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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Faldo (ranked 10650 p4p, 885 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 5864 p4p, 616 weight class). Faldo comes to the ring accompanied by Paparazzi Pone - Man Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wieneke's choice of entrance music: Satyricon - K.I.N.G . Nick Faldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faldo blocks a head kick by Wieneke.
Faldo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wieneke manages to circle out of the way.
Faldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Faldo avoids the head kick by Wieneke.
Wieneke pushes Faldo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Faldo.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo keeps control of Wieneke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wieneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wieneke can't find room to land a body shot as Faldo controls the action.
Faldo lands with a left to the head.
Faldo managing to block the knees to the body from Wieneke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
Still in the clinch, Faldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faldo blocking some punches.
Wieneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faldo throws a body punch but Wieneke moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieneke tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faldo connects with a body shot that sends Wieneke's belly button to the back.
Wieneke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wieneke misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faldo tries a body shot but Wieneke blocks it.
Faldo stalling in the clinch but Wieneke improves position.
Wieneke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wieneke swings wildly with an uppercut but Faldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
Faldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wieneke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wieneke scores with a shoulder strike.
Wieneke tries to throw a body punch but Faldo avoids it by throwing Wieneke back against the ropes.
Wieneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wieneke lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Faldo.
Faldo tries to stall but Wieneke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke is trying to maintain a safe position but Faldo gets an underhook and turns Wieneke into the ropes.
Faldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
Wieneke is rocked!
Wieneke blocking some punches.
Wieneke misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Faldo as the two fighters clinch.
Faldo effectively controlling the action here.
Wieneke tries to land knees in the clinch but Faldo avoids the damage to the body.
Wieneke swings wildly with an uppercut but Faldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Faldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wieneke is still on wobbly legs! Can Faldo finish him?
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faldo misses with some punches.
Wieneke throws a head punch that misses.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wieneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Faldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wieneke seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faldo.
Wieneke wants to break free but Faldo has control.
Wieneke trying to stall but Faldo improves his position.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wieneke.
A body shot lands from Faldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wieneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wieneke tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Faldo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faldo throws a front kick aimed at Wieneke's knee but Wieneke avoids it well.
Wieneke throws a big counter head kick but Faldo avoids it with no problem.
Faldo swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Faldo misses the target.
Faldo misses with a straight left.
Wieneke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wieneke pushes Faldo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Faldo blocks an uppercut.
Wieneke tries a body shot but Faldo blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faldo.
Wieneke trying to stall but Faldo improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Wieneke on the inside.
Wieneke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faldo cracks Wieneke with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Wieneke goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Wieneke wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nick Faldo!
Nick Faldo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 4592 p4p, 593 weight class) and Abidemi Afolayan (ranked 5370 p4p, 652 weight class). Saiyan Southbrook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saiyan Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abidemi Afolayan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Southbrook blocks a jab.
Afolayan misses with an uppercut.
Southbrook throws a shot to the body.
Afolayan tries to close the distance and clinch but Southbrook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Southbrook appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Southbrook throws a looping overhand right but Afolayan ducks down to avoid it.
Southbrook lands with a nice body kick.
Afolayan moves forwards but Southbrook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Southbrook misses with a body shot.
Afolayan 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook tries a head kick but it misses.
Southbrook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Afolayan doesn't seem bothered though.
Afolayan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Southbrook rushes Afolayan and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southbrook lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolayan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Afolayan.
Afolayan swings wildly with an uppercut but Southbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Afolayan avoids a wild elbow strike from Southbrook.
Afolayan blocks an uppercut.
Afolayan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
Afolayan scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Southbrook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Southbrook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Afolayan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Southbrook blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Southbrook as the two fighters clinch.
Afolayan looking to stall.
Afolayan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
Southbrook throws an off balance right hand
and Afolayan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Southbrook is looking to counter punch.
Southbrook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Southbrook throws a head kick but Afolayan moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southbrook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Afolayan lands an uppercut.
Afolayan lands with a light punch inside.
Afolayan takes a shot to the head.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afolayan ducks under a wild hook from Southbrook.
Afolayan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Southbrook moves into the clinch.
Southbrook misses with an elbow strike.
Southbrook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Afolayan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Afolayan is leaning against Southbrook and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Afolayan avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook 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 jab lands there for Southbrook.
Southbrook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Afolayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Southbrook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Southbrook tries to clinch up.
Afolayan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Southbrook misses with a straight right.
Southbrook's jab looks to have found its range, popping Afolayan under the eye.
Afolayan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Southbrook.
Afolayan is rocked!
Southbrook lands a nice hook to Afolayan's body. Afolayan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Afolayan is still on wobbly legs! Can Southbrook finish him?
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook closes the distance and catches Afolayan with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Afolayan is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Afolayan is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Afolayan is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Southbrook takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Saiyan Southbrook!
Saiyan Southbrook made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordin Tootoo (ranked 6947 p4p, 538 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 3418 p4p, 359 weight class). Ippo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Huricane. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordin Tootoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tootoo. Tootoo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ippo digs a good hook to Tootoo's body.
Ippo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tootoo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tootoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ippo drives through and clinches with Tootoo against the ropes.
Tootoo manages to break the clinch.
Tootoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Tootoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Tootoo jabs at Ippo's body.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Ippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tootoo.
Tootoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tootoo throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Ippo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tootoo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo throws a head kick but Tootoo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Tootoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Tootoo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo throws an off balance right hand
and Tootoo counters with a straight right hand.
Ippo tries to clinch up but Tootoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tootoo scores with a nice strike.
Ippo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Nice shot lands for Ippo.
Tootoo takes one to the chin there.
Tootoo throws a sloppy head kick and Ippo moves out of range easily.
Tootoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tootoo.
Ippo lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Tootoo.
Tootoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ippo staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tootoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Tootoo tries to bum rush Ippo with a series of wild strikes but Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tootoo looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo rushes Tootoo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo misses with a punch to the body.
Tootoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ippo slips under a jab.
Tootoo misses the shot to the body.
Ippo wants to counter with a clinch but Tootoo pushes him away.
Ippo throws a body punch but Tootoo moves out of range.
Ippo connects with a body shot that sends Tootoo's belly button to the back.
Ippo tries to clinch but Tootoo is having none of it.
Tootoo lands a jab to the nose.
Tootoo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ippo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tootoo.
Tootoo with a nice cross.
Ippo moves out of range as Tootoo strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tootoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ippo.
Tootoo thuds a left hand into Ippo's body.
Tootoo ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Tootoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tootoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Jordin Tootoo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ippo connects with a solid leg kick.
Tootoo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo throws a shot from downtown. Tootoo moves away and avoids it.
Tootoo scores with a head kick. Ippo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ippo staying out of range there.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Tootoo's head.
Ippo drives through and clinches with Tootoo against the ropes.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tootoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tootoo managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Tootoo breaks from the clinch.
Tootoo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tootoo takes a swing at Ippo's ribcage but misses.
Ippo tries to counter with a clinch but Tootoo shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ippo has Tootoo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ippo keeps control of Tootoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tootoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootoo throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Tootoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tootoo misses with a body kick.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo scoring well with a low kick there.
Tootoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ippo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tootoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
Tootoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ippo misses the shot to the body.
Tootoo moves away from the strike by Ippo.
Ippo misses with a wild body shot.
Ippo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tootoo.
Ippo throws out a powerful jab.
Tootoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo gets a clinch.
Ippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tootoo controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tootoo avoids it.
Ippo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tootoo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tootoo's elbow.
Ippo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Ippo.
Tootoo tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Tootoo back against the ropes.
Tootoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ippo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tootoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ippo manages to avoid it.
Tootoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ippo cracks Tootoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Tootoo.
Tootoo misses with a straight right.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tootoo.
Ippo moves out of range as Tootoo strikes.
Tootoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
An attempted straight right counter from Tootoo misses the target.
Tootoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Jab by Ippo.
Tootoo connects with a high kick.
Jordin Tootoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tootoo walks into a jab.
Tootoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo cracks Tootoo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tootoo. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo wants to counter the offense by Tootoo and move into the clinch position.
Ippo misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Tootoo misses its target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tootoo throws a right hand that Ippo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ippo also avoids with ease.
Ippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tootoo.
Ippo tries to clinch there but Tootoo circles away.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tootoo's hands.
Ippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tootoo walks into a stiff left hand from Ippo.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
Tootoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ippo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Ippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ippo dips to his left and cracks Tootoo with an uppercut!
Tootoo is rocked!
Tootoo tries to get into range but Ippo steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tootoo! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ippo scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'NEVER STEP FOOT IN THE PATH OF A HURRICANE IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Anuwat Kaewsamrit (ranked 21919 p4p, 448 weight class) and Demetri Puleveski (ranked 2511 p4p, 122 weight class). Kaewsamrit comes to the ring accompanied by แว้นฟ้อหล่$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anuwat Kaewsamrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demetri Puleveski!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaewsamrit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puleveski backs up against the ropes.
Puleveski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kaewsamrit throws a sloppy head kick and Puleveski moves out of range easily.
Kaewsamrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puleveski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaewsamrit.
Puleveski throws a looping overhand right but Kaewsamrit ducks down to avoid it.
Puleveski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaewsamrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puleveski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaewsamrit swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Puleveski counter with a right hand.
Kaewsamrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puleveski connects with an inside leg kick.
Puleveski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaewsamrit.
Sloppy strikes from Kaewsamrit. Those never looked like landing.
Kaewsamrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puleveski.
Kaewsamrit connects with a body shot.
Kaewsamrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puleveski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaewsamrit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit misses with a double jab
and Puleveski counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Kaewsamrit.
Puleveski is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaewsamrit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kaewsamrit tries to clinch but Puleveski moves out of range.
Anuwat Kaewsamrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaewsamrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puleveski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaewsamrit thinking.
Kaewsamrit misses with a wild body shot.
Puleveski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaewsamrit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puleveski counters with a left to the body.
Kaewsamrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaewsamrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puleveski.
Good exchange - Kaewsamrit coming out on top.
Kaewsamrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puleveski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaewsamrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Puleveski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit throws a nice looking combination but Puleveski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Kaewsamrit throws a body punch but Puleveski moves out of range.
Puleveski throws out a counter right but Kaewsamrit avoids it with no problem.
Puleveski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaewsamrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puleveski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaewsamrit throws a right and a left that Puleveski avoids nicely.
Kaewsamrit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaewsamrit throws a head kick that misses.
Kaewsamrit thuds a left hand into Puleveski's body.
Kaewsamrit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Puleveski counter with a right hand.
Kaewsamrit scores with a jab to the body.
Puleveski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puleveski catches Kaewsamrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaewsamrit slips a jab and a cross from Puleveski.
Puleveski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puleveski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaewsamrit is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demetri Puleveski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Puleveski tries to land a front kick but Kaewsamrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaewsamrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puleveski.
Kaewsamrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puleveski.
Puleveski with a nice cross.
Oh Kaewsamrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaewsamrit drops his guard momentarily, allowing Puleveski to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Kaewsamrit! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Puleveski takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Demetri Puleveski!
Demetri Puleveski made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview.
Anuwat Kaewsamrit spoke after the fight, saying ' thank very much'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfredo Torres (ranked 10456 p4p, 421 weight class) and Teninch Dickson (ranked 5488 p4p, 272 weight class). Alfredo Torres could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teninch Dickson's chin.
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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
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teninch Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Torres misses
and Dickson counters with a three punch combo that has Torres backing up. Torres nods at Dickson to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dickson.
Dickson misses with a body shot
and Torres counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Dickson.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickson misses with an elbow strike.
Dickson tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Torres lands.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres throws a leg kick but Dickson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres throws a low kick, looking for Dickson's leg but Dickson calmly moves out of range.
Dickson lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a leg kick but Dickson moved away.
Dickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickson scores with a nice head shot.
Dickson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres misses with a hook
and Dickson counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres misses with the head strike.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Dickson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Dickson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Torres.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dickson up against the ropes.
Dickson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dickson.
Nice body punch from Dickson - that landed with a thud.
Dickson missing with knees to the body.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Dickson is controlling him.
Dickson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickson misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
Dickson lands a damaging elbow.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres blocks a body shot from Dickson.
Dickson scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Dickson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dickson blocks an uppercut.
Dickson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teninch Dickson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dickson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dickson unleashes a big counter combination but Torres bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dickson.
Dickson connects with the punch.
Torres defending well as Dickson loads up on a big left hand.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dickson.
Teninch Dickson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Dickson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Dickson catches Torres right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson tries to clinch up.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dickson to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Torres looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Torres looks to land a combination but Dickson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Dickson throws a leg kick but Torres moved away.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Torres tenderised Dickson's leg. Dickson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres thinks about countering with a head kick.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dickson looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Torres throws a leg kick but Dickson checks it.
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickson.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickson checks a leg kick nicely.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dickson's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dickson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dickson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Dickson moves out of range easily.
Torres moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDickson.
Torres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres misses with a low kick as Dickson jumps back.
Nice shot by Dickson.
Dickson clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Dickson.
Dickson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dickson or not.
Dickson can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teninch Dickson 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!
Torres throws a low kick but Dickson moves out of range easily.
Dickson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torres throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torres blocks the body kick.
Dickson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dickson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dickson tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Dickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a head kick but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Dickson ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dickson on the side of the head.
Torres connects with a leg kick. Dickson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a low kick but Dickson avoids it.
Dickson lands a body shot.
Dickson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Dickson fails to land.
Dickson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickson is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dickson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dickson is keeping busy.
Dickson blocks a body shot from Torres.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Dickson on the inside.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Dickson.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Dickson - that landed with a thud.
Teninch Dickson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dickson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres looking to slow down the pace here.
Dickson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dickson tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Dickson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dickson.
Dickson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dickson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teninch Dickson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dickson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickson.
Torres throws a low kick but Dickson avoids it.
Torres backing away here, and Dickson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Dickson tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Dickson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dickson just manages to avoid it.
Dickson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dickson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
And Dickson responds with a good body kick, but Torres manages to step out the way in time.
Torres moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dickson defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Dickson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres misses with a hook. Dickson ducked under it nicely.
Dickson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torres will feel that in the morning.
Dickson takes one to the chin there.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Dickson's head but Dickson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dicksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDickson.
A leg kick checked by Torres.
Torres misses with a body punch
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickson tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dickson.
Dickson throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Dickson's ribs.
Dickson staying out of range there.
Dickson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Torres blocks it well.
Torres tries a low kick but Dickson avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Dickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dickson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torres with a body shot.
Torres blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Torres misses
enabling Dickson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickson throws a push kick but Torres slaps the foot to one side.
Dickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Dickson tries to get set, Torres tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickson manages to avoid the attempt.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickson.
Torres fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dickson just manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dickson checks a leg kick.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Dickson's head but Dickson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Torres misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Dickson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alfredo Torres will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dickson lands with a good body shot.
Alfredo Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres is looking to chop away at Dickson's legs.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Dickson
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Dickson checks a leg kick.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Torres misses with a hook
and Dickson counters with a body kick.
Dickson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson misses with a head kick.
Dickson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickson.
Dickson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Dickson checks a leg kick nicely.
Torres looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Dickson avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Dickson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Dickson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dickson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torres tried to score with a low kick but Dickson checks it.
Dickson throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torres.
Dickson missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickson.
Dickson lands a body shot.
Dickson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dickson connects with a leg kick. Torres looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Dickson misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torres crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dickson - the referee stops the clock and Torres gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dickson. Torres manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Dickson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickson works Torres's body with a nice hook.
Torres slips under a jab from Dickson.
A jab from Torres misses.
Dickson wants to counter the offense by Torres and move into the clinch position.
Dickson moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Dickson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teninch Dickson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dickson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teninch Dickson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 21037 p4p, 965 weight class) and Oglek Tomar (ranked 21620 p4p, 956 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Oglek Tomar is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell looks to throw a body kick
and Tomar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Tomar 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.
McDonnell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses
enabling Tomar to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomar staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomar.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomar as he connects with a hook.
McDonnell misses with a right hand
and Tomar counters with a low kick, right behind McDonnell 's knee.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomar.
Tomar feints a counter leg kick.
Tomar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oglek Tomar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonnell looks to land a body kick but Tomar moved away.
Tomar lands a slapping body shot.
McDonnell throws a lazy body kick
and Tomar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomar manages to avoid it.
Tomar misses with a right hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
It looks like Oglek Tomar has been cut.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Tomar scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonnell should have avoided that one.
McDonnell cracks Tomar with an open hand slap.
Tomar misses with a few strikes there.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tomar throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
Tomar connects with a leg kick. McDonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
letting Tomar counter with a right hand.
Tomar moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. McDonnell catches Tomar right on the button with a cross.
Tomar thumps McDonnell with a low kick.
Tomar feints and then cracks McDonnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonnell down.
Tomar blocks a jab.
Tomar misses with a leg kick.
Tomar lands a nice looking body kick.
Tomar misses with an uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a thumping low kick.
Tomar ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
A little jabbing left from Tomar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomar.
Tomar misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomar misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oglek Tomar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDonnell throws a big shot that misses.
Tomar blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell throws a hook but Tomar avoids it easily.
Tomar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDonnell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tomar counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomar.
Oglek Tomar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tomar moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a hook but Tomar blocks it.
McDonnell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tomar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tomar cracks McDonnell with an open hand slap.
Tomar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonnell counters with a low kick, right behind Tomar 's knee.
Tomar misses the jab.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomar misses with a straight left.
Tomar loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
Jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell tries to work over Tomar's front leg with a kick but Tomar checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomar.
McDonnell slips a straight right by Tomar.
Tomar misses with a body shot.
McDonnell is looking to counter with a shot 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!
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tomar.
Tomar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tomar walks into a straight right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonnell misses with a right hand
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Tomar counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell misses with a few strikes there.
McDonnell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tomar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomar throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell connects with a crisp jab.
Tomar throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Tomar slams his shin into McDonnell's torso.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomar is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Tomar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Tomar as he checks the leg kick.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Tomar's head but Tomar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tomar throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomar tried to score with a low kick but McDonnell checks it.
Tomar falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonnell counters with a low kick, right behind Tomar 's knee.
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Tomar had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Tomar's head but Tomar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomar takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell throws a looping overhand right but Tomar ducks down to avoid it.
McDonnell checks a low kick from Tomar.
McDonnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomar.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Tomar.
Tomar is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
Tomar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomar.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left lands for Tomar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomar motions for McDonnell to come forward. Tomar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
Tomar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Oglek Tomar just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
Tomar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDonnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tomar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That kick from McDonnell tenderised Tomar's leg. Tomar is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tomar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tomar throws out a counter right but McDonnell avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonnell throws a lazy head kick
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomar with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
McDonnell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomar counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonnell.
Tomar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Tomar avoids it.
Tomar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
Tomar 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.
Tomar connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonnell. McDonnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDonnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomar can pounce on him.
McDonnell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomar throws a big shot that misses.
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!
McDonnell tries to score with a low kick but Tomar moves his leg out of the way.
Tomar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonnell has time to react.
McDonnell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tomar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tomar feints a counter leg kick.
McDonnell looks for the body kick but Tomar saw that one coming.
Tomar throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
Tomar throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell misses with a hook.
McDonnell throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tomar counter with a right hand.
McDonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oglek Tomar dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonnell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tomar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonnell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tomar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomar slips a jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell defending well as Tomar loads up on a big left hand.
Tomar misses with a hook.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell throws a sloppy head kick and Tomar moves out of range easily.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomar loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
Cory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a jab when Tomar was well out of range.
Tomar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomar thuds his shin into the meat of McDonnell's side.
Tomar misses the jab.
Tomar scores with a jab to the head.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomar cracks the inside of McDonnell's front leg.
McDonnell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonnell is looking to slow Tomar down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell swings for the body but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut
letting Tomar counter with a right hand.
McDonnell jabs at Tomar's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomar misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Tomar misses its intended target.
McDonnell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomar connects with a leg kick. McDonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tomar lands a nice looking body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tomar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McDonnell - the referee stops the clock and Tomar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McDonnell. Tomar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oglek Tomar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomar 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 Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oglek Tomar!
Oglek Tomar 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Matel Huchkov (ranked 2920 p4p, 146 weight class) and Russian Zombie (ranked 2204 p4p, 106 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huchkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Huchkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huchkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zombie. Zombie obviously looking to wear him down.
Huchkov ducks under a wild hook from Zombie.
Zombie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Huchkov.
Huchkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zombie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Russian Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huchkov throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Huchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zombie lands a nice hook to Huchkov's body. Huchkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huchkov throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huchkov in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Zombie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov takes the fight into the clinch.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Zombie - just one landing.
A cross from Zombie lands.
Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zombie.
Huchkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zombie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huchkov manages to avoid it.
Zombie staying out of range there.
Zombie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zombie misses with a hook. Huchkov ducked under it nicely.
Huchkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zombie.
Zombie connects with an inside leg kick.
Zombie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huchkov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a hook
and Huchkov counters by moving into the clinch.
Zombie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zombie throws a sloppy body shot
and Huchkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huchkov pushes Zombie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zombie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huchkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Huchkov.
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zombie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huchkov's efforts to push away.
Huchkov prevents a body shot from Zombie.
Zombie blocks a body shot from Huchkov.
Huchkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huchkov has a couple of punches blocked by Zombie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
Huchkov misses with an uppercut. Zombie saw that one coming.
Huchkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huchkov moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russian Zombie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zombie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huchkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Huchkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huchkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zombie throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huchkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Huchkov tries to counter by clinching up but Zombie breaks away and moves out of range.
Huchkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zombie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Huchkov lands with a light punch inside.
Zombie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zombie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huchkov's head.
Zombie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huchkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zombie lands with an overhand left.
Huchkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Zombie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huchkov's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huchkov darts in and clinches Zombie up against the ropes.
Zombie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huchkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huchkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Zombie on the inside.
Huchkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie tries to throw a body punch but Huchkov avoids it by throwing Zombie back against the ropes.
Zombie throws a head punch that misses.
Huchkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Zombie controls his hands.
Huchkov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zombie is defending well for now.
Huchkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Zombie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huchkov tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Huchkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huchkov is looking to chop away at Zombie's legs.
Zombie connects with a solid leg kick.
Zombie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zombie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Zombie misses.
Zombie wants to land a leg kick but Huchkov is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Huchkov misses the target.
Zombie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huchkov is out of range.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
Huchkov throws a big counter combination but Zombie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Huchkov has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
A short right from Huchkov.
Huchkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huchkov misses with a hook. Zombie ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zombie.
An inside leg kick lands from Zombie.
Huchkov tries to clinch up but Zombie circles away and keeps his distance.
Huchkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huchkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Zombie circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zombie! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Zombie 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.
Decent striking displayed by Zombie there.
Huchkov tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Zombie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huchkov doesn't seem phased though.
Huchkov throws a sloppy head kick and Zombie moves out of range easily.
Huchkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zombie throws a leg kick which misses Huchkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Huchkov tries to avoid it.
Huchkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Zombie.
Zombie misses with a body shot
and Huchkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Huchkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huchkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huchkov throws a jab when Zombie was well out of range.
Huchkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Zombie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huchkov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie throws a looping overhand right but Huchkov ducks down to avoid it.
Zombie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Huchkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zombie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zombie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Huchkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zombie lands an overhand right.
Huchkov slips under a jab from Zombie.
Huchkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Huchkov moves in looking to clinch but Zombie pushes him off.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huchkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Huchkov throws a looping overhand right but Zombie ducks down to avoid it.
Huchkov has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Huchkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huchkov moves out of range as Zombie strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Huchkov.
Zombie dips to his left and cracks Huchkov with an uppercut!
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov throws a big counter combination but Zombie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zombie is looking to slow Huchkov down with leg kicks.
Zombie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zombie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zombie scores with a sloppy right hand. Huchkov should have avoided that one.
Huchkov tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Huchkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zombie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Zombie misses
and Huchkov counters with a nice body shot.
Zombie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie clobbers Huchkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Zombie really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huchkov walks into a stiff left hand from Zombie.
Zombie scores with a jab to the body.
Russian Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zombie misses with an uppercut.
Zombie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huchkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huchkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zombie lands a jab to Huchkov's midsection.
Zombie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huchkov checks it well.
Huchkov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zombie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huchkov walks into a stiff left hand from Zombie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huchkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie lands with a straight right. Huchkov didn't see that one coming.
Zombie misses with a straight right.
Huchkov is looking to clinch.
Zombie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huchkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zombie takes a swing at Huchkov's ribcage but misses.
Huchkov is looking to counter punch.
Zombie throws a looping overhand right but Huchkov ducks down to avoid it.
Huchkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huchkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Huchkov.
Huchkov tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Huchkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zombie.
Zombie throws a jab when Huchkov was well out of range.
Huchkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zombie.
Nice uppercut lands for Zombie. That snapped Huchkov's head back.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zombie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huchkov manages to avoid it.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Huchkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zombie throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zombie misses with a leg kick
and Huchkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Huchkov tries to clinch up but Zombie circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Zombie misses.
Zombie swings widly with a right hand
and Huchkov counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zombie slips under a jab.
Huchkov wants to clinch up but Zombie keeps it at a distance.
Zombie lands a nice looking body shot.
Zombie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huchkov. Huchkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zombie looks to land a left hand but Huchkov moved out of range nicely.
Huchkov gets a clinch.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Huchkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zombie.
Huchkov throws a hook but Zombie avoids it easily.
Huchkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Zombie counters with a low kick, right behind Huchkov 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Zombie dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Huchkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huchkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zombie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Huchkov has a couple of punches blocked by Zombie.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Huchkov.
Zombie lands with a right to the head.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Zombie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zombie.
Zombie scores with a nice head shot.
Huchkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huchkov cracks Zombie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zombie looks to score with a jab to the body but Huchkov is just out of range.
Zombie swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Zombie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huchkov darts in and clinches Zombie up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Huchkov.
Huchkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Huchkov wants to stall.
Huchkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie tries to break the clinch but Huchkov is controlling the position.
Huchkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Zombie avoids the damage to the body.
Zombie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huchkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huchkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Zombie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zombie throws a low kick, looking for Huchkov's leg but Huchkov calmly moves out of range.
Huchkov instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zombie.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zombie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huchkov.
Matel Huchkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huchkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zombie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov wants to clinch
and Zombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huchkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zombie works Huchkov's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Huchkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Huchkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zombie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huchkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Zombie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huchkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zombie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huchkov scrambles back to his feet.
Zombie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zombie throws a body shot but no joy.
Huchkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zombie.
Huchkov moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Zombie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zombie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Zombie!
During a confident post fight interview, Russian Zombie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 1308 p4p, 145 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 4215 p4p, 404 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily The Bishop Of Bath And Wells seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman misses with a jab to the body
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Of Bath And Wells smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hageman.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Hageman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman throws a shot from downtown. Of Bath And Wells moves away and avoids it.
Of Bath And Wells appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Of Bath And Wells definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hageman throws a wild body kick that Of Bath And Wells sees coming a mile off.
Of Bath And Wells throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hageman on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hageman.
Hageman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hageman throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a right hand to the body.
Hageman lands with a slapping head kick.
Of Bath And Wells is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman throws a shot from downtown. Of Bath And Wells moves away and avoids it.
Of Bath And Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hageman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hageman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hageman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Bath And Wells defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
Hageman digs a good hook to Of Bath And Wells's body.
Hageman slips a straight right by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hageman takes the fight into the clinch.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a hook to the body.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the elbow strike from Hageman, against the ropes.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to break the clinch but Hageman has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Bath And Wells.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Of Bath And Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Of Bath And Wells.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
A head punch on the inside from Hageman fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hageman fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells digs a right hand underneath Hageman's ribcage. Hageman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hageman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman misses with a punch to the body.
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 The Bishop Of Bath And Wells will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman'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.
Hageman throws a nice looking combination but Of Bath And Wells bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hageman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Of Bath And Wells misses the jab.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Of Bath And Wells checks it.
Of Bath And Wells gets tackled into the ropes by Hageman. Hageman maintains the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells is leaning against Hageman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Hageman misses with some punches.
Hageman avoids the elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hageman's elbow.
Of Bath And Wells throws a head punch that misses.
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego Hageman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells lands an elbow inside.
Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hageman blocking some punches.
Hageman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Of Bath And Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hageman connects with an inside leg kick.
Hageman moves to clinch but Of Bath And Wells breaks away
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hageman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hageman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hageman 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.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Of Bath And Wells looks to throw the jab but Hageman is out of range.
Hageman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Of Bath And Wells takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Of Bath And Wells throws a combination that misses
and Hageman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman misses with an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hageman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hageman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Bath And Wells scrambles back to his feet.
Of Bath And Wells throws a body punch but Hageman moves out of range.
Hageman misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hageman.
Hageman throws a solid leg kick but Of Bath And Wells takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hageman.
Of Bath And Wells is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hageman, right into the meat.
Of Bath And Wells checks a leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch
and Hageman counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Hageman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hageman throws the left hand but Of Bath And Wells avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for a 1-2. Of Bath And Wells obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Of Bath And Wells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Hageman misses.
Hageman cracks a nice hook into Of Bath And Wells's ribs.
Hageman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hageman throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Hageman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hageman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
Hageman throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hageman momentarily.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook. Hageman ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hageman.
Hageman feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Hageman defending well as Of Bath And Wells loads up on a big left hand.
Hageman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hageman misses with a hook.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Hageman's shoulder, as Hageman tries to avoid the shot.
Of Bath And Wells is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hageman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Of Bath And Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Bath And Wells throws the left hand but Hageman avoids the punch easily.
Hageman misses with a hook. Of Bath And Wells ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Bath And Wells slips a jab and a cross from Hageman.
Of Bath And Wells throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Hageman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hageman as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hageman.
Hageman throws out a loose jab but Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hageman.
Hageman walks into a stiff left hand from Of Bath And Wells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman misses with a looping right.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hageman feints a counter leg kick.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hageman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells throws an off balance right hand
and Hageman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight left.
Hageman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight right.
As Of Bath And Wells backs off Hageman throws a huge counter combo but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it all.
Hageman misses with a left hand
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Bath And Wells swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hageman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Of Bath And Wells scores with a four punch combination!
Hageman rushes Of Bath And Wells and presses him up against the ropes.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Diego Hageman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman'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.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hageman throws out a counter right but Of Bath And Wells avoids it with no problem.
Of Bath And Wells throws a jab when Hageman was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Hageman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hageman rushes Of Bath And Wells and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Of Bath And Wells lands an elbow inside.
Hageman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hageman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand.
Of Bath And Wells blocks an elbow strike from Hageman.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
Of Bath And Wells lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Bath And Wells.
That has opened up Diego Hageman's cut even more.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Of Bath And Wells lands a damaging elbow.
Hageman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells pushes Hageman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hageman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Of Bath And Wells fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Of Bath And Wells fails to land.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman pushes Of Bath And Wells back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Of Bath And Wells.
The cut above Diego Hageman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by Of Bath And Wells.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks the elbow strike.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Bath And Wells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells had his way with Diego Hageman in that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's time! Of Bath And Wells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Of Bath And Wells throws a lazy right hand but Hageman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Of Bath And Wells as he connects with a hook.
Hageman tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells jabs at Hageman's body.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Hageman as he connects with a hook.
Hageman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Of Bath And Wells ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells 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.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hageman there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Bath And Wells lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Hageman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hageman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hageman misses the jab.
Of Bath And Wells swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hageman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Of Bath And Wells throws a lazy right hand but Hageman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Bath And Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Of Bath And Wells coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hageman. Of Bath And Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a left hand
and Hageman counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman is looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding it.
Hageman needs to keep his hands up - Of Bath And Wells had a free shot at his head there.
Diego Hageman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws an off balance right hand
and Of Bath And Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Bath And Wells stuns Hageman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells keeps the fight on the outside.
Hageman connects with a solid leg kick.
Hageman takes one to the side of the head.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hageman.
Hageman has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Of Bath And Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hageman takes a shot to the head.
Hageman struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Bath And Wells controls his hands.
Hageman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Of Bath And Wells has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
A very excited looking The Bishop Of Bath And Wells made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Kang (ranked 19986 p4p, 846 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 4148 p4p, 481 weight class). Walker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another One Bites the Dust. John Walker is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Kang's belly button to the back.
Walker 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.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been told by Kang's head coaches at Wreckshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kang throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Kang's ribs.
Kang checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Walker.
A head kick misses from Kang.
Kang misses the shot to the body.
Kang tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.
Bruce Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Kang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker throws a counter combo.
Kang throws a body shot but no joy.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Kang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Kang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Kang. Beautiful body shot.
Kang misses with a few strikes there.
Kang tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Kang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Kang has managed to clinch.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kang as Walker tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang misses with some punches.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker working aggressively here.
Kang misses with some punches.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Kang controls his hands.
Kang prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Kang avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
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 Bruce Kang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kang avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kang.
Kang scores with a body shot.
Kang lands a front kick.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker scores with the left hand. Kang knows he should have avoided that one.
Kang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a high kick.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kang throws a head kick that misses.
Kang misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Walker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kang takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Walker lands.
Kang blocks the body kick.
Kang tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kang is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kang tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Kang throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a head kick.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruce Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Kang tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Kang wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker blocks a head kick by Kang.
Kang lands with a cross.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Kang slips the punch.
Kang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Kang scores with a head kick.
Kang avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kang tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a leg kick but Kang sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kang.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Kang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kang throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker blocks a head kick by Kang.
Walker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kang with a body shot.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Kang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kang.
A big right from Kang misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker blocks a head kick by Kang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Kang backs away looking to recover.
Kang avoids a kick to the body.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Kang throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker tries to counter with a clinch but Kang shakes him off and moves away.
Kang scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kang.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kang tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to counter with a clinch but Kang shakes him off and moves away.
Kang throws a lazy head kick
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Kang in the body.
Bruce Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker wants to counter the offense by Kang and move into the clinch position.
Walker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Kang in the body.
Kang tries to clinch up
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Kang tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Kang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kang tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
Kang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Kang off balance momentarily.
Kang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kang.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kang looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Jab by Kang.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kang.
Both fighters circling a little - Kang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kang was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Kang misses with a wild combination.
Walker wants to counter with a clinch but Kang pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang has Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
A hook to the body from Walker.
Kang misses with a knee to the head.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Walker trying to stall but Kang improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Kang's head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Kang takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but John Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Kang misses with a double jab
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Walker is looking to control Kang's arms but Kang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the ropes.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
John Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Walker is looking to control Kang's arms but Kang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the ropes.
Walker lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
Kang throws an elbow that misses.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands a right hand.
Kang is rocked!
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kang's elbow.
Oh Kang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker tries a body shot but Kang blocks it.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
Kang seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kang misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker digs a right hand underneath Kang's ribcage. Kang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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.
Walker tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
Kang prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker blocks a body shot from Kang.
Bruce Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Kang controls his hands.
Kang blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Kang improves position.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kang's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
John Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Walker!
John Walker is the new middleweight champion!
John Walker 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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