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YL 37: Bendayho v Thompson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Augustin Duval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ButtStrike UrFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duval comes to the ring accompanied by Tu parles Trop . Augustin Duval could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to ButtStrike UrFace's chin.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augustin Duval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ButtStrike UrFace!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duval moves in looking to clinch but UrFace pushes him off.
UrFace rushes Duval and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
UrFace gets through Duval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
Duval swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duval lands a right hand.
UrFace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duval misses with the head strike.
UrFace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but UrFace has him pressed against the ropes.
UrFace pushes Duval back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
UrFace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
UrFace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duval is rocked!
UrFace working aggressively here.
We've been informed that UrFace has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
UrFace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
UrFace is leaning against Duval and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
UrFace lands with a right to the head.
Oh Duval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
UrFace has a couple of punches blocked by Duval.
Duval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
UrFace throws a head punch that misses.
UrFace misses with a punch on the inside.
Duval blocking some punches.
Duval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
UrFace misses with a hook from the clinch.
UrFace blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
UrFace misses with the head strike.
UrFace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
UrFace working aggressively here.
Duval blocking some punches.
Duval seems to have got his legs back now.
UrFace lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from UrFace fails to land.
UrFace blocking some punches.
UrFace lands with a light punch inside.
Duval scores with a shot to the side of UrFace's head.
UrFace lands a nice shot to the body.
UrFace breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Duval with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Duval looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Duval get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). ButtStrike UrFace!
ButtStrike UrFace made sure to mention his sponsor, House of Valor in his post fight interview.
Augustin Duval was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Evista Fareston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvik Olaussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evista Fareston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludvik Olaussen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fareston misses with a kick to the body.
Olaussen gets a clinch.
Olaussen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fareston.
Olaussen misses with a knee to the head.
Fareston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Olaussen.
Olaussen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fareston.
Olaussen scores with a hook to the body.
Olaussen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fareston throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Olaussen as the two fighters clinch.
Olaussen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fareston is breathing heavily.
Olaussen connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fareston.
Nice body punch from Olaussen - that landed with a thud.
Olaussen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olaussen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olaussen blocks a body shot from Fareston.
Olaussen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Evista Fareston has been cut.
Olaussen works on Fareston's body with a couple of short punches.
Olaussen lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Olaussen.
Olaussen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fareston or not.
Olaussen lands a left hand.
Olaussen lands a shot to the body.
Olaussen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
Olaussen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fareston backwards.
Olaussen drops Fareston with a big knee! Will Fareston beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Fareston is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olaussen misses with an uppercut. Fareston saw that one coming.
Oh Fareston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fareston ducks under a wild hook from Olaussen.
Fareston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Olaussen knocks out Fareston with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Olaussen before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Olaussen picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ludvik Olaussen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Ironfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Ironfoot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pfeifer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pfeifer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pfeifer clinches with his opponent.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pfeifer scores with a push kick.
Pfeifer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pfeifer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pfeifer throws a push kick but Ironfoot slaps the foot to one side.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Ironfoot avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a head kick but Ironfoot moves out of range.
Pfeifer lands a head kick. Ironfoot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ironfoot counters with a three punch combo that has Pfeifer backing up. Pfeifer nods at Ironfoot to acknowledge the strikes.
Pfeifer moves into the clinch successfully.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Pfeifer misses
and Ironfoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pfeifer lands with a slapping head kick.
Dirk Ironfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ironfoot blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Ironfoot wants to clinch but Pfeifer slips to the side
and Pfeifer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ironfoot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ironfoot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pfeifer scores with a nice body kick.
Pfeifer swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ironfoot misses.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Ironfoot misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pfeifer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
Pfeifer drives through and clinches with Ironfoot against the ropes.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pfeifer.
Ironfoot throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pfeifer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pfeifer drops his hands momentarily and Ironfoot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ricardo Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Ironfoot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ironfoot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ironfoot is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ironfoot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pfeifer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Pfeifer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ironfoot backwards.
Ironfoot is rocked!
Pfeifer creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Ironfoot off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Ironfoot is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Pfeifer is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ricardo Pfeifer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Facinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Jay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Facinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Jay!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Facinelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Facinelli misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Jay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Facinelli stalks Jay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jay's face. Jay staggers backwards, shaken.
Facinelli looks to clinch
and Jay counters with a nice uppercut.
Jay throws a head kick but Facinelli moves out of range.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Facinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Jay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joey Facinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Facinelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Facinelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands a body shot.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Jay throws out a head kick that Facinelli doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Facinelli crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Facinelli's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Facinelli is rocked!
It looks like Joey Facinelli has been cut.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Facinelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Facinelli tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jay! But no joy.
Jay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Facinelli.
Facinelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Facinelli.
Facinelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jay lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Facinelli.
Facinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Jay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jay throws a head kick but Facinelli moves out of range.
Facinelli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jay misses with a low kick.
Jay is looking to land body kicks.
Facinelli throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jay is looking for the big counter here.
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jay cracks Facinelli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Facinelli.
Jay avoids the body shot from Facinelli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Facinelli.
Facinelli scores with the left hand. Jay knows he should have avoided that one.
Jay misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Baby Jay should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Joey Facinelli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Facinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
It looks like Facinelli has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joey Facinelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay punishes Facinelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Facinelli. Those never looked like landing.
Facinelli digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Facinelli is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Facinelli looks to clinch
and Jay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Facinelli's knee momentarily.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Facinelli throws a head kick but Jay moves out of range.
Jay now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Facinelli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jay 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.
Facinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Facinelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Facinelli takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay swings for the body but Facinelli moves out of range.
Facinelli misses with a double jab
and Jay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jay avoids the head kick by Facinelli.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Facinelli moved out of range.
Facinelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Facinelli.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Facinelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Facinelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jay counters with a good low kick that Facinelli was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Facinelli.
Facinelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
A little jabbing left from Jay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Facinelli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Facinelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Facinelli throws a head kick that misses
letting Jay counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Jay.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick and Facinelli moves out of range easily.
Jay swinging wildly here.
Facinelli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Facinelli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Facinelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Facinelli leaves his chin hanging out and Jay seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Facinelli crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baby Jay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Spencer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Green's chin.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Green misses.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Spencer lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Spencer cracks Green with a good jab.
Spencer misses with a low kick.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spencer connects with a jab.
Spencer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer moves out of range as Green strikes.
Spencer lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the ropes and back into range.
Spencer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
Spencer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spencer lands a nice shot that snaps Green's head back.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Spencer tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
Spencer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Green misses.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Spencer finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Spencer lands with a cross.
Green tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Spencer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spencer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Spencer does it's job there.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer connects with an inside leg kick.
Green is looking to wear down Spencer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spencer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Green moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spencer struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Spencer pushes Green back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spencer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Green's head.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Green moves into the clinch.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spencer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer blocks a body shot from Green.
Spencer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spencer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Spencer's head.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spencer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spencer lands with a left to the head.
Spencer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Spencer.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Spencer prevents a body shot from Green.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Green back against the ropes.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Spencer lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spencer.
Joe Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spencer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike.
Spencer throws a head punch that misses.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spencer working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spencer's elbow.
Green pushes Spencer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Spencer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spencers head.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Spencer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green blocks a body shot from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spencer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spencers head.
Spencer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
A short uppercut from Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spencer cracks Green with a good jab.
Spencer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Green connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spencer.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Spencer flicks out a counter leg kick but Green steps away.
Green has closed the distance and engaged Spencer in a clinch.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer pushes Green back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer blocks a body shot from Green.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Green back against the ropes.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Spencer misses with some punches.
Spencer tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Spencer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Green misses with some punches.
Spencer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green misses with some punches.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green misses with a body punch.
Spencer can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green is leaning against Spencer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer pushes Green back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spencer.
Spencer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spencer works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spencer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spencer.
A head punch on the inside from Spencer fails to land.
Spencer lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the ropes.
Green digs a right hand into Spencer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spencer's gas tank.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer throws a head punch that misses.
Green digs a right hand into Spencer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spencer's gas tank.
Green blocks a body shot from Spencer.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Green working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joe Green did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Spencer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Green doesn't seem phased though.
Spencer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spencer slips a jab from Green.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green misses with a body shot.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Spencer.
Green throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Green.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spencer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Green misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spencer tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Spencer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a body shot.
Spencer scores with a nice head shot.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Spencer off the ropes and back into range.
Spencer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spencer sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
Spencer cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Green clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spencer works the jab nicely.
Spencer walks into a left hand.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green misses with a body shot.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Spencer.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spencer. Spencer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer moves out of range as Green strikes.
A cross from Spencer lands.
Green tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spencer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Green wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Spencer connects with an inside leg kick.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Green's head.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Spencer misses.
Spencer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
A cross from Spencer lands.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Spencer.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Green takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Spencer cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Spencer cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shawn Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Spencer lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Green swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spencer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Gardiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars has chosen Shout At The Devil as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Gardiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mick Mars!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardiner ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Gardiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gardiner tries to clinch but Mars moves away
and Mars counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gardiner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mars counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gardiner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mars just manages to avoid it.
Mars takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harry Gardiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gardiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardiner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Mars is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Gardiner.
Gardiner pushes Mars back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mars misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gardiner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gardiner wants to clinch.
Gardiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Mars.
Mars fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mars.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mars.
Gardiner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mars scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gardiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gardiner tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Gardiner back against the ropes.
Gardiner lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mick Mars has been cut.
Mars misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardiner tries to land knees in the clinch but Mars avoids the damage to the body.
Gardiner misses with a punch to the body.
Gardiner blocking some punches.
Mars blocks a body shot from Gardiner.
Gardiner lands a shoulder strike.
Mars working aggressively here.
Gardiner tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Gardiner back against the ropes.
Mars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gardiner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
Gardiner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
A head punch on the inside from Gardiner fails to land.
Gardiner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gardiner misses with the head strike.
Gardiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mars takes an elbow to the temple.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Mars is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right from Mars on the inside.
Gardiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardiner throws a nice looking combination but Mars bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardiner misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Mars on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mars blocks the leg kick.
Mars moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Mars misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars misses with a body shot.
Mars uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardiner.
Mars throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gardiner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Gardiner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Mars's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Mars. Beautiful body shot.
Mars checks a low kick from Gardiner.
A good leg kick by Gardiner.
Gardiner misses with a low kick.
Gardiner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gardiner avoids the body shot from Mars.
Gardiner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gardiner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gardiner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gardiner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mick Mars seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gardiner swings for the body but Mars moves out of range.
Mars throws out a counter right but Gardiner avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Mars. That snapped Gardiner's head back.
Gardiner is rocked!
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mars scores with a shot to the body.
Mars lands an overhand right.
Oh Gardiner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardiner manages to avoid it.
Mars's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gardiner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mars scrambles back to his feet.
Gardiner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner throws a sloppy body shot
and Mars counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Gardiner goes down! Will Gardiner beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Gardiner lands a body shot.
Mars scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gardiner throws a leg kick
and Mars counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mars.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardiner throws a jab when Mars was well out of range.
Mars connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gardiner. Gardiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mars jabs Gardiner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mars. Gardiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardiner slips a jab from Mars.
Mars fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mars looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardiner is just out of range.
Mars lands with a shot to the body.
Gardiner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mars tries to circle away but Gardiner has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Gardiner lands a left hand.
Mars lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gardiner backwards.
Gardiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mars can't find room to land a body shot as Gardiner controls the action.
Gardiner has Mars pressed against the ropes, preventing Mars from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mars is trying to break the clinch but Gardiner is controlling him.
Mars working aggressively here.
Mars tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardiner's elbow.
Gardiner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Gardiner avoids it by throwing Mars back against the ropes.
Mars manages to break the clinch.
Gardiner closes the distance and pushes Mars back into the ropes.
Gardiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
Gardiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marss head.
Mars stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars blocks a body shot from Gardiner.
Mars lands a body punch.
Mars lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mars scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mars misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mars takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Mick Mars'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.
Mars lands with a nice body punch.
Gardiner misses with a leg kick
and Mars counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mars lands a nice hook to Gardiner's body. Gardiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gardiner staying out of range there.
Mars misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardiner.
Gardiner tries to clinch but Mars moves out of range.
Gardiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mars.
Mars cracks a nice hook into Gardiner's ribs.
Gardiner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mars counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mars throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardiner.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Gardiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardiner scores with a nice head shot.
Mars lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mars has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mars lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mars throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mars looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardiner is just out of range.
Gardiner dips to his left and cracks Mars with an uppercut!
Mars looks to land a combination but Gardiner avoids it well.
Gardiner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mars is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gardiner rather than just go for the knockout.
Mars scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mars ducks under a wild hook from Gardiner.
Mars lands a right hook to the body.
Mars lands a jab to the nose.
Mars throws a body punch but Gardiner moves out of range.
Mars throws out a loose jab but Gardiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardiner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardiner moves away.
Mars smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
Gardiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gardiner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mars momentarily.
Gardiner walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Mars rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Gardiner has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Gardiner scores with a decent looking hook.
Mars throws out a loose jab but Gardiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mars.
Mars swings for the body but Gardiner moves out of range.
Gardiner misses with a hook.
Gardiner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mars counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gardiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mars.
Mars fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars throws a body punch but Gardiner moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mars.
Gardiner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mars now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mars takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Mick Mars'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.
Mars catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Gardiner stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Gardiner walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Gardiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mars throws out a counter right but Gardiner avoids it with no problem.
Gardiner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gardiner misses the shot to the body.
Gardiner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gardiner tries to land a leg kick but Mars saw it coming and moves away.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardiner manages to avoid it.
Gardiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars misses the jab.
Mars has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gardiner cracks Mars with an open hand slap.
Mars with a nice cross.
Mars lands with a nice body punch.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mars throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gardiner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
A little feinted left hand from Gardiner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gardiner slips a straight right by Mars.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardiner misses the target.
Mars lands a slapping body shot.
Mars moves out of range of the body kick from Gardiner.
Nice uppercut there from Mars.
Mars misses with a body shot.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gardiner moves into range and clinches up with Mars.
Gardiner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gardiner has a couple of punches blocked by Mars.
Mars blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mars working aggressively here.
Gardiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mars lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gardiner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gardiner.
Mars misses with a punch to the body.
Gardiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mars breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gardiner misses with a wild combination.
Mars takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mars lands a nice hook to Gardiner's body. Gardiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Mars.
Mars jabs at Gardiner's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardiner moves away from the strike by Mars.
Mars ducks under a wild hook from Gardiner.
Mars avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mars scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Mick Mars's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gardiner throws an overhand right that lands on Mars's shoulder, as Mars tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Mars misses.
Gardiner misses with a wild body shot.
Mars appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gardiner.
Mars fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mars.
Gardiner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Gardiner misses.
Gardiner missing with a left hand there. Mars was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardiner slips a jab from Mars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mars misses with a shot to the body
and Gardiner counters with a one-two to the body.
Gardiner walks into a jab.
Gardiner moves into range and clinches up with Mars.
Gardiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gardiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mars working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gardiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mars lands an uppercut.
Mars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gardiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mars's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardiner.
Harry Gardiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardiner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mars counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mars fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gardiner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gardiner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mars lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardiner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardiner.
Mars is trying to break the clinch but Gardiner is controlling him.
Gardiner prevents a body shot from Mars.
Gardiner misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner misses with the head strike.
Gardiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gardiner tries to land a knee to the head but Mars blocks with his arms.
Mars wants to break free but Gardiner has control.
Mars tries to break the clinch but Gardiner is controlling the position.
Gardiner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gardiner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mars gets through Gardiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mars lands a nice shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gardiner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardiner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mars lands a right hand.
Mars is trying to force a seperation but Gardiner has the dominant position.
Gardiner misses with some punches.
Gardiner lands a damaging elbow.
Gardiner misses with a punch to the body.
Gardiner prevents Mars from breaking the clinch.
Gardiner pushes off an throws an elbow but Mars leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Gardiner avoids it by throwing Mars back against the ropes.
Mick Mars is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mars creates a bit of space and cracks Gardiner with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Gardiner 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!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardiner moves away.
It looked like Gardiner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mars.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Mars comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mars has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 42:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 42:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 42:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Mars!
Mick Mars decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Westover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhramananda Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Westover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bhramananda Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loveladdy with a jab.
Westover clinches with his opponent.
Westover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy.
Westover tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
A short right from Westover on the inside.
Westover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loveladdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Westover working aggressively here.
A short left from Westover.
Westover working aggressively here.
Westover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Westover on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westover blocking some punches.
Westover lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Westover blocks an uppercut.
Westover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loveladdy looking to slow down the pace here.
Westover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow.
Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
Westover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westover scores with a shot to the side of Loveladdy's head.
Westover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loveladdy is trying to break free.
Westover has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A hook to the body from Westover.
Westover misses with a punch on the inside.
Westover misses with some punches.
Westover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loveladdy's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westover scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loveladdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westover tries to throw a body punch but Loveladdy avoids it by throwing Westover back against the ropes.
Westover works on Loveladdy's body with a couple of short punches.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loveladdy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Westover is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westover.
Loveladdy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westover has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Westover.
Westover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westover throws a head punch that misses.
Westover misses with the head strike.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Westover dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Westover tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loveladdy throws a right hand that Westover ducks under and follows up with a left that Westover also avoids with ease.
It looked like Westover was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Loveladdy.
Westover swings widly with a right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a right hand to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Westover here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Loveladdy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Westover misses with a wild body shot.
Westover thuds a left hand into Loveladdy's body.
Nice uppercut there from Westover.
Westover misses with an uppercut. Loveladdy saw that one coming.
Loveladdy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loveladdy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Westover on the side of the head.
Westover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loveladdy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Westover thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy takes one to the chin there.
Westover throws a jab but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses the jab.
Westover closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westover presses Loveladdy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loveladdy prevents a body shot from Westover.
Westover can't find room to land a body shot as Loveladdy controls the action.
Westover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loveladdy.
Westover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Westover working aggressively here.
Westover will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loveladdy up against the ropes.
Loveladdy is trying to push Westover away but Westover has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westover.
Westover tries to throw a body punch but Loveladdy avoids it by throwing Westover back against the ropes.
Westover works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Westover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Westover avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the ropes.
Westover misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westover presses Loveladdy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Westover.
Westover misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy is looking to break free of the clinch but Westover has double underhooks.
Westover throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the head.
Westover tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westover works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loveladdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Westover is looking to clinch but Loveladdy is avoiding it.
Westover misses with a shot to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a two punch combo.
Loveladdy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loveladdy tries to keep at a distance but Westover has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Westover 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.
A combination from Loveladdy does no damage.
Loveladdy throws a big shot that misses.
Westover scores with a decent looking hook.
Loveladdy thumps Westover with a low kick.
Loveladdy dips to his left and cracks Westover with an uppercut!
Loveladdy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loveladdy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Westover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Westover moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy is trying to break the clinch but Westover is controlling him.
Westover breaks the clinch.
Loveladdy avoids the body shot from Westover.
Loveladdy throws a sloppy head kick and Westover moves out of range easily.
Westover misses with a lunging right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a series of strikes. Westover will be more careful next time no doubt.
Westover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loveladdy can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy throws a low kick, looking for Westover's leg but Westover calmly moves out of range.
Westover has Loveladdy up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westover struggles to land a body shot inside as Loveladdy controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Westover.
Westover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westover misses with a body punch.
Westover lands an uppercut.
Westover is trying to stall.
Westover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Loveladdy tries to break the clinch but Westover is controlling the position.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westover misses with the head strike.
Westover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Loveladdy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loveladdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loveladdy tries a body shot but Westover blocks it.
Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Westover avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the ropes.
Westover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loveladdys head.
Westover throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Westover controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Westover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westover lands with a light punch inside.
Westover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loveladdy's efforts to push away.
Loveladdy stalling.
Nice body punch from Loveladdy - that landed with a thud.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch but Westover keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Westover clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Westover moves into range and clinches up with Loveladdy.
Westover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loveladdy.
Loveladdy blocks an uppercut.
Loveladdy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Westover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westover is leaning against Loveladdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Westover dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Westover lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westover tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Westover tries to work over Loveladdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westover presses Loveladdy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tommy Westover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Westover as the two fighters clinch.
Westover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Westover.
Loveladdy digs a right hand into Westover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Westover's gas tank.
Loveladdy is trying to push Westover away but Westover has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Westover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loveladdy throws a punch but it's blocked by Westover.
Westover presses Loveladdy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Westover pushes Loveladdy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westover digs a right hand into Loveladdy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loveladdy's gas tank.
Westover tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Westover lands with a light punch inside.
Westover misses with some punches.
Westover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Westover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is looking to break free of the clinch but Westover has double underhooks.
Westover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Westover working aggressively here.
Westover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loveladdy is looking to control Westover's arms but Westover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loveladdy has his back to the ropes.
Westover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loveladdys head.
A short left from Westover.
Loveladdy digs a right hand into Westover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Westover's gas tank.
Westover has a couple of punches blocked by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
Loveladdy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Westover has Loveladdy pressed against the ropes, preventing Loveladdy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Westover lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westover.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Westover had his way with Bhramananda Loveladdy 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!
Loveladdy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loveladdy gets tackled into the ropes by Westover. Westover maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Westover.
Westover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westover scores with a hook to the body.
Westover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loveladdy's efforts to push away.
Westover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westover lands with a light punch inside.
Loveladdy working hard to break the clinch.
Westover lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westover.
Westover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Westover throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Westover pushes Loveladdy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Westover misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westover lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Westover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loveladdys head.
Loveladdy is trying to push Westover away but Westover has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Westover can't find room to land a body shot as Loveladdy controls the action.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Westover.
Westover lands a body shot.
Tommy Westover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westover has Loveladdy pressed against the ropes, preventing Loveladdy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Westover lands with a left to the head.
Loveladdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Westover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy blocks an uppercut.
Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Westover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch but Westover keeps him there for the moment.
Westover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Westover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhramananda Loveladdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Westover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Westover, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:44
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Westover!
Tommy Westover bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a right hand.
Khrapov Jr misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Khrapov Jr down.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khrapov Jr avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee with a hook.
Khrapov Jr blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrapov Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Khrapov Jr was well out of range.
Khrapov Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Khrapov Jr.
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!
Nice jab there from Lee.
Khrapov Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khrapov Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Khrapov Jr misses with an uppercut.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Khrapov Jr stumbling back into the ropes.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov Jr.
Lee scores with a jab. Khrapov Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Lee works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Khrapov Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Khrapov Jr's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Lee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Khrapov Jr walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Khrapov Jr is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tommy Lee!
An out of breath Tommy Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomas Bendayho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Bendayho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bendayho. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson moves out of range as Bendayho strikes.
Bendayho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bendayho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bendayho lands the left hand.
Bendayho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Bendayho ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bendayho.
Bendayho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bendayho misses the target.
A big right from Thompson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bendayho moves away.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Bendayho.
Bendayho instigates a clinch.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bendayho controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bendayho.
Bendayho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bendayho digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Bendayho lands with a left to the head.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Bendayho lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bendayho scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Bendayho.
Thompson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bendayho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thompson can turn it around.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Bendayho has him pressed against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the ropes.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bendayho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Bendayho.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bendayho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Bendayho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the ropes.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bendayho is breathing heavily.
Thompson tries a body shot but Bendayho blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bendayho controls his hands.
Bendayho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho pushes Thompson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson cracks Bendayho with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomas Bendayho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Bendayho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bendayho misses the shot to the body.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bendayho circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bendayho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bendayho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Thompson misses.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Bendayho.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bendayho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
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!
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bendayho.
Bendayho misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tim Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bendayho just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bendayho swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lunges at Bendayho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bendayho's hand.
Bendayho rushes Thompson and presses him up against the ropes.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Bendayho.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendayhos head.
Thompson gets through Bendayho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho is rocked!
Thompson tries a body shot but Bendayho blocks it.
Oh Bendayho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Bendayho on the inside.
Bendayho seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bendayho was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
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!
Thompson scores with a big combo that sends Bendayho crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Bendayho flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Thompson jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Thompson! Tim Thompson retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim Thompson thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Tomas Bendayho spoke after the fight, saying 'If a dog licks your naked feet and u like it....what does that mean?'.
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