Night of Glory 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pickle King (ranked 6333 p4p, 204 weight class) and Billy Jack (ranked 6922 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glorious. Jack has chosen The Legend of Billy Jack as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Jack

180 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
16
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good kicks
Intelligent

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pickle King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Jack!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jack pushes King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jack.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Jack won't allow it.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

King breaks from the clinch.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Jack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
King defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Jack clinches with his opponent.

Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jack drives through and clinches with King against the ropes.
Jack pressing his opponent against the ropes.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Jack into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
King takes a shot to the head.
King is trying to break the clinch but Jack is controlling him.

Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from King misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack checks the leg kick.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack walks into a straight right hand from King.

It looks like Billy Jack has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
King cracks Jack with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Jack is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Jack is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Jack could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pickle King!
Pickle King seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Billy Jack stepped up to the mic, saying 'My manager says that if I have a granite chin, don't cut easily, and my moral doesn't drop too much, he'll keep me around. Otherwise, I'm out of here.'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Dux Jr (ranked 7974 p4p, 152 weight class) and Cristen Shaw (ranked 8292 p4p, 235 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dux Jr
vs
Shaw

195 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

152 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Power Matrix Nutrition
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Dux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristen Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dux Jr.

Shaw pushes Dux Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shaw trying to stall but Dux Jr improves his position.

Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dux Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Shaw's head.
Dux Jr cracks Shaw with an open hand slap.
Shaw looks to land a body kick but Dux Jr moved away.

Dux Jr has Shaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dux Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dux Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
A hook to the body from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr lands an elbow just above Shaw 's eye.
Shaw misses with a knee to the head.
Shaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux Jr working Shaw over with knees to the body.
Dux Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dux Jr misses with a knee strike.
Dux Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to break free.
Shaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Shaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dux Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dux Jr scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dux Jr.
Shaw looks winded!
Knees to the body from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dux Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dux Jr with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Dux Jr.
Knees to the body from Dux Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dux Jr obliges.
A knee to the head by Dux Jr.
Dux Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaw's face.
Dux Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dux Jr.
Dux Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dux Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux Jr landing knees to the body.
Dux Jr lands a knee to the head.
Dux Jr landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dux Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dux Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Dux Jr clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Dux Jr on the inside.
Frank Dux Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dux Jr misses with a knee strike.
Dux Jr cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Dux Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dux Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
Shaw missing with knees to the body.
Dux Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dux Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Shaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dux Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Dux Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Dux Jr lands a body shot.
Dux Jr crunches a lovely knee into Shaw's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Dux Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dux Jr with a knee to the head.
Dux Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dux Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dux Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dux Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dux Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Dux Jr connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dux Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dux Jr lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dux Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
A knee to the head by Dux Jr.
A knee to the head by Dux Jr.
Dux Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Dux Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Shaw trying to control the position but instead, Dux Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shaw into the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dux Jr working Shaw over with knees to the body.
Dux Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr crunches a lovely knee into Shaw's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dux Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Dux Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice cross by Dux Jr.

Dux Jr pushes Shaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dux Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dux Jr is pushing Shaw up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Dux Jr.
A short uppercut from Dux Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is trying to break free.
Dux Jr crunches a lovely knee into Shaw's ribcage.
Shaw is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dux Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dux Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dux Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Shaw won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr working Shaw over with knees to the body.
Dux Jr with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dux Jr.
Dux Jr landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Dux Jr.
Cristen Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dux Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dux Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Dux Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dux Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dux Jr landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Dux Jr.
Dux Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dux Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Shaw.
Dux Jr avoiding damage as Shaw throws knees to the body.
Dux Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dux Jr avoiding damage as Shaw throws knees to the body.
Shaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dux Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaw's face.
Dux Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dux Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shaw missing with knees to the body.
Dux Jr lands an elbow just above Shaw 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frank Dux Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dux Jr lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Dux Jr.
Shaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dux Jr avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dux Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Frank Dux Jr!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Frank Dux Jr!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Frank Dux Jr!

Frank Dux Jr wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 8112 p4p, 154 weight class) and Jonah Snow (ranked 7055 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonah Snow enters the ring!

Askren
vs
Snow

178 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Good kicks
Intelligent

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonah Snow!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
Askren looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Snow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Askren takes a step back to recover.
Snow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Askren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snow - the referee stops the clock and Askren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snow. Askren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Snow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Askren is rocked!
Snow lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Askren crumples to the floor! Snow milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonah Snow!
Jonah Snow took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Deair Shaw (ranked 7058 p4p, 129 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 6008 p4p, 200 weight class). The key to victory for Deair Shaw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shaw
vs
Piano

152 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent elbows
KO power

Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deair Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw tries to clinch but Piano moves out of range.
Piano wants to counter with a clinch but Shaw pushes him away.
Shaw throws a one two combo.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Shaw misses.
Shaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Piano misses with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Piano .
Shaw is looking to clinch.
Piano scores with a shot to the body.
Piano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Deair Shaw has been cut.

Piano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piano lands a shoulder strike.
Piano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Piano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Piano scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch but Piano keeps him there for the moment.
Shaw is trying to break free.
Piano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Piano scores with a hook to the body.
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano lands an uppercut.
Piano lands a right hand.
Piano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Piano holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Piano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Piano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Piano lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Shaw is rocked!
Piano creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Shaw crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Shaw face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Piano takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rick Piano !
During a confident post fight interview, Rick Piano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yury Konstantin (ranked 25149 p4p, 171 weight class) and Eddie Sevilla (ranked 25061 p4p, 167 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.

Konstantin
vs
Sevilla

190 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
222 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Brawler
Prefers standup

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yury Konstantin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Sevilla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Konstantin connects with an inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Konstantin scores with a four punch combination!
Sevilla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Konstantin does it's job there.
Sevilla throws a series of punches but Konstantin avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Konstantin!
Sevilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Konstantin circles away.
Sevilla looks to clinch
enabling Konstantin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sevilla lands with a nice combination. Konstantin backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Yury Konstantin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konstantin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sevilla.
Konstantin swinging wildly here.
Sevilla scores with a big combo that sends Konstantin crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Konstantin flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Sevilla jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Sevilla!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Reese Worthington (ranked 4864 p4p, 168 weight class) and Joe Marino (ranked 4897 p4p, 102 weight class). Marino has chosen Brother Dege - Crazy Mother****** as his entrance music. Joe Marino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reese Worthington's chin.

Worthington
vs
Marino

200 cm
26
287 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Tauromorphous Threads ~ 15% Laundry

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reese Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Marino!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marino misses with the combination.
Marino moves away from the strike by Worthington.
Worthington scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Joe Marino has been cut.
Worthington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marino.
Worthington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worthington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marino.
Worthington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Worthington slips a straight right by Marino.
Worthington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Worthington misses with an uppercut. Marino saw that one coming.
Joe Marino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marino throws an off balance right hand
and Worthington counters with a stiff right hand.
Worthington scores with a hook.
Marino lands a really nice looking cross but Worthington seems unphased.

It looks like Reese Worthington has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marino throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington with a hook.
Marino throws an overhand right that lands on Worthington's shoulder, as Worthington tries to avoid the shot.
Worthington throws a hook to the side of Marino's head but Marino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marino throws a looping overhand right but Worthington ducks down to avoid it.
Marino looks to land a right hand but Worthington moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Worthington misses
and Marino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marino throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Worthington to counter with a crisp jab.
Worthington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthington.
Marino looks to land a left hand but Worthington moved out of range nicely.
Marino connects with a body shot.
Worthington is breathing heavily.
Worthington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marino.
Worthington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marino throws out the jab.
Marino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marino is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Worthington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Worthington throws a sloppy body shot
and Worthington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Reese Worthington's cut is getting worse.
Marino misses with a left hand
and Worthington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worthington moves away from the strike by Marino.
Marino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Worthington misses with a looping right.

Worthington ducks into a a hook from Marino and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Worthington is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BAM! Marino delivers a spinning backfist that drops Worthington like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Joe Marino!
After the fight, Joe Marino was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.