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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaie Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko has chosen Darkness Within as his entrance music. Andriy Pavlyuchenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaie Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons fails to land with a series of punches.
Pavlyuchenko throws out a counter right but Lyons avoids it with no problem.
Jaie Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons misses with a wild combination.
Pavlyuchenko throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlyuchenko misses the shot to the body.
Lyons wants to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Lyons crashing to the mat! Lyons uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Jaie Lyons has been cut.
Lyons tries to clinch but Pavlyuchenko is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Pavlyuchenko as he connects with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyons.
We've been informed that Pavlyuchenko 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.
Lyons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lyons slips under a jab.
Lyons tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Lyons tenderised Pavlyuchenko's leg. Pavlyuchenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lyons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pavlyuchenko tries to bum rush Lyons with a series of wild strikes but Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lyons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Pavlyuchenko misses.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a right hand. Lyons shakes it off.
Lyons moves in looking to clinch but Pavlyuchenko pushes him off.
Pavlyuchenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyons tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlyuchenko swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons is looking to clinch but Pavlyuchenko is avoiding it.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Lyons moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlyuchenko with a jab.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a right hand but Lyons moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pavlyuchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyons tries to clinch up.
Lyons doesn't manage to clinch there - Pavlyuchenko circles away.
Lyons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lyons cracks a nice hook into Pavlyuchenko's ribs.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlyuchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lyons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lyons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavlyuchenko catches Lyons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaie Lyons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lyons tries to clinch there but Pavlyuchenko circles away.
Pavlyuchenko clinches with his opponent.
Lyons manages to break the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Lyons lands but Pavlyuchenko takes it in his stride.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a nice body punch.
Lyons lands a two punch combo.
Lyons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pavlyuchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Pavlyuchenko misses the jab.
Pavlyuchenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lyons dodges an elbow strike from Pavlyuchenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyonss head.
Pavlyuchenko breaks from the clinch.
Lyons pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pavlyuchenko back to the ropes. Lyons follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlyuchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.
Jaie Lyons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Lyons is rocked!
Lyons drops his guard momentarily, allowing Pavlyuchenko to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Lyons! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Pavlyuchenko takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$195 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sara Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sara Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Curtis misses.
Curtis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Curtis misses with a looping right.
Curtis moves into the clinch.
Curtis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
A body shot lands from Curtis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Curtis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis controlling the action here for a moment.
Curtis lands with a left to the head.
Curtis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curtis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Curtis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Curtis.
Lee being controlled against the ropes.
Curtis pushes Lee back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Curtis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curtis cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Curtis digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Curtis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Curtis.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Curtis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Curtis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike.
Lee wants to break free but Curtis has control.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curtis managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Curtis scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee 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.
Curtis connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curtis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Curtis pushes Lee back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Curtis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis connects with a high kick.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sara Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curtis cracks Lee with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Lee 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 Lee is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Lee could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darry Curtis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Masaya Shibya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance That One Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrance That One Guy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masaya Shibya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrance That One Guy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That One Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That One Guy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shibya has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Shibya.
Shibya breaks the clinch.
Shibya seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shibya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shibya clinches up against the ropes.
Shibya manages to break the clinch.
Shibya clinches up with That One Guy and pushes him back against the ropes.
That One Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Shibya has double underhooks.
Shibya digs a right hand into That One Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on That One Guy's gas tank.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibya pushes That One Guy up against the ropes in a clinch.
That One Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Shibya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shibya keeps the fight on the outside.
Shibya moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That One Guy wants to break free but Shibya has control.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shibya clinches up against the ropes.
We've been informed that That One Guy 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.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shibya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shibya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shibya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shibya gets a clinch.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibya closes the distance and clinches.
That One Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Shibya misses with an elbow over the top.
Shibya scores with a shoulder strike.
Shibya is working That One Guy over against the ropes.
Shibya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shibya lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shibya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibya takes the fight into the clinch.
Shibya breaks the clinch.
Shibya clinches with his opponent.
Shibya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That One Guy tries to keep at a distance but Shibya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shibya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Shibya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shibya gets a clinch.
Shibya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That One Guy tries to keep at a distance but Shibya has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaya Shibya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shibya clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shibya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shibya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that That One Guy can do to turn this around?
Shibya clinches up with That One Guy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Shibya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shibya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That One Guy is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That One Guy is trying to stall.
That One Guy is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibya lands a body shot.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibya instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite That One Guy's efforts to push away.
Shibya breaks the clinch.
That One Guy tries to keep at a distance but Shibya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shibya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shibya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shibya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shibya lands a shot to the body.
Shibya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shibya closes the distance and clinches.
Shibya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shibya moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shibya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibya moves into the clinch.
Shibya lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shibya as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Shibya - that landed with a thud.
Shibya manages to break the clinch.
Shibya darts in and clinches That One Guy up against the ropes.
Shibya breaks from the clinch.
Shibya rushes That One Guy and presses him up against the ropes.
Shibya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of That One Guy backwards.
Shibya stalls.
Shibya pushes That One Guy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shibya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrance That One Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shibya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shibya manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaya Shibya dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shibya darts in and clinches That One Guy up against the ropes.
Shibya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shibya tries to clinch but That One Guy is having none of it.
Shibya moves away from the strike by That One Guy.
Shibya throws a big counter combination but That One Guy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shibya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That One Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shibya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Shibya misses its target.
That One Guy tries to keep at a distance but Shibya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shibya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shibya lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Shibya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibya throws an elbow but it misses.
Shibya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That One Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shibya manages to break the clinch.
Shibya moves into range and clinches up with That One Guy.
A body shot lands from Shibya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Shibya to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Shibya.
Shibya lands a right hand that snaps the head of That One Guy backwards.
Shibya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shibya doesn't manage to clinch there - That One Guy circles away.
Shibya wants to clinch up but That One Guy keeps it at a distance.
Shibya wants to clinch.
Shibya moves into the clinch.
Shibya breaks the clinch.
Shibya clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That One Guy is rocked!
Shibya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That One Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Shibya finish him?
Shibya throws an elbow but it misses.
Shibya throws a punch but it's blocked by That One Guy.
Shibya cracks That One Guy with a big uppercut, right up the middle and That One Guy 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! That One Guy wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Masaya Shibya!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyal Ma Aung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daedalus Michaelides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma Aung comes to the ring accompanied by myanmar Funny. Michaelides comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wrong Side of Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyal Ma Aung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daedalus Michaelides!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaelides bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ma Aung's head.
Nice shot lands for Michaelides.
Ma Aung throws a right and a left that Michaelides avoids nicely.
Ma Aung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Daedalus Michaelides has been cut.
Michaelides tries to keep at a distance but Ma Aung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ma Aung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ma Aung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michaelides throws a shot to the body.
Ma Aung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Ma Aung misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma Aung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaelides was well out of range. Poor timing from Ma Aung.
Michaelides misses with the combination.
Ma Aung misses with a double jab.
Michaelides misses with an uppercut. Ma Aung saw that one coming.
Ma Aung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaelides throws out the jab.
Ma Aung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaelides circles away quickly and effectively.
Ma Aung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaelides counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aung throws a shot from downtown. Michaelides moves away and avoids it.
Michaelides cracks Ma Aung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ma Aung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michaelides steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung dodges the punch combination from Michaelides.
Michaelides lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ma Aung misses with a two punch combination.
Michaelides stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ma Aung scores with a nice right hand.
Ma Aung rushes Michaelides and presses him up against the ropes.
Michaelides tries to break the clinch but Ma Aung is controlling the position.
Michaelides can't break the clinch.
Michaelides gets through Ma Aung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ma Aung misses with a punch to the body.
Ma Aung manages to break the clinch.
Ma Aung is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ma Aung misses with a hook
and Michaelides counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ma Aung throws a shot to the body.
Michaelides scores with a jab.
Ma Aung moves into the clinch successfully.
Ma Aung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ma Aung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ma Aung throws a good cross that connects.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ma Aung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaelides might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ma Aung closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Michaelides lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michaelides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ma Aung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Kyal Ma Aung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daedalus Michaelides's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michaelides uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ma Aung.
Michaelides is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Michaelides tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ma Aung was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaelides.
Michaelides connects with a crisp jab.
Michaelides defending well as Ma Aung loads up on a big left hand.
Ma Aung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michaelides to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaelides misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ma Aung instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ma Aung.
Michaelides misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Michaelides.
Michaelides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ma Aung - that landed with a thud.
Michaelides misses with a punch on the inside.
Ma Aung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaelides stalling in the clinch but Ma Aung improves position.
Michaelides lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michaelides takes an elbow to the temple.
Ma Aung misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aung keeps control of Michaelides as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ma Aung breaks from the clinch.
Ma Aung scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Michaelides to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Michaelides is rocked!
Kyal Ma Aung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ma Aung throws out a loose jab but Michaelides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaelides is still on wobbly legs! Can Ma Aung finish him?
Ma Aung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaelides can do to turn this around?
Michaelides getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michaelides misses with a looping right.
Michaelides seems to have recovered his senses.
Ma Aung pushes Michaelides up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kyal Ma Aung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma Aung misses with an elbow strike.
Ma Aung breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Michaelides with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Michaelides looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Michaelides get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyal Ma Aung!
A relieved looking Kyal Ma Aung 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrosyan stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Marinov lands a right hook to the body.
Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrosyan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov stalling against the ropes.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Marinov moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan looks for the body kick but Marinov saw that one coming.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov lands a body shot.
Marinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov has Petrosyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Petrosyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Petrosyan avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrosyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
Marinov prevents Petrosyan from breaking the clinch.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov effectively controlling the action here.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Petrosyan.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Marinov presses Petrosyan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marinov throws a series of punches but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Marinov slips under a jab.
Petrosyan dips to his left and cracks Marinov with an uppercut!
Marinov swings for the body but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrosyan.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan is looking to land body kicks.
Marinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marinov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Gevorg Petrosyan has been cut.
Nice cross by Marinov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.
Petrosyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrosyan misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Marinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marinov.
Petrosyan tries to keep at a distance but Marinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan prevents a body shot from Marinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Marinov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrosyan controls his hands.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrosyan is trying to push Marinov away but Marinov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Marinov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrosyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrosyan wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrosyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?
Petrosyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan is trying to push Marinov away but Marinov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marinov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gevorg Petrosyan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrosyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Marinov lands a jab to Petrosyan's midsection.
Marinov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrosyan walks into a stiff left hand from Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marinov lands a jab to Petrosyan's midsection.
Nice body punch from Marinov.
Marinov with a nice cross.
Marinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrosyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Marinov gets a clinch.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
Petrosyan is rocked!
Petrosyan blocks an uppercut.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrosyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Marinov connects with a quick right hand that sends Petrosyan tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupeni Veitayaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veitayaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Veitayaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Veitayaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Veitayaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Michaels tries to break the clinch but Veitayaki is controlling the position.
Veitayaki breaks the clinch.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Veitayaki moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
Michaels looks to land a body kick but Veitayaki moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Veitayaki as he checks the leg kick.
Veitayaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Veitayaki.
A head kick by Michaels misses
and Veitayaki counters with a big right hand that sends Michaels crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Veitayaki takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rupeni Veitayaki!
After winning the bout, Rupeni Veitayaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is #1. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philo Beddoe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddoe closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the ropes.
Taylor tries to break free but Beddoe pushes him back against the ropes.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beddoe can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor really is a fat lump.
Beddoe breaks from the clinch.
Beddoe throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Beddoe moves into the clinch.
Beddoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beddoe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Beddoe trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Beddoe scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Beddoe.
Taylor tries to circle away but Beddoe has him pinned against the ropes.
Beddoe digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddoe lands a body punch.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Beddoe lands with a short shot to the head.
Beddoe stalling the fight.
Beddoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Beddoe works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good body shot from Beddoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beddoe lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Beddoe.
Beddoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
Beddoe lands a left hand.
Beddoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beddoe.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Beddoe.
Beddoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Beddoe lands a shot to the body.
Beddoe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddoe breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beddoe.
Beddoe dances in with a quick combination. Taylor is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Beddoe snaps Taylor's head back. Taylor stumbles backwards against the ropes. Beddoe steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Taylor's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Taylor just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philo Beddoe!
Jerome Taylor was interviewed post fight and said 'I wasn't at my best tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Ricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Dimitrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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152 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kristian Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimitrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitrov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Ricks looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrov is blocking nicely.
Dimitrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ricks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but Dimitrov blocks it.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Ricks has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricks.
Dimitrov tries to circle away but Ricks has him pinned against the ropes.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrov blocks with his arms.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ricks has him pressed against the ropes.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitrov's brow.
Ricks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ricks.
Ricks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Ricks.
Ricks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricks lands an elbow inside.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dimitrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike.
Ricks lands an elbow just above Dimitrov 's eye.
Ricks scores with a knee to the head.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ricks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ricks dominated that round.
That's time! Ricks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dimitrov misses with a low kick.
Dimitrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricks closes the distance and clinches.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Ricks is controlling him.
Dimitrov blocks the elbow strike.
Dimitrov is trying to break free.
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricks lands an elbow inside.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dimitrov blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricks throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimitrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ricks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ricks landing knees to the head.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Chris Ricks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimitrov dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrov in his tracks for a moment.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Ricks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks lands an elbow inside that Dimitrov shrugs off.
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!
Ricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimitrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrov's face.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrov dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
We've been informed that Dimitrov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
Ricks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimitrov can do to turn this around?
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Ricks has control.
Dimitrov wants to break free but Ricks has control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ricks dominated that second round.
That's time! Ricks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ricks tries to clinch there but Dimitrov circles away.
Ricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimitrov circles away.
Dimitrov looks to land a combination but Ricks avoids it well.
Dimitrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dimitrov lands a slapping body shot.
Ricks takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimitrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimitrov's defenses.
Ricks with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimitrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ricks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrov's face.
Ricks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
Dimitrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimitrov is rocked!
Ricks lands a knee to the head.
Dimitrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ricks finish him?
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov tries to break free but Ricks pushes him back against the ropes.
Dimitrov tries to break the clinch but Ricks is controlling the position.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ricks lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Dimitrov avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Dimitrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimitrov's defenses.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrov blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dimitrov's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristian Dimitrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimitrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ricks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Chris Ricks!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Chris Ricks!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Chris Ricks!
Chris Ricks wins by unanimous decision!
Kristian Dimitrov spoke after the fight, saying 'I did my best.No turning back i just want to get the W in my next fight and if i work hard in the gym it's a done deal'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Korf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Korf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korf checks a leg kick.
Burns clinches up with Korf and pushes him back against the ropes.
Korf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Korf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korf has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Korf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns keeps control of Korf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Korf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Korf dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Korf tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Korf shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexander Korf's cut is getting worse.
Korf avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Korf lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Korf holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Burns stalling the fight.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Korf taking a breather.
Korf pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Korf blocks the elbow strike.
Burns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Korf tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korf.
Burns is trying to stall.
Korf misses with a punch to the body.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Korf blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korf dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Korf.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korf seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Korf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns walks forward, straight into a front kick from Korf.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korf avoids it.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Korf's efforts to push away.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korf is defending well for now.
Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns is keeping busy.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Alexander Korf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Korf misses with a looping right.
Korf misses with a body kick.
Burns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Decent striking displayed by Korf there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Korf takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Korf avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Korf's brow.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korf is defending well for now.
Korf stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korf is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Korf is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Korf has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Korf - that landed with a thud.
Korf scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Korf scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Korf avoids the damage to the body.
Korf breaks the clinch.
Korf misses with a low kick.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Korf is out of range.
Burns throws a leg kick but Korf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Korf catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Korf.
Burns landing knees to the head.
Korf throws a head punch that misses.
Korf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns clinches up against the ropes.
Korf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Korf blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Korf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react.
Korf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Korf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns connects with a high kick.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Korf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Korf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korf throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Korf sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Korf.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Korf misses with a punch to the body.
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 Alexander Korf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Korf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns.
Korf loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Korf.
Korf swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns tries to clinch there but Korf circles away.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Korf's head.
Korf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Korf throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander Korf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns looks for the body kick but Korf saw that one coming.
Korf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Korf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Korf. Beautiful body shot.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korf. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns slips a jab from Korf.
Burns rushes Korf and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Korf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Korf fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korf.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Korf scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Korf trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korf into the ropes.
Korf tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns stalling in the clinch but Korf improves position.
Korf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korf avoids it.
Korf blocks the elbow strike.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korf tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korf blocks it with crossed arms.
Korf blocks an elbow strike.
Korf avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
Korf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korf scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Korf sees coming a mile off.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korf tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Korf shakes him off and moves away.
Burns tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Korf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korf 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Titan Xavier Burns!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Titan Xavier Burns!
Titan Xavier Burns wins by majority decision!
Titan Xavier Burns took some time post fight to say the following; 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Po Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. Percy Po Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Po Boy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness walks forward, straight into a front kick from Po Boy.
Nice body kick there by Po Boy.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
Po Boy misses with a body shot.
Po Boy 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.
Po Boy misses with a two punch combination.
McGuiness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Po Boy.
McGuiness has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
McGuiness on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po Boy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuiness.
Po Boy defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Po Boy throws a series of punches but McGuiness moves out of range.
Po Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Po Boy.
As Po Boy looks to move away, McGuiness throws a big counter combo but Po Boy just gets out of the way.
Po Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuiness is just out of range.
Po Boy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range.
McGuiness lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Percy Po Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy lands a nice looking body kick.
Po Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuiness.
Po Boy misses with a low kick as McGuiness jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Po Boy, right into the meat.
McGuiness takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Po Boy tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuiness buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Po Boy.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Po Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po Boy is looking to slow McGuiness down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws the kick towards the body but Po Boy avoids it.
Po Boy throws a leg kick
and McGuiness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Percy Po Boy has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po Boy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po Boy tries a low kick but McGuiness avoids it.
McGuiness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Po Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Po Boy stalks McGuiness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuiness's face. McGuiness staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Po Boy!
Po Boy scores with a leg kick.
Po Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Po Boy lands with a straight right. McGuiness didn't see that one coming.
Po Boy tries to clinch up.
Po Boy lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Po Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Po Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percy Po Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Po Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
Po Boy tries to clinch but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Po Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Po Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Po Boy throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
Po Boy closes the distance and pushes McGuiness back into the ropes.
Po Boy missing with knees to the body.
Po Boy tries to land a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks with his arms.
Po Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuiness leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McGuiness is trying to push Po Boy away but Po Boy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po Boy breaks from the clinch.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Po Boy.
McGuiness checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Po Boy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Po Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Percy Po Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy tries to clinch but McGuiness is having none of it.
McGuiness feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Po Boy lands a leg kick that knocks McGuiness off balance momentarily.
Po Boy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
Po Boy tests McGuiness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuiness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Po Boy cracks McGuiness with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Po Boy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuiness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Po Boy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Po Boy scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuiness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Po Boy rushes McGuiness and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness takes a shot to the head.
Po Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Po Boy.
Po Boy is pushing McGuiness up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Po Boy missing with knees to the body.
McGuiness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Po Boy is looking to control McGuiness's arms but McGuiness gets an underhook and turns him. Now Po Boy has his back to the ropes.
Po Boy just leaning against McGuiness, taking a breather.
McGuiness takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuiness managing to block the knees to the body from Po Boy.
Knees to the body from Po Boy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po Boy tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Po Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Po Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Percy Po Boy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McGuiness takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Po Boy cracks McGuiness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Po Boy lands a body shot.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,McGuiness is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Po Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Po Boy tries to counter with a clinch but McGuiness shakes him off and moves away.
Po Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po Boy wants to clinch.
McGuiness is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Po Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po Boy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range.
McGuiness ducks under a wild hook from Po Boy.
Percy Po Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Po Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy throws a leg kick but McGuiness moved away.
Po Boy misses with a looping right.
McGuiness will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Po Boy lands a really nice looking cross but McGuiness seems unphased.
Po Boy clinches up with McGuiness and pushes him back against the ropes.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po Boy lands an elbow just above McGuiness 's eye.
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
Po Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Po Boy blocks it.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po Boy's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy digs a right hand underneath McGuiness's ribcage. McGuiness let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Po Boy blocks it.
Po Boy lands a nice uppercut.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Po Boy avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuiness.
Po Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from McGuiness on the inside.
McGuiness tries to work over Po Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po Boy blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Po Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Po Boy 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 Josh West scores the fight for Percy Po Boy!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Percy Po Boy!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Percy Po Boy!
Percy Po Boy wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Percy Po Boy waved his t-shirt featuring Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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RATING
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