirkash is breathing heavily.
Chirkash scores with a hook to the body.
Chirkash struggles to land a body shot inside as Poker controls his hands.
Chirkash taking a breather.
Chirkash blocks a body shot from Poker.
Chirkash tries to break free but Poker pushes him back against the ropes.
Chirkash is looking to control Poker's arms but Poker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chirkash has his back to the ropes.
Poker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poker misses with some punches.
Chirkash blocking some punches.
Poker has a couple of punches blocked by Chirkash.
Poker prevents a body shot from Chirkash.
Chirkash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chirkash trying to stall but Poker improves his position.
Poker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poker keeps control of Chirkash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chirkash is trying to maintain a safe position but Poker gets an underhook and turns Chirkash into the ropes.
Poker misses with a punch to the body.
Poker tries to work over Chirkash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chirkash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chirkash taking a breather.
Poker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chirkash's elbow.
Poker is leaning against Chirkash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chirkash blocks an uppercut.
Chirkash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chirkash is looking to break free of the clinch but Poker has double underhooks.
Poker lands a shot to the body.
Chirkash is trying to maintain a safe position but Poker gets an underhook and turns Chirkash into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chirkash's elbow.
Poker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Poker tries to work over Chirkash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chirkash looking to stall.
Poker misses with a body punch.
Poker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poker prevents Chirkash from breaking the clinch.
Chirkash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Poker on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Poker.
A short left from Poker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chirkash just leaning against Poker, taking a breather.
Chirkash prevents a body shot from Poker.
A right hook to the body lands for Poker.
A hook to the body from Poker.
Poker lands a hook that snaps the head of Chirkash backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mar Poker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigoriy Chirkash's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Poker rushes Chirkash and presses him up against the ropes.
Poker misses with a body punch.
Chirkash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chirkash blocks a body shot from Poker.
Poker scores with a shot to the side of Chirkash's head.
Poker lands a shoulder strike.
Chirkash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poker is working Chirkash over against the ropes.
Poker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Chirkash is rocked!
Poker cracks Chirkash with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Chirkash goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Chirkash wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mar Poker!
A victorious Mar Poker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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FIGHT
RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Wijnbergen
vs
Baxter

185 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen throws out a leg kick but Baxter moves out of range and Van Wijnbergen only half commits.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Baxter lands with a nice body punch.
Baxter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Van Wijnbergen moves away and avoids it.
Baxter works Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen throws a push kick but Baxter slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baxter. Baxter obviously looking to wear him down.
Baxter lands with a kick to the temple. Van Wijnbergen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Wijnbergen is just out of range.
Baxter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Wijnbergen rather than just go for the knockout.
Baxter walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the body kick
and Baxter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen scores with the left hand. Baxter knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen moves away.
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from Baxter.
Baxter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen wants to land a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen swings widly with a right hand
and Baxter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.
Van Wijnbergen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Baxter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Gary Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter lands a head kick. Van Wijnbergen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baxter throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely.
Baxter throws out a counter right but Van Wijnbergen avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Baxter works Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice hook.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a right hand. Baxter shakes it off.
Van Wijnbergen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baxter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baxter lands a jab to Van Wijnbergen's midsection.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut.
Baxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab when Baxter was well out of range.
Baxter lands a nice looking body shot.
Baxter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baxter lands a jab.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen looks to clinch
and Baxter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baxter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter throws a leg kick that misses.
Baxter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen strikes.
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!
Baxter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Baxter punishes Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a right hand. Van Wijnbergen shakes it off.
Baxter jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Wijnbergen is breathing heavily.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Wijnbergen tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baxter checks the leg kick nicely there.

Van Wijnbergen closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Wijnbergen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Wijnbergen lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Wijnbergen throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Van Wijnbergen tenderised Baxter's leg. Baxter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Baxter sees coming a mile off.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baxter.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Van Wijnbergen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a leg kick
enabling Baxter to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a punch to the head.
Van Wijnbergen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Baxter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Wijnbergen tries to move into range but Baxter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter misses with a jab to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Van Wijnbergen.
Crunch! Van Wijnbergen slams his shin into Baxter's torso.
Baxter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen backing away here, and Baxter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baxter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baxter's calf.
The fighters circling - Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Wijnbergen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baxter will feel that in the morning.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxter.
Baxter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Wijnbergen with a body shot.
Baxter 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.
Baxter blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a hook to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Wijnbergen's sensitive parts.
Van Wijnbergen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baxter counters with a low kick, right behind Van Wijnbergen 's knee.
Van Wijnbergen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Baxter moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gary Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Wijnbergen has time to react.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Baxter throws out a loose jab but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Wijnbergen lands a left hand.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Wijnbergen avoids it.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Baxter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter throws a low kick, looking for Van Wijnbergen's leg but Van Wijnbergen calmly moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws a big shot that misses.
Baxter throws a big counter head kick but Van Wijnbergen avoids it with no problem.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Baxter misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxter tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is wise to it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick, looking for Baxter's leg but Baxter calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Baxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baxter misses with a body punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice leg kick.
Baxter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Wijnbergens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab.
Baxter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baxter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baxter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Wijnbergen takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Van Wijnbergen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Baxter moved away.
A clash of legs there as Van Wijnbergen blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Wijnbergen. That's going to slow Baxter down.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baxter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Wijnbergen's calf.
Baxter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baxter counters with a left to the body.
Baxter motions for Van Wijnbergen to come forward. Baxter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Van Wijnbergen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Wijnbergen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baxter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a head kick.
Baxter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Baxter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Van Wijnbergen looks to throw the jab but Baxter is out of range.
Baxter connects with a solid leg kick.
Baxter slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter scores with a jab. Van Wijnbergen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Baxter lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
Van Wijnbergen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a two punch combination.
Baxter tried to score with a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Baxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baxter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baxter swings widly with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baxter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Baxter really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baxter connects with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen checks a low kick from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Baxter throws a leg kick which misses Van Wijnbergen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Wijnbergen tries to avoid it.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
Baxter lands a jab.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baxter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping right.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a leg kick but Baxter saw it coming and moves away.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baxter checks a low kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter slips a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baxter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Wijnbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baxter to score with a decent uppercut.
Baxter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Wijnbergen clobbers Baxter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Wijnbergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the head kick by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baxter's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the body shot from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baxter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Wijnbergen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Baxter with an open hand slap.
Baxter 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.
Van Wijnbergen looks to clinch
and Baxter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Van Wijnbergen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baxter! But no joy.
Van Wijnbergen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter digs a good body shot into Van Wijnbergen's ribs.
Baxter throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter moves forwards but Van Wijnbergen connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Baxter is rocked!
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baxter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Wijnbergen finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.

Van Wijnbergen clinches up with Baxter and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter seems to have recovered his senses.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the ropes.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Wijnbergen backwards.
Van Wijnbergen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Van Wijnbergen is blocking nicely.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Baxter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baxter throws a head kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Baxter misses with a low kick as Van Wijnbergen jumps back.
Van Wijnbergen punishes Baxter's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Baxter moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. Van Wijnbergen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Baxter scores with a nice strike.
Van Wijnbergen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Wijnbergen missing with a left hand there. Baxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baxter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Wijnbergen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baxter scrambles back to his feet.
Baxter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baxter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Wijnbergen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the head kick by Baxter.
Baxter checks a leg kick.
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Wijnbergen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baxter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen 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.
Van Wijnbergen backing away here, and Baxter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Baxter throws a lazy head kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice leg kick.
Baxter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Wijnbergen punishes Baxter's body with a nice straight punch.
Baxter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Wijnbergen blocks a jab.
Baxter jabs at Van Wijnbergen's body.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Van Wijnbergen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Wijnbergen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Baxter does it's job there.
Van Wijnbergen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a head kick by Baxter.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Wijnbergen has time to react.
Baxter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Wijnbergen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baxter is out of range and Van Wijnbergen settles back down.
Baxter tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is wise to it.
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Baxter avoids it.
Baxter blocks a leg kick.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Baxter misses.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter 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.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a hook. Baxter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Wijnbergen jabs at Baxter's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
Baxter walks into a straight right hand from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen digs a good hook to Baxter's body.
Baxter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab.
Van Wijnbergen throws a chopping leg kick but Baxter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joels Van Wijnbergen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Wijnbergen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joels Van Wijnbergen!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

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

Bolkiah
vs
Maciver

210 cm
18
282 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Faiq Bolkiah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolkiah misses with a left hand
and Maciver counters with a straight right hand.
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Maciver 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolkiah.
Bolkiah throws a head kick but Maciver moves out of range.

Bolkiah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maciver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolkiah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolkiah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciver's elbow.
Maciver tries a body shot but Bolkiah blocks it.
Bolkiah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver pushes Bolkiah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolkiah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolkiah is breathing heavily.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolkiah.
Maciver lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolkiah backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maciver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
Maciver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Faiq Bolkiah has been cut.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maciver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolkiah takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Maciver.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Bolkiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver is pushing Bolkiah up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maciver has Bolkiah pushed against the ropes.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkiah backwards.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Maciver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver landing knees to the head.

Bolkiah is rocked!
Maciver creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Bolkiah off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Bolkiah is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Maciver is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Donal Maciver!
In defeat, Faiq Bolkiah stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got distracted by his Pokemon.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by Ca fait mal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

George
vs
Wannanen

185 cm
20
161 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Wannanen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. George checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wannanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wannanen.
George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wannanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wannanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wannanen.
Wannanen throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
Wannanen fails to land with a series of punches.
George tried to counter with a leg kick but Wannanen avoided it.
Wannanen throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
Wannanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt George.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wannanen.
George with a hook.
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!
Wannanen misses with a straight right.
George cracks Wannanen with an open hand slap.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George slips a jab and a cross from Wannanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a chopping leg kick but Wannanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wannanen misses with a wild body shot.
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wannanen. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by George. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of George.
Wannanen checks a leg kick.
Wannanen swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wannanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
George thuds his shin into the meat of Wannanen's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wannanen.
George throws a low kick but Wannanen avoids it.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wannanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down George rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George scores with a body shot.
George checks a low kick from Wannanen.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George moves away from the strike by Wannanen.
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wannanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wannanen.
Wannanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wannanen 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.
George feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wannanen scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wannanen.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
George avoids the head kick by Wannanen.
A counter left hand to the body from George misses its target.
George takes a swing at Wannanen's ribcage but misses.
Wannanen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from George with a body shot.
Wannanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from George finds it's way round the side to connect with Wannanen's head.
Wannanen lands a front kick.
Wannanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
Wannanen misses with a combination
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wannanen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wannanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wannanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wannanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for George.
George has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wannanen.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wannanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wannanen is looking to chop away at George's legs.
George is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen checks a low kick from George.
Wannanen misses with a body shot.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws a hook but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by George.
George checks a leg kick.
Wannanen looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
Wannanen misses with a double jab.
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Wannanen.
George cracks Wannanen with an open hand slap.
Wannanen tries a head kick but it misses.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wannanen.
Wannanen tries to work over George's front leg with a kick but George checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen lands a jab to George's midsection.
Wannanen loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.

George closes the distance and pushes Wannanen back into the ropes.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Wannanen back against the ropes.
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 Lambert George will probably get the nod.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

George catches Wannanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
George throws a shot to the body.
Wannanen throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George throws a low kick, looking for Wannanen's leg but Wannanen calmly moves out of range.
Wannanen tries a quick counter leg kick but George is wise to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from George.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wannanen looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Wannanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Wannanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Wannanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as George lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wannanen doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wannanen. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by George.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wannanen. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Wannanen finds it's way through George's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from George there as he acknowledges the shot.
A clash of legs there as George blocks the low kick.
Wannanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George slips under a jab.
Wannanen throws a push kick but George slaps the foot to one side.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.

George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
George stalling in the clinch but Wannanen improves position.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from George.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wannanen swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from George - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wannanen breaks the clinch.
Wannanen dodges the punch combination from George.
Wannanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Wannanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
George is looking to land body kicks.
George looks to land a body kick but Wannanen moved away.
Wannanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George lands a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wannanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
George throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
Wannanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wannanen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a body shot.
George lands with a good body shot.
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wannanen checks a leg kick.
Wannanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wannanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George moves out of range as Wannanen throws a body kick.
Wannanen clobbers George with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wannanen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and George counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wannanen's knee momentarily.
Wannanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Wannanen thinks about the counter body kick.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wannanen.
Sloppy strikes from Wannanen. Those never looked like landing.
Wannanen throws a front kick aimed at George's knee but George avoids it well.
A head kick by Wannanen misses
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wannanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wannanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
George throws a wild body kick that Wannanen sees coming a mile off.
Wannanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and George counters with a leg kick.
Wannanen misses with an uppercut.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Wannanen wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by George.
George tries to clinch but Wannanen moves out of range.
George misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

George misses with a low kick.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
George misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from George misses the target.
George throws an overhand right that lands on Wannanen's shoulder, as Wannanen tries to avoid the shot.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wannanen can do to turn this around?
Wannanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wannanen throws a body kick that misses.
George tries to clinch up.
George swings for the body but Wannanen moves out of range.
Wannanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from George finds it's way round the side to connect with Wannanen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by George.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Wannanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
Wannanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wannanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Wannanen.
Wannanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
George misses the shot to the body.
Wannanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
George displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wannanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wannanen throws a low kick but George avoids it.
George throws a push kick but Wannanen slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as George blocks the low kick.
George throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wannanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles George's knee momentarily.
Wannanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wannanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Wannanen throws a hook but George blocks it.
George tests Wannanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wannanen misses with a wild combination.
Wannanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Wannanen looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
Wannanen moves out of range as George throws a body kick.
Wannanen lands the left hand.
Wannanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wannanen! But no joy.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
George digs a good body shot into Wannanen's ribs.
George blocks the body kick.
Wannanen walks into a jab.
George throws a body punch but Wannanen moves out of range.
Wannanen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
George blocks a head kick by Wannanen.
George feinted there with a counter leg kick.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
Wannanen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
George tries to work over Wannanen's front leg with a kick but Wannanen checks it.
George throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wannanen walks into a straight right hand from George.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
George throws the left hand but Wannanen avoids the punch easily.
Wannanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wannanen throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Wannanen only half commits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wannanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen staying out of range there.
Wannanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

George moves into the clinch successfully.
George blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
George blocking some punches.
Wannanen trying to control the position but instead, George has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wannanen into the ropes.

George breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from George.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Wannanen misses
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Wannanen off the ropes and back into range.
Wannanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wannanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen needs to keep his hands up - George had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

George connects with a right hand. Wannanen shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by George. Beautiful body shot.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Wannanen is just out of range.
Wannanen tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
George throws a push kick but Wannanen slaps the foot to one side.
Wannanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George lands a glancing blow to the side of Wannanen's head.
Wannanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George tries to clinch up but Wannanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Wannanen throws a leg kick but George moved away.
Some wild striking there from Wannanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen misses with a kick to the body
and George counters with a three punch combo that has Wannanen backing up. Wannanen nods at George to acknowledge the strikes.
George blocks the body kick.
George tries to clinch up.
Wannanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wannanen takes a jab right on the kisser.

Wannanen is rocked!
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George avoids a kick to the body.
Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Wannanen looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for George.
George uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wannanen has time to react.
Wannanen is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wannanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George tries to clinch up but Wannanen circles away and keeps his distance.
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wannanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wannanen throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wannanen seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
George lands the left hand.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.
Wannanen keeps the fight on the outside.
George misses with a looping right.
Wannanen tries a quick counter leg kick but George is wise to it.
Wannanen tries to work over George's front leg with a kick but George checks it.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wannanen.
Wannanen avoids the body shot from George.
Wannanen tries a quick counter leg kick but George is wise to it.
Wannanen scores with a nice body kick.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wannanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
George checks a leg kick.
And George counters with a quick kick to the body but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as George lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wannanen doesn't seem phased though.
Wannanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wannanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wannanen avoids the body shot from George.
Wannanen looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
George tests Wannanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wannanen lands a jab to George's midsection.
Wannanen misses with a looping left.
Wannanen cracks the inside of George's front leg.
Wannanen misses the body punch
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from George.
Wannanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
George lands the left hand.
Wannanen tries to land a body kick
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George throws a right hand that Wannanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Wannanen also avoids with ease.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Wannanen misses.
Wannanen slips a jab and a cross from George.
Wannanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. George checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wannanen throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
George thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wannanen if he has to take too many more of those.
George looks to throw a body kick
and Wannanen counters with a left to the body.
George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wannanen moves away from the strike by George.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wannanen stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George thows a body kick. Wannanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wannanen.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George had his way with Pekko Wannanen in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wannanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wannanen is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wannanen.
George throws a chopping leg kick but Wannanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
George lands a nice hook to Wannanen's body. Wannanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wannanen misses with a body punch
and George counters with an outside leg kick.
George misses with a hook.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wannanen.
George scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen throws a lazy head kick
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Wannanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and George counters with a body kick that stops Wannanen in his tracks momentarily.
George throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wannanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wannanen scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
George with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wannanen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wannanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
George lands a body shot.
George darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
George moves out of range as Wannanen throws a body kick.
Wannanen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from George.
Wannanen misses with a double jab.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
George misses with a few strikes there.
Wannanen lands a right hook to the body.
Wannanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Wannanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George is looking to slow Wannanen down with leg kicks.
George tries to clinch up.
George throws a solid leg kick but Wannanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at George.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Wannanen off balance momentarily.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wannanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wannanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Wannanen.
Wannanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
George swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wannanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George checks a low kick from Wannanen.
George doesn't manage to clinch there - Wannanen circles away.
George avoids the body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and George counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
Wannanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
George lands a lovely overhand right.
Pekko Wannanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wannanen misses with a kick to the body.
It appears George was looking to counter with a kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
Wannanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wannanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wannanen avoids the body shot from George.
A left lands for George.
Wannanen throws a lazy body kick
and George counters with a thumping low kick.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
George tries to clinch up.
George chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George avoids a kick to the body.
Wannanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wannanen throws a wild body kick that George sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
George scores with a leg kick.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Wannanen off the ropes and back into range.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wannanen throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
George throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
George lands with a slapping head kick.
Wannanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wannanen swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George is the new lightweight champion!
Lambert George decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.