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FC: A Champion is Born PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Oubaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oubaali's choice of entrance music: Belsunce Breakdown. Royce Gracie 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ali Oubaali!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oubaali swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
Oubaali walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Oubaali in a clinch.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Oubaali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oubaali's elbow.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oubaali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oubaali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oubaali blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oubaali lands with a right to the head.
Oubaali tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oubaali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie tries to work over Oubaali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oubaali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oubaali scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Oubaali avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oubaali backwards.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oubaali's elbow.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Oubaali controls the action.
Oubaali prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Oubaali digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oubaali's coach down at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oubaali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oubaali misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oubaali looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Oubaali is out of range.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Oubaali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Oubaali tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Oubaali throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Oubaali connects with a stiff jab that staggers Gracie - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ali Oubaali!
After winning the bout, Ali Oubaali 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conor Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds looks winded!
Mcgregor misses with a double jab
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combo that has Mcgregor backing up. Mcgregor nods at Reynolds to acknowledge the strikes.
Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and Mcgregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgregor scores with a shot to the body.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgregor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mcgregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgregor is looking to wear down Reynolds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Frank Reynolds has been cut.
Mcgregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcgregor throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
As Mcgregor backs off Reynolds throws a huge counter combo but Mcgregor manages to avoid it all.
Mcgregor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcgregor misses the shot to the body.
Mcgregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcgregor connects with a leg kick. Reynolds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conor Mcgregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcgregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reynolds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Mcgregor. Beautiful body shot.
Mcgregor lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
Mcgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reynolds is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Mcgregor. Beautiful body shot.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgregor finish him?
Mcgregor lands with a nice body punch.
Mcgregor throws a shot to the body.
Mcgregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Mcgregor does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mcgregor.
Mcgregor closes the distance and catches Reynolds with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Reynolds is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Reynolds is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Reynolds is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Mcgregor takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Conor Mcgregor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Rhodes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Rhodes misses.
Rhodes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beddoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beddoe lands a jab to the nose.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beddoe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beddoe.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beddoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rhodes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhodes tries to throw a body punch but Beddoe avoids it by throwing Rhodes back against the ropes.
Beddoe misses with a body punch.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes blocks a body shot from Beddoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes prevents a body shot from Beddoe.
Rhodes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beddoe prevents a body shot from Rhodes.
Beddoe takes a shot to the head.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beddoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes lands a left hand.
Rhodes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beddoe's defenses.
Beddoe has a couple of punches blocked by Rhodes.
Beddoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes misses with a right hand
and Beddoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rhodes struggles to land a body shot inside as Beddoe controls his hands.
Beddoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beddoe can't find room to land a body shot as Rhodes controls the action.
Beddoe presses Rhodes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rhodes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beddoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rhodes backwards.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Beddoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhodes misses with the head strike.
Beddoe misses with some punches.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Beddoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with an elbow over the top.
Beddoe has Rhodes pushed against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Beddoe as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beddoe as Rhodes tries to tie him up.
Beddoe gets through Rhodes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beddoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Rhodes blocks an uppercut.
Beddoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beddoe digs a right hand underneath Rhodes's ribcage. Rhodes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beddoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beddoe is working Rhodes over against the ropes.
Rhodes looks winded!
Beddoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Beddoe on the inside.
Rhodes is rocked!
Beddoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rhodes is still on wobbly legs! Can Beddoe finish him?
Rhodes swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philo Beddoe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beddoe lands a body shot.
Rhodes seems to have recovered his senses.
Beddoe throws a right hand that Rhodes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhodes also avoids with ease.
Rhodes walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Beddoe rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Rhodes has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Rhodes walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Rhodes is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Philo Beddoe!
Philo Beddoe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Max Rhodes was interviewed post fight and said 'I sure hope Articus University doesn't cancel my sponsorship for this.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ricks (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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ricks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush closes the distance and pushes Ricks back into the ropes.
Ricks connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Red Bush has been cut.
Ricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Our sources have told us that Bush has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ricks avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Ricks misses with a knee strike.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricks avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ricks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bush misses with a body punch.
Ricks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Ricks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ricks landing knees to the head.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush blocks the elbow strike.
Bush blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ricks misses with an elbow strike.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bush's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
Ricks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Bush in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricks's brow.
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bush's defenses.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bush lands an elbow inside.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks lands an elbow inside that Bush shrugs off.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but Bush blocks with his arms.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Bush lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Bush blocks the elbow strike.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks looking to throw knees to the head but Bush is blocking nicely.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Ricks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Bush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bush moves into the clinch successfully.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks throws an elbow that misses.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricks's brow.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Ricks shrugs off.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike.
Ricks takes an elbow to the temple.
Ricks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricks dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricks.
Bush takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricks lands an elbow that stopped Bush in his tracks for a moment.
Chris Ricks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Ricks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks avoids a wild elbow strike from Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ricks throws an elbow that misses.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ricks.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Ricks takes an elbow to the temple.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush lands an elbow just above Ricks 's eye.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks misses with a knee strike.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Ricks shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricks lands an elbow just above Bush 's eye.
Ricks lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricks lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bush.
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but Bush blocks with his arms.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricks's brow.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Ricks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Ricks controls the action.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Bush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Ricks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ricks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bush blocks it with crossed arms.
Bush tries a body shot but Ricks blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Bush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Red Bush'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. This is the final round!
Bush has closed the distance and engaged Ricks in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Bush blocks the elbow strike.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks takes an elbow to the temple.
Ricks avoids a wild elbow strike from Bush.
Ricks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ricks throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush lands an elbow that stopped Ricks in his tracks for a moment.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
Bush avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Ricks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ricks misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Ricks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bush blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricks throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush lands an elbow just above Ricks 's eye.
Ricks avoids a wild elbow strike from Bush.
Ricks 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, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Ricks lands an elbow inside.
Ricks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ricks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bush blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricks dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Ricks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bush lands an elbow just above Ricks 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ricks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
Ricks dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Ricks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Ricks.
Ricks looking to throw knees to the head but Bush is blocking nicely.
Ricks blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Ricks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricks's elbow.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Ricks, against the ropes.
Bush lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricks throws an elbow that misses.
Ricks blocks the elbow strike.
Bush blocks the elbow strike.
Ricks tries to land a knee to the head but Bush blocks with his arms.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Ricks shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Red Bush.
Well Bush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Bush!
An out of breath Red Bush thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryszard Klibek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Nibali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryszard Klibek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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197 lbs
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186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryszard Klibek!
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, Vincenzo Nibali!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibali rushes Klibek and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Klibek landing knees to the body.
Nibali has a couple of punches blocked by Klibek.
Nibali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nibali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nibali stalling against the ropes.
Nibali has Klibek pressed against the ropes.
Klibek misses with an elbow strike.
Nibali misses with a knee strike.
Klibek misses with some punches.
Nibali stalling the fight.
Nibali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klibek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nibali stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klibek swings wildly with an uppercut but Nibali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nibali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nibali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Klibek working aggressively here.
Nibali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibali blocks an uppercut.
Nibali blocks an uppercut.
Klibek misses with the head strike.
Nibali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nibali.
A short right from Nibali on the inside.
Nibali working Klibek over with knees to the body.
Klibek is breathing heavily.
Nibali unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nibali.
Nibali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Nibali.
Nibali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klibek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nibali landing knees 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!
Nibali creates a bit of space and cracks Klibek with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Klibek is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Klibek is rocked!
Nibali connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Klibek's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Klibek - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vincenzo Nibali!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Liam McGuiness. Daily comes to the ring accompanied by MASTER. McGuiness has chosen The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. I.P. Daily has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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202 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness throws a hook but Daily avoids it easily.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Daily ducks down to avoid it.
Daily tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuiness avoided it.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daily.
McGuiness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuiness throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
Daily swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Daily connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuiness throws a sloppy head kick and Daily moves out of range easily.
Daily quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daily counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daily slips under a jab from McGuiness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness looks to land a right hand but Daily moved out of range.
McGuiness works the jab nicely.
Jab by Daily.
A lazy left from McGuiness finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Daily.
McGuiness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daily circles away quickly and effectively.
Daily slips a jab from McGuiness.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Daily counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daily moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Daily tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daily dodges the punch combination from McGuiness.
McGuiness 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.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that lands on Daily's shoulder, as Daily tries to avoid the shot.
Daily half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGuiness takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuiness throws a head kick that half lands.
McGuiness scores with a leg kick.
Daily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Daily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a leg kick but Daily sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daily is looking to counter punch.
McGuiness looks to throw a body kick
and McGuiness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daily has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Daily counters with a nice uppercut.
Daily staying out of range there.
Daily was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Daily's head but Daily sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daily dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGuiness throws a right hand that misses
enabling Daily to counter with a crisp jab.
Daily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
Daily is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daily gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuiness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Daily jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Daily counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daily moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 I.P. Daily will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuiness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daily can pounce on him.
Daily moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuiness throws a head kick that misses.
Daily staying out of range there.
It looked like Daily was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daily lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Daily swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daily lands a right hook to the body.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Daily slips the punch.
Daily was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daily bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Daily is out of range.
Daily lands with a good body shot.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Daily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuiness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daily misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Daily.
A leg kick checked by Daily.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Daily ducks down to avoid it.
Daily swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut
enabling Daily to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness throws a jab when Daily was well out of range.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Daily counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
I.P. Daily is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daily sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuiness ducks right into an uppercut from Daily.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Daily counters with a nice body shot.
McGuiness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daily scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daily lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Daily finds it's target.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
Daily throwing a counter right hand but McGuiness manages to avoid it.
Daily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Daily as he checks the leg kick.
McGuiness lands a nice shot that snaps Daily's head back.
McGuiness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
McGuiness is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Daily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuiness! But no joy.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I.P. Daily dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daily connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the head.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut.
Daily throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.
Daily steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Daily appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuiness misses with a body kick.
Daily fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGuiness just manages to avoid it.
A big left from McGuiness misses.
Daily moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daily staying out of range there.
Nice cross by McGuiness.
McGuiness works Daily's body with a nice hook.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Daily moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a hook but Daily avoids it easily.
McGuiness misses with a right hand
and Daily counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daily. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Daily, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuiness.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Daily counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Daily counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuiness with a hook.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut.
Daily scoring well with a low kick there.
Daily misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuiness connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuiness throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut.
McGuiness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daily moves away.
Daily jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuiness throws out a counter right but Daily avoids it with no problem.
McGuiness lands a right hook to the body.
McGuiness scores with a jab.
McGuiness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daily is rocked!
McGuiness ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Daily out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McGuiness!
A very excited looking Liam McGuiness rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tristan McAndrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McAndrews might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Le Nkimise by Die Antwoord. Marinov has chosen Ruelle - Live Like Legends as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan McAndrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAndrews's hands.
It looks like Tristan McAndrews has been cut.
McAndrews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice hook to McAndrews's body. McAndrews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marinov connects with a jab.
Marinov lands a nice shot that snaps McAndrews's head back.
McAndrews looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Marinov scores with a jab to the head.
McAndrews lands with a straight right. Marinov didn't see that one coming.
McAndrews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov scores with a push kick.
Marinov cracks the inside of McAndrews's front leg.
McAndrews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marinov connects with a quick right hand that sends McAndrews 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 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
In his post fight interview, Emil Marinov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggy Highway (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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26
250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Biggy Highway!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Highway doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Highway.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Highway.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Highway tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Highway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Highway.
Santiago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Highway's hands.
Highway is looking to clinch.
Santiago is looking to counter the offense by Highway and move into the clinch.
Highway throws a front kick that sends Santiago stumbling back into the ropes.
Santiago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Highway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Santiago was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Highway.
Highway moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Highway scores with a kick to the midsection.
Highway throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santiago if he has to take too many more of those.
Santiago will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Highway.
Highway throws a head kick that Santiago semi-blocks.
Nice body punch from Santiago.
Highway tries to keep at a distance but Santiago has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Highway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santiago's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Highway, against the ropes.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Highways head.
Highway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Highway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santiago's brow.
Highway misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Santiago.
Santiago is working Highway over against the ropes.
Highway looks winded!
Santiago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Santiago digs a right hand underneath Highway's ribcage. Highway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santiago lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Santiago lands a left hand.
Santiago lands a left hand.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Santiago.
A hook to the body from Santiago.
A short left from Santiago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santiago.
Santiago lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
I was talking to Santiago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santiago gets through Highway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Santiago.
A short left from Santiago.
It looks like Biggy Highway has been cut.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Highway is rocked!
Santiago cracks Highway with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Highway 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! Highway wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marcus Santiago!
Marcus Santiago is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfredo Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larken Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lion. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
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3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfredo Alarcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larken Rose!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Alarcon pushes him off.
Larken Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose moves to clinch but Alarcon breaks away
and Alarcon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alarcon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rose forces Alarcon back against the ropes and clinches.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose prevents a body shot from Alarcon.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alarcon tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alarcon tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Alarcon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Alarcon tries to stall but Rose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alarcon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Alarcon slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alarcon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Alarcon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Alarcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alarcons head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alarcon.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alarcon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose is leaning against Alarcon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alarcon backwards.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Alarcon controls the action.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Alarcon trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alarcon is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Alarcon into the ropes.
Alarcon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alarcon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alarcon working aggressively here.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alarcon's elbow.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alarcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Alarcon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Alarcon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rose clinches up against the ropes.
Alarcon scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alarcon blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larken Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Alarcon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alarcon avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose tries to clinch but Alarcon moves away
and Alarcon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alarcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Larken Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Alarcon circles away.
Rose tries to clinch there but Alarcon circles away.
Rose closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alarcon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alarcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alarcon just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alarcon is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose moves to clinch but Alarcon breaks away
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alarcon on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alarcon. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Alarcon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alarcon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alarcon connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose tries to clinch but Alarcon is having none of it.
Rose throws a combination that misses
and Alarcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Alarcon.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alarcon lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Alarcon jabs at Rose's body.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alarcon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alarcon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alarcon backwards.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alarcon backwards.
Alarcon prevents a body shot from Rose.
Alarcon blocking some punches.
Rose misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alarcon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alarcon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose misses with some punches.
Alarcon blocking some punches.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Alarcon controls the action.
Alarcon taking a breather.
Alarcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Alarcon takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Alarcon is working Rose over against the ropes.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alarcon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Alarcon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alarcon takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alarcon trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Rose working aggressively here.
Alarcon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rose as Alarcon tries to tie him up.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alarcon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Alarcon avoids it by throwing Rose back against the ropes.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Alarcon avoids it by throwing Rose back against the ropes.
A short left from Rose.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
Alarcon blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Alarcon.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alarcon tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Alarcon.
Alarcon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alarcon breaks from the clinch.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Alarcon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Alarcon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose wants to clinch.
Rose tries to clinch there but Alarcon circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Alarcon as he connects with a hook.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Alarcon pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alarcon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alarcon counters with a left to the body.
Alarcon lands an overhand right.
Alarcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose closes the distance but Alarcon moves to the side
and Alarcon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Alarcon coming out on top.
Alfredo Alarcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Alarcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alarcon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alarcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Alarcon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alarcon 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Alarcon!
After the big win, Alfredo Alarcon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Guy Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darry Curtis 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Davidson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
Curtis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curtis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Davidson.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtis slips a straight right by Davidson.
Davidson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Curtis has Davidson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curtis works on Davidson's body with a couple of short punches.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Curtis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curtis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davidson moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Davidson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a light punch inside.
Davidson misses with some punches.
Curtis lands a body punch.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis stalling.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davidson swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson misses with some punches.
Davidson lands a left hand.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson misses with a body kick.
Curtis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis throws a leg kick which misses Davidson's front leg but catches the back leg as Davidson tries to avoid it.
Davidson slips a straight right by Curtis.
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Davidson catches Curtis right on the button with a cross.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davidson.
Guy Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curtis has time to react.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Davidson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Curtis flicks out a counter leg kick but Davidson steps away.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidson.
Davidson clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davidson.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Davidson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Davidson in a clinch.
A short right from Curtis on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Curtis.
Curtis lands a body punch.
Davidson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Curtis.
Davidson lands a nice looking body shot.
Davidson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davidson throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Davidson there.
Curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Davidson moves out of range easily.
Curtis digs a good hook to Davidson's body.
Davidson throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis scores with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidson.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Davidson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidson manages to avoid it.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davidson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Curtis.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick from Curtis.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Davidson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis looks to land a combination but Davidson avoids it well.
Curtis rushes Davidson and presses him up against the ropes.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson misses with the head strike.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis tries to work over Davidson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Curtis.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Davidson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
A jab from Curtis misses.
Curtis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
Curtis moves out of range as Davidson strikes.
Davidson lands a nice looking body shot.
Davidson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davidson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Davidson scores with a head kick.
Davidson throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davidson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curtis's head.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Curtis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curtis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curtis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidson.
Curtis tries to counter with a clinch but Davidson shakes him off and moves away.
Davidson wants to clinch but Curtis slips to the side
and Curtis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davidson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Nice uppercut lands for Curtis. That snapped Davidson's head back.
Davidson is rocked!
Davidson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darry Curtis!
Darry Curtis is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Darry Curtis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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