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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Back in Black. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julio Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Patrick moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Patrick tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Patrick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patrick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Patrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Patrick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Patrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones cracks Patrick with a good jab.
It looks like Robert Patrick has been cut.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Julio Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Patrick is just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Patrick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
Patrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patrick as Jones tries to tie him up.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Patrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Patrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patrick is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Patrick - that landed with a thud.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patrick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patrick moves away.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrick.
Patrick tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Patrick catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a counter high kick but Patrick was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones sets himself, and Patrick steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Patrick connects with a solid leg kick.
Patrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patrick throws a fast counter high kick but Jones manages to duck under it in time.
Jones slips a straight right by Patrick.
Patrick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Patrick throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patrick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Patrick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a head kick but Patrick moves out of range.
Jones punishes Patrick's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Patrick counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Patrick.
Jones lands a head kick that bluckles Patrick and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Jones no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Patrick misses with a hook.
Patrick scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Patrick counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Patrick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patrick.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Patrick counters with a nice leg kick.
Patrick 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.
Jones cracks Patrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Patrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Patrick with a jab.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands an overhand right.
Patrick has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Patrick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Patrick misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrick.
Good leg kick by Patrick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patrick, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Patrick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones is looking to wear down Patrick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patrick works the jab nicely.
Patrick staying out of range there.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick's corner calls for a 1-2. Patrick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up but Patrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patrick.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
Patrick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Jones should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Robert Patrick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a leg kick but Patrick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Patrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patrick.
Patrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Patrick sees coming a mile off.
Jones throws a body punch but Patrick moves out of range.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Patrick's belly button to the back.
Patrick moves out of range of the body kick.
Patrick throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Patrick wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Patrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Patrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patrick steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Jones to the mat! Jones looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Patrick is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Patrick jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Robert Patrick!
Our winner, Robert Patrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wade North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes into the arena with Howl blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but North is keeping busy.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson tries to stall but North uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by North as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and North has denied him.
North holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North stalling against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of North backwards.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of North backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Johnson is stalling here.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from North.
Johnson stalling against the ropes.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
North is pushing Johnson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson pushes North back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Wade North has been cut.
North wants to stall.
North tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
North stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from North.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but North is keeping busy.
North dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
North blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from North.
North misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by North as Johnson tries to tie him up.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but North is keeping busy.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as North tries to tie him up.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of North backwards.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from North.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade North's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
North closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
North blocking some punches.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
North is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
North is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the ropes.
North lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
North taking a breather.
I was talking to North's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
North misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on North - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
North lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North is trying to stall.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
North stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to stall.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
North misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
North lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by North.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
North is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the ropes.
Adam Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
North lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
North lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson pushes North back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
North misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from North.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
North lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
North lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
North blocks a punch to the side of the head.
North tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by North.
A nice glancing elbow lands by North.
North slows down the pace here.
North is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the ropes.
Johnson tries a body shot but North blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade North dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wade North's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johnson looks to throw the jab but North is out of range.
North fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
North is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the ropes.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North wants to stall.
Johnson pushes North back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from North.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
North slows down the pace here.
North misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
Johnson wants to stall.
North lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson works on North's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
North blocks an uppercut.
North tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by North.
North lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
North misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from North.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
North is trying to stall.
Johnson tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but North is keeping busy.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as North tries to tie him up.
North working aggressively here.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
North is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
North content to slow the pace in the clinch.
North has Johnson pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wade North.
North on the wrong end of a nice jab.
North rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
North tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but North improves position.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
North blocks a punch to the side of the head.
North lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by North.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Johnson.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Si Pitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Si Pitung is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Si Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Kang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitung throws a wild body kick that Kang sees coming a mile off.
Pitung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kang moves out of range of the body kick.
Kang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pitung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kang blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Kang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kang.
Kang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang prevents a body shot from Pitung.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Kang.
Kang lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung wants to get back to striking at distance but Kang won't allow it.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung blocks a body shot from Kang.
Kang's coach down at MMA School was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Kang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kang cracks Pitung with a good jab.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
Pitung looks for the body kick but Kang saw that one coming.
Kang moves out of range as Pitung throws a body kick.
Kang swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kang wants to slow Pitung down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitung throws a body kick that misses.
Kang has managed to clinch.
Kang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pitung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Kang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kang working aggressively here.
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
Kang misses the jab.
Pitung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kang.
Pitung throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pitung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kang moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitung ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Pitung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pitung checks the leg kick.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitung moves away.
Kang works the jab nicely.
Kang walks into a left hand.
Pitung loads up on a big right hand but Kang slips the punch.
Kang misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Kang.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kang throws a low kick but Pitung moves out of range easily.
Kang misses with a body shot.
Pitung lands a nice hook to Kang's body. Kang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pitung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kang misses with a looping right.
Kang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitung throws out the jab.
Kang takes a swing at Pitung's ribcage but misses.
Kang moves out of range of the body kick from Pitung.
Pitung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kang.
Kang blocks a body shot from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pitung tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitung.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitung.
Kang throws a head punch that misses.
Pitung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung lands a body shot.
Kang tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Kang lands a body punch.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Pitung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitung working hard to break the clinch.
Pitung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kang clinches up with Pitung and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kang blocking some punches.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Pitung tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Pitung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kang lands a shot to the body.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung blocks an uppercut.
Pitung breaks the clinch.
Kang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kang throws a head kick but Pitung moves out of range.
Kang throws a looping overhand right but Pitung ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung throws a big shot that misses.
Pitung throws the kick towards the body but Kang avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kang blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitung tries to land a front kick but Kang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pitung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kang throws a counter combo.
Kang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Kang.
Si Pitung is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Kang misses.
Pitung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pitung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitung throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kang avoids it.
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Kang.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Pitung tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Kang can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Kang throws a head punch that misses.
Pitung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Kang.
Bruce Kang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pitung is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pitung fails to land.
Pitung misses with the head strike.
Pitung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Kang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang working aggressively here.
Kang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitung working aggressively here.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitung blocks a body shot from Kang.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kang lands with a light punch inside.
Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kang scores with the left hand. Pitung knows he should have avoided that one.
Kang darts in and clinches Pitung up against the ropes.
Kang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kang throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitung is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Kang misses with some punches.
Kang blocking some punches.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Kang lands with a right to the head.
Kang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitung.
Kang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kang misses with some punches.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kang's elbow.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kang.
Pitung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Kang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pitung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitung misses with a left hand
and Kang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kang lands with a left to the head.
Pitung is rocked!
Pitung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kang misses with the head strike.
Kang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kang lands with a light punch inside.
Kang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
Kang lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitung.
Kang lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kang lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Pitung.
Kang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitung's calf.
Kang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kang scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Pitung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitung walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Kang rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Pitung has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kang cracks Pitung with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Pitung get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Pitung looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Kang misses with a body shot.
Pitung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pitung. Those never looked like landing.
Pitung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pitung seems to have got his legs back now.
Kang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pitung. That did some damage!
Kang moves out of range of the body kick from Pitung.
Kang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pitung's hands.
Kang throws the left hand but Pitung avoids the punch easily.
Pitung throws a leg kick but Kang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kang wants to counter with a clinch but Pitung pushes him away.
Pitung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kang as the two fighters clinch.
Pitung presses Kang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kang pushes Pitung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kang has Pitung pressed against the ropes, preventing Pitung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Kang.
Kang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitung throws a push kick but Kang slaps the foot to one side.
Kang wants to counter the offense by Pitung and move into the clinch position.
Kang tries to clinch up.
Kang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kang takes the fight into the clinch.
Kang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.
Pitung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitung.
Kang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Si Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pitung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pitung.
Pitung is looking to land body kicks.
Kang moves out of range as Pitung throws a body kick.
Kang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitung.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Kang.
Kang blocks the body kick.
Pitung slips a straight right by Kang.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. Kang saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a straight right.
Kang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pitung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang connects with an inside leg kick.
Pitung throws the kick towards the body but Kang avoids it.
Kang tries to counter with a clinch but Pitung shakes him off and moves away.
Pitung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kang moves forwards but Pitung connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kang connects with a leg kick. Pitung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pitung with a jab.
Kang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitung missing with a left hand there. Kang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
Kang's corner calls for a 1-2. Kang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kang moves into range and clinches up with Pitung.
Pitung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kang.
A short uppercut from Kang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang has Pitung pressed against the ropes, preventing Pitung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kang digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kang lands a nice uppercut.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
Kang has a couple of punches blocked by Pitung.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Kang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kang lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
Kang scores with a hook to the body.
Kang working aggressively here.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Pitung working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Kang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Kang!
A relieved looking Bruce Kang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Damian Lizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Lizard looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Lizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lizard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kanno misses the jab.
Lizard throws a head kick but Kanno moves out of range.
Kanno is looking to slow Lizard down with leg kicks.
Kanno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kanno lands with a light punch inside.
Lizard wants to break free but Kanno has control.
Lizard can't break the clinch.
A short left from Kanno.
Still in the clinch, Kanno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kanno.
Kanno told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lizard is breathing heavily.
Lizard is trying to stall.
Lizard tries to throw a body punch but Kanno avoids it by throwing Lizard back against the ropes.
Kanno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lizard takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lizard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanno scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kanno.
Kanno is looking to slow Lizard down with leg kicks.
Kanno connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Kanno.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanno.
Kanno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lizard is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kanno! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikami Kanno!
Mikami Kanno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between The Sumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faiq Bolkiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faiq Bolkiah will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Sumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Faiq Bolkiah!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumo has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sumo.
Bolkiah looks winded!
Sumo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Faiq Bolkiah has been cut.
Sumo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumo lands with a right to the head.
Sumo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumo scores with a shot to the side of Bolkiah's head.
Sumo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Sumo.
Sumo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumo scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolkiah backwards.
Sumo lands a left hand.
Sumo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolkiah is rocked!
That has opened up Faiq Bolkiah's cut even more.
Bolkiah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumo creates a bit of distance and cracks Bolkiah with a big uppercut! Bolkiah goes down! The referee pushes Sumo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Bolkiah make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Sumo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). The Sumo!
The Sumo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donal Maciver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zion Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iconic - I am future. Donal Maciver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Fuller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciver throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuller.
Maciver tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Maciver lands a body shot.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Fuller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fuller throws a lazy uppercut
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
It looks like Zion Fuller has been cut.
Fuller throws a wild body kick that Maciver sees coming a mile off.
Fuller lands a nice hook to Maciver's body. Maciver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuller throws a body punch but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maciver throws out the jab.
Maciver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Fuller managing to block the knees to the body from Maciver.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Maciver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller lands a nice uppercut.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Fuller lands a right hand.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuller's efforts to push away.
A short right from Fuller on the inside.
Fuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuller misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fuller backwards.
Fuller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuller lands a shot to the body.
Fuller tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Fuller back against the ropes.
Maciver blocks an elbow strike from Fuller.
Maciver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fuller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fuller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuller breaks the clinch.
Maciver takes a swing at Fuller's ribcage but misses.
Fuller flicks out a counter leg kick but Maciver steps away.
Fuller misses with a left hand
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuller slips under a jab.
Maciver tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuller misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Fuller
and Maciver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maciver misses with a double jab.
Fuller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maciver seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maciver throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.
Maciver takes the fight into the clinch.
Fuller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Fuller is blocking nicely.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Fuller.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Fuller blocks with his arms.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.
Fuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver tries a body shot but Fuller blocks it.
Fuller manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover.
Maciver blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Fuller. Beautiful body shot.
Fuller lands with a cross.
Fuller digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Fuller scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller cracks the inside of Maciver's front leg.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Fuller keeps Maciver at a distance using the push kick.
Fuller lands a slapping body shot.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuller. That one must have hurt.
Fuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a kick to the body.
Maciver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fuller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maciver will feel that in the morning.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuller. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Maciver walks into a left hand.
Maciver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maciver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fuller.
Fuller looks to land a left hand but Maciver moved out of range nicely.
Maciver takes a swing at Fuller's ribcage but misses.
Fuller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maciver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donal Maciver's cut is getting worse.
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller misses the shot to the body.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
Fuller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maciver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fuller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fuller fakes the leg kick and cracks Maciver in the body.
A swing and a miss from Maciver.
Nice shot lands for Fuller.
Zion Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fuller throws a push kick but Maciver slaps the foot to one side.
Maciver jabs Fuller right on the nose. Fuller blinks but takes it well.
Maciver slips a jab from Fuller.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick.
Maciver is looking to counter punch.
Maciver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuller. That one must have hurt.
Maciver throws out a loose jab but Fuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuller thuds his shin into the meat of Maciver's side.
Fuller scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maciver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fuller throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller throws the kick towards the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuller avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Fuller connects with a jab.
Maciver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fuller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuller.
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuller works Maciver's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Maciver moves out of range easily.
Fuller connects with the punch.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maciver blocks a head kick by Fuller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller misses with a straight left.
Fuller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maciver on the side of the head.
Maciver tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Fuller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maciver will feel that in the morning.
Fuller throws a head kick that half lands.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Zion Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Fuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller throws a body kick that misses.
Fuller throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuller lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fuller!
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuller throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maciver misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands with a right hand.
Donal Maciver's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Fuller slips the punch.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
Fuller avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Fuller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Maciver staying out of range there.
Maciver tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Fuller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maciver if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Fuller.
Fuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fuller lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Maciver moves out of range as Fuller throws a body kick.
Fuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller jabs Maciver right on the nose. Maciver blinks but takes it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maciver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maciver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fuller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuller misses with a right hand
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Maciver forces Fuller back against the ropes and clinches.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Fuller controls the action.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuller backwards.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Fuller.
Fuller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuller blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Fuller blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuller looks to throw the jab but Maciver is out of range.
Fuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuller throws a wild body kick that Maciver sees coming a mile off.
Maciver throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
Maciver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuller throws a front kick aimed at Maciver's knee but Maciver avoids it well.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuller misses with a body kick.
Fuller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maciver counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Fuller
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuller lands with an overhand left.
Fuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Maciver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Fuller misses
and Maciver counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Fuller to the mat! Maciver runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Fuller is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Fuller is rocked!
Fuller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fuller to score with a decent uppercut.
Fuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Maciver finish him?
Fuller slips a jab from Maciver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuller! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver lands with a cross.
A jab from Maciver finds it's way through Fuller's defenses.
Fuller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maciver connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Fuller out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donal Maciver!
Donal Maciver retains his heavyweight title!
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