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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jayson Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayson Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the ropes and back into range.
Miller throws a body punch but Albright moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Albright.
Miller checks a low kick from Albright.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Albright counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller rushes Albright and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Albright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albright blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Albright.
Miller is stalling here.
Albright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albright is breathing heavily.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller's coach down at Parko Ludos was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Miller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands a right hand.
Albright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Albright up against the ropes.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller presses Albright against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller works on Albright's body with a couple of short punches.
Albright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albright backwards.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albright is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Albright crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Albright is rocked!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Albright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller cracks Albright with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Albright is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Albright is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albright seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Miller will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albright moves away.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Albright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Miller misses.
Albright misses with a looping left.
Jayson Albright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Albright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Freddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Albright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Albright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller gets a clinch.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Albright up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Albright backwards.
Albright working aggressively here.
Miller working Albright over with knees to the body.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Albright backwards.
Miller breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Albright with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Albright looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Albright get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Freddie Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Niche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elie Sounamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Niche!
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, Elie Sounamana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niche misses with a hook. Sounamana ducked under it nicely.
Sounamana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niche fails to land with a series of punches.
Niche has been working on his boxing with his coaches at . . . in the buildup to the fight.
Sounamana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niche.
Niche closes the distance and clinches.
Sounamana lands a body punch.
Sounamana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niche scores with a hook to the body. Sounamana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niche takes a swing at Sounamana's ribcage but misses.
Niche ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sounamana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niche throws a wild body kick that Sounamana sees coming a mile off.
Niche keeps the fight on the outside.
Sounamana clobbers Niche with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niche misses with an uppercut. Sounamana saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niche fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sounamana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sounamana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niche. That did some damage!
Sounamana wants to clinch.
Good work by Sounamana as he checks the leg kick.
Niche scores with a nice head shot.
Niche swings for the body but Sounamana moves out of range.
Sounamana wants to counter with a clinch but Niche pushes him away.
Niche lands a really nice looking cross but Sounamana seems unphased.
Niche wants to land a leg kick but Sounamana is out of range.
Sounamana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sounamana scores with a head kick.
It looks like Paul Niche has been cut.
Sounamana throws a low kick but Niche moves out of range easily.
Niche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niche.
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!
Niche throws a chopping leg kick but Sounamana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sounamana throws a right and a left that Niche avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niche lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Niche gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Niche on the inside.
Niche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sounamana tries to break the clinch but Niche is controlling the position.
Sounamana wants to get back to striking at distance but Niche won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Niche.
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Niche - that landed with a thud.
Niche is stalling here.
Niche throws a punch but it's blocked by Sounamana.
Niche lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Sounamana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niche working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sounamana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sounamana is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Niche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Niche's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Niche throws a solid leg kick but Sounamana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niche.
Sounamana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Niche finds it's way round the side to connect with Sounamana's head.
Sounamana is still on wobbly legs! Can Niche finish him?
Nice body kick from Niche.
Niche swings for the body but Sounamana moves out of range.
Niche throws a hook to the side of Sounamana's head but Sounamana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sounamana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niche is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sounamana seems to have recovered his senses.
Niche blocks a head kick by Sounamana.
Niche jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Niche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sounamana can do to turn this around?
Niche is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Sounamana catches Niche right on the button with a cross.
Sounamana is looking to clinch but Niche is avoiding it.
Sounamana misses with a double jab.
Sounamana tries to clinch but Niche moves out of range.
Niche is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sounamana.
Niche takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niche slips a jab and a cross from Sounamana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sounamana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sounamana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul Niche is winning the standup battle so far.
Niche scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sounamana scores with a decent looking hook.
Niche finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paul Niche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sounamana slips under a jab from Niche.
Niche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sounamana.
Good work by Sounamana as he checks the leg kick.
Niche lands a lovely overhand right.
Sounamana scores with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Sounamana has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niche checks a leg kick.
Niche gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sounamana.
Niche throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sounamana.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niche.
Sounamana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sounamana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niche has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sounamana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Niche lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sounamana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niche misses with a knee to the head.
Sounamana is looking to break free of the clinch but Niche has double underhooks.
Niche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sounamanas head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sounamana.
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niche using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sounamana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sounamanas head.
Niche keeps control of Sounamana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niche misses with a punch to the body.
Niche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niche.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Niche dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Niche's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sounamana lands a head kick. Niche smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Niche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elie Sounamana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niche dodges the punch combination from Sounamana.
Sounamana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sounamana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niche circles away quickly and effectively.
Sounamana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Niche will feel that in the morning.
Sounamana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Sounamana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niche avoids the body shot from Sounamana.
Sounamana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niche counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Niche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sounamana manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sounamana!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sounamana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Niche cracks the inside of Sounamana's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niche tries to score with a low kick but Sounamana moves his leg out of the way.
Niche's corner calls for a 1-2. Niche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niche throws a low kick, looking for Sounamana's leg but Sounamana calmly moves out of range.
Niche misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Sounamana - just one landing.
Niche scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Sounamana beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
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!
Sounamana misses with a double jab
and Niche counters by clinching up.
Niche lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niche.
Niche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niche prevents a body shot from Sounamana.
Niche lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sounamana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niche creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sounamana crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sounamana face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Niche takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul Niche!
A relieved looking Paul Niche thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Creampie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dutch Creampie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels tried to score with a low kick but Creampie checks it.
Creampie misses with a low kick as Michaels jumps back.
Michaels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels looks for the body kick but Creampie saw that one coming.
Creampie throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creampie. That did some damage!
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels needs to keep his hands up - Creampie had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
A head kick from Michaels lands but Creampie takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dutch Creampie has been cut.
Creampie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creampie 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.
Creampie connects with a nice looking jab.
Michaels is rocked!
Creampie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Creampie finish him?
Michaels looks winded!
Creampie rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creampie connects with a knee right up the middle! Michaels tumbles to the floor and Creampie stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dutch Creampie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Antti Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Antti Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonard Red!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niemi obliges.
Niemi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niemi misses with a body punch.
Niemi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red's elbow.
Red wants to break free but Niemi has control.
Niemi tries to work over Red's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red tries to break the clinch but Niemi is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Niemi.
It looks like Leonard Red has been cut.
Red is trying to break the clinch but Niemi is controlling him.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but Niemi has double underhooks.
Niemi landing knees to the head.
Red tries to circle away but Niemi has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Niemi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemi tries a body shot but Red blocks it.
Niemi landing knees to the head.
Niemi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Niemi as the two fighters clinch.
Red looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niemi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Niemi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Niemi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niemi scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niemi.
Niemi lands a knee to the body.
Niemi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Niemi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Niemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niemi lands a shoulder strike.
Niemi lands with a left to the head.
Red takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemi lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niemi.
A right handed body shot lands from Niemi.
Niemi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niemi.
Red is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niemi.
Red is still on wobbly legs! Can Niemi finish him?
Niemi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niemi cracks Red with a nice body shot.
Niemi has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Red to the canvas! Can Red beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Red was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Niemi is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Antti Niemi!
Antti Niemi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lars Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn Balor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Balor's body.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Karlsson.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Balor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Balor misses.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balor walks into a stiff left hand from Karlsson.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Balor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Balor.
Balor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Karlsson misses its target.
Balor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Balor avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Balor had a free shot at his head there.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Balor's shoulder, as Balor tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balor on the side of the head.
Balor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Balor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
Lars Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balor was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Karlsson.
Karlsson jabs at Balor's body.
It looks like Karlsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Karlsson swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Balor's shoulder, as Balor tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson cracks Balor with an open hand slap.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balor looks to throw the jab but Karlsson is out of range.
Karlsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karlsson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Karlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Balor gets tackled into the ropes by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Balor.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Balor.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Balor is rocked!
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Balor is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balor seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Balor back against the ropes.
Karlsson pushes Balor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson creates a bit of distance and cracks Balor with a big uppercut! Balor goes down! The referee pushes Karlsson away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Balor make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Karlsson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lars Karlsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nathan Lightbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Rhodes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Lightbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightbourne staying out of range there.
It looked like Lightbourne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rhodes.
Nice defenses there by Lightbourne.
Rhodes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lightbourne.
Rhodes moves out of range as Lightbourne strikes.
Lightbourne misses the shot to the body.
Rhodes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhodes avoids a kick to the body.
Lightbourne throws the kick towards the body but Rhodes avoids it.
Rhodes lands a right hook to the body.
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lightbourne backwards.
Rhodes blocking some punches.
Lightbourne misses with a body punch.
Rhodes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Rhodes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rhodes blocks a body shot from Lightbourne.
Rhodes lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightbourne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rhodes has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Lightbourne misses the target.
Rhodes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lightbourne trying to stall but Rhodes improves his position.
I was talking to Lightbourne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rhodes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightbournes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Lightbourne takes a shot to the head.
Lightbourne tries to work over Rhodes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhodes gets through Lightbourne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rhodes scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightbourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes is working Lightbourne over against the ropes.
Rhodes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Rhodes.
Lightbourne misses with some punches.
Lightbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhodes lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbourne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightbourne misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightbourne tries to work over Rhodes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhodes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rhodes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightbourne is rocked!
Lightbourne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Lightbourne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightbourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightbourne seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightbourne.
Rhodes creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Lightbourne crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Lightbourne face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Rhodes takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Max Rhodes!
After winning the bout, Max Rhodes 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Dimelo (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, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humpty Dumbrowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumbrowski misses with a shot to the body
and Dimelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dumbrowski instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumbrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumbrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dumbrowski digs a right hand into Dimelo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimelo's gas tank.
Dimelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dumbrowski or not.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumbrowski controls his hands.
Dumbrowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumbrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimelo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dimelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dimelo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumbrowski backwards.
It looks like Humpty Dumbrowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo is trying to break the clinch but Dumbrowski is controlling him.
Dimelo blocking some punches.
Dumbrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dumbrowski misses with the head strike.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumbrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimelo tries to work over Dumbrowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dumbrowski tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Dumbrowski back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dimelo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dumbrowski has Dimelo pressed against the ropes, preventing Dimelo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimelo cracks Dumbrowski with a nice body shot.
Dumbrowski pushes Dimelo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dumbrowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a left hand.
Dumbrowski misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumbrowski lands a left hand.
Dimelo is trying to break free.
Dumbrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dumbrowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Dumbrowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with some punches.
Dumbrowski tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dumbrowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dumbrowski tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
Dumbrowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Humpty Dumbrowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dumbrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
Dimelo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miko Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimelo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimelo with a hook.
Dimelo slips a straight right by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Dumbrowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimelo.
A lazy body kick from Dimelo
and Dumbrowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dumbrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumbrowski throws a hook to the side of Dimelo's head but Dimelo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumbrowski works Dimelo's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dumbrowski.
Dimelo throws a big shot that misses.
Dumbrowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dumbrowski digs a good body shot into Dimelo's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimelo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dumbrowski's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo looks to land a body kick but Dumbrowski moved away.
Dumbrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimelo manages to avoid it.
Dumbrowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dumbrowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dimelo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dumbrowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dimelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miko Dimelo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimelo staying out of range there.
Dumbrowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dumbrowski misses with a body shot.
That kick from Dimelo tenderised Dumbrowski's leg. Dumbrowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut
and Dumbrowski counters with a series of strikes. Dimelo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dimelo punishes Dumbrowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimelo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dumbrowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumbrowski moves out of range of the body kick from Dimelo.
Dumbrowski misses with a looping right.
Dumbrowski looks to land a combination. Dimelo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dumbrowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dumbrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dumbrowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimelo manages to avoid it.
Dimelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Dimelo looks to move away, Dumbrowski throws a big counter combo but Dimelo just gets out of the way.
Nice cross by Dumbrowski.
Dimelo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dumbrowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimelo.
Dumbrowski tries to clinch there but Dimelo circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumbrowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dimelo scoring well with a low kick there.
Dumbrowski dips to his left and cracks Dimelo with an uppercut!
Dumbrowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Humpty Dumbrowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski's cut.
That's time! Dumbrowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dimelo looks to land a left hand but Dumbrowski moved out of range nicely.
Dimelo walks into a straight right hand from Dumbrowski.
Dimelo misses with a straight left.
Dumbrowski is looking to counter punch.
Dimelo stalks Dumbrowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dumbrowski's face. Dumbrowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Dumbrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
Dumbrowski throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dimelo counter with a right hand.
Dumbrowski cracks a nice hook into Dimelo's ribs.
Dumbrowski is looking to wear down Dimelo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dimelo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dumbrowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Dimelo thuds a left hand into Dumbrowski's body.
Dimelo closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dumbrowski crashing to the mat! Dumbrowski uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumbrowski scores with a jab. Dimelo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dumbrowski misses with a looping right.
Dimelo connects with a leg kick. Dumbrowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dimelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumbrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumbrowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Dimelo misses.
Dimelo has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski looking to stall.
Dumbrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumbrowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimelo can't break the clinch.
Dumbrowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dumbrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumbrowski tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dimelo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dumbrowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Humpty Dumbrowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimelo throws a head punch that misses.
Dimelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Humpty Dumbrowski's cut is getting worse.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
Dumbrowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumbrowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a hook that snaps the head of Dumbrowski backwards.
Dumbrowski blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
Dumbrowski is leaning against Dimelo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
Dimelo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimelo breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dumbrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dimelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumbrowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimelo throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Dumbrowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimelo slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski'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.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimelo thinks about the counter body kick.
Dimelo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dumbrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimelo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dumbrowski is just out of range.
Dumbrowski is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dimelo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dimelo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski jabs Dimelo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimelo throws the kick towards the body but Dumbrowski avoids it.
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from Dumbrowski.
Dimelo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dumbrowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dumbrowski thuds a left hand into Dimelo's body.
Dumbrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo punishes Dumbrowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimelo connects with a body shot that sends Dumbrowski's belly button to the back.
A cross from Dumbrowski lands.
Dimelo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dumbrowski.
Dimelo lands a head kick. Dumbrowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dumbrowski misses with the combination.
Dimelo misses with a straight left.
Dumbrowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dimelo avoids the body shot from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimelo.
Dumbrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumbrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a lunging right hand
and Dumbrowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Dumbrowski.
Dimelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Humpty Dumbrowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Dumbrowski.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dumbrowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumbrowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Dimelo as the two fighters clinch.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Dimelo misses.
Dimelo throws an overhand right that lands on Dumbrowski's shoulder, as Dumbrowski tries to avoid the shot.
Dimelo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dimelo.
A big left from Dumbrowski misses.
Dumbrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimelo.
Dumbrowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Dumbrowski misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Dimelo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Miko Dimelo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dimelo misses the shot to the body.
Dumbrowski is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dimelo.
A big right from Dimelo misses.
Dumbrowski lands a two punch combo.
Dimelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dumbrowski wants to clinch up but Dimelo keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dimelo! But no joy.
Dumbrowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dumbrowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimelo.
Dimelo wants to clinch but Dumbrowski slips to the side
and Dumbrowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Dumbrowski is looking to clinch but Dimelo is avoiding it.
Dumbrowski lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimelo throws a good cross that connects.
Dumbrowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dumbrowski throws a lazy right hand but Dimelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dumbrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimelo.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski defending well as Dimelo loads up on a big left hand.
Dimelo swings widly with a right hand
and Dumbrowski moves into the clinch.
Dumbrowski tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dumbrowski is trying to stall.
Dumbrowski misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dumbrowski.
Dimelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dumbrowskis head.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
Dimelo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumbrowski backwards.
Dumbrowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dumbrowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumbrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumbrowski tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Dumbrowski back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumbrowski lands a shoulder strike.
Dumbrowski misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dumbrowski misses with some punches.
Dimelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dumbrowski.
Dimelo misses with a straight right.
Dimelo misses the jab.
Dumbrowski slips a jab from Dimelo.
Dimelo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumbrowski moves out of range as Dimelo strikes.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimelo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimelo throws a jab when Dumbrowski was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miko Dimelo.
Well Dimelo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miko Dimelo!
Miko Dimelo is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Miko Dimelo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Suri has chosen Bohemia - Kali Denali as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Alistair Spong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alistair Spong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong moves out of range of the leg kick from Suri.
Spong clinches up with Suri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Suri breaks from the clinch.
Suri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spong.
Suri blocks the body kick.
Suri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suri misses with a kick to the body.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suri.
Spong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spong.
Spong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
Suri throws a leg kick but Spong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spong thuds his shin into the meat of Suri's side.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
Suri was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spong throws a lazy head kick
and Suri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suri. Suri obviously looking to wear him down.
Spong cracks Suri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Suri misses.
Spong throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri blocks a jab.
Suri lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Spong.
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
Suri throws a low kick but Spong moves out of range easily.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Suri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suri scores with a punch to the head.
Suri lands a nice looking body shot.
Suri lands with a nice body punch.
Spong tries to clinch there but Suri circles away.
Suri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Spong misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Suri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spong moves into range and clinches up with Suri.
Suri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Suri.
Spong misses with the head strike.
Spong misses with some punches.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suri blocks an uppercut.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Suri wants to get back to striking at distance but Spong won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sher Shah Suri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suri misses with a double jab
and Spong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Suri can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Suri breaks from the clinch.
Spong clinches up with Suri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Suri's head.
Suri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suri has a couple of punches blocked by Spong.
A short right from Spong on the inside.
Spong swings wildly with an uppercut but Suri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suri avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Suri.
Suri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Suri.
It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spong closes the distance and pushes Suri back into the ropes.
Suri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suri lands with a right to the head.
Suri manages to break the clinch.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Spong should have avoided that one.
Spong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong looks to clinch
and Suri counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spong checks the leg kick.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Suri wants to land a leg kick but Spong is out of range.
Spong throws a hook to the side of Suri's head but Suri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri throws out a leg kick but Spong moves out of range and Suri only half commits.
Suri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suri lands a jab-cross combination.
Spong takes one to the side of the head.
Spong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suri, right into the meat.
Suri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Suri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suri counters with a nice uppercut.
Suri throws out a leg kick but Spong moves out of range and Suri only half commits.
Nice jab there from Spong.
Spong throws a leg kick
and Suri counters with a leg kick.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Suri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Spong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Spong doesn't manage to clinch there - Suri circles away.
It seemed like Suri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Suri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spong clinches up with Suri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spong throws a punch but it's blocked by Suri.
I was talking to Spong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Spong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong checks the leg kick.
Suri scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Suri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suri lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri works Spong's body with a nice hook.
Suri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suri throws a leg kick which misses Spong's front leg but catches the back leg as Spong tries to avoid it.
Suri throws a low kick but Spong avoids it.
Spong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suri digs a good hook to Spong's body.
Suri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick.
Sher Shah Suri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suri cracks the inside of Spong's front leg.
Suri throws a head kick that misses.
Suri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suri swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Suri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suri scoring well with a low kick there.
Suri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spong's sensitive parts.
Suri thumps Spong with a low kick.
Spong's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
An inside leg kick from Suri misses.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spong checks a leg kick nicely.
Suri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spong moves into the clinch.
Suri gets through Spong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alistair Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Suri backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Suri on the inside.
Suri tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spong cracks Suri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Spong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suri counters with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Suri there.
Spong takes one to the chin there.
Suri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Suri there.
Spong tries to clinch there but Suri circles away.
Spong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suri.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spong checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Suri as he connects with a hook.
Spong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong misses the jab.
Oh Spong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spong.
Spong seems to have got his legs back now.
Spong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a body shot but no joy.
Suri replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Spong blocks it well.
Spong wants to clinch
and Suri counters with a body kick that stops Spong in his tracks momentarily.
Spong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suri misses with a body kick.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suri throws a series of punches but Spong moves out of range.
Suri misses with a two punch combination.
Spong wants to clinch
and Suri counters with a nice uppercut.
Suri misses with a low kick.
Suri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spong throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suri lands a jab to Spong's midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spong throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
Spong scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suri.
Suri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suri with a nice cross.
Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spong scores with a hook.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suri was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Suri punishes Spong's body with a nice straight punch.
Suri scores with a nice body kick.
Spong throws a poor cross that misses
and Suri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Suri - just one landing.
Suri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spong.
Suri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Suri connects with a crisp jab.
Alistair Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spong tries to clinch up
and Suri counters with a good low kick that Spong was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suri.
Suri misses with a two punch combination.
Suri looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suri feints a counter leg kick.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suri.
Suri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spong wants to clinch up but Suri keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri thuds his right hand into Spong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suri connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri gets tackled into the ropes by Spong. Spong maintains the clinch.
Suri is trying to break the clinch but Spong is controlling him.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Suri.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suri.
Suri is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Suri lands a shoulder strike.
Suri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suri throws a big shot that misses.
Suri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spong.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Spong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suri manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spong. Suri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spong throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suri looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Suri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong trying to control the position but instead, Suri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spong into the ropes.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Suri wants to break free but Spong has control.
Suri lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suri.
Suri breaks the clinch.
Suri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spong momentarily.
Suri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suri's corner calls for a 1-2. Suri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suri tried to score with a low kick but Spong checks it.
It looked like Spong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Suri.
Spong walks into a jab.
Spong throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Shah Suri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suri 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Alistair Spong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, got caught napping.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Deck has chosen Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck cracks the inside of Cirkovic's front leg.
Cirkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deck. Deck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deck throws a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head but Cirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deck looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Cirkovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Deck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cirkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Deck misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Inspectah Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Deck.
A lazy left from Deck finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Deck circles away.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
Deck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Deck has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deck misses with a combination
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deck's knee momentarily.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic slips under a jab from Deck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Deck.
Deck throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Deck down.
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Deck moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Deck takes a step back to recover.
Deck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deck throws out a loose jab but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Deck.
Deck swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deck walks into a straight right hand from Cirkovic.
Deck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Deck moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
Deck 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.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Deck is just out of range.
Cirkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deck can pounce on him.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deck loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Deck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up.
Deck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deck throws a poor cross that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Deck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cirkovic 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 round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Deck takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Deck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Deck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
Deck misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deck throws out the jab.
Cirkovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Cirkovic misses its target.
A big left from Deck misses.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inspectah Deck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deck doesn't seem bothered though.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deck.
Deck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cirkovic throws a low kick, looking for Deck's leg but Deck calmly moves out of range.
Deck is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deck throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkovic jabs at Deck's body.
Deck throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deck ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Deck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic ducks right into an uppercut from Deck.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Deck strikes.
Deck misses with a hook.
As Deck tries to get set, Cirkovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Deck manages to avoid the attempt.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Deck's leg. Deck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck throws a low kick but Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Deck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Deck.
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Deck looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Deck misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters with a nice body kick.
Jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deck.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Deck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirkovic lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cirkovic misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Deck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deck.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Deck.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deck.
A little jabbing left from Deck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Deck's leg. Deck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic scores with a nice strike.
Cirkovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Deck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deck misses with an uppercut.
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!
Deck misses the jab.
Deck slips a jab and a cross from Cirkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Deck moves out of range.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cirkovic lands a really nice looking cross but Deck seems unphased.
Deck throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Cirkovic needs to keep his hands up - Deck had a free shot at his head there.
Cirkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch.
Deck misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up but Deck circles away and keeps his distance.
Deck misses with an uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cirkovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deck keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Deck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deck throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Deck throws a poor cross that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deck digs a good body shot into Cirkovic's ribs.
Cirkovic loads up on a big right hand but Deck slips the punch.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic motions for Deck to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic 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.
Deck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deck.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Deck checks it.
Deck connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Inspectah Deck just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Deck misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deck.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Deck breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic works the jab nicely.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deck.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Deck counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck throws a body shot but no joy.
Deck throws a right hand that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Cirkovic lands with a right hand.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Deck.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deck misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Deck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic moves in looking to clinch but Deck pushes him off.
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deck's hands.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deck dips to his left and cracks Cirkovic with an uppercut!
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Deck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Deck checks it
and Deck counters with a straight right hand.
Deck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Deck.
Deck lands a nice looking body shot.
Deck dodges the punch combination from Cirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Deck's front leg but catches the back leg as Deck tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deck looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic wants to clinch up but Deck keeps it at a distance.
Deck tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Deck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deck was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Deck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Deck misses.
Deck throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Deck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Inspectah Deck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Cirkovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Deck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cirkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deck's calf.
Deck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Deck.
A little feinted left hand from Cirkovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic lands with a right hand.
Deck misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a left to the body.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck checks a leg kick.
Deck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Deck down.
Deck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Deck takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Deck should have avoided that one.
Cirkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Deck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deck throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
As Deck backs away, Cirkovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
Deck misses with an uppercut.
Deck throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Deck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
Decent striking displayed by Deck there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Deck throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deck.
Deck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cirkovic tries to work over Deck's front leg with a kick but Deck checks it.
Deck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cirkovic motions for Deck to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic missing with a left hand there. Deck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deck throws a hook but Cirkovic blocks it.
Deck throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Deck's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirkovic 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Milovan Cirkovic thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Inspectah Deck spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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