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Young Lions 170T Round 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nils Amainognieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harut Hakobyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent MT
KO power
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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 - 1, 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Hakobyan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakobyan is looking to chop away at Amainognieson's legs.
Amainognieson misses with a right hand
and Hakobyan counters with a straight right hand.
Amainognieson tries to clinch but Hakobyan moves out of range.
Amainognieson is looking to clinch.
Hakobyan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Amainognieson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hakobyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amainognieson swings for the body but Hakobyan moves out of range.
Hakobyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amainognieson moves out of range of the body kick from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hakobyan has time to react.
A big right from Amainognieson misses.
Amainognieson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hakobyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amainognieson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakobyan.
Hakobyan misses with an uppercut.
Amainognieson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hakobyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Amainognieson.
Hakobyan misses with a head kick.
Amainognieson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Amainognieson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakobyan misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Amainognieson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amainognieson. Hakobyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amainognieson takes a swing at Hakobyan's ribcage but misses.
Hakobyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amainognieson swings for the body but Hakobyan moves out of range.
Hakobyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amainognieson is looking to wear down Hakobyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hakobyan dips to his left and cracks Amainognieson with an uppercut!
Amainognieson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hakobyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harut Hakobyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amainognieson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Amainognieson clobbers Hakobyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amainognieson clinches.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Amainognieson won't allow it.
Amainognieson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amainognieson prevents Hakobyan from breaking the clinch.
Amainognieson has Hakobyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Hakobyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hakobyan working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amainognieson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hakobyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Amainognieson fails to land.
Amainognieson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hakobyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Amainognieson misses with a body punch.
Amainognieson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amainognieson misses with a punch to the body.
Hakobyan tries to circle away but Amainognieson has him pinned against the ropes.
Hakobyan can't break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amainognieson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hakobyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakobyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Amainognieson won't allow it.
Hakobyan is trying to push Amainognieson away but Amainognieson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Amainognieson tries to throw a body punch but Hakobyan avoids it by throwing Amainognieson back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nils Amainognieson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amainognieson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Amainognieson slips a jab from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson throwing a counter right hand but Hakobyan manages to avoid it.
Amainognieson moves out of range of the strikes.
Amainognieson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amainognieson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amainognieson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amainognieson takes one on the button.
Hakobyan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amainognieson is out of range and Hakobyan settles back down.
Amainognieson slips under a jab from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hakobyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hakobyan is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Hakobyan 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.
Amainognieson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakobyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Amainognieson blocks a head kick by Hakobyan.
Amainognieson scores with a punch to the head.
Amainognieson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amainognieson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hakobyan throws out the jab.
Hakobyan catches Amainognieson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Amainognieson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hakobyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hakobyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Harut Hakobyan's cut even more.
Hakobyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson throws a big shot that misses.
Hakobyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amainognieson.
Amainognieson jabs Hakobyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Amainognieson catches Hakobyan right on the button with a cross.
Hakobyan misses with a double jab.
Amainognieson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hakobyan manages to circle out of the way.
Amainognieson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Amainognieson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hakobyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amainognieson momentarily.
Amainognieson misses with a lunging right hand
and Amainognieson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakobyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amainognieson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hakobyan.
Hakobyan jabs Amainognieson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amainognieson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hakobyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amainognieson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakobyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakobyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Amainognieson misses the target.
Hakobyan lands with a right hand.
Hakobyan throws a looping overhand right but Amainognieson ducks down to avoid it.
Hakobyan misses with the body kick
and Amainognieson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hakobyan tries to circle away but Amainognieson has him pinned against the ropes.
Amainognieson is leaning against Hakobyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hakobyan is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amainognieson.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Amainognieson has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Amainognieson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nils Amainognieson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hakobyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hakobyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hakobyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amainognieson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hakobyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hakobyan takes one on the button.
Amainognieson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakobyan.
Hakobyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amainognieson manages to avoid it.
Hakobyan throws a push kick but Amainognieson slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Hakobyan misses.
Hakobyan walks into a straight right hand from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson tries to clinch but Hakobyan is having none of it.
Amainognieson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hakobyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakobyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amainognieson's head.
The fighters circling - Amainognieson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hakobyan misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Amainognieson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hakobyan slips under a jab.
Amainognieson misses the jab.
Hakobyan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakobyan misses with a straight right.
Amainognieson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakobyan slips under a jab from Amainognieson.
Hakobyan slips a jab from Amainognieson.
Hakobyan tries a low kick but Amainognieson avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amainognieson misses with a looping left.
Hakobyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amainognieson.
Amainognieson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakobyan is just out of range.
Hakobyan misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hakobyan.
Amainognieson throws a jab when Hakobyan was well out of range.
Hakobyan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hakobyan throws out a powerful jab.
Hakobyan throws a leg kick but Amainognieson checks it.
Amainognieson's corner calls for a 1-2. Amainognieson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The cut above Harut Hakobyan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hakobyan throws a front kick aimed at Amainognieson's knee but Amainognieson avoids it well.
Hakobyan lands a nice hook to Amainognieson's body. Amainognieson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hakobyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amainognieson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakobyan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakobyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Amainognieson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakobyan moves away.
Hakobyan lands with a cross.
Amainognieson misses with an uppercut
and Hakobyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amainognieson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amainognieson lands with a shot to the body.
Hakobyan throws an off balance right hand
and Amainognieson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hakobyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hakobyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Amainognieson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hakobyan.
Nice uppercut there from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson lands with a cross.
Amainognieson darts in trying to clinch
and Hakobyan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Harut Hakobyan just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
That's time! Amainognieson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hakobyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakobyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amainognieson, as that shot connected.
Amainognieson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hakobyan.
A clash of legs there as Amainognieson blocks the low kick.
Hakobyan misses with a hook
and Amainognieson counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Amainognieson misses.
Amainognieson checks a leg kick nicely.
Amainognieson swinging wildly here.
Hakobyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amainognieson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amainognieson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakobyan misses with a few strikes there.
Amainognieson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hakobyan.
A low kick from Hakobyan is predictable there
and Hakobyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakobyan avoids the body shot from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amainognieson blocks the body kick.
Hakobyan tries to keep at a distance but Amainognieson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Amainognieson.
Amainognieson blocks a body shot from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson digs a right hand into Hakobyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hakobyan's gas tank.
Amainognieson lands a shot to the body.
Amainognieson stalling.
Amainognieson misses with a punch to the body.
Hakobyan tries to break the clinch but Amainognieson is controlling the position.
Amainognieson tries to throw a body punch but Hakobyan avoids it by throwing Amainognieson back against the ropes.
Hakobyan can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hakobyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakobyan can't break the clinch.
Hakobyan is trying to push Amainognieson away but Amainognieson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Amainognieson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amainognieson stalling in the clinch but Hakobyan improves position.
Hakobyan is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amainognieson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hakobyans head.
Hakobyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hakobyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amainognieson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hakobyan's elbow.
Amainognieson misses with a punch to the body.
Hakobyan is trying to push Amainognieson away but Amainognieson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hakobyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Amainognieson pushes him back against the ropes.
Amainognieson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harut Hakobyan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hakobyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Amainognieson has him pressed against the ropes.
Good body shot from Amainognieson.
Hakobyan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hakobyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Amainognieson had his way with Harut Hakobyan in that round.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hakobyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hakobyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hakobyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Amainognieson.
Hakobyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amainognieson.
Amainognieson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakobyan.
Amainognieson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakobyan counters with a body kick.
Hakobyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amainognieson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hakobyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amainognieson.
Amainognieson needs to keep his hands up - Hakobyan had a free shot at his head there.
Amainognieson swings for the body but Hakobyan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amainognieson throws a good cross that connects.
Amainognieson throws a hook but Hakobyan blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amainognieson. Hakobyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amainognieson lands a head shot.
Amainognieson throws a hook to the side of Hakobyan's head but Hakobyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakobyan tries to bum rush Amainognieson with a series of wild strikes but Amainognieson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amainognieson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Amainognieson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakobyan at a distance.
Hakobyan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Amainognieson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Hakobyan misses.
Amainognieson catches Hakobyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hakobyan lands with a good body shot.
Hakobyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Amainognieson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakobyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amainognieson connects with a nice looking jab.
Amainognieson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hakobyan avoids the body shot from Amainognieson.
Hakobyan moves out of range as Amainognieson strikes.
Hakobyan takes a swing at Amainognieson's ribcage but misses.
Hakobyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amainognieson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hakobyan under the eye.
Amainognieson blocks a jab.
Hakobyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hakobyan slips under a jab from Amainognieson.
It seemed like Hakobyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Amainognieson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amainognieson keeps control of Hakobyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amainognieson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hakobyan as Amainognieson tries to tie him up.
Harut Hakobyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nils Amainognieson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hakobyan can't break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hakobyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakobyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakobyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Amainognieson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nils Amainognieson!
A very excited looking Nils Amainognieson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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 Evista Fareston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazakh Attack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Very quick
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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 - 4 - 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 Montreal, Evista Fareston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fareston! But no joy.
Attack throws a right hand that Fareston ducks under and follows up with a left that Fareston also avoids with ease.
Attack lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Fareston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Attack swings widly with a right hand
and Fareston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Attack thinking.
Attack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Attack just misses with a punch to the body.
Attack sets himself, and Fareston steps forward looking for the clinch! Attack avoids it this time.
Attack misses with a body shot
and Fareston counters with a one-two to the body.
Fareston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Attack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Attack misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attack misses with an uppercut.
Fareston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Attack tries to bum rush Fareston with a series of wild strikes but Fareston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fareston throws a counter combo.
Fareston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Attack misses.
It seemed like Fareston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fareston moves away.
Attack swinging wildly here.
Fareston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Attack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Attack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fareston.
Fareston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Attack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Attack looks to land a combination but Fareston avoids it well.
Attack misses with a series of wild punches.
Fareston misses with a two punch combination.
Attack misses with a looping right.
Fareston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Attack circles away quickly and effectively.
Fareston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fareston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Attack's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fareston scores with a shoulder strike.
Fareston tries to throw a body punch but Attack avoids it by throwing Fareston back against the ropes.
Fareston is working Attack over against the ropes.
Fareston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fareston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Fareston.
Fareston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fareston lands with a right to the head.
Fareston pushes Attack back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fareston works on Attack's body with a couple of short punches.
Fareston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attack's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fareston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fareston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fareston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Attack.
Attack is breathing heavily.
Fareston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evista Fareston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fareston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fareston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fareston lands a hook that snaps the head of Attack backwards.
Fareston misses with a punch to the body.
Attack is trying to break free.
Fareston lands a shoulder strike.
Fareston misses with the head strike.
Fareston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Attack seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fareston can turn it around.
A frustrated look appears on Attack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Fareston.
Fareston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Attack takes a shot to the head.
Fareston lands an uppercut.
Fareston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fareston lands an uppercut.
Attack is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fareston scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Attack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Attack is trying to break the clinch but Fareston is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Fareston.
Fareston lands an uppercut.
Fareston creates a bit of distance and cracks Attack with a big uppercut! Attack goes down! The referee pushes Fareston away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Attack make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Fareston takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Evista Fareston!
Evista Fareston really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Venom Combat Sports logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoda Fairtex (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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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoda Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Raharuhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raharuhi down.
The crowd cheers as Fairtex lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raharuhi doesn't seem phased though.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Fairtex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Fairtex misses with a hook
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Raharuhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi misses with a body punch.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Raharuhi gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Raharuhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath Raharuhi's ribcage. Raharuhi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Raharuhi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
A short right from Fairtex on the inside.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Fairtex tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Raharuhi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Raharuhi.
Fairtex misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fairtex.
Raharuhi lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the ropes.
Fairtex trying to stall but Raharuhi improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Raharuhi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Fairtex scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raharuhi pushes Fairtex back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fairtex.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fairtex can't find room to land a body shot as Raharuhi controls the action.
Raharuhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoda Fairtex dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fairtex instigates a clinch.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Raharuhi avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairtex.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Fairtex throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raharuhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Fairtex controls the action.
Fairtex swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the head.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raharuhi lands a nice uppercut.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairtex has Raharuhi pressed against the ropes, preventing Raharuhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoda Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharuhi.
Fairtex misses the jab.
A big right from Raharuhi 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!
Raharuhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairtex.
Fairtex forces Raharuhi back against the ropes and clinches.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex prevents Raharuhi from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex keeps control of Raharuhi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex works on Raharuhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairtex will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raharuhi up against the ropes.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Fairtex trying to stall but Raharuhi improves his position.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoda Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raharuhi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raharuhi misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely.
Fairtex gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raharuhi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fairtex's knee momentarily.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body. Fairtex takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raharuhi lands the left hand.
Raharuhi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairtex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi lands a right hook to the body.
Raharuhi throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Raharuhi sets himself, and Fairtex steps forward looking for the clinch! Raharuhi avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairtex gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fairtex.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Fairtex cracks Raharuhi with a nice body shot.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharuhi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raharuhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Raharuhi fails to land.
Raharuhi wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Raharuhi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Raharuhi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairtex swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fairtex fails to land.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Raharuhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi tries to throw a body punch but Fairtex avoids it by throwing Raharuhi back against the ropes.
Raharuhi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Raharuhi lands a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fairtex working aggressively here.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raharuhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi.
Fairtex darts in trying to clinch
and Raharuhi counters with a stiff right hand.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Fairtex is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Taine Raharuhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raharuhi is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Fairtex connects with an inside leg kick.
Fairtex has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex has Raharuhi pressed against the ropes, preventing Raharuhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharuhi controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raharuhi is keeping busy.
Fairtex is trying to stall.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raharuhi's efforts to push away.
Fairtex stalling in the clinch but Raharuhi improves position.
Raharuhi wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Raharuhi is trying to push Fairtex away but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Raharuhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Raharuhi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raharuhi breaks from the clinch.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raharuhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raharuhi is trying to push Fairtex away but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raharuhi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the ropes.
Raharuhi tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the ropes.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Raharuhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Raharuhi has had enough of the clinch but Fairtex keeps him there for the moment.
Fairtex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Raharuhi.
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 Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Raharuhi.
Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands the left hand.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Fairtex wants to clinch but Raharuhi slips to the side
and Raharuhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a right hand
letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Raharuhi circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairtex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raharuhi lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Raharuhi digs a right hand underneath Fairtex's ribcage. Fairtex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Raharuhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raharuhi pushes Fairtex back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raharuhi wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Raharuhi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fairtex fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Raharuhi avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the ropes.
Raharuhi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Fairtex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Raharuhi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Raharuhi circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Raharuhi there.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Fairtex tries to clinch
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Raharuhi coming out on top.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taine Raharuhi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raharuhi 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Cecil Peabody 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 Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy King (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Baldwin!
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, Tommy King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tommy King has been cut.
Baldwin walks into a straight right hand from King.
Baldwin 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.
Baldwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baldwin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Baldwin letting King take a breather here.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baldwin tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baldwin's efforts to push away.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Baldwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Baldwin can't break the clinch.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from King.
Baldwin looking to stall.
Baldwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Baldwin wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Baldwin takes a shot to the head.
King lands a shot to the body.
Baldwin is trying to break free.
King has Baldwin pressed against the ropes, preventing Baldwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baldwin is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baldwin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin tries to break free but King pushes him back against the ropes.
King lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Baldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baldwin is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baldwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baldwin is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Baldwin breaks from the clinch.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baldwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King dodges the punch combination from Baldwin.
Baldwin looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Baldwin with a jab.
Baldwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Baldwin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Brandon Baldwin is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldwin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Baldwin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Baldwin is just out of range.
Baldwin closes the distance and clinches.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King pushes Baldwin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Baldwin controls the action.
Baldwin wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baldwin can't break the clinch.
Baldwin is trying to break free.
King stalling in the clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baldwin misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Baldwin. Those never looked like landing.
Baldwin misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldwin tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Baldwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King swings for the body but Baldwin moves out of range.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Baldwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baldwin.
King is rocked!
King walks straight into a big right, left combination from Baldwin and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Baldwin as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Geng (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Geng!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geng just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and before Tyson can reset, Geng rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Tyson is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geng scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyson should have avoided that one.
Geng closes the distance and catches Tyson with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tyson is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tyson is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tyson is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Geng takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sergey Geng!
A relieved looking Sergey Geng 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Nyrkki (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Massa Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki misses with a few strikes there.
Nyrkki misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Nyrkki misses
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Nyrkki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nyrkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Rocky Johnson has been cut.
Nyrkki throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Nyrkki misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyrkki throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Nyrkki is rocked!
Nyrkki throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nyrkki is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Nyrkki looks winded!
Johnson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Nyrkki out cold! Nyrkki corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Johnson!
Massa Nyrkki spoke after the fight, saying 'I WILL BURN DOWN YOUR HOUSE AND FAMILY FOR THIS HUMILIATION'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andross Guile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Bobby 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andross Guile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guile is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobby is defending well for now.
Bobby lands a hook that snaps the head of Guile backwards.
Guile can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby controls the action.
Guile stalls.
Bobby pushes Guile back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bobby blocks an elbow strike from Guile.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bobby.
Bobby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guile throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guile.
Guile tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bobby as Guile tries to tie him up.
Bobby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby blocking some punches.
Bobby has a couple of punches blocked by Guile.
Guile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby avoiding damage as Guile throws knees to the body.
Guile misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bobby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobby has a couple of punches blocked by Guile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby lands a body punch.
Guile misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bobby.
Guile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bobby.
Bobby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guile takes a shot to the head.
Guile trying to land knees to the body.
Bobby scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Bobby.
Guile misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guile obliges.
Guile stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guile takes a shot to the head.
Bobby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bobby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guile misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bobby.
Bobby dodges an elbow strike from Guile.
Bobby pushes Guile back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Guile is breathing heavily.
Bobby creates a bit of space and cracks Guile with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Guile 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!
Guile is rocked!
Bobby weaves into range and cracks Guile right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Guile goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bobby is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Bobby!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pubo Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pubo Richard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard throws a hook but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it easily.
Nu Cuuuuutos loads up on a big right hand but Richard slips the punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance but Richard moves to the side
and Richard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richard moves out of range of the strikes.
Nu Cuuuuutos staying out of range there.
Nu Cuuuuutos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
Richard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Nu Cuuuuutos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nu Cuuuuutos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter punch.
Richard looks to land a combination but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it well.
Richard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richard backwards.
Nu Cuuuuutos prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but Nu Cuuuuutos won't allow it.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard looking to slow down the pace here.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but Nu Cuuuuutos won't allow it.
Richard blocks an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richard.
Richard wants to stall.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Nu Cuuuuutos has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Richard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richard avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos has a couple of punches blocked by Richard.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richards head.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Nu Cuuuuutos has the dominant position.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a punch but it's blocked by Richard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard is pushing Nu Cuuuuutos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside.
Richard blocks a body shot from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richard trying to control the position but instead, Nu Cuuuuutos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richard into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard throws a nice looking combination but Nu Cuuuuutos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Richard works the jab nicely.
Richard misses the body punch
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to throw a body punch but Richard avoids it by throwing Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richard blocks an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richard has had enough of the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos keeps him there for the moment.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nu Cuuuuutos on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes Richard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richard blocks an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a shoulder strike.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is controlling him.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richard is rocked!
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richard's defenses.
Richard is still on wobbly legs! Can Nu Cuuuuutos finish him?
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short shot to the head.
Richard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richard breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nu Cuuuuutos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos has closed the distance and engaged Richard in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard tries to break free but Nu Cuuuuutos pushes him back against the ropes.
Richard seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard tries to circle away but Nu Cuuuuutos has him pinned against the ropes.
Richard manages to break the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard instigates a clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nu Cuuuuutos has him pressed against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow over the top.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow strike.
Richard has had enough of the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos dominated that second 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.
Richard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richard lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Nu Cuuuuutos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Richard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an uppercut.
Richard takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Richard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow that stopped Richard in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nu Cuuuuutos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Richard can turn it around.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a shoulder strike.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is controlling him.
Richard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richard can do to turn this around?
Nu Cuuuuutos prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richard.
Richard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nu Cuuuuutos keeps control of Richard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richard breaks from the clinch.
Richard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nu Cuuuuutos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard swings widly with a right hand
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richard stalling against the ropes.
Richard blocks a body shot from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Richard shrugs off.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Nu Cuuuuutos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Richard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richard misses the jab.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Richard.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
No joy there for Richard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos tests Richard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nu Cuuuuutos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard throws a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard misses with a straight left.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter punch.
Richard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nu Cuuuuutos misses the target.
Pubo Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Richard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch up.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight left.
Richard tries to counter with a clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos shakes him off and moves away.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to clinch but Richard slips to the side
and Richard counters with a three punch combo that has Nu Cuuuuutos backing up. Nu Cuuuuutos nods at Richard to acknowledge the strikes.
Richard moves away from the strike by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook.
Nu Cuuuuutos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Richard does no damage.
A cross from Nu Cuuuuutos lands.
Nu Cuuuuutos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richard misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nu Cuuuuutos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nu Cuuuuutos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nu Cuuuuutos misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard misses with a double jab
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters by moving into the clinch.
Richard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nu Cuuuuutos has Richard pressed against the ropes, preventing Richard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nu Cuuuuutos prevents Richard from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is controlling the position.
Richard wants to break free but Nu Cuuuuutos has control.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos had his way with Pubo Richard in 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. This is the final round!
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Richard misses with a straight right.
Nu Cuuuuutos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a loose jab but Richard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a shot from downtown. Richard moves away and avoids it.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range as Richard strikes.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richard.
Richard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nu Cuuuuutos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short shot to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow that stopped Richard in his tracks for a moment.
Richard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is looking to break free of the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard stalling against the ropes.
Richard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Richard avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Richard breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos slips a jab and a cross from Richard.
Richard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nu Cuuuuutos circles away quickly and effectively.
Pubo Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard throws a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch.
Richard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Richard trying to stall but Nu Cuuuuutos improves his position.
Richard has had enough of the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos keeps him there for the moment.
Richard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Richard shrugs off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richard tries to break the clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is controlling the position.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a damaging elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Richard on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Richard crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dariusz Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaine Krause (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 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, Dariusz Hitman!
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, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krause.
Krause lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hitman misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Kaine Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krause throws a body punch but Hitman moves out of range.
Krause has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Krause jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krause lands a really nice looking cross but Hitman seems unphased.
Hitman lands a nice looking body shot.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krause gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
Hitman lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitman works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hitman.
Hitman tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Hitman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitman scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Hitman tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Hitman back against the ropes.
Hitman can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman blocking some punches.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krause working aggressively here.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Krause.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman digs a right hand into Krause's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krause's gas tank.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Krause.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Krause.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitman controls his hands.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitman tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Krause.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krause misses with an uppercut. Hitman saw that one coming.
Hitman tries to keep at a distance but Krause has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Hitman can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Hitman misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Hitman.
A right hook to the body lands for Krause.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
Krause working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Hitman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.
Krause blocking some punches.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Krause misses with some punches.
Hitman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
I was talking to Hitman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hitman tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
Hitman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krause tries a body shot but Hitman blocks it.
Hitman struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Hitman tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Krause pushes Hitman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Hitman takes a shot to the head.
Hitman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hitman moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause closes the distance and pushes Hitman back into the ropes.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Krause.
Hitman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaine Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitman tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitman digs a right hand into Krause's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krause's gas tank.
Hitman working aggressively here.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hitman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Hitman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitman misses with some punches.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hitman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hitman scores with a hook to the body.
Krause takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Hitman avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hitman.
Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hitman.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hitman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitman lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Krause.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Hitman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Hitman struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitman controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Hitman clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krause lands a right hook to the body.
Krause gets a clinch.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Krause misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
A short right from Hitman.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Hitman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitman pushes Krause back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Hitman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.
Hitman scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause blocks a body shot from Hitman.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause misses with some punches.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman misses with a punch to the body.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hitman.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman pushes Krause back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Krause is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause tries to work over Hitman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause misses with some punches.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Hitman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman misses with some punches.
Krause working aggressively here.
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 Hitman.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krause as Hitman tries to tie him up.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Hitman had his way with Kaine Krause in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hitman just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause misses with a hook.
Krause throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitman.
Krause takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Hitman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Hitman is looking to wear down Krause with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause missing with a left hand there. Hitman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hitman slips a straight right by Krause.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Hitman sets himself, and Krause steps forward looking for the clinch! Hitman avoids it this time.
Donk. Hitman catches Krause right on the button with a cross.
Krause misses with an uppercut. Hitman saw that one coming.
Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Hitman tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Krause misses.
Hitman scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitman. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitman throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause throws a hook to the side of Hitman's head but Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hitman misses with a body shot.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitman.
Hitman throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause takes one to the side of the head.
Hitman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krause lands a right hand.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hitman.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Hitman back against the ropes.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Hitman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.
Krause tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitman's elbow.
Hitman misses with a punch to the body.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
Hitman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krause pushes Hitman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hitman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Hitman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hitman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Hitman!
Dariusz Hitman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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