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Young Lions 170T Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazakh Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazakh Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Kazakh Attack has been cut.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Attack.
Attack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Attack moves forwards but Raharuhi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Attack misses with a double jab
and Raharuhi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Attack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raharuhi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kazakh Attack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attack tries to bum rush Raharuhi with a series of wild strikes but Raharuhi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi misses with the combination.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Attack's head but Attack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Attack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Attack swinging wildly here.
Attack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Raharuhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Attack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raharuhi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Attack avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Attack misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Raharuhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Attack ducks into a a hook from Raharuhi and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Attack misses with a combination
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attack is rocked!
No joy there for Attack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Attack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raharuhi lands with an uppercut that bounces Attack off the ropes and back into range.
Oh Attack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Attack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Attack is breathing heavily.
Attack is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Raharuhi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Attack crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Attack's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nils Amainognieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoda Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoda Fairtex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Nils Amainognieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoda Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fairtex needs to keep his hands up - Amainognieson had a free shot at his head there.
Amainognieson throws an off balance right hand
and Fairtex counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amainognieson misses with a body punch
and Fairtex counters with a nice body kick.
Amainognieson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fairtex holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Amainognieson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fairtex gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fairtex moves to clinch but Amainognieson breaks away
and Amainognieson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amainognieson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Amainognieson avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Amainognieson misses with a looping right.
Fairtex steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Amainognieson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amainognieson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex counters with a body kick.
Amainognieson slips a straight right by Fairtex.
Amainognieson loads up on a big right hand but Fairtex slips the punch.
Amainognieson misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex looks to clinch
and Amainognieson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Fairtex on the inside.
Fairtex trying to stall but Amainognieson improves his position.
Amainognieson tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amainognieson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Nice body punch from Amainognieson.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Amainognieson working hard to break the clinch.
Amainognieson is trying to force a seperation but Fairtex has the dominant position.
Amainognieson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Amainognieson looking to slow down the pace here.
Amainognieson wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Amainognieson takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Fairtex.
Amainognieson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Amainognieson keeps it at a distance.
Amainognieson throws a hook but Fairtex avoids it easily.
Amainognieson scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Amainognieson misses the jab.
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 Nils Amainognieson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amainognieson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amainognieson works Fairtex's body with a nice hook.
Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nils Amainognieson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amainognieson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairtex.
Fairtex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Amainognieson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fairtex scrambles back to his feet.
Amainognieson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Amainognieson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amainognieson looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Amainognieson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amainognieson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Amainognieson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amainognieson lands the left hand.
Amainognieson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amainognieson moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Amainognieson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairtex at a distance.
Good exchange - Amainognieson coming out on top.
Amainognieson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amainognieson misses with a straight right.
Fairtex is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Amainognieson throws a right hand that Fairtex ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairtex also avoids with ease.
Amainognieson catches Fairtex with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Amainognieson - just one landing.
Fairtex is rocked!
Amainognieson digs a good hook to Fairtex's body.
Fairtex is still on wobbly legs! Can Amainognieson finish him?
Amainognieson misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fairtex. Amainognieson shrugs it off though.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amainognieson moves out of range as Fairtex strikes.
Amainognieson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amainognieson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amainognieson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Fairtex throws a body kick that misses.
Amainognieson misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex has Amainognieson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fairtex.
Amainognieson misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Amainognieson.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex prevents Amainognieson from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fairtex.
Amainognieson blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Amainognieson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amainognieson clobbers Fairtex with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amainognieson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amainognieson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Amainognieson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes.
Amainognieson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fairtex instigates a clinch.
Amainognieson manages to break the clinch.
Amainognieson misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Amainognieson.
A slow jab from Amainognieson misses its intended target.
Fairtex tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Amainognieson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amainognieson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amainognieson misses the shot to the body.
Amainognieson throws out a loose jab but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amainognieson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Fairtex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amainognieson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to land body kicks.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Amainognieson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairtex blocks a jab.
Amainognieson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fairtex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amainognieson stalling in the clinch but Fairtex improves position.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amainognieson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Amainognieson tries to tie him up.
Amainognieson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fairtex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amainognieson lands a body punch.
Fairtex can't find room to land a body shot as Amainognieson controls the action.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fairtex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amainognieson backwards.
Amainognieson prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amainognieson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yoda Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amainognieson blocks an uppercut.
Amainognieson is looking to control Fairtex's arms but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amainognieson has his back to the ropes.
Amainognieson can't break the clinch.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Amainognieson.
Amainognieson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amainognieson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yoda Fairtex just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Amainognieson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fairtex tries to land a front kick but Amainognieson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fairtex wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amainognieson lands with a good body shot.
Amainognieson just misses with a punch to the body.
Amainognieson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Amainognieson avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Amainognieson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Amainognieson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Fairtex thumps Amainognieson with a low kick.
Amainognieson walks into a straight right hand from Fairtex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amainognieson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Amainognieson breaks the clinch.
A jab from Amainognieson misses.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amainognieson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
Nice defenses there by Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amainognieson lands with an overhand left.
Amainognieson avoids a kick to the body.
Amainognieson is looking to counter punch.
Amainognieson gets tackled into the ropes by Fairtex. Fairtex maintains the clinch.
Amainognieson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex tries to work over Amainognieson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amainognieson backwards.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amainognieson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Amainognieson cracks Fairtex with a nice body shot.
Fairtex is trying to stall.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fairtex cracks Amainognieson with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairtex.
Amainognieson is trying to stall.
Amainognieson breaks the clinch.
Amainognieson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex moves out of range as Amainognieson strikes.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amainognieson is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Amainognieson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amainognieson throws a shot to the body.
Fairtex avoids the body shot from Amainognieson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Fairtex misses.
Amainognieson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nils Amainognieson will probably get the nod.
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!
Amainognieson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fairtex stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoda Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex takes one to the side of the head.
Amainognieson misses with an uppercut. Fairtex saw that one coming.
Fairtex darts in and clinches Amainognieson up against the ropes.
Fairtex lands with a left to the head.
Fairtex throws a head punch that misses.
Fairtex trying to stall but Amainognieson improves his position.
Amainognieson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex has Amainognieson pressed against the ropes, preventing Amainognieson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amainognieson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex is pushing Amainognieson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Amainognieson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amainognieson tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairtex stalling in the clinch but Amainognieson improves position.
Amainognieson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fairtex keeps control of Amainognieson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amainognieson.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Amainognieson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Amainognieson tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex tries to work over Amainognieson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amainognieson scores with a shoulder strike.
Amainognieson is trying to push Fairtex away but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Amainognieson is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes.
Fairtex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amainognieson backwards.
Fairtex has a couple of punches blocked by Amainognieson.
Amainognieson working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex can't find room to land a body shot as Amainognieson controls the action.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amainognieson's elbow.
Fairtex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amainognieson blocks an uppercut.
Amainognieson wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Fairtex has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Amainognieson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fairtex can turn it around.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Amainognieson blocks it.
Amainognieson misses with a body punch.
Nils Amainognieson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amainognieson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fairtex is struggling to control the position.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Amainognieson gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoda Fairtex.
I think Amainognieson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Harut Hakobyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deno Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Hakobyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deno Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakobyan digs a good body shot into Ripper's ribs.
Ripper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ripper 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.
Ripper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hakobyan is out of range and Ripper settles back down.
Ripper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripper gets a clinch.
Hakobyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hakobyan throws a wild body kick that Ripper sees coming a mile off.
Ripper wants to counter the offense by Hakobyan and move into the clinch position.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakobyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakobyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hakobyan tries to work over Ripper's front leg with a kick but Ripper checks it.
Ripper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hakobyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakobyan is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Ripper.
It looks like Harut Hakobyan has been cut.
Ripper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ripper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakobyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hakobyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakobyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Ripper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
Hakobyan working hard to break the clinch.
Hakobyan misses with some punches.
Hakobyan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ripper has Hakobyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Hakobyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ripper gets through Hakobyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakobyan is trying to push Ripper away but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ripper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling him.
Ripper has Hakobyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Hakobyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hakobyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hakobyan working hard to break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakobyan prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Ripper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakobyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Hakobyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deno Ripper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hakobyan wants to slow Ripper down by chopping away at his legs.
Hakobyan throws a head kick that misses.
Ripper lands with a kick to the temple. Hakobyan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ripper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ripper tries to clinch but Hakobyan is having none of it.
Ripper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ripper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deno Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripper tries to clinch but Hakobyan is having none of it.
It appears Hakobyan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hakobyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakobyan lands a body shot.
Ripper wants to clinch up but Hakobyan keeps it at a distance.
Hakobyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakobyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakobyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ripper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripper dodges the punch combination from Hakobyan.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakobyan wants to land a leg kick but Ripper is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakobyan cracks Ripper with a good jab.
Hakobyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hakobyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses.
Hakobyan throwing a counter right hand but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Hakobyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hakobyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripper tries to clinch up
and Hakobyan counters with a left to the body.
Hakobyan slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
Ripper takes one to the chin there.
Ripper wants to clinch but Hakobyan slips to the side
and Hakobyan counters with a three punch combo that has Ripper backing up. Ripper nods at Hakobyan to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hakobyan misses with a jab to the body
and Ripper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hakobyan.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Hakobyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakobyan has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Hakobyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Ripper.
Ripper connects with a knee to the head.
Harut Hakobyan's cut is getting worse.
A frustrated look appears on Hakobyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Hakobyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripper takes a shot to the head.
Hakobyan is trying to push Ripper away but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ripper breaks from the clinch.
Hakobyan misses with a body shot.
Ripper is looking to clinch.
Ripper wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harut Hakobyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Ripper.
Hakobyan throws a body punch but Ripper moves out of range.
Ripper pushes Hakobyan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hakobyan's defenses.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakobyan is trying to push Ripper away but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hakobyan has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Ripper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ripper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hakobyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakobyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rippers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hakobyan throws a body kick that misses.
Ripper lands a head kick!
Harut Hakobyan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hakobyan misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hakobyan - that will leave a mark!
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!
Hakobyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ripper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper closes the distance and clinches.
Hakobyan tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Ripper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hakobyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripper scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Harut Hakobyan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hakobyan tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Ripper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakobyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripper prevents Hakobyan from breaking the clinch.
Ripper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakobyan backwards.
Ripper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hakobyan's efforts to push away.
Ripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ripper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hakobyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakobyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hakobyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Hakobyan is trying to force a seperation but Ripper has the dominant position.
Ripper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakobyan's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harut Hakobyan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deno Ripper!
A relieved looking Deno Ripper 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Evista Fareston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
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, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fareston.
As Tyson looks to move away, Fareston throws a big counter combo but Tyson just gets out of the way.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Fareston to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Fareston. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fareston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Fareston misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Fareston - that landed with a thud.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Fareston pushes Tyson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fareston pushes Tyson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Fareston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fareston.
Fareston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Fareston controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Fareston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fareston lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fareston.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Fareston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fareston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fareston misses with some punches.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Fareston misses with a punch on the inside.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fareston blocking some punches.
Tyson is working Fareston over against the ropes.
Tyson lands a left hand.
Fareston lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Fareston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson is leaning against Fareston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Fareston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Fareston throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Fareston crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Fareston face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tyson takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
An out of breath Mike Tyson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Evista Fareston spoke after the fight, saying 'In the middle of the fight there, I went to shoot in for a takedown, but I stopped suddenly, thinking "Wait, this is Muay Thai rules" and then he kicked me in the side of the head. That was the turning point of the fight, I think.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Li Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhou comes into the arena with Title Fight - Your Pain Is Mine Now blaring out of the sound system. Li Zhou could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, Li Zhou!
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, Tommy King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhou wants to clinch.
King avoids the head kick by Zhou.
Zhou closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Zhou to work.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhou backwards.
King's coach down at LOD: Black Label was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zhou misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zhou is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to throw a body punch but Zhou avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Zhou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhou misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhou wants to clinch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a body shot.
Zhou is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
Zhou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhou misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zhou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhou missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhou gets a clinch.
Zhou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zhou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhou is looking to clinch.
King takes a swing at Zhou's ribcage but misses.
Zhou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy King 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.
Zhou throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Zhou closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhou thinking.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Li Zhou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King cracks Zhou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zhou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King scores with the left hand. Zhou knows he should have avoided that one.
King slips a straight right by Zhou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhou rushes King and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zhou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King tries to work over Zhou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhou.
Zhou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
Zhou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King lands a left hand.
Zhou misses with a knee to the head.
King tries to throw a body punch but Zhou avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King tries to work over Zhou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Zhou.
Zhou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King blocks a body shot from Zhou.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhou's elbow.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zhou trying to stall but King improves his position.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhou looking to stall.
Zhou misses with the head strike.
Zhou throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhou wants to clinch.
A head kick by Zhou misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King lands a slapping body shot.
Zhou misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhou.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zhou ducks under a wild hook from King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a looping overhand right but Zhou ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhou doesn't seem phased though.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Zhou does a little dance to reset his feet.
King ducks under a wild hook from Zhou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhou wants to clinch
and King counters with a straight right that drops Zhou on his ass! Zhou jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhou.
Tommy King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King avoids the head kick by Zhou.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zhou moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhou is rocked!
Zhou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Zhou's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Zhou - 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 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tommy King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause scores with a hook.
Krause connects with a nice looking jab.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Baldwin slips the punch.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Baldwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baldwin lands with a good body shot.
Krause connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baldwin. Baldwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krause cracks Baldwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause lands a jab to the head.
Krause doesn't manage to clinch there - Baldwin circles away.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Baldwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Krause throws a good cross that connects.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krause connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krause lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Krause.
Krause catches Baldwin napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Baldwin crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Krause raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaine Krause!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dimitar Satamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Savage 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, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitar Satamov!
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, Joe Savage !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Satamov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Satamov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savage has time to react.
Satamov scores with a big combo that sends Savage crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Savage flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Satamov jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitar Satamov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Lebroke James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Punchy Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lebroke James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, One Punchy Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchy Punchy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punchy Punchy lands with an overhand left.
James misses with a shot to the body
enabling Punchy Punchy to counter with a crisp jab.
Punchy Punchy tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Punchy Punchy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Punchy Punchy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punchy Punchy lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punchy Punchy.
James is rocked!
Punchy Punchy creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! James crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! James face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Punchy Punchy takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). One Punchy Punchy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lopeared Galute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Sung told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lopeared Galute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Sung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sung tries to clinch but Galute moves out of range.
We've been informed that Sung 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.
Sung connects with a right hand. Galute shakes it off.
Galute 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.
Galute cracks a nice hook into Sung's ribs.
Galute cracks Sung with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Sung get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Sung looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
It looks like Sam Sung has been cut.
Galute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Sung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galute looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Galute lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sung backs up against the ropes.
Sung walks into a jab.
Sung is rocked!
That has opened up Sam Sung's cut even more.
Galute misses the shot to the body.
Sung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galute.
Galute takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sung scores with a one two! Galute had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Galute connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sung misses the jab.
Galute uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sung.
Galute misses with a straight right.
Sung tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sung throws a hook to the side of Galute's head but Galute sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute lands the left hand.
Sung loads up on a big right hand but Galute slips the punch.
Galute fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sung, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galute.
A head punch on the inside from Sung fails to land.
Sung struggles to land a body shot inside as Galute controls his hands.
Galute digs a right hand underneath Sung's ribcage. Sung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Galute digs a right hand underneath Sung's ribcage. Sung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galute.
A short body shot lands from Galute as the two fighters clinch.
Galute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The cut above Sam Sung's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Galute creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Galute lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galute.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sung throws a punch but it's blocked by Galute.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute digs a right hand into Sung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sung's gas tank.
Sung swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sung or not.
Sung looks winded!
Galute displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sung up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Galute.
Sam Sung's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Galute misses with a punch to the body.
Sung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sung fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Sung.
Galute lands a nice shot to the body.
Galute creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sung crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Sung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lopeared Galute!
Lopeared Galute bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergey Geng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Hitman (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Geng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dariusz Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitman throws a poor cross that misses
and Geng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geng slips under a jab.
Hitman moves out of range as Geng strikes.
Geng misses with a double jab
and Hitman counters with a nice body shot.
Hitman clobbers Geng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hitman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hitman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geng counters with a straight right hand.
Hitman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Geng momentarily.
Hitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geng moves away.
Geng has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Geng.
Hitman moves away from the strike by Geng.
A countering left hand to the body from Hitman misses.
Sergey Geng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitman cracks Geng with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geng throws a series of punches but Hitman moves out of range.
Hitman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Geng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geng misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hitman to counter with a crisp jab.
Geng slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Geng drops his hands momentarily and Hitman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Geng is rocked!
Geng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitman counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Geng face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dariusz Hitman!
Dariusz Hitman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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