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GAMT 47 - Curry v Bug PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by glass candy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mic Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a straight right.
That kick from King tenderised Bronson's leg. Bronson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bronson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bronson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Bronson breaks away and moves out of range.
Bronson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronson swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Bronson instigates a clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Bronson wants to break free but King has control.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Bronson takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is looking to control Bronson's arms but Bronson gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King tries to stall but Bronson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bronson breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch but Bronson is having none of it.
Bronson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King lands a two punch combo.
Bronson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Bronson is looking to chop away at King's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like John King has been cut.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson misses with a double jab
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from King.
Bronson throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bronson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King is looking to control Bronson's arms but Bronson gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
A short uppercut from King.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting King here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson misses the body punch
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King forces Bronson back against the ropes and clinches.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King is trying to stall.
Bronson blocking some punches.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King is looking to control Bronson's arms but Bronson gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King stalling in the clinch but Bronson improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Bronson wants to break free but King has control.
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Bronson finds it's way through King's defenses.
Nice shot by King.
King moves in looking to clinch but Bronson pushes him off.
John King is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronson thinking.
Bronson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronson has taken the fight to the clinch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King avoiding damage as Bronson throws knees to the body.
Bronson can't break the clinch.
Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches.
King 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!
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronson's efforts to push away.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Bronson tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronson wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Bronson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King trying to control the position but instead, Bronson has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
King can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King prevents Bronson from breaking the clinch.
Bronson breaks from the clinch.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson misses with a hook to the body
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson misses with a few strikes there.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronson misses with a body shot
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bronson's knee momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronson can do to turn this around?
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bronson.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
King trying to control the position but instead, Bronson has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
King lands a nice elbow.
Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with the head strike.
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
Bronson throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A head kick misses from Bronson.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches.
King displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bronson up against the ropes.
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Bronson with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Bronson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bronson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bronson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bronson wants to break the clinch but can't.
King is looking to control Bronson's arms but Bronson gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
Bronson pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
King lands a knee to the body.
Bronson lands an elbow inside.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short left from Bronson.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bronson as King tries to tie him up.
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
King lands a jab to Bronson's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mic Bronson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bronson thuds a left hand into King's body.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from King.
Good shot there by King.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bronson is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
Bronson manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Bronson misses
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Bronson backing up. Bronson nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
Bronson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King avoids the head kick by Bronson.
King tries to keep at a distance but Bronson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bronson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson breaks the clinch.
King delivers a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King thuds his shin into the meat of Bronson's side.
King tries to clinch up.
King darts in and clinches Bronson up against the ropes.
King keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bronson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bronson is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bronson tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
King lands an elbow just above Bronson 's eye.
King lands an elbow that stopped Bronson in his tracks for a moment.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from King.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bronson as King tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John King had his way with Mic Bronson in that round.
The cut man is working on John King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronson instigates a clinch.
Mic Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from King.
Bronson breaks from the clinch.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Bronson staggers King with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! King looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson misses with the combination.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King is looking to clinch but Bronson is avoiding it.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
King wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Bronson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King prevents Bronson from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King has Bronson pressed against the ropes, preventing Bronson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King wants to stall.
Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King is looking to clinch but Bronson is avoiding it.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King is rocked!
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King lands with a nice combination. Bronson backs away looking to recover.
Bronson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
King thuds his shin into the meat of Bronson's side.
Bronson misses with a double jab
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronson doesn't seem phased though.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bronson is rocked!
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King jabs Bronson right on the nose. Bronson blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Timal Laffiager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anuwat Kaewsamrit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaewsamrit's choice of entrance music: แว้นฟ้อหล่$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timal Laffiager !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anuwat Kaewsamrit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaewsamrit tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Laffiager manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaewsamrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laffiager blocks the body kick.
Kaewsamrit scores with a shot to the body.
Laffiager sizes up Kaewsamrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laffiager rushes Kaewsamrit and presses him up against the ropes.
Kaewsamrit trying to stall but Laffiager improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laffiager creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaewsamrit is rocked!
Laffiager prevents a body shot from Kaewsamrit.
Kaewsamrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Laffiager finish him?
Laffiager breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaewsamrit seems to have recovered his senses.
Laffiager throws a right and a left that Kaewsamrit avoids nicely.
Kaewsamrit throws a right and a left that Laffiager avoids nicely.
Kaewsamrit lands with a shot to the body.
Kaewsamrit tries to clinch up.
Kaewsamrit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laffiager counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laffiager closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Laffiager breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laffiager closes the distance and clinches.
Laffiager 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Laffiager .
Kaewsamrit misses the body punch
and Laffiager counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Kaewsamrit to the mat, face first! Laffiager goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Kaewsamrit is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaewsamrit wants to clinch
and Laffiager counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Kaewsamrit badly! Laffiager follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Kaewsamrit out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Laffiager finished him against the ropes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timal Laffiager !
During a confident post fight interview, Timal Laffiager thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Anuwat Kaewsamrit had this to say: ' thank very much'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biernat's entrance music is Ghostbusters. A fine choice. Steve Hicks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Hicks has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Biernat is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hicks scores with a three punch combo!
Hicks cracks Biernat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Biernat is rocked!
Biernat leaves his chin hanging out and Hicks seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Biernat crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Hicks!
Our winner, Steve Hicks, 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Berkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berkman scores with a one two! John had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alexander Berkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkman looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Berkman looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkman. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkman misses with a left hand
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Berkman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berkman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berkman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John delivers a nice body kick.
Berkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Berkman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Berkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John defending well as Berkman loads up on a big left hand.
John clobbers Berkman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berkman misses with a left hand
and John counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Berkman misses with an uppercut
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John with a jab.
John is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Berkman misses with an uppercut.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Berkman.
Berkman checks a leg kick nicely.
John throws a front kick aimed at Berkman's knee but Berkman avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Berkman.
Berkman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Berkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkman misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berkman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Strike Zone KT in the buildup to the fight.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Berkman misses its intended target.
Berkman walks into a straight right hand from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Berkman looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
John throws a hook but Berkman avoids it easily.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berkman's head backwards.
John tries to clinch
and Berkman counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berkman throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a low kick, right behind Berkman 's knee.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott John will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
Berkman doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Berkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John takes one to the chin there.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkman.
Berkman misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a body kick.
John looks for the body kick but Berkman saw that one coming.
Berkman thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berkman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berkman's head backwards.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkman misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Berkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman connects with a looping right hand.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berkman works John's body with a nice hook.
A big right from John misses.
Berkman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Berkman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berkman swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Berkman clinches up against the ropes.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John blocks an uppercut.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John breaks the clinch.
John scores with a jab to the head.
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!
The fighters circling - Berkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Berkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Berkman's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Berkman.
Berkman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berkman with a hook.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
John's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and John duly obliges.
John misses with a hook
letting Berkman counter with a right hand.
Berkman takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkman misses with a body shot.
Berkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John is looking to chop away at Berkman's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John misses with a leg kick
enabling Berkman to counter with a crisp jab.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Berkman's shoulder, as Berkman tries to avoid the shot.
Berkman throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berkman swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John takes one to the side of the head.
Berkman throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice kick to the body.
John lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Berkman misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berkman throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John moves away from the strike by Berkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John misses with a body shot
and Berkman counters with a straight right hand.
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from John is predictable there
and Berkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berkman, as that shot connected.
Berkman throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Berkman throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John throws a hook but Berkman avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
Good leg kick by John there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berkman is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkman looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Berkman misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John catches Berkman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berkman is rocked!
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Berkman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John lands with an uppercut that bounces Berkman off the ropes and back into range.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Berkman.
Berkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkman lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berkman dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
John misses with a combination
and Berkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berkman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkman misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berkman seems to have got his legs back now.
Berkman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Scott John just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
John connects with a solid leg kick.
Berkman misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John blocks a jab.
John throws a head kick but Berkman moves out of range.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berkman is able to avoid easily.
Berkman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from John.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkman.
Berkman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John ducks under a wild hook from Berkman.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Berkman scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Scott John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a jab to the head.
Berkman takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John feints a counter leg kick.
Berkman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
John throws a hook to the side of Berkman's head but Berkman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berkman looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Berkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
A slow jab from Berkman misses its intended target.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Berkman moves out of range easily.
John tries to clinch but Berkman is having none of it.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John tries to score with a low kick but Berkman moves his leg out of the way.
Berkman swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Berkman.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John avoids the body shot from Berkman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John slips under a jab from Berkman.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berkman lands a really nice looking cross but John seems unphased.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berkman works John's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lands with a nice body kick.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berkman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick from John lands but Berkman takes it in his stride.
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Berkman takes a step back to recover.
Berkman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
John misses with a left hand
and Berkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berkman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Scott John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab by John.
John slips under a jab from Berkman.
Berkman misses the jab.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Berkman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alexander Berkman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John throws a body punch but Berkman moves out of range.
Berkman looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Berkman swings for the body but John moves out of range.
A combination from Berkman does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berkman's sensitive parts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Berkman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from John - the referee stops the clock and Berkman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says John. Berkman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from John tenderised Berkman's leg. Berkman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berkman misses with a hook.
John scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkman.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John misses with a head kick.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkman.
John wants to clinch but Berkman slips to the side
and Berkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkman tries to clinch there but John circles away.
John connects with a leg kick. Berkman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
Berkman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berkman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Berkman moves out of range of the body kick from John.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
John blocking some punches.
Berkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Berkman. Beautiful body shot.
John slips a jab and a cross from Berkman.
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berkmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scott John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John cracks Berkman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Berkman misses the body punch
and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berkman's knee momentarily.
Berkman throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scott John!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott John thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weathers's entrance music is Heathens - Twenty One Pilots. A fine choice. Rockwell has chosen Deez Nuts - Bout It as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randy Rockwell enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Weathers finds it's target.
Weathers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockwell is looking for the big counter here.
Rockwell moves away from the strike by Weathers.
Rockwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockwell is just out of range.
Jerome Weathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockwell takes a swing at Weathers's ribcage but misses.
Weathers cracks Rockwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Weathers misses with a body kick.
Weathers tries to land a front kick but Rockwell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Weathers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weathers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rockwell throws a series of punches but Weathers avoids them all with ease.
Weathers misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weathers doesn't seem bothered though.
Weathers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weathers throws a nice looking combination but Rockwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weathers throws a right hand that Rockwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockwell also avoids with ease.
Rockwell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weathers misses with a low kick.
Rockwell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rockwell lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rockwell.
A swing and a miss from Weathers.
Rockwell throws out a counter right but Weathers avoids it with no problem.
Weathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weathers misses with a double jab
enabling Rockwell to counter with a crisp jab.
Weathers clobbers Rockwell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rockwell has Weathers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weathers crunches a lovely knee into Rockwell's ribcage.
Rockwell lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rockwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weathers's brow.
Weathers lands with a left to the head.
Weathers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weathers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell's elbow.
Rockwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weathers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockwell misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses with an uppercut. Rockwell saw that one coming.
Weathers throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockwell.
Rockwell throws a body punch but Weathers moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Weathers.
Rockwell moves into range and clinches up with Weathers.
Weathers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Rockwell to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weathers lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weathers digs a right hand underneath Rockwell's ribcage. Rockwell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockwell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockwell prevents Weathers from breaking the clinch.
Rockwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weathers wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weathers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Weathers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weathers scores with the left hand. Rockwell knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Weathers!
It looks like Randy Rockwell has been cut.
Rockwell swings for the body but Weathers moves out of range.
Jerome Weathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Weathers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rockwell throws a leg kick that misses.
Rockwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weathers misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weathers. Rockwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Rockwell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weathers jabs Rockwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rockwell misses with a low kick as Weathers jumps back.
Weathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weathers with a jab.
Weathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockwell moves away.
Rockwell replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Weathers blocks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Jerome Weathers has been cut.
Rockwell lands with a nice body punch.
Rockwell lands a jab.
Weathers lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Weathers.
Weathers misses with a double jab
and Rockwell counters with a body kick that stops Weathers in his tracks momentarily.
Rockwell moves away from the strike by Weathers.
Weathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rockwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weathers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rockwell. That one must have hurt.
Rockwell clinches up against the ropes.
Randy Rockwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rockwell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weathers.
Weathers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockwell can do to turn this around?
Rockwell missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rockwell.
Rockwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weathers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weathers tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell digs a right hand underneath Weathers's ribcage. Weathers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockwell misses with a punch to the body.
Weathers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Weathers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockwell.
Rockwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Weathers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Weathers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rockwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Weathers blocks an elbow strike.
Weathers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockwell crunches a lovely knee into Weathers's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weathers tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rockwell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockwell lands an elbow just above Weathers 's eye.
Rockwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Weathers avoids the damage to the body.
Weathers looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy Rockwell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rockwell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rockwell tries to clinch but Weathers moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rockwell slips a jab from Weathers.
Weathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockwell.
Weathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Weathers.
Rockwell misses the shot to the body.
Weathers throws a lazy body kick
and Rockwell counters with a straight right hand.
Rockwell tries to clinch there but Weathers circles away.
Rockwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weathers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers misses with a double jab.
Weathers throws a big shot that misses.
Rockwell is looking for the big counter here.
Rockwell lands a leg kick that knocks Weathers off balance momentarily.
Rockwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weathers rather than just go for the knockout.
Weathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weathers misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weathers misses with a body shot.
Weathers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rockwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weathers momentarily.
Weathers tried to score with a low kick but Rockwell checks it.
As Weathers backs off Rockwell throws a huge counter combo but Weathers manages to avoid it all.
Rockwell moves in looking to clinch but Weathers pushes him off.
Rockwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weathers manages to avoid it.
Weathers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weathers scores with a body shot.
Rockwell lands a body shot.
Rockwell tries a low kick but Weathers avoids it.
Rockwell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rockwell walks into a jab.
Weathers tries to bum rush Rockwell with a series of wild strikes but Rockwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weathers misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockwell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Weathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Jerome Weathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rockwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Rockwell scores with a nice body kick.
Weathers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Weathers misses.
Sloppy strikes from Weathers. Those never looked like landing.
Weathers misses with a straight right.
Rockwell digs a good hook to Weathers's body.
Rockwell scores with a nice strike.
Rockwell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Rockwell.
Rockwell connects with the punch.
Rockwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jerome Weathers did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rockwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Weathers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Weathers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slow jab from Weathers misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Rockwell.
Rockwell wants to clinch up but Weathers keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Weathers misses the target.
Weathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rockwell.
Weathers looks for the body kick but Rockwell saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Weathers.
Rockwell connects with a body shot that sends Weathers's belly button to the back.
That kick from Rockwell tenderised Weathers's leg. Weathers is trying to keep his angry face on.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weathers throws a hook but Rockwell blocks it.
Weathers misses with a low kick.
Rockwell flicks out a counter leg kick but Weathers steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Rockwell.
Rockwell clinches up against the ropes.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weathers.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
Rockwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockwell pushes Weathers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rockwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Weathers avoids the damage to the body.
Weathers misses with a body punch.
Rockwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rockwell lands a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries to stall but Weathers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weathers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weathers prevents a body shot from Rockwell.
Weathers scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weathers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell dodges the punch combination from Weathers.
Rockwell scores with the left hand. Weathers knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Rockwell. Beautiful body shot.
Rockwell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Weathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockwell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rockwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rockwell defending well as Weathers loads up on a big left hand.
Weathers avoids the head kick by Rockwell.
Weathers misses with a body shot.
Weathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weathers lands with a nice combination. Rockwell backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockwell misses with a few strikes there.
Rockwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jerome Weathers will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Weathers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rockwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rockwell blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Rockwell misses with a knee to the head.
Weathers tries to break the clinch but Rockwell is controlling the position.
Rockwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Weathers avoids the damage to the body.
Weathers missing with knees to the body.
Weathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rockwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weathers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weathers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Weathers swinging wildly here.
Weathers misses with an uppercut. Rockwell saw that one coming.
Rockwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randy Rockwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockwell moves away.
Rockwell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Weathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weathers lands a nice looking body kick.
Weathers swinging wildly here.
Rockwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rockwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Weathers.
Nice shot by Rockwell.
A solid body kick from Weathers.
Weathers connects with a body shot.
Rockwell thumps Weathers with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weathers misses with a combination
and Rockwell counters with a one-two 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers throws an overhand right that lands on Rockwell's shoulder, as Rockwell tries to avoid the shot.
Weathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rockwell.
Rockwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rockwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rockwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weathers.
Weathers connects with a nice looking jab.
Jerome Weathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockwell misses with a right hand
and Weathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weathers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weathers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weathers scores with a sloppy right hand. Rockwell should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockwell.
Decent striking displayed by Weathers there.
Nice defenses there by Weathers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Weathers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weathers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Weathers!
A victorious Jerome Weathers 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomasz Drwalewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Lyfe (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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwalewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Lyfe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Drwalewicz blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Lyfe misses.
Drwalewicz is looking to counter punch.
Lyfe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz slips under a jab.
As Lyfe looks to move away, Drwalewicz throws a big counter combo but Lyfe just gets out of the way.
Drwalewicz cracks Lyfe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lyfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drwalewicz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lyfe.
Lyfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the leg kick from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyfe.
A shot to the body from Lyfe misses
and Drwalewicz counters by moving into the clinch.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe missing with knees to the body.
Drwalewicz tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwalewicz is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwalewicz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drwalewicz looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz misses with the head strike.
Drwalewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Lyfe managing to block the knees to the body from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drwalewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drwalewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Drwalewicz throws an elbow but misses.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Drwalewicz lands a shot to the body.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Drwalewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drwalewicz 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.
Lyfe tries a body shot but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Lyfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyfe throws a front kick aimed at Drwalewicz's knee but Drwalewicz avoids it well.
Drwalewicz is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab lands there for Drwalewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyfe looks to land a right hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range.
Drwalewicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lyfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drwalewicz checks a leg kick.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lyfe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drwalewicz's sensitive parts.
Lyfe misses with a straight left.
Lyfe scores with a leg kick.
Lyfe misses with a body shot.
Lyfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz moves out of range as Lyfe strikes.
Lyfe lands a really nice looking cross but Drwalewicz seems unphased.
Drwalewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a body kick that misses.
Lyfe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz tries a low kick but Lyfe avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lyfe scoring well with a low kick there.
Lyfe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lyfe moves out of range as Drwalewicz strikes.
Lyfe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lyfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lyfe throws an off balance right hand
and Drwalewicz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lyfe's knee momentarily.
Lyfe connects with a crisp jab.
Drwalewicz stuns Lyfe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lyfe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drwalewicz throws a looping overhand right but Lyfe ducks down to avoid it.
Lyfe loads up on a big right hand but Drwalewicz slips the punch.
Drwalewicz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyfe's calf.
Lyfe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyfe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyfe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drwalewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drwalewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lyfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe misses with a low kick.
Drwalewicz closes the distance and clinches.
Drwalewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Drwalewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyfe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drwalewicz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drwalewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drwalewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Lyfe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lyfe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Drwalewicz blocks the low kick.
Drwalewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Lyfe is predictable there
and Drwalewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drwalewicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lyfe finds it's way round the side to connect with Drwalewicz's head.
Manu Lyfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Lyfe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lyfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Drwalewicz's legs.
Drwalewicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drwalewicz has Lyfe up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwalewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
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!
Lyfe misses with some punches.
Lyfe tries to work over Drwalewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyfe.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
Drwalewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drwalewicz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lyfe or not.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Drwalewicz.
Lyfe has a couple of punches blocked by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a right hand.
Lyfe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drwalewicz's face.
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Drwalewicz gets through Lyfe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drwalewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyfe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drwalewicz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lyfe can turn it around.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Drwalewicz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lyfe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz looks to throw the jab but Lyfe is out of range.
Lyfe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drwalewicz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lyfe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lyfe lands a slapping body shot.
Drwalewicz jabs Lyfe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. Drwalewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Drwalewicz avoids the head kick by Lyfe.
Drwalewicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyfe.
Lyfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drwalewicz moves away.
Drwalewicz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lyfe misses with a low kick.
Drwalewicz misses the jab.
Lyfe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe scores with a nice right hand.
Lyfe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drwalewicz.
Lyfe throws out a leg kick but Drwalewicz moves out of range and Lyfe only half commits.
Drwalewicz defending well as Lyfe loads up on a big left hand.
Drwalewicz wants to clinch.
Lyfe defending well as Drwalewicz loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lyfe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drwalewicz is able to avoid easily.
Manu Lyfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drwalewicz throws a leg kick but Lyfe checks it.
Lyfe tried to score with a low kick but Drwalewicz checks it.
Drwalewicz ducks under a wild hook from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz tries to counter by clinching up but Lyfe breaks away and moves out of range.
Lyfe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drwalewicz's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe moves away from the strike by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drwalewicz lands a nice looking body shot.
Drwalewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyfe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyfe throws a head kick that misses
and Drwalewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drwalewicz misses with an uppercut. Lyfe saw that one coming.
Lyfe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lyfe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lyfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drwalewicz throws out the jab.
Drwalewicz throws a hook to the side of Lyfe's head but Lyfe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Drwalewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drwalewicz moves forwards but Lyfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drwalewicz wants to land a leg kick but Lyfe is out of range.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Lyfe misses with a low kick as Drwalewicz jumps back.
Lyfe throws a hook but Drwalewicz avoids it easily.
Drwalewicz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lyfe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Manu Lyfe just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lyfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drwalewicz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lyfe avoided it.
Lyfe missing with a left hand there. Drwalewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyfe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drwalewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Drwalewicz tries to counter by clinching up but Lyfe breaks away and moves out of range.
Lyfe misses with a low kick.
Drwalewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lyfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Lyfe scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drwalewicz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Lyfe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyfe gets tackled into the ropes by Drwalewicz. Drwalewicz maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drwalewicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drwalewicz tries to throw a body punch but Lyfe avoids it by throwing Drwalewicz back against the ropes.
Drwalewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drwalewicz is stalling here.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Drwalewicz trying to stall but Lyfe improves his position.
Drwalewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Drwalewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Drwalewicz lands a left hand.
Drwalewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drwalewicz scores with a shot to the side of Lyfe's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drwalewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwalewicz working aggressively here.
Drwalewicz tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Drwalewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Tomasz Drwalewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Drwalewicz prevents a body shot from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyfe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drwalewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks with his arms.
Drwalewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Drwalewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Drwalewicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lyfe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Drwalewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tomasz Drwalewicz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Lyfe misses the target.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Drwalewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Lyfe misses.
Drwalewicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyfe manages to avoid it.
Lyfe misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Drwalewicz misses the target.
Drwalewicz lands a leg kick that knocks Lyfe off balance momentarily.
Drwalewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lyfe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyfe throws the kick towards the body but Drwalewicz avoids it.
A slow jab from Drwalewicz misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Lyfe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyfe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lyfe misses with a right hand
and Drwalewicz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drwalewicz forces Lyfe back against the ropes and clinches.
Drwalewicz missing with knees to the body.
Lyfe lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwalewicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Drwalewicz.
Lyfe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lyfe throws a punch but it's blocked by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Lyfe as the two fighters clinch.
Drwalewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drwalewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lyfe.
Lyfe looking to throw knees to the head but Drwalewicz is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Drwalewicz.
Still in the clinch, Drwalewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drwalewicz gets through Lyfe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Drwalewicz has Lyfe pressed against the ropes.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwalewicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drwalewicz lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwalewicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyfe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drwalewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Drwalewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lyfe is rocked!
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyfe is still on wobbly legs! Can Drwalewicz finish him?
A short uppercut from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Drwalewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe tries to throw a body punch but Drwalewicz avoids it by throwing Lyfe back against the ropes.
Drwalewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyfe's elbow.
Lyfe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Drwalewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lyfe with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lyfe looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lyfe 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 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tomasz Drwalewicz!
Tomasz Drwalewicz is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tomasz Drwalewicz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shaq Moans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq Moans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Moans's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Moans circles away.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter gets tackled into the ropes by Moans. Moans maintains the clinch.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Moans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not.
A short left from Moans.
Moans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hunter throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Moans scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moans pushes Hunter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moans lands a shoulder strike.
Moans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunter misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Moans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter throws a hook but Moans blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Moans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moans has Hunter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Hunter.
Nice body punch from Moans - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moans scores with a shoulder strike.
Moans blocks an uppercut.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moans scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moans.
Hunter looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Moans as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Moans.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moans lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moans.
Moans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter is rocked!
Moans digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Moans finish him?
Moans lands with a right to the head.
Moans breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hunter with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hunter looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hunter 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 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shaq Moans!
A less than humble Shaq Moans misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oswaldorf Magnavox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Pondingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnavox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stormzy - Shut Up. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldorf Magnavox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Pondingham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnavox cracks the inside of Pondingham's front leg.
Pondingham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pondingham throws a jab but it's blocked by Magnavox.
Magnavox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pondingham fails to land with a series of punches.
Pondingham throws the left hand but Magnavox avoids the punch easily.
Magnavox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pondingham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnavox manages to avoid it.
It looked like Magnavox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pondingham.
Magnavox lands a jab to Pondingham's midsection.
Pondingham throws a right hand that Magnavox ducks under and follows up with a left that Magnavox also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Pondingham blocks the low kick.
Pondingham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magnavox slips a straight right by Pondingham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pondingham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magnavox takes a swing at Pondingham's ribcage but misses.
Pondingham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pondingham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnavox throws out the jab.
Pondingham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pondingham throws a shot from downtown. Magnavox moves away and avoids it.
Magnavox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pondingham lands a jab to Magnavox's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnavox misses with a hook to the body
and Magnavox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magnavox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pondingham slips a straight right by Magnavox.
Magnavox throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Magnavox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pondingham is looking for the big counter here.
Magnavox connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Douglas Pondingham has been cut.
Magnavox throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pondingham counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magnavox.
Magnavox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good work by Magnavox as he checks the leg kick.
Magnavox tried to counter with a leg kick but Pondingham avoided it.
A punch combination from Pondingham misses.
Magnavox misses with a wild body shot.
Magnavox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pondingham misses the jab.
Pondingham throws an overhand right that lands on Magnavox's shoulder, as Magnavox tries to avoid the shot.
Pondingham swings widly with a right hand
and Magnavox counters with a low kick, right behind Pondingham 's knee.
Pondingham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnavox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Magnavox.
Magnavox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pondingham misses with a lunging right hand
and Magnavox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pondingham throws a body punch but Magnavox moves out of range.
Magnavox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pondingham.
Magnavox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magnavox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Magnavox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pondingham looks winded!
Magnavox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pondingham avoids the body shot from Magnavox.
A right-left combo lands from Magnavox.
We've been told by Magnavox's head coaches at Aspire Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Magnavox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pondingham was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnavox.
Pondingham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magnavox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oswaldorf Magnavox 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.
Magnavox closes the distance and pushes Pondingham back into the ropes.
Pondingham has had enough of the clinch but Magnavox keeps him there for the moment.
Magnavox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pondingham backwards.
Magnavox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldorf Magnavox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Pondingham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pondingham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pondingham misses with a left hand
and Magnavox counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pondingham misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnavox. Pondingham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oswaldorf Magnavox is winning the standup battle so far.
Pondingham throws a leg kick but Magnavox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magnavox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pondingham's hands.
Magnavox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pondingham's calf.
Magnavox throws a body punch but Pondingham moves out of range.
Magnavox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pondingham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Pondingham misses
and Magnavox counters with a thumping low kick.
Magnavox takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnavox. Pondingham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Magnavox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magnavox misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pondingham throws a nice looking combination but Magnavox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Magnavox.
That has opened up Douglas Pondingham's cut even more.
Magnavox slips a straight right by Pondingham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnavox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pondingham manages to avoid it.
Pondingham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Magnavox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pondingham.
Magnavox throws a low kick, looking for Pondingham's leg but Pondingham calmly moves out of range.
Magnavox just misses with a punch to the body.
Pondingham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnavox moves away from the strike by Pondingham.
Magnavox keeps Pondingham at a distance using the push kick.
Magnavox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pondingham moves away.
Pondingham scores with a jab. Magnavox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magnavox feints and then cracks Pondingham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pondingham down.
Magnavox lands with a cross.
Pondingham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pondingham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magnavox counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Pondingham goes down! Will Pondingham beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oswaldorf Magnavox!
A very excited looking Oswaldorf Magnavox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pranab Modi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pranab Modi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pranab Modi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modi tries to work over Yeily's front leg with a kick but Yeily checks it.
A good leg kick by Yeily.
Modi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Modi checks a leg kick.
Yeily attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Modi throws out a counter right but Yeily avoids it with no problem.
Yeily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Modi.
Yeily connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yeily tries to land a leg kick but Modi saw it coming and moves away.
Modi missing with a left hand there. Yeily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yeily scores with the left hand. Modi knows he should have avoided that one.
Yeily lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tei Yeily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily thumps Modi with a low kick.
Yeily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Modi.
Modi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yeily doesn't seem bothered though.
Yeily connects with a leg kick. Modi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily wants to clinch.
Modi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Modi keeps the fight on the outside.
Modi misses with an uppercut
and Yeily counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Modi scores with a sloppy right hand. Yeily should have avoided that one.
Yeily throws a lazy uppercut
and Modi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yeily has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Strike Zone KT in the buildup to the fight.
Yeily connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Modi momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Modi misses the target.
Yeily tried to counter with a leg kick but Modi avoided it.
Yeily buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yeily tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Modi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yeily lands a glancing blow to the side of Modi's head.
Yeily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi misses with a body shot.
Yeily is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Modi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
Modi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Modi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modi swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but Modi blocks it.
Modi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Modi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Yeily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yeily throws an elbow but misses.
Yeily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Modi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeily throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Modi blocks with his arms.
Modi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeily lands with a left to the head.
Modi scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yeily throws a right hand that misses
and Modi counters with a nice body shot.
Yeily misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Modi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Modi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeily.
Modi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yeily slips under a jab.
Yeily connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Modi checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modi. Yeily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeily throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Yeily misses.
Modi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily loads up on a big right hand but Modi slips the punch.
Yeily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Modi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Yeily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yeily takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tei Yeily is winning the standup battle so far.
Yeily lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Modi at a distance.
Good work by Modi as he checks the leg kick.
Yeily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Modi can do to turn this around?
Yeily is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Modi.
It looks like Tei Yeily has been cut.
Modi slips under a jab.
Modi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yeily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Modi.
The crowd cheers as Modi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yeily doesn't seem phased though.
Yeily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeily ducks under a wild hook from Modi.
Yeily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Modi works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Modi.
Yeily lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yeily on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modi. Modi obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yeily. That's going to slow Modi down.
Modi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yeily.
Modi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yeily.
Yeily doesn't manage to clinch there - Modi circles away.
Modi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yeily.
Modi lands a nice hook to Yeily's body. Yeily takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Modi misses with a low kick.
Modi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yeily with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily looks to land a combination but Modi avoids it well.
Modi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Modi is looking to chop away at Yeily's legs.
Modi scores with a leg kick.
Yeily scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pranab Modi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tei Yeily's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Yeily is predictable there
and Modi counters with a three punch combo that has Yeily backing up. Yeily nods at Modi to acknowledge the strikes.
Modi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yeily throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Modi to counter with a crisp jab.
Modi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yeily fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Modi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yeily connects with a nasty looking knee right to Modi's face.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Modi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeily.
Yeily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Modi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yeily just misses with a elbow thrown towards Modi's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modi lands an uppercut.
Modi misses with the head strike.
Modi tries to work over Yeily's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Modi tries to work over Yeily's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Modi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily swings wildly with an uppercut but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily throws a head punch that misses.
Yeily blocks an uppercut.
Modi scores with a hook to the body.
Yeily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Modi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeily landing knees to the head.
Yeily lands a right hand that snaps the head of Modi backwards.
Modi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Modi dodges an elbow strike from Yeily.
Modi avoiding damage as Yeily throws knees to the body.
Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Modi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Modi fails to land.
Modi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Modi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Modi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Modi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yeily using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Modi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Modi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Yeily blocking some punches.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Modi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeily misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Modi.
Yeily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Modi blocks it with crossed arms.
Modi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Modi lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Modi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Modi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yeily pushes Modi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pranab Modi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tei Yeily's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Yeily shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Modi misses with a double jab.
Modi loads up on a big right hand but Yeily slips the punch.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Modi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yeily stalks Modi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Modi's face. Modi staggers backwards, shaken.
Modi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeily manages to avoid it.
Yeily fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Modi checks it well.
Modi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yeily checks a leg kick.
Yeily missing with a left hand there. Modi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily throws out a loose jab but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily throws a leg kick
and Modi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeily lunges at Modi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Modi's hand.
Yeily scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yeily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Modi. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Modi.
Modi slips a jab and a cross from Yeily.
Modi moves in looking to clinch but Yeily pushes him off.
Yeily misses with a body shot
and Modi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Modi tries to work over Yeily's front leg with a kick but Yeily checks it.
Yeily is looking to counter the offense by Modi and move into the clinch.
Modi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Modi connects with a leg kick. Yeily looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Modi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yeily misses with a body shot.
Yeily does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yeily on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modi. Modi obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Modi.
Yeily throws a hook but Modi blocks it.
Modi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily throws a big shot that misses.
Modi throws a big shot that misses.
Modi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Modi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yeily wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yeily throws a looping overhand right but Modi ducks down to avoid it.
Modi throws a lazy uppercut
and Yeily counters with a nice leg kick.
Modi throws a shot from downtown. Yeily moves away and avoids it.
Yeily missing with a left hand there. Modi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Modi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Modi misses with a body punch
enabling Yeily to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeily throws a leg kick that is checked
and Modi counters with a nice leg kick.
Modi throws a low kick but Yeily avoids it.
Yeily misses with a straight right.
Yeily connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tei Yeily will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tei Yeily's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yeily connects with a body shot.
Modi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Modi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Modi tries to bum rush Yeily with a series of wild strikes but Yeily uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yeily digs a good hook to Modi's body.
Modi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yeily momentarily.
Yeily throws a right hand that misses
and Modi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yeily thinking.
Yeily clinches.
Modi has a couple of punches blocked by Yeily.
Still in the clinch, Modi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Modi has a couple of punches blocked by Yeily.
Yeily putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Modi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeily throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yeily throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Modi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yeily looking to throw knees to the head but Modi is blocking nicely.
Yeily blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Yeily.
Modi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Modi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yeily misses with a punch on the inside.
Modi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeily has a couple of punches blocked by Modi.
Modi throws a head punch that misses.
Modi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yeily throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeily.
Modi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pranab Modi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yeily blocks an uppercut.
Yeily misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeily.
Yeily missing with knees to the body.
Modi swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Modi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Modi throws a head punch that misses.
Yeily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeily creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Modi misses with the head strike.
Modi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Modi lands with a left to the head.
Modi misses with some punches.
Modi working aggressively here.
Modi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yeily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pranab Modi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Modi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pranab Modi!
A victorious Pranab Modi 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bug comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice Cube - Why We Thugs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steph Curry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love Bug!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a push kick but Bug slaps the foot to one side.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bug lands a jab.
Curry checks a low kick from Bug.
Curry throws a body punch but Bug moves out of range.
A jab from Curry finds it's way through Bug's defenses.
It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug connects with a leg kick. Curry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bug connects with a single shot there.
Bug bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curry's head.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bug tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
Bug throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Bug slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Curry.
Love Bug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bug fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bug moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Bug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bug bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bug lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Curry.
Bug misses with a body shot.
Curry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bug throws out the jab.
Bug throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Bug scores with a jab.
Bug throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Curry counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Curry catches Bug right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Bug.
Bug swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bug throws a lazy head kick
and Curry counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Bug onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry connects with a quick right hand that sends Bug 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 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steph Curry!
Steph Curry retains his super heavyweight title!
Love Bug was interviewed post fight and said 'Gonna roll a raw one up and heal these wounds brah..'.
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