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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Forged Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko has chosen Darkness Within as his entrance music. Andriy Pavlyuchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Forged Steel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steel checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steel checks the leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Steel .
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pavlyuchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a cross.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steel takes one on the button.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Steel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko checks a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pavlyuchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Pavlyuchenko.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Pavlyuchenko's head but Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel backs away from a small jab... but Pavlyuchenko lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Steel crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Pavlyuchenko with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rey Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Turner.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turner thinking.
Rey Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Turner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanchez!
Sanchez lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Turner's body.
Sanchez defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Turner forces Sanchez back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Turner blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Turner has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Turner is controlling him.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanchez is trying to push Turner away but Turner has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the ropes.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez jabs at Turner's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Sanchez backing away here, and Turner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turner misses with a body kick.
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!
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Peter Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right hand to the body from Turner.
Turner tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Turner has the dominant position.
Turner keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Turner.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turner misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez jabs Turner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rey Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Sanchez takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rey Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielson has chosen Cult of Personality as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Buddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Danielson !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Danielson misses.
Danielson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buddington is out of range.
Buddington wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Danielson throws a jab when Buddington was well out of range.
Buddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danielson throws out the jab.
Buddington tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Danielson manages to circle out of the way.
Buddington moves into range and clinches up with Danielson .
Danielson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buddington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danielson forces Buddington back against the ropes and clinches.
Buddington wants to stall.
Buddington working aggressively here.
Buddington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington prevents a body shot from Danielson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington scores with a knee to the head.
Buddington wants to stall.
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddington.
Danielson has had enough of the clinch but Buddington keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Buddington.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danielson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buddington.
Buddington landing knees to the head.
Buddington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buddington works on Danielson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Buddington scores a nice knee to the body.
Buddington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danielson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buddington looking to stall.
Buddington tries a body shot but Danielson blocks it.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
Danielson breaks from the clinch.
Danielson moves into the clinch successfully.
Buddington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danielson .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buddington crunches a lovely knee into Danielson 's ribcage.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
Danielson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
Danielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danielson blocks a body shot from Buddington.
Danielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buddington misses with a punch to the body.
Buddington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danielson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danielson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buddington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danielson blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
Buddington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danielson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buddington looks to throw a body kick
and Danielson counters with a straight right hand.
Danielson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danielson throws a head kick that half lands.
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 Oliver Buddington will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danielson misses with a low kick as Buddington jumps back.
Buddington is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Danielson .
Johnny Danielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danielson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buddington finds it's way round the side to connect with Danielson 's head.
Danielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buddington.
Buddington is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Danielson .
Danielson misses with an uppercut.
Danielson rushes Buddington and presses him up against the ropes.
Danielson manages to break the clinch.
Danielson moves into the clinch.
Buddington cracks Danielson with a nice body shot.
Buddington lands a knee to the body.
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Oliver Buddington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danielson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buddington.
Danielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.
Buddington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Buddington.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Buddington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buddington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danielson blocks a body shot from Buddington.
Danielson tries to work over Buddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buddington lands with a left to the head.
Buddington lands with a left to the head.
Danielson takes an elbow to the temple.
Danielson avoiding damage as Buddington throws knees to the body.
Buddington misses with some punches.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danielson blocks the elbow strike.
Danielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington lands with a short shot to the head.
Danielson is trying to break the clinch but Buddington is controlling him.
Danielson lands an uppercut.
Danielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danielson gets through Buddington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson breaks the clinch.
Danielson looks for the body kick but Buddington saw that one coming.
Buddington closes the distance and pushes Danielson back into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buddington.
Danielson throws a head punch that misses.
Buddington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielson s head.
Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buddington controlling the action here for a moment.
Danielson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danielson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Buddington on the inside.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Buddington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Buddington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Danielson is breathing heavily.
Buddington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Buddington throws a nice head kick!
Johnny Danielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danielson takes the fight into the clinch.
Buddington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danielson is keeping busy.
Danielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddington trying to control the position but instead, Danielson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buddington into the ropes.
Danielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danielson is trying to break the clinch but Buddington has him pressed against the ropes.
Danielson misses with a punch to the body.
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Danielson .
Danielson is trying to break the clinch but Buddington is controlling him.
Buddington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danielson .
Buddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buddington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Danielson .
Oliver Buddington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson lands with a short shot to the head.
Buddington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buddington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danielson .
Danielson misses with some punches.
Danielson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danielson misses with some punches.
Buddington avoiding damage as Danielson throws knees to the body.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
Danielson is trying to break the clinch but Buddington has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buddington.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington lands with a left to the head.
Buddington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danielson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.
Buddington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Buddington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buddington managing to block the knees to the body from Danielson .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddington lands with a right to the head.
Buddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Danielson .
Knees in the clinch landing for Danielson .
Buddington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Danielson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buddington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Buddington!
Oliver Buddington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marinov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Emil Marinov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to MT MT's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT MT!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MT with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marinov looks to land a body kick but MT moved away.
MT avoids a kick to the body.
MT rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MT misses with an uppercut
and Marinov counters with a body kick.
MT wants to clinch up but Marinov keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Marinov misses the target.
MT throws a hook but Marinov avoids it easily.
A big right from MT misses.
MT throws out a loose jab but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
MT throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MT just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarinov.
A jab from MT does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. MT does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov sets himself, and MT steps forward looking for the clinch! Marinov avoids it this time.
Good shot there by MT.
Nice body kick from Marinov.
MT throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for MT.
We've been informed that MT 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.
MT on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MT blocks a head kick by Marinov.
Marinov works the jab nicely.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MT.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov fakes the leg kick and cracks MT in the body.
MT moves out of range of the body kick.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MT steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marinov.
MT throws the left hand but Marinov avoids the punch easily.
MT throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov drives through and clinches with MT against the ropes.
Marinov lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, MT just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marinov's brow.
MT misses with a body punch.
Marinov takes a knee to the side of the body.
MT doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov lands with a light punch inside.
MT with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MT lands a shoulder strike.
Marinov avoids the elbow strike from MT, against the ropes.
MT misses with an elbow strike.
MT looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MT tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinov avoids it.
MT misses with an elbow strike.
MT trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MT trying to land knees to the body.
MT's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marinov avoiding damage as MT throws knees to the body.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marinov gets through MT's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MT working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Marinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marinov works on MT's body with a couple of short punches.
MT tries to land a knee to the head but Marinov blocks with his arms.
Marinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marinov blocks an elbow strike.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
MT tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marinov blocks the elbow strike.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MT throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marinov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marinov is working MT over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MT throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
MT is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
MT connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MT is still on wobbly legs! Can Marinov finish him?
MT tries to clinch
and Marinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MT throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emil Marinov is winning the standup battle so far.
MT lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MT tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
Marinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Marinov.
Marinov connects with a quick right hand that sends MT tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
A very excited looking Emil Marinov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Warrawut Kiatjamroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Doukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiatjamroon's entrance music is Trad Thaï Music. A fine choice. Doukas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pretender kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Warrawut Kiatjamroon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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264 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warrawut Kiatjamroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Doukas!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatjamroon slips a straight right by Doukas.
Kiatjamroon throws a poor cross that misses
and Doukas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Doukas.
Doukas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiatjamroon lands a nice shot that snaps Doukas's head back.
A slow jab from Kiatjamroon misses its intended target.
Doukas just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doukas.
Doukas lands with a slapping head kick.
Kiatjamroon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doukas.
That kick from Doukas tenderised Kiatjamroon's leg. Kiatjamroon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiatjamroon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doukas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doukas takes a swing at Kiatjamroon's ribcage but misses.
Doukas looks to land a body kick but Kiatjamroon moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatjamroon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doukas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doukas's corner calls for a 1-2. Doukas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doukas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiatjamroon looks to land a combination. Doukas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doukas is rocked!
A good leg kick by Doukas.
Doukas moves out of range as Kiatjamroon throws a body kick.
Doukas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiatjamroon.
Doukas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiatjamroon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doukas doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiatjamroon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiatjamroon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doukas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doukas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatjamroon lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiatjamroon throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiatjamroon misses the target.
Doukas throws a solid leg kick but Kiatjamroon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doukas.
Kiatjamroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiatjamroon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doukas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiatjamroon.
Kiatjamroon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kiatjamroon misses with a leg kick
and Doukas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kiatjamroon scores with a leg kick.
Kiatjamroon cracks Doukas with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Doukas is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Doukas is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Warrawut Kiatjamroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doukas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiatjamroon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doukas thumps Kiatjamroon with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warrawut Kiatjamroon should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice combination there by Doukas.
Doukas dodges the punch combination from Kiatjamroon.
Doukas blocks a jab.
Doukas slips a jab from Kiatjamroon.
Doukas counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kiatjamroon. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Doukas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiatjamroon throws a leg kick which misses Doukas's front leg but catches the back leg as Doukas tries to avoid it.
Kiatjamroon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doukas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiatjamroon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doukas is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatjamroon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiatjamroon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Doukas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatjamroon throws a leg kick
and Doukas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kiatjamroon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doukas counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doukas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doukas throws a chopping leg kick but Kiatjamroon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kiatjamroon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiatjamroon misses the shot to the body.
Kiatjamroon throws a big shot that misses.
Doukas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiatjamroon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiatjamroon 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 Doukas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doukas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doukas tries a head kick but it misses.
Doukas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warrawut Kiatjamroon is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiatjamroon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doukas's sensitive parts.
Kiatjamroon is looking to chop away at Doukas's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatjamroon cracks Doukas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doukas thuds his shin into the meat of Kiatjamroon's side.
A low kick from Kiatjamroon misses
and Doukas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Kiatjamroon throws a lazy head kick
and Doukas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kiatjamroon really felt that one!
Doukas checks a low kick from Kiatjamroon.
Doukas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doukas stuns Kiatjamroon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doukas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiatjamroon. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Doukas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiatjamroon doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Kiatjamroon. Those never looked like landing.
Doukas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiatjamroon with a body shot.
Doukas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doukas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiatjamroon's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doukas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Doukas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Doukas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Doukas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doukas lands a two punch combo.
Doukas tests Kiatjamroon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Kiatjamroon misses.
Doukas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doukas avoids the body shot from Kiatjamroon.
Kiatjamroon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiatjamroon with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiatjamroon.
Kiatjamroon throws a poor cross that misses
and Doukas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warrawut Kiatjamroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiatjamroon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doukas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiatjamroon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Kiatjamroon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doukas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doukas misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatjamroon scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiatjamroon throws a series of punches but Doukas moves out of range.
Kiatjamroon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doukas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doukas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiatjamroon's calf.
Doukas cracks the inside of Kiatjamroon's front leg.
Doukas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kiatjamroon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Doukas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiatjamroon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doukas feints a counter leg kick.
Doukas thows a body kick. Kiatjamroon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiatjamroon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doukas manages to avoid it.
Kiatjamroon throws a push kick but Doukas slaps the foot to one side.
Doukas just misses with a punch to the body.
Doukas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiatjamroon misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatjamroon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doukas.
A low kick from Kiatjamroon is predictable there
and Doukas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doukas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Doukas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kiatjamroon takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiatjamroon throws a leg kick
and Doukas counters with a low kick, right behind Kiatjamroon 's knee.
Kiatjamroon misses with a wild body shot.
Doukas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doukas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiatjamroon. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doukas lands a nice hook to Kiatjamroon's body. Kiatjamroon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doukas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiatjamroon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiatjamroon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Achilles Doukas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doukas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stergios Grivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grivas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Curse-Killswitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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26
185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stergios Grivas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grivas at a distance.
Grivas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grivas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Grivas lands with an overhand left.
Grivas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grivas avoids the body shot from King.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by King.
Grivas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grivas can pounce on him.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grivas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grivas cracks the inside of King's front leg.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Grivas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Grivas.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Grivas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grivas.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Grivas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grivas.
Grivas works King's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Grivas.
Grivas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King misses with a double jab
and Grivas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King misses with a double jab
letting Grivas counter with a right hand.
King misses with a left hand
and Grivas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grivas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grivas forces King back against the ropes and clinches.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grivas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Grivas counters with an outside leg kick.
Grivas lands with an overhand left.
Grivas cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King gets tackled into the ropes by Grivas. Grivas maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King lands a two punch combo.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grivas counters with a leg kick.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grivas on the side of the head.
Grivas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from King misses.
King is breathing heavily.
King looks to land a combination but Grivas avoids it well.
Grivas lands a body shot.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grivas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grivas lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grivas manages to avoid it.
Grivas connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grivas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stergios Grivas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grivas lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grivas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King misses the body punch
and Grivas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grivas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Dwayne King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grivas lands a jab to King's midsection.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grivas throws a quick inside leg kick.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Grivas counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Grivas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
Grivas lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grivas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grivas connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Grivas jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
Grivas clinches up with King and pushes him back against the ropes.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grivas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grivas lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Grivas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King misses with a double jab
and Grivas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King misses with a double jab
and Grivas counters with a thumping low kick.
Grivas digs a good hook to King's body.
Stergios Grivas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grivas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grivas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grivas scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Grivas scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grivas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Nice shot lands for Grivas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grivas.
Crunch! Grivas slams his shin into King's torso.
Grivas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grivas counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Grivas lands a jab.
Grivas lands a nice looking body shot.
Grivas throws out a powerful jab.
Grivas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grivas scores with a hook.
That kick from Grivas tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grivas scores with a jab.
King misses the body punch
and before King can reset, Grivas rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! King is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
King is rocked!
Grivas lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stergios Grivas takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
King misses with a hook
and Grivas counters with a left to the body.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grivas.
Grivas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grivas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Grivas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grivas. That's going to slow King down.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grivas lands the left hand.
Grivas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grivas throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grivas counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a double jab.
King misses the body punch
and Grivas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grivas thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grivas lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King scores with a three punch combo!
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by Grivas as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grivas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
King throws an off balance right hand
letting Grivas counter with a right hand.
Grivas tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Grivas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King walks into a left hand.
Grivas lands with a cross.
Grivas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grivas lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Grivas counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grivas lands with a shot to the body.
King misses the body punch
and Grivas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grivas catches King napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! King goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Stergios Grivas!
A victorious Stergios Grivas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rhodes (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Rhodes to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rhodes as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Rhodes shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Nao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhodes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
A counter left hand to the body from Nao misses its target.
Nao cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nao!
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rhodes's sensitive parts.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nao counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao scoring well with a low kick there.
Nao pushes Rhodes away with a front kick.
Nao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rhodes avoids the body shot from Nao.
Rhodes moves out of range of the body kick.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Rhodes.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhodes.
Nao swings widly with a right hand
and Rhodes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Rhodes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nao misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Rhodes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nao manages to avoid it.
Rhodes misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Nao.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Rhodes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Rhodes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao is looking to counter punch.
Rhodes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhodes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Nao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Nao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nao scores with a body shot.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao is looking to wear down Rhodes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhodes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Rhodes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhodes takes one on the button.
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Rhodes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhodes misses.
Rhodes throws a solid leg kick but Nao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rhodes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Rhodes cracks Nao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Rhodes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Nao.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Rhodes avoids the body shot from Nao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhodes. That did some damage!
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Nao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes lands with a shot to the body.
Nao clinches.
You can see that Rhodes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao tries a body shot but Rhodes blocks it.
Rhodes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nao here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao tries to stall but Rhodes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhodes prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhodes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Nao.
Nao working aggressively here.
Nao 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.
Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Nao misses.
It seemed like Rhodes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhodes is rocked!
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Rhodes is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Rhodes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Rhodes seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhodes misses with a body shot
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick.
Nao catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Rhodes stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Rhodes walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes misses with a body shot
and Nao counters with an outside leg kick.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rhodes takes a step back to recover.
Nao throws a front kick that sends Rhodes stumbling back into the ropes.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhodes at a distance.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rhodes's head backwards.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Rhodes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhodes tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rhodes!
A big left from Nao misses.
Rhodes takes one on the button.
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nao throws a hook but Rhodes avoids it easily.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Max Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses the jab.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhodes misses with a left hand
and Nao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Rhodes lands with a left to the head.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rhodes crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Rhodes face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Nao takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dam Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong has chosen 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dam Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong clinches with his opponent.
Son tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Spong avoiding damage as Son throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Son has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Son is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Son blocking some punches.
Son using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Son lands a knee to the body.
Son looking to slow down the pace here.
Spong prevents a body shot from Son.
Spong avoids the elbow strike from Son, against the ropes.
Son takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Son backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Son throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.
Son tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dam Son has been cut.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Son takes a shot to the head.
Son lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
Son tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
Son swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Spong.
Son is breathing heavily.
Spong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Spong.
Son tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Spong misses with a body punch.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Spong scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Son - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Son blocks it with crossed arms.
Spong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Son seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spong can turn it around.
Son tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Son throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong trying to control the position but instead, Son has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spong into the ropes.
Son misses with a knee strike.
Son is looking to control Spong's arms but Spong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Son has his back to the ropes.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Son has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Son avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Son ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Son throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Son misses.
Son walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Son throws a body shot but no joy.
Son attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Son misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Spong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Son misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spong misses with a body kick.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Spong digs a good body shot into Son's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Spong pushes Son up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Son trying to control the position but instead, Spong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Son into the ropes.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spong digs a right hand into Son's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Son's gas tank.
Spong lands a left hand.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Spong cracks Son on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Alistair Spong!
Alistair Spong took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr misses with a looping right.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Norris Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Norris Jr.
A clash of legs there as Norris Jr blocks the low kick.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Norris Jr saw that one coming.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari lands a nice shot that snaps Norris Jr's head back.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
A cross from Norris Jr lands.
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
We've been informed that Norris Jr 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.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris Jr. That did some damage!
Norris Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris Jr throws a lazy head kick
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris Jr misses the target.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari staying out of range there.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Azhari.
Azhari keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
Azhari tries a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Norris Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Norris Jr tries to avoid it.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Norris Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris Jr dips to his left and cracks Azhari with an uppercut!
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris Jr's calf.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Norris Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norris Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr lunges at Azhari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azhari's hand.
A big right from Norris Jr misses.
Azhari throws a jab when Norris Jr was well out of range.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norris Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
Nice body kick from Azhari.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norris Jr is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Azhari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Norris Jr feints a jab promting Azhari to slip. Norris Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Azhari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norris Jr misses with a left hand
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azhari's head.
Norris Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Norris Jr is breathing heavily.
Norris Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Norris Jr's legs.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari cracks Norris Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari backing away here, and Norris Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Azhari throws an off balance right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a body kick that stops Azhari in his tracks momentarily.
Norris Jr digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Azhari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Norris Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhari momentarily.
Norris Jr motions for Azhari to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr motions for Azhari to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Azhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Norris Jr misses.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norris Jr.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari walks into a jab.
Azhari stuns Norris Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Norris Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris Jr.
Norris Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Norris Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azhari 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 Norris Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norris Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Norris Jr - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Donk. Azhari catches Norris Jr right on the button with a cross.
Norris Jr scores with a nice strike.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Norris Jr misses with a right hand
and Azhari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Azhari slams his shin into Norris Jr's torso.
Norris Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norris Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari thumps Norris Jr with a low kick.
Azhari works the jab nicely.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Norris Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Norris Jr throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris Jr.
Azhari punishes Norris Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari throws a right hand that misses
and Norris Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azhari drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Norris Jr onto his butt! Norris Jr pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Norris Jr is rocked!
Norris Jr checks the leg kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Norris Jr moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Norris Jr goes down! Azhari rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Norris Jr is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Norris Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Azhari connects with a nice cross there... Norris Jr is looking wobbly and Azhari recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Norris Jr to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Azhari jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ebrahim Azhari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Chuck Norris Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck'.
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