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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ksawery Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!



170 cm
37
143 lbs
16 - 10 - 1
168 cm
43
145 lbs
36 - 18 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Heavy handed


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torres is looking to slow Koltun down with leg kicks.

Koltun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres trying to control the position but instead, Koltun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torres into the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Koltun.
Koltun lands a left hand.
Koltun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torres is leaning against Koltun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Torres breaks the clinch.
Koltun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Jab by Torres.
Torres attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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 Koltun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koltun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koltun was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Jab by Koltun.
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!
Torres thows a leg kick but Koltun checks it
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Koltun moves out of range as Torres throws a body kick.
Koltun appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torres cracks the inside of Koltun's front leg.
Torres misses with a hook

and Koltun counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres is trying to stall.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Koltun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Koltun working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Koltun.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Koltun struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Koltun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres digs a right hand into Koltun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koltun's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Koltun working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koltun.
Torres connects with a knee to the head.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.

Torres breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koltun's head.
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
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 Ksawery Koltun will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Koltun looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Torres wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
Torres throws a leg kick but Koltun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koltun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
Torres throws a solid leg kick but Koltun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torres.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres throws a push kick but Koltun slaps the foot to one side.
Koltun moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Torres misses.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Koltun moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.

Koltun forces Torres back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Koltun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Torres misses.
Alfredo Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koltun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Koltun tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Torres wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
Koltun closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Koltun.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Koltun moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
A left lands for Torres.
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koltun stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick.
Koltun cracks Torres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Torres clobbers Koltun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koltun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres walks into a jab.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


A left lands for Torres.
Torres throws a low kick but Koltun avoids it.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Koltun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koltun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koltun checks a low kick from Torres.
Torres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koltun. That did some damage!
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
Torres throws a low kick but Koltun moves out of range easily.
Koltun takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Koltun moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Koltun misses the jab.
Torres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres looks to throw a body kick
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres sizes up Koltun with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koltun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Torres releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koltun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torres thumps Koltun with a low kick.
Koltun misses the jab.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Koltun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koltun throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Jab from Torres.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Torres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Koltun looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alfredo Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres wants to counter the offense by Koltun and move into the clinch position.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
Torres throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koltun works Torres's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koltun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Torres manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Koltun misses.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torres lands with a good body shot.
Torres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Torres really dominated that round.
That's time! Koltun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


A big right from Torres misses.
Torres throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
Koltun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
Koltun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koltun cracks Torres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.
Koltun lands a jab to the nose.
Torres lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres throws the left hand but Koltun avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Koltun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koltun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres tries to work over Koltun's front leg with a kick but Koltun checks it.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koltun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Koltun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koltun checks the leg kick.
Torres throws a hook but Koltun avoids it easily.
Torres throws a low kick but Koltun moves out of range easily.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koltun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Koltun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koltun.
Torres throws a lazy body kick
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.

Torres is rocked!
Koltun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun staying out of range there.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Koltun with a hook.
Koltun throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koltun. That did some damage!
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koltun.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Koltun moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Koltun motions for Torres to come forward. Koltun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koltun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koltun misses with an uppercut
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Koltun.
Koltun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Alfredo Torres 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Torres wants to land a leg kick but Koltun is out of range.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koltun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koltun scores with a punch to the head.
Koltun tries to work over Torres's front leg with a kick but Torres checks it.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Koltun tries to counter by clinching up but Torres breaks away and moves out of range.
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koltun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Torres wants to counter with a clinch but Koltun pushes him away.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Koltun misses the target.
Koltun scores with a shot to the body.
Torres keeps Koltun at a distance using the push kick.
Torres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres tests Koltun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun with a jab.
Torres cracks Koltun with a good jab.
Koltun connects with a crisp jab.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Koltun slips the punch.
Koltun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Koltun.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torres 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 Koltun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koltun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Torres misses
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koltun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koltun misses with a body shot.
Koltun blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
A jab from Koltun misses.
Koltun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres scores with a jab.
Torres scores with a nice head shot.
Koltun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres scores with a body shot.
Torres works Koltun's body with a nice hook.
Koltun tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koltun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
Torres cracks the inside of Koltun's front leg.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ksawery Koltun.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Alfredo Torres!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Alfredo Torres!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Alfredo Torres!

Alfredo Torres wins by unanimous decision!

During a confident post fight interview, Alfredo Torres thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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pop
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RATING
85%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!



200 cm
46
299 lbs
44 - 21 - 1
204 cm
37
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
KO power

World class boxer
Powerful


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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 44 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thor Skarsgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarsgard defending well as Ventura loads up on a big left hand.
Skarsgard is looking to counter punch.
Ventura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skarsgard misses with a two punch combination.
Skarsgard clobbers Ventura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skarsgard loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.
Ventura misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Ventura.
Skarsgard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ventura throws a shot to the body.
Skarsgard blocks a jab.
Ventura connects with a body shot.
A cross from Ventura lands.
Skarsgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ventura.
Ventura thuds his right hand into Skarsgard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skarsgard throws a good cross that connects.
Skarsgard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skarsgard lands a right hook to the body.
Skarsgard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard scores with a nice strike.
Ventura needs to keep his hands up - Skarsgard had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Ventura catches Skarsgard right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Thor Skarsgard has been cut.
Skarsgard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ventura manages to avoid it.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura takes a swing at Skarsgard's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skarsgard, as that shot connected.
Skarsgard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
Skarsgard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ventura.
A little feinted left hand from Skarsgard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skarsgard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ventura.
Skarsgard loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.
Ventura swings widly with a right hand
and Skarsgard counters with a nice uppercut.
Ventura lands with an uppercut that bounces Skarsgard off the ropes and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard ducks under a wild hook from Ventura.
Ventura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skarsgard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard looks to land a combination but Ventura avoids it well.
Ventura stalks Skarsgard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skarsgard's face. Skarsgard staggers backwards, shaken.
Thor Skarsgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skarsgard's head backwards.
Ventura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ventura slips under a jab.
Ventura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Skarsgard misses.
A big left from Ventura misses.
Nice shot by Ventura.
Skarsgard blocks a head kick by Ventura.
Ventura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skarsgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ventura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura misses with a hook
and Skarsgard counters with a straight right hand.
Ventura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ventura misses with a double jab.
Skarsgard lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Ventura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Skarsgard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!


Ventura misses with a double jab
and Skarsgard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skarsgard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ventura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard defending well as Ventura loads up on a big left hand.
Skarsgard throws a nice looking combination but Ventura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ventura looks to throw the jab but Skarsgard is out of range.
Skarsgard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ventura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarsgard lands a really nice looking cross but Ventura seems unphased.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skarsgard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Skarsgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura misses with a body shot.
Skarsgard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ventura.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skarsgard missing with a left hand there. Ventura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ventura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skarsgard lands a jab.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Skarsgard.
Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
Skarsgard takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
Skarsgard cracks Ventura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skarsgard throws a series of punches but Ventura moves out of range.
Skarsgard misses with a hook
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Skarsgard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ventura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skarsgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ventura misses with a body kick.
Ventura avoids the body shot from Skarsgard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skarsgard duly obliges.
Skarsgard throws a leg kick which misses Ventura's front leg but catches the back leg as Ventura tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skarsgard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ventura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skarsgard manages to avoid it.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Skarsgard.
Ventura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skarsgard looks to throw the jab but Ventura is out of range.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skarsgard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ventura. That did some damage!
Ventura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ventura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skarsgard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ventura throws a body punch but Skarsgard moves out of range.
Skarsgard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ventura in his tracks.
Ventura connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura throws a hook to the side of Skarsgard's head but Skarsgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarsgard swings for the body but Ventura moves out of range.
Skarsgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skarsgard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Thor Skarsgard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Skarsgard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Ventura misses the shot to the body.
Skarsgard throws an overhand right that lands on Ventura's shoulder, as Ventura tries to avoid the shot.
Ventura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Skarsgard misses its target.
A punch lands to the side of Skarsgard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skarsgard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura swings widly with a right hand
letting Skarsgard counter with a right hand.
Ventura throws a shot from downtown. Skarsgard moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Skarsgard.
Ventura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skarsgard circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skarsgard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ventura.
The fighters circling - Skarsgard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ventura looks to throw the jab but Skarsgard is out of range.
Ventura throws a right hand that misses
and Skarsgard counters with an outside leg kick.
Skarsgard slips under a jab.
Ventura blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a big shot that misses.
Ventura looks to land a combination but Skarsgard avoids it well.
Ventura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ventura throws a series of punches but Skarsgard moves out of range.
Ventura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ventura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skarsgard 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.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skarsgard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura misses with a looping left.
Skarsgard staying out of range there.
Skarsgard's corner calls for a 1-2. Skarsgard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skarsgard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for Skarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ventura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skarsgard throwing a counter right hand but Ventura manages to avoid it.
Ventura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a jab but it's blocked by Skarsgard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Skarsgard.
Ventura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skarsgard throws out the jab.
Ventura throws a hook but Skarsgard avoids it easily.
Ventura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skarsgard throws a right hand that misses
and Ventura counters with a thumping low kick.
Skarsgard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ventura.
Skarsgard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ventura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skarsgard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ventura throws a head kick that misses.
Skarsgard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Skarsgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skarsgard scores with a jab to the head.
Ventura slips a jab and a cross from Skarsgard.
Ventura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ventura misses with a lunging right hand
and Skarsgard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Thor Skarsgard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Thor Skarsgard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Skarsgard throws a push kick but Ventura slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Ventura misses.
Ventura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ventura throws a hook but Skarsgard avoids it easily.
Skarsgard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ventura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skarsgard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ventura.
Skarsgard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ventura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skarsgard misses with a few strikes there.
Ventura misses with a double jab.
Skarsgard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ventura.
Skarsgard staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura looks to land a combination but Skarsgard avoids it well.
Ventura thuds his right hand into Skarsgard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skarsgard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ventura's head backwards.
Anthony Ventura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ventura looks to land a combination but Skarsgard avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skarsgard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard drops his hands momentarily and Ventura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ventura misses with the combination.
Skarsgard tries to bum rush Ventura with a series of wild strikes but Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skarsgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Ventura misses with a kick to the body.
Ventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skarsgard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ventura.
Ventura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ventura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ventura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ventura connects with the punch.
Skarsgard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ventura.
Ventura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skarsgard lunges at Ventura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ventura's hand.
Ventura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skarsgard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ventura was well out of range. Poor timing from Skarsgard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Skarsgard misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Ventura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ventura throws a series of punches but Skarsgard avoids them all with ease.
Ventura misses with a jab to the body
and Skarsgard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skarsgard avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Skarsgard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skarsgard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarsgard throws the left hand but Ventura avoids the punch easily.
Skarsgard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skarsgard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ventura counters with a left and a right that stings Skarsgard.
Ventura drops his hands momentarily and Skarsgard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ventura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skarsgard.
Ventura throws a shot from downtown. Skarsgard moves away and avoids it.
Skarsgard misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Ventura dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thor Skarsgard's cut.
That's time! Skarsgard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Ventura misses its intended target.
Ventura misses with a body shot.
Ventura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ventura looks to land a left hand but Skarsgard moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Skarsgard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skarsgard swings widly with a right hand
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
Ventura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ventura lands a nice looking body shot.
Thor Skarsgard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skarsgard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skarsgard throws a hook but Ventura blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Skarsgard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skarsgard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Skarsgard tenderised Ventura's leg. Ventura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Skarsgard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skarsgard checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skarsgard backs up against the ropes.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ventura misses with the combination.
Ventura looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarsgard is just out of range.
Skarsgard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skarsgard throws a big shot that misses.
Skarsgard takes one to the side of the head.
Skarsgard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ventura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skarsgard throwing a counter right hand but Ventura manages to avoid it.
Ventura throws a hook but Skarsgard avoids it easily.
Ventura tries to clinch but Skarsgard is having none of it.
Skarsgard throwing a counter right hand but Ventura manages to avoid it.
Skarsgard avoids the body shot from Ventura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ventura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skarsgard manages to avoid it.
Skarsgard jabs at Ventura's body.
Ventura throws out a loose jab but Skarsgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skarsgard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skarsgard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ventura throws a shot from downtown. Skarsgard moves away and avoids it.
Skarsgard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura misses with a straight left.
Skarsgard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ventura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ventura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skarsgard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skarsgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skarsgard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ventura looks to land a left hand but Skarsgard moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Ventura.
Well Ventura 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Anthony Ventura!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Anthony Ventura!

Anthony Ventura wins by majority decision!

Our winner, Anthony Ventura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Thor Skarsgard had this to say: 'At HW, all it takes is one lucky punch. Congrats to the new champion, I will be back stronger than ever. Thank you to all my fans, coaches, and my team back home.'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rico Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brazier has chosen Decisions as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!



196 cm
29
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0
195 cm
29
265 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank


Venom Combat Sports


King of Clothes


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Brazier!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier scores with a nice right hand.
Verhoeven tries to clinch
and Brazier counters with a nice body shot.
Verhoeven misses with a series of wild punches.
Verhoeven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brazier connects with a leg kick. Verhoeven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Verhoeven 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.
Brazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verhoeven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verhoeven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brazier throws a looping overhand right but Verhoeven ducks down to avoid it.
Verhoeven misses with a hook.

Brazier has managed to clinch.
Brazier is pushing Verhoeven up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Verhoeven.
Brazier prevents a body shot from Verhoeven.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Come on Brazier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven misses with a punch to the body.
Brazier misses with an elbow over the top.
Verhoeven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brazier manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Brazier lands.
The crowd cheers as Brazier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Verhoeven doesn't seem phased though.
Verhoeven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brazier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Brazier closes the distance and clinches.
Brazier tries to stall but Verhoeven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven tries to throw a body punch but Brazier avoids it by throwing Verhoeven back against the ropes.

Brazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Brazier there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brazier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verhoeven finds it's way round the side to connect with Brazier's head.
Verhoeven darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verhoeven checks a leg kick.

Brazier closes the distance and pushes Verhoeven back into the ropes.
Verhoeven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brazier prevents a body shot from Verhoeven.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Verhoeven lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brazier.
Verhoeven misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Brazier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


A big right from Verhoeven misses.
Verhoeven misses with a hook to the body
and Brazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verhoeven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brazier.
A countering left hand to the body from Brazier misses.
Verhoeven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brazier manages to avoid it.
Verhoeven lands a nice shot to the body.

Verhoeven takes the fight into the clinch.
Verhoeven swings wildly with an uppercut but Brazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier stalling against the ropes.
Brazier tries to stall but Verhoeven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven tries a body shot but Brazier blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brazier looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brazier.
Brazier scores with a hook to the body.
Verhoeven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brazier backwards.
Brazier blocks a body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verhoeven.
Stalling in the clinch from Brazier.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Rico Verhoeven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verhoeven scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Conor Brazier has been cut.
Verhoeven prevents Brazier from breaking the clinch.
Brazier blocks a body shot from Verhoeven.
Brazier blocks a body shot from Verhoeven.
Brazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brazier content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Brazier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brazier.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brazier pushes Verhoeven back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Verhoeven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Verhoeven works the jab nicely.

Brazier closes the distance and clinches.
Verhoeven being controlled against the ropes.
Brazier taking a breather.
Verhoeven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Brazier breaks the clinch.
Brazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verhoeven.
Brazier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Verhoeven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Verhoeven moves into range and clinches up with Brazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier prevents a body shot from Verhoeven.
Brazier blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brazier stalling the fight.
Verhoeven pushes Brazier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Brazier is trying to maintain a safe position but Verhoeven gets an underhook and turns Brazier into the ropes.
Brazier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Verhoeven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braziers head.
Brazier tries to stall but Verhoeven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verhoeven scores with a shot to the side of Brazier's head.
Verhoeven digs a right hand into Brazier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brazier's gas tank.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brazier can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Brazier.
Verhoeven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verhoeven pushes Brazier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Brazier.
Brazier is trying to force a seperation but Verhoeven has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brazier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Brazier blocks an uppercut.
Brazier is trying to break the clinch but Verhoeven is controlling him.
Brazier is looking to control Verhoeven's arms but Verhoeven gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brazier has his back to the ropes.
A hook to the body from Verhoeven.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Verhoeven scores with a shot to the side of Brazier's head.
Brazier prevents a body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Verhoeven clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Brazier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verhoeven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Brazier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brazier is trying to stall.
Verhoeven lands a body punch.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Brazier.
Verhoeven scores with a shot to the side of Brazier's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brazier.
Verhoeven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verhoeven lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven swings wildly with an uppercut but Brazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verhoeven tries a body shot but Brazier blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier misses with a punch to the body.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Brazier.
Brazier is trying to push Verhoeven away but Verhoeven has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brazier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Verhoeven lands with a left to the head.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.

Brazier manages to break the clinch.
Brazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Verhoeven's head.
Brazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brazier looks to throw the jab but Verhoeven is out of range.
A slow jab from Verhoeven misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier misses with a looping right.
Conor Brazier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brazier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brazier lands a slapping body shot.
Verhoeven lands a slapping body shot.
Verhoeven lands a slapping body shot.
Brazier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verhoeven was well out of range. Poor timing from Brazier.
Verhoeven misses the shot to the body.
Verhoeven tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven throws a one two combo.
Rico Verhoeven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verhoeven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verhoeven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brazier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Brazier misses.

Verhoeven catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Brazier stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Brazier walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!

Brazier is rocked!

Brazier clinches.
Brazier is still on wobbly legs! Can Verhoeven finish him?
Verhoeven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brazier backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brazier takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Verhoeven had his way with Conor Brazier in that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Brazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conor Brazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brazier seems to have recovered his senses.
Brazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Brazier avoids the body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brazier punishes Verhoeven's body with a nice straight punch.
Verhoeven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verhoeven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Verhoeven as he connects with a hook.
Brazier throws a body punch but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Verhoeven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brazier is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brazier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verhoeven's calf.
Verhoeven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brazier.
Brazier moves out of range as Verhoeven strikes.
Brazier misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Verhoeven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Verhoeven instigates a clinch.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brazier looking to stall.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven lands a shoulder strike.
Brazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven is leaning against Brazier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brazier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Verhoeven lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Verhoeven.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verhoeven.
Brazier blocking some punches.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brazier missing with knees to the body.
Rico Verhoeven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verhoeven gets through Brazier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Conor Brazier's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verhoeven lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Brazier is rocked!
Verhoeven breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Brazier with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Brazier looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Brazier get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rico Verhoeven!
Our winner, Rico Verhoeven, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
72%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Teninch Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilafat Urskilz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teninch Dickson's chin.



162 cm
27
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
164 cm
40
143 lbs
33 - 22 - 2

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teninch Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dickson swinging wildly here.
Dickson misses with a low kick as Urskilz jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Urskilz misses.
Dickson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urskilz checks it well.
It seemed like Urskilz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urskilz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dickson. That's going to slow Urskilz down.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urskilz just misses with a punch to the body.
Urskilz scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Teninch Dickson has been cut.
Dickson looks to land a body kick but Urskilz moved away.
Urskilz throws out a counter right but Dickson avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Dickson. Those never looked like landing.
Dickson motions for Urskilz to come forward. Dickson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dickson lands a nice shot to the body.
Urskilz moves out of range as Dickson strikes.
A little jabbing left from Urskilz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urskilz wants to clinch
and Dickson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urskilz moves out of range as Dickson strikes.
Dickson lands a jab.
Dickson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teninch Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Dickson misses

and Urskilz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson has a couple of punches blocked by Urskilz.
Urskilz crunches a lovely knee into Dickson's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urskilz prevents a body shot from Dickson.
Urskilz trying to land knees to the body.
Dickson scores with a hook to the body.
Urskilz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dickson or not.
Dickson blocks a body shot from Urskilz.
Urskilz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickson controls his hands.
Dickson pushes Urskilz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urskilz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urskilz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Urskilz.
Urskilz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickson pushes Urskilz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dickson lands an uppercut.
Urskilz pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Dickson can't find room to land a body shot as Urskilz controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teninch Dickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson'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.


Dickson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dickson works Urskilz's body with a nice hook.
Urskilz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dickson throws a body punch but Urskilz moves out of range.
Dickson lands a body shot.
Teninch Dickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urskilz manages to avoid it.
Urskilz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dickson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Urskilz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urskilz presses Dickson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dickson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Urskilz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urskilz lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dickson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dickson is working Urskilz over against the ropes.
Dickson lands a shoulder strike.
Dickson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urskilz.
Urskilz lands an uppercut.
Dickson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dickson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Urskilz up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urskilz.
Dickson misses with a body punch.
Urskilz tries a body shot but Dickson blocks it.
Urskilz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urskilz can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urskilz.
Dickson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dickson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teninch Dickson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Urskilz is struggling to control the position.
Dickson tries to work over Urskilz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urskilz misses with a body punch.
Dickson misses with the head strike.
Dickson tries to stall but Urskilz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dickson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urskilz is keeping busy.
Maybe Dickson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Urskilz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urskilz tries to work over Dickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickson lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urskilz avoiding damage as Dickson throws knees to the body.
Dickson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urskilzs head.
Dickson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickson.
Urskilz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teninch Dickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Dickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dickson cracks the inside of Urskilz's front leg.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Dickson moved away.
Dickson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dickson thumps Urskilz with a low kick.
Dickson is looking to land body kicks.
Urskilz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dickson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Urskilz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson connects with the punch.
Urskilz scores with a hook.
Dickson staying out of range there.
Dickson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a two punch combination.
Dickson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Dickson misses.
Dickson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urskilz in his tracks.
Urskilz connects with an inside leg kick.
Urskilz blocks the body kick.
Urskilz flicks out a counter leg kick but Dickson steps away.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Dickson checks it.
Dickson thumps Urskilz with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dickson works Urskilz's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Urskilz misses.
Urskilz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dickson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dickson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickson looks to land a combination. Urskilz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dickson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urskilz's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urskilz.
Urskilz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urskilz ducks right into an uppercut from Dickson.
Dickson wants to land a leg kick but Urskilz is out of range.
Urskilz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dickson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teninch Dickson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Decent striking displayed by Urskilz there.
Urskilz moves forwards but Dickson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urskilz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dickson 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 Urskilz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urskilz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dickson moves out of range as Urskilz strikes.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Urskilz flicks out a counter leg kick but Dickson steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Dickson.
Dickson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dickson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urskilz.
Dickson throws a low kick but Urskilz moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson avoids the body shot from Urskilz.
Dickson throws the kick towards the body but Urskilz avoids it.
Dickson checks a leg kick.
Urskilz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickson tries to land a front kick but Urskilz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Urskilz misses.
Urskilz tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Urskilz's corner calls for a 1-2. Urskilz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Urskilz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Dickson is rocked!
Urskilz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dickson with a nice cross.
Oh Dickson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Dickson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickson seems to have got his legs back now.
Urskilz walks into a stiff left hand from Dickson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urskilz ducks right into an uppercut from Dickson.
Dickson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dickson misses with a head kick.
Dickson misses with a body shot.
Dickson is looking to score with low kicks.
Urskilz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dickson throws a right hand that misses

and Urskilz counters with a nice uppercut that drops Dickson onto his backside! Dickson bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Urskilz lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ilafat Urskilz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson'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. This is the final round!


Urskilz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickson.
Ilafat Urskilz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dickson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dickson throws a hook but Urskilz blocks it.
Dickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urskilz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Urskilz.
A low kick from Urskilz is predictable there
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urskilz looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Dickson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dickson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Urskilz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dickson finds it's way round the side to connect with Urskilz's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson jabs at Urskilz's body.
Urskilz lands a glancing blow to the side of Dickson's head.
That kick from Dickson tenderised Urskilz's leg. Urskilz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dickson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urskilz walks into a stiff left hand from Dickson.
Urskilz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Urskilz scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Dickson to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Urskilz away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Dickson got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

Teninch Dickson's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urskilz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Urskilz ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Dickson out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilafat Urskilz!
Ilafat Urskilz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, M.O. Fight Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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FIGHT
RATING
84%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Wilkinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



181 cm
24
164 lbs
9 - 6 - 1
175 cm
23
171 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin


Milwaukee's Best Nutrition


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunda connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Thunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Thunda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Thunda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkinson staying out of range there.
A big left from Thunda misses.
Wilkinson throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Thunda.
Wilkinson catches Thunda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunda keeps Wilkinson at a distance using the push kick.
Thunda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunda throws a right hand that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a nice body kick.
Thunda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thunda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilkinson throws out a counter right but Thunda avoids it with no problem.

Thunda lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Wilkinson goes down! The ref sends Thunda to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Wilkinson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilkinson! But no joy.
Thunda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thunda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thunda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilkinson blocks a jab.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunda manages to avoid it.
Thunda lands a body shot.
Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunda.
Wilkinson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilkinson counters with a nice body shot.
Wilkinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunda looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilkinson is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Wilkinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thunda pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilkinson back to the ropes. Thunda follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That has opened up Timothy Wilkinson's cut even more.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
Thunda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Thunda blocks a jab.
Wilkinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thunda momentarily.
The fighters circling - Thunda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilkinson wants to land a leg kick but Thunda is out of range.
Thunda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilkinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilkinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunda finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilkinson's head.
Good leg kick by Thunda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Thunda.
Despite the aggression on Wilkinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Thunda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Thunda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that misses.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
Thunda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkinson can do to turn this around?
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunda loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch.
Thunda ducks right into an uppercut from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunda just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson slips a jab and a cross from Thunda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilkinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunda's sensitive parts.
Thunda staying out of range there.
Thunda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Wilkinson misses.
Thunda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DJ Thunda is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunda is looking to land body kicks.
Thunda scores with a head kick. Wilkinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkinson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thunda misses with a leg kick
and Wilkinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilkinson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses.
Thunda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson cracks Thunda with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Thunda 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 Thunda is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Thunda could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Timothy Wilkinson!
In his post fight interview, Timothy Wilkinson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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FIGHT
RATING
69%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Glen Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



175 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0
172 cm
22
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Powerful


Aspire Nutrition


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman connects with a body shot.
Hageman cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Hageman has taken the fight into the clinch.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hageman connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Hageman saw that one coming.
Hageman throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hageman in his tracks.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Hageman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Hageman and move into the clinch.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hageman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hageman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor tries to counter by clinching up but Hageman breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hageman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Hageman tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Hageman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Hageman avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Hageman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Hageman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Hageman back against the ropes.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Hageman throws a head punch that misses.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Hageman tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Hageman lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Hageman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Hageman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hageman fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hageman manages to circle out of the way.
Hageman avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Hageman throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Hageman tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hageman. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hageman scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Hageman ducks down to avoid it.
Hageman tries to clinch up.
Hageman wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Hageman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor throws a body punch but Hageman moves out of range.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Hageman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hageman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hageman defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Hageman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman wants to clinch.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hageman.
Hageman swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Hageman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Hageman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hageman misses the target.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Hageman and move into the clinch.
Hageman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hageman looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Hageman throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Hageman clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Hageman connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Hageman's defenses.
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Hageman's belly button to the back.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Hageman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hageman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor sizes up Hageman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Hageman is out of range.
Hageman tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Hageman's belly button to the back.
Hageman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
As Hageman tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Hageman manages to avoid the attempt.
Hageman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hageman scrambles back to his feet.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Hageman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Taylor tries a body shot but Hageman blocks it.
Hageman tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Hageman swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Hageman gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hageman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Hageman blocks a body shot from Taylor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Taylor clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Hageman scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
Hageman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hageman cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Hageman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hageman doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Hageman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hageman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hageman tries to clinch up.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Hageman and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Hageman avoids nicely.
Hageman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman wants to clinch.
Hageman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Hageman misses.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hageman.

Hageman moves into the clinch.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Hageman tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Hageman back against the ropes.
Hageman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Hageman misses with the head strike.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor wants to break free but Hageman has control.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Hageman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hageman working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Hageman lands a right hand.
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hageman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!


Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hageman throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Hageman is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Hageman looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor throws a hook but Hageman avoids it easily.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hageman.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor cracks Hageman with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Hageman.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Hageman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hageman forces Taylor back against the ropes and clinches.
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hageman misses with some punches.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor presses Hageman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hageman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hageman lands an uppercut.
Glen Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Hageman pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hageman.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Hageman controls the action.
Diego Hageman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Hageman - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hageman blocks an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Hageman.
Well Hageman 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Diego Hageman!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Diego Hageman!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Diego Hageman!

Diego Hageman wins by unanimous decision!

Glen Taylor spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck all you bitches!'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



169 cm
38
160 lbs
23 - 15 - 0
177 cm
33
164 lbs
27 - 20 - 4

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White slips under a jab.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taggart is able to avoid easily.
White throws a leg kick which misses Taggart's front leg but catches the back leg as Taggart tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Taggart misses.
A jab lands there for White.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White misses with the combination.
Taggart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White cracks Taggart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taggart throws a lazy uppercut
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
White flicks out a counter leg kick but Taggart steps away.
Taggart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taggart moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Jab by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands with a nice body punch.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice combination there by White.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

White scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Taggart 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.

Taggart is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Taggart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taggart throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Taggart seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice cross by Taggart.
White throws a leg kick but Taggart sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from White misses.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been informed that White 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.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taggart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by White.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taggart feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taggart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by White.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Taggart
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Taggart lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
White throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taggart explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy White dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Nice uppercut there from Taggart.
White on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Taggart avoids the head kick by White.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White wants to land a leg kick but Taggart is out of range.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taggart staying out of range there.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Taggart instigates a clinch.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Taggart blocking some punches.
White lands an elbow inside.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taggart.

Taggart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Taggart misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart motions for White to come forward. Taggart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Taggart. Beautiful body shot.
Taggart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from White misses.
As White backs away, Taggart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Taggart half committed to a counter leg kick.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries a low kick but Taggart avoids it.
Taggart throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
A big left from White misses.
White throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taggart's sensitive parts.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
White only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
White misses with a low kick.
White throws a body punch but Taggart moves out of range.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Taggart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


White throws a leg kick but Taggart moved away.
Taggart throws a combination that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Taggart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
Taggart lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from White.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taggart looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Taggart.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.

Taggart closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with the head strike.
White is trying to break the clinch but Taggart is controlling him.
A short uppercut from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with the head strike.

Taggart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taggart checks a leg kick.
Taggart checks a leg kick nicely.

Taggart has White up against the ropes in a clinch.
White misses with some punches.
White blocks a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the ropes.
Taggart lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
A right hand to the body from Taggart.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taggart.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.

Taggart manages to break the clinch.
Taggart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taggart tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Taggart lands a front kick.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
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!
Taggart looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White is trying to counter with his kicks.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taggart.
White misses with a wild combination.
Taggart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Taggart cracks the inside of White's front leg.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Taggart clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taggart checks it well.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taggart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Taggart misses.
Taggart swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taggart fires out a quick counter leg kick but White just manages to avoid it.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taggart.
White misses with a head kick.
Taggart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
White slips under a jab.
Taggart blocks a low kick nicely.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart misses the body punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taggart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taggart.
Taggart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White is looking to chop away at Taggart's legs.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cole Taggart is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White feints a counter leg kick.
Taggart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Taggart throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taggart is out of range.
Taggart lands with a nice body punch.
Taggart throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taggart looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.

Taggart has White up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taggart lands a nice uppercut.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Taggart had his way with Freddy White in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


White lands a leg kick that knocks Taggart off balance momentarily.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws out a counter right but Taggart avoids it with no problem.
Taggart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freddy White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Taggart darts in and clinches White up against the ropes.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
White blocks a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Taggart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cole Taggart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taggart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.

Taggart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taggart looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Taggart throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
White tries a low kick but Taggart avoids it.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Taggart as he checks the leg kick.
Taggart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taggart. White shrugs it off though.
Taggart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taggart lands a lovely overhand right.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a straight right hand.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taggart 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Cole Taggart!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Cole Taggart!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Cole Taggart!

Cole Taggart wins by unanimous decision!

A very excited looking Cole Taggart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Freddy White had this to say: 'Back to the drawing board '.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
80%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Moans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda comes to the ring accompanied by ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Man, I cannot wait for this one!



165 cm
41
158 lbs
28 - 30 - 1
178 cm
23
171 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq Moans!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moans closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Moans is blocking nicely.
Moans throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moans just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arboleda's brow.
Moans takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moans lands a body shot.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Moans on the inside.
Moans swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Arboleda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Moans.
Moans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arboleda blocks an elbow strike from Moans.
Moans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Arboleda.
Moans lands a nice uppercut.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moans avoids it.
Arboleda struggles to land a body shot inside as Moans controls his hands.
Moans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Moans misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moans just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arboleda's brow.
Moans tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Moans fails to land.
Moans throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda takes a shot to the head.
Moans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moans has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Moans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moans lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Moans.
Moans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arboleda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moans avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Moans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moans lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Moans.
Moans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moans.
Moans has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arboleda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Arboleda.
Moans has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Moans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moans avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moans managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moans backwards.
A shot in the inside from Arboleda.
Moans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Moans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Moans misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Moans. Those never looked like landing.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.

Arboleda takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Moans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Moans misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moans fails to land.
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moans managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda struggles to land a body shot inside as Moans controls his hands.
Moans managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Moans.
Moans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moans throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans lands a left hand.
Moans has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arboleda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moans.
Moans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arboledas head.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moans pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arboleda is trying to maintain a safe position but Moans gets an underhook and turns Arboleda into the ropes.
Moans managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
A right hook to the body lands for Moans.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Moans avoids the damage to the body.
Shaq Moans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arboleda takes a shot to the head.

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!
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Moans's ribcage.
Moans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arboleda can't find room to land a body shot as Moans controls the action.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moans looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Moans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda is looking to control Moans's arms but Moans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moans.
A left hand lands to the body for Moans.
Arboleda is looking to control Moans's arms but Moans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
Moans throws a head punch that misses.
Moans scores with a shot to the side of Arboleda's head.
Arboleda working aggressively here.
Moans managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Moans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moans misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Moans on the inside.
Moans lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Moans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Arboleda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Moans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Moans circles away.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moans jabs Arboleda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moans 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.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moans misses with a body shot.
Moans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arboleda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moans tries to score with a low kick but Arboleda moves his leg out of the way.
Arboleda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arboleda circles away quickly and effectively.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Moans circles away.
Moans circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Moans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arboleda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moans swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Arboleda sets himself, and Moans steps forward looking for the clinch! Arboleda avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda throws a wild body kick that Moans sees coming a mile off.
Arboleda slips under a jab.
Moans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arboleda.
Moans swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Moans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arboleda's sensitive parts.
Moans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arboleda.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moans was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Moans finds it's way through Arboleda's defenses.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda tries to land a front kick but Moans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaq Moans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moans misses with a low kick as Arboleda jumps back.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Moans circles away.
Arboleda looks to clinch
and Moans counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moans misses with a looping left.
Arboleda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moans.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moans clinches with his opponent.
Moans working aggressively here.
Moans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moans tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Moans digs a right hand into Arboleda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arboleda's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arboleda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moans's brow.
Moans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
Moans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arboleda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moans scores with a shot to the side of Arboleda's head.
Moans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moans avoids it.
Moans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Moans really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moans, right into the meat.
Moans misses with a low kick.
Arboleda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moans to score with a decent uppercut.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda wants to slow Moans down by chopping away at his legs.
Moans is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A clash of legs there as Arboleda blocks the low kick.
Moans swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
Moans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moans steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Moans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moans. Arboleda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moans.
Moans circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Moans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Moans circles away.
Moans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arboleda is looking to clinch.
Arboleda fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moans throws out the jab.
Moans cracks Arboleda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moans swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda tries to land a leg kick but Moans saw it coming and moves away.
Moans cracks Arboleda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arboleda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Moans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Moans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda slips under a jab from Moans.
Moans looks to throw the jab but Arboleda is out of range.
Arboleda seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Moans lands a nice shot that snaps Arboleda's head back.
Arboleda takes one to the chin there.
Arboleda throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Arboleda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moans throws a hook but Arboleda blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Moans circles away.
Moans misses with a wild body shot.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moans cracks Arboleda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Moans is having none of it.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moans feints a counter leg kick.
Moans throws a looping overhand right but Arboleda ducks down to avoid it.
Moans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Moans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Arboleda rushes Moans and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moans is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Moans trying to land knees to the body.
Moans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaq Moans dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Moans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arboleda is out of range.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but Moans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moans looks to throw the jab but Arboleda is out of range.
Moans throws a solid leg kick but Arboleda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moans.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Moans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arboleda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moans to score with a decent uppercut.
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but Moans circles away.
Arboleda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moans loads up on a big right hand but Arboleda slips the punch.
Moans misses with a low kick.
It looked like Arboleda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda tries to clinch up.
Moans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Moans moves out of range.
Moans misses with an uppercut. Arboleda saw that one coming.
Moans throws a hook but Arboleda blocks it.

Arboleda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arboleda is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moans.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Moans fails to land.
Moans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shaq Moans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Moans is blocking nicely.
Arboleda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Arboleda.
Arboleda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moans avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moans misses with a punch to the body.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moans.
Moans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moans lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moans.
Moans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Moans.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Moans on the inside.
Moans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moans scores with a shoulder strike.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moans landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moans.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaq Moans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moans 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Shaq Moans!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Shaq Moans!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Shaq Moans!

Shaq Moans wins by unanimous decision!

Shaq Moans was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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pop
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mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
75%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mantis Toboggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Sherry Monocle as his entrance music. Simon Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



179 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0
160 cm
41
171 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mantis Toboggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Toboggan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Toboggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan tries to break free but Toboggan pushes him back against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Toboggan has the dominant position.
Toboggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan is trying to break free.

Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toboggan avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Toboggan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toboggan blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Toboggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan swings for the body but Toboggan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toboggan moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Toboggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan works over Toboggan's head and body with a nice combination.
Toboggan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Toboggan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Toboggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toboggan moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Toboggan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Morgan taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan looking to stall.
Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toboggan is keeping busy.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toboggan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toboggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toboggan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Toboggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a body shot but Toboggan blocks it.
Toboggan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toboggan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Toboggan avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toboggan looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Toboggan clinches with his opponent.
Toboggan throws a head punch that misses.
Toboggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Toboggan has the dominant position.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toboggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Mantis Toboggan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Toboggan wants to clinch.

Toboggan rushes Morgan and presses him up against the ropes.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Toboggan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toboggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan tries to circle away but Toboggan has him pinned against the ropes.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toboggan keeps control of Morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toboggan scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toboggan wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toboggan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toboggan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a low kick but Toboggan avoids it.
Morgan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Toboggan on the side of the head.

Toboggan rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Toboggan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Toboggan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toboggan managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Toboggan has Morgan pressed against the ropes, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toboggan tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Toboggan back against the ropes.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simon Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toboggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan is looking to slow Toboggan down with leg kicks.
Toboggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Morgan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toboggan is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toboggan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toboggan slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
Toboggan tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Toboggan moved out of range.
Morgan tries to bum rush Toboggan with a series of wild strikes but Toboggan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toboggan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toboggan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toboggan takes one on the button.
Toboggan moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.

Toboggan takes the fight into the clinch.
Toboggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Mantis Toboggan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Toboggan fails to land.
Toboggan looking to stall.
Toboggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Simon Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.


Morgan throws a series of punches but Toboggan moves out of range.
Toboggan misses with a wild body shot.
Toboggan ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Toboggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Toboggan there.

It looks like Simon Morgan has been cut.
Toboggan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan throws a counter combo.

Morgan scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Toboggan to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

Toboggan is rocked!
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!
Morgan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Toboggan out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Morgan!
Simon Morgan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



178 cm
24
182 lbs
12 - 2 - 0
183 cm
23
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank


Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)
Urban Fighter


Venom Combat Sports


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Kane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell jabs Kane right on the nose. Kane blinks but takes it well.
McDonnell connects with a single shot there.
Kane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kane tries to land a leg kick but McDonnell saw it coming and moves away.
A solid body kick from McDonnell.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McDonnell.
Kane throws a body kick that misses.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Kane moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcDonnell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDonnell lands with a hook. Kane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDonnell lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kane needs to keep his hands up - McDonnell had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a thumping low kick.
McDonnell delivers a nice body kick.
McDonnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.

McDonnell pushes Kane up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonnell letting Kane take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.

McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane catches McDonnell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDonnell feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDonnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell misses with a low kick as Kane jumps back.
McDonnell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kane.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonnell walks into a jab.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
McDonnell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kane with a body shot.
McDonnell lands a glancing blow to the side of Kane's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Kane slips a jab and a cross from McDonnell.
Kane walks into a jab.
McDonnell defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
Kane swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonnell misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonnell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kane scrambles back to his feet.
Kane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonnell throws a hook but Kane blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDonnell moves into range and clinches up with Kane.
McDonnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Kane manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
McDonnell pushes Kane away with a front kick.
Cory McDonnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
McDonnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Kane cracks McDonnell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Kane blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body shot.
Kane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McDonnell. Beautiful body shot.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.
Kane jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Kane connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane tries to score with a low kick but McDonnell moves his leg out of the way.
Kane blocks a head kick by McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a head kick.
Kane misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Kane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Kane lands a right hook to the body.
Kane misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kane tries to bum rush McDonnell with a series of wild strikes but McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Kane throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Kane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks McDonnell in the body.
Kane looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by McDonnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonnell.
Jab, jab by McDonnell - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Kane avoids it.
Kane is looking to land body kicks.
McDonnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kane connects with a crisp jab.
Kane pushes McDonnell away with a front kick.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kane misses.
Kane throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
Kane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonnell scores with a sloppy right hand. Kane should have avoided that one.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonnell.
Kane sizes up McDonnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the head.
McDonnell moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Kane ducks right into an uppercut from McDonnell.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kane.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane is looking to slow McDonnell down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Harry Kane did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.


Kane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kane throws a series of punches but McDonnell moves out of range.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
Kane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonnell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McDonnell scores with a shot to the body.
Kane lands with a right hand.
Kane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonnell is able to avoid easily.
Kane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell dodges the punch combination from Kane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Kane knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
McDonnell looks to land a combination. Kane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Kane off balance momentarily.
Kane takes one on the button.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonnell lands with a slapping head kick.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
McDonnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Kane throws a body punch but McDonnell moves out of range.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kane ducks right into an uppercut from McDonnell.

Kane is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonnell.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. McDonnell moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Kane lands a really nice looking cross but McDonnell seems unphased.
Kane seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Kane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonnell throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory McDonnell dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!



McDonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Harry Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell is working Kane over against the ropes.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the ropes.

Kane manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonnell.
Kane misses with a kick to the body.
Kane lands a right hook to the body.
Kane thuds his right hand into McDonnell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane tried to score with a low kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane cracks a nice hook into McDonnell's ribs.
McDonnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane throws a body kick that misses.
Kane connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonnell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kane on the side of the head.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands with a nice body kick.
Kane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McDonnell is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
McDonnell with a nice cross.
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kane scores with a spinning back kick!
Kane tries to work over McDonnell's front leg with a kick but McDonnell checks it.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
McDonnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cory McDonnell.
Well McDonnell 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Cory McDonnell!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Cory McDonnell!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Cory McDonnell!

Cory McDonnell wins by unanimous decision!

Cory McDonnell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Venom Combat Sports for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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