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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Balin Le Savage (ranked 22525 p4p, 838 weight class) and Helmut Tagwerker (ranked 21601 p4p, 786 weight class). Le Savage comes to the ring accompanied by Marilyn Manson-Killing Strangers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helmut Tagwerker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagwerker jabs at Le Savage's body.
Tagwerker just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tagwerker manages to avoid it.
Tagwerker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Le Savage throws a body punch but Tagwerker moves out of range.
Le Savage stuns Tagwerker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Savage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tagwerker throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Tagwerker moves out of range easily.
A big right from Le Savage misses.
Tagwerker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tagwerker. That's going to slow Le Savage down.
Le Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tagwerker.
Le Savage slips a jab from Tagwerker.
Tagwerker slips under a jab from Le Savage.
Le Savage scoring well with a low kick there.
Tagwerker looks to land a left hand but Le Savage moved out of range nicely.
Le Savage tries to counter by clinching up but Tagwerker breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tagwerker misses the shot to the body.
Le Savage lands a right hook to the body.
Tagwerker scores with a shot to the body.
Tagwerker tries to score with a low kick but Le Savage moves his leg out of the way.
Le Savage is looking to wear down Tagwerker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Le Savage misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tagwerker. Le Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Savage connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Le Savage.
Le Savage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tagwerker. Le Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tagwerker throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Savage counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage lands a nice hook to Tagwerker's body. Tagwerker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balin Le Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tagwerker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Savage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Le Savage has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
Tagwerker misses with an uppercut. Le Savage saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Le Savage tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tagwerker throws a leg kick but Le Savage checks it.
Le Savage misses with a hook.
Tagwerker throws out a leg kick but Le Savage moves out of range and Tagwerker only half commits.
Le Savage throws a good cross that connects.
Tagwerker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tagwerker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tagwerker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tagwerker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tagwerker looks to throw the jab but Le Savage is out of range.
Tagwerker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Le Savage 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.
Tagwerker throws a low kick, looking for Le Savage's leg but Le Savage calmly moves out of range.
Le Savage throws a quick counter head kick but Tagwerker was just out of range.
A jab from Le Savage does it's job there.
Tagwerker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tagwerker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tagwerker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Savage throws a leg kick which misses Tagwerker's front leg but catches the back leg as Tagwerker tries to avoid it.
Le Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tagwerker on the side of the head.
Tagwerker throws an overhand right that lands on Le Savage's shoulder, as Le Savage tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Le Savage lands.
Tagwerker takes a swing at Le Savage's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagwerker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Savage.
Le Savage looks to land a body kick but Tagwerker moved away.
Le Savage cracks the inside of Tagwerker's front leg.
Le Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Savage lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Savage is looking to clinch but Tagwerker is avoiding it.
Le Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Tagwerker.
Le Savage walks into a straight right hand from Tagwerker.
Tagwerker misses with a two punch combination.
Le Savage misses with an uppercut.
Le Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Savage slips a jab from Tagwerker.
Tagwerker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Le Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tagwerker can do to turn this around?
Le Savage cracks the inside of Tagwerker's front leg.
Le Savage clobbers Tagwerker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tagwerker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Savage.
A jab from Tagwerker misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tagwerker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Savage. Le Savage obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tagwerker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Savage's head backwards.
Tagwerker misses the shot to the body.
Le Savage throws a leg kick which misses Tagwerker's front leg but catches the back leg as Tagwerker tries to avoid it.
Le Savage slips under a jab.
Tagwerker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tagwerker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Tagwerker misses its intended target.
Tagwerker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tagwerker.
Le Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Savage ducks under a wild hook from Tagwerker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Savage is looking to slow Tagwerker down with leg kicks.
Le Savage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Le Savage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Le Savage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tagwerker counters with a left to the body.
Le Savage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tagwerker throws out a loose jab but Le Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tagwerker checks a leg kick nicely.
Le Savage jabs Tagwerker right on the nose. Tagwerker blinks but takes it well.
Tagwerker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Savage.
Tagwerker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tagwerker slips under a jab.
Le Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Tagwerker throws the left hand but Le Savage avoids the punch easily.
Tagwerker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Savage at a distance.
Tagwerker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le Savage misses with a hook to the body
and Tagwerker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Savage blocks a leg kick.
Le Savage looks to land a left hand but Tagwerker moved out of range nicely.
Tagwerker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tagwerker tries to work over Le Savage's front leg with a kick but Le Savage checks it.
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Tagwerker is just out of range.
Tagwerker tries to score with a low kick but Le Savage moves his leg out of the way.
Le Savage is looking to counter the offense by Tagwerker and move into the clinch.
Tagwerker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Savage. Le Savage obviously looking to wear him down.
Tagwerker throws a hook but Le Savage avoids it easily.
As Tagwerker tries to get set, Le Savage tries to push him back and clinch up but Tagwerker manages to avoid the attempt.
Le Savage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tagwerker's calf.
Le Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Le Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tagwerker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Savage is out of range.
Tagwerker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le Savage in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Savage.
Balin Le Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage throws a push kick but Tagwerker slaps the foot to one side.
Le Savage cracks Tagwerker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tagwerker throws out a leg kick but Le Savage moves out of range and Tagwerker only half commits.
Tagwerker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Tagwerker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tagwerker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Tagwerker.
Tagwerker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tagwerker throws a body punch but Le Savage moves out of range.
Tagwerker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tagwerker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Savage throws a big counter combination but Tagwerker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Tagwerker.
Tagwerker throws a sloppy head kick and Le Savage moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Savage.
Helmut Tagwerker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tagwerker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Le Savage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Balin Le Savage.
Well Le Savage 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Balin Le Savage!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Balin Le Savage!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Balin Le Savage!
Balin Le Savage wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Balin Le Savage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marek Piotrowski (ranked 8828 p4p, 742 weight class) and Itanimulli Halo (ranked 22147 p4p, 808 weight class). Piotrowski comes to the ring accompanied by Chlopcy ida na wojne. Marek Piotrowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marek Piotrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itanimulli Halo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotrowski misses with a looping right.
Piotrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo throws a combination that misses
and Piotrowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Piotrowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Piotrowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Piotrowski looks to throw a body kick
and Halo counters with a one-two to the body.
Piotrowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piotrowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piotrowski swings widly with a right hand
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Piotrowski scores with a push kick.
Piotrowski throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piotrowski wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Piotrowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Piotrowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
Piotrowski breaks the clinch.
Piotrowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Piotrowski tries to clinch but Halo moves away
and Piotrowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski misses with a combination
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piotrowski.
Halo misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Piotrowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piotrowski.
Piotrowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Piotrowski is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itanimulli Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piotrowski throws a combination that misses
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A nice combination there by Halo.
It looks like Marek Piotrowski has been cut.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Itanimulli Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piotrowski keeps Halo at a distance using the push kick.
Piotrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Piotrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo moves away from the strike by Piotrowski.
Halo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Piotrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piotrowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Piotrowski moves away and avoids it.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piotrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Piotrowski misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piotrowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piotrowski manages to avoid it.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piotrowski is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Piotrowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Piotrowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Piotrowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piotrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halo thuds a left hand into Piotrowski's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Piotrowski.
Halo staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piotrowski moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Itanimulli Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marek Piotrowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Piotrowski misses with an uppercut
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piotrowski lands with a nice body kick.
Piotrowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piotrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Piotrowski scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Piotrowski finds it's way through Halo's defenses.
Halo blocks a head kick by Piotrowski.
Piotrowski lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotrowski throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Piotrowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Piotrowski!
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotrowski.
Halo throws a counter combo.
Piotrowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halo tries to break free but Piotrowski pushes him back against the ropes.
Piotrowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo moves away from the strike by Piotrowski.
Piotrowski throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Itanimulli Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piotrowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Halo avoided it.
Piotrowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marek Piotrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piotrowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piotrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Halo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Piotrowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Itanimulli Halo!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Marek Piotrowski!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Itanimulli Halo!
Itanimulli Halo wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tor Pellinore (ranked 22511 p4p, 282 weight class) and Rocky Johnson (ranked 22935 p4p, 271 weight class). Pellinore's entrance music is Powerman 5000-When Worlds Collide. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tor Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson defending well as Pellinore loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Rocky Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Pellinore is out of range.
Pellinore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pellinore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pellinore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Rocky Johnson has been cut.
Pellinore pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pellinore misses with a body punch.
Pellinore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pellinore.
Pellinore lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pellinore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pellinore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pellinore uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pellinore.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pellinore struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pellinore.
A right hook to the body lands for Pellinore.
Pellinore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pellinore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Pellinore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pellinore scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pellinore.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pellinore.
Johnson looks winded!
Pellinore creates a bit of space and cracks Johnson with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Johnson is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pellinore.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Pellinore. Beautiful body shot.
Pellinore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pellinore works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pellinore counters with a straight right that drops Johnson on his ass! Johnson jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Johnson is rocked!
Pellinore connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tor Pellinore!
A victorious Tor Pellinore thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Monroe (ranked 20385 p4p, 340 weight class) and Eugenio Torrez (ranked 19029 p4p, 345 weight class). Colin Monroe had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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148 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugenio Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torrez delivers a nice body kick.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torrez 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.
Monroe lands a jab to the nose.
We've been told by Monroe's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Monroe scores with a four punch combination!
Torrez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monroe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Monroe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torrez.
Torrez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe slips a jab from Torrez.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Torrez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torrez throws a body kick that misses.
Torrez stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eugenio Torrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monroe lands a jab-cross combination.
Torrez throws a series of strikes that have Monroe backpedaling.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torrez can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez slips a jab from Monroe.
Torrez tries to score with a low kick but Monroe moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Monroe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
Torrez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Monroe blocks the leg kick.
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Monroe tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Monroe. That snapped Torrez's head back.
Monroe scores with a head kick. Torrez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
Torrez misses with a straight left.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Torrez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez thuds his shin into the meat of Monroe's side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monroe, as that shot connected.
Torrez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monroe lands with a right hand.
Monroe slips under a jab from Torrez.
As Torrez backs away, Monroe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torrez.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Torrez gets tackled into the ropes by Monroe. Monroe maintains the clinch.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrez.
Monroe 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
and Torrez counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrez throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Torrez looks to move away, Monroe throws a big counter combo but Torrez just gets out of the way.
Torrez misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Torrez counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Colin Monroe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monroe forces Torrez back against the ropes and clinches.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a front kick aimed at Torrez's knee but Torrez avoids it well.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Monroe with a hook.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torrez scores with a one two! Monroe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monroe throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torrez wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe throws a big counter combination but Torrez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Monroe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Torrez misses.
Monroe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Monroe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Torrez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Monroe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe throws a big counter combination but Torrez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Torrez throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Torrez throws a head kick that misses.
Torrez defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Monroe blocks it well.
Monroe wants to slow Torrez down by chopping away at his legs.
Torrez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Monroe blocks it well.
Monroe tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Torrez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monroe checks it well.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Torrez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.
Colin Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Torrez.
Monroe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monroe throws a push kick but Torrez slaps the foot to one side.
Jab by Torrez.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Torrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
Torrez flicks out a counter leg kick but Monroe steps away.
Torrez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monroe misses with a combination
and Torrez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torrez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Monroe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Torrez slips the punch.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Monroe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torrez.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Torrez.
It looked like Monroe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
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 Colin Monroe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrez scores with a hook to the body. Monroe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monroe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monroe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Torrez tenderised Monroe's leg. Monroe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monroe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torrez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Monroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Good exchange - Torrez coming out on top.
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monroe.
Torrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Torrez shapes to counter with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Torrez.
Torrez 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Monroe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monroe counters with a nice body shot.
Monroe throws the kick towards the body but Torrez avoids it.
Torrez moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Torrez lands with a nice body kick.
Torrez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Monroe looks for the body kick but Torrez saw that one coming.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
Torrez misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe lands a right hand.
Torrez has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
A frustrated look appears on Torrez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Monroe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe lands a shoulder strike.
Torrez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torrez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Torrez misses with a head kick.
Monroe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monroe rushes Torrez and presses him up against the ropes.
Monroe lands with a left to the head.
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torrez is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Torrez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe pushes Torrez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torrez can't break the clinch.
Monroe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torrez's efforts to push away.
Monroe lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrez is trying to maintain a safe position but Monroe gets an underhook and turns Torrez into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Colin Monroe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torrez throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Torrez off the ropes and back into range.
Torrez throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrez misses the target.
Monroe scores with a nice strike.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Torrez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Torrez lands with a hook. Monroe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monroe tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Monroe moves out of range as Torrez strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Monroe. Those never looked like landing.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Colin Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monroe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monroe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Monroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Monroe takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Torrez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Torrez.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrez misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrez feints a jab promting Monroe to slip. Torrez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Monroe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Monroe slips a straight right by Torrez.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Torrez avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Torrez slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Monroe scores with a four punch combination!
Torrez connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Monroe misses.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Monroe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Torrez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Colin Monroe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Monroe tries to work over Torrez's front leg with a kick but Torrez checks it.
Monroe swings for the body but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torrez takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Torrez swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Monroe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick from Torrez.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
Monroe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monroe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torrez is able to avoid easily.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torrez misses with a looping right.
Torrez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe connects with a solid leg kick.
Torrez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe misses with the body kick
and Torrez counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Torrez to acknowledge the strikes.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Torrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Monroe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Monroe throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Torrez does no damage.
Torrez lands the left hand.
Torrez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe instigates a clinch.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Monroe controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monroe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrez tries to stall but Monroe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monroe.
Monroe has Torrez pressed against the ropes, preventing Torrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Monroe - that landed with a thud.
Torrez is trying to force a seperation but Monroe has the dominant position.
Torrez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe scores with a shoulder strike.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Torrez missing with knees to the body.
Monroe struggles to land a body shot inside as Torrez controls his hands.
Monroe lands with a left to the head.
Monroe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torrez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torrez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monroe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Colin Monroe!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Colin Monroe!
Colin Monroe wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Weathers (ranked 20681 p4p, 739 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 20364 p4p, 751 weight class). Weathers comes to the ring accompanied by Heathens - Twenty One Pilots. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tomasino Jr's choice of entrance music: i kill cause im hungry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomasino Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Tomasino Jr 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.
Tomasino Jr feints and then cracks Weathers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weathers down.
The crowd cheers as Weathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomasino Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Tomasino Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tomasino Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weathers.
Tomasino Jr slips under a jab from Weathers.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomasino Jr misses the target.
Weathers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weathers scores with a jab. Tomasino Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tomasino Jr throws a hook but Weathers blocks it.
Jerome Weathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weathers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tomasino Jr lands with a shot 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!
Tomasino Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weathers.
Weathers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomasino Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomasino Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Tomasino Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weathers has time to react.
Tomasino Jr moves out of range as Weathers strikes.
Tomasino Jr misses with a straight left.
Tomasino Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weathers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr walks into a straight right hand from Weathers.
Weathers scores with a jab to the head.
Tomasino Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weathers.
Tomasino Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tomasino Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tomasino Jr avoiding damage as Weathers throws knees to the body.
Weathers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomasino Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weathers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Weathers misses with the head strike.
Weathers blocks a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Tomasino Jr on the inside.
It looks like Jerome Weathers has been cut.
Weathers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr misses with the head strike.
Weathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Weathers working aggressively here.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Weathers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr presses Weathers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomasino Jr.
Weathers is trying to stall.
Tomasino Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr prevents a body shot from Weathers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weathers looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomasino Jr blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Tomasino Jr blocks a body shot from Weathers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tomasino Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weathers throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomasino Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tomasino Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weathers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomasino Jr slips a straight right by Weathers.
Weathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomasino Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomasino Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomasino Jr lands with a hook. Weathers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weathers scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circling - Tomasino Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jerome Weathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weathers misses with a hook. Tomasino Jr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weathers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomasino Jr.
Weathers is looking to counter with a body kick.
Weathers keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Weathers does no damage.
Weathers scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomasino Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weathers looks to land a right hand but Tomasino Jr moved out of range.
Tomasino Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tomasino Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Weathers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr works the jab nicely.
Weathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomasino Jr throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weathers.
Weathers moves into the clinch.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tomasino Jr.
Weathers takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Weathers lands a nice uppercut.
Weathers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weathers tries to work over Tomasino Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weathers tries to work over Tomasino Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Tomasino Jr - that landed with a thud.
Weathers tries to throw a body punch but Tomasino Jr avoids it by throwing Weathers back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weathers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomasino Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomasino Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomasino Jr as Weathers tries to tie him up.
Tomasino Jr lands a body punch.
Weathers struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
Tomasino Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Tomasino Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Tomasino Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weathers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomasino Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Weathers lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr tries to work over Weathers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weathers tries to throw a body punch but Tomasino Jr avoids it by throwing Weathers back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tomasino Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
That's time! Weathers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tomasino Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tomasino Jr feints and then cracks Weathers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weathers down.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weathers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomasino Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weathers misses with a hook
and Tomasino Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomasino Jr slips a jab from Weathers.
Weathers gets tackled into the ropes by Tomasino Jr. Tomasino Jr maintains the clinch.
Weathers tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomasino Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Weathers misses with an elbow over the top.
Tomasino Jr blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Jerome Weathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasino Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomasino Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomasino Jr lands with a left to the head.
Weathers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomasino Jr is keeping busy.
Weathers is trying to stall.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Tomasino Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr lands with a left to the head.
Weathers looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Well,Weathers is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Weathers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weathers swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomasino Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Tomasino Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weathers tries to throw a body punch but Tomasino Jr avoids it by throwing Weathers back against the ropes.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body punch.
Tomasino Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weatherss head.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Tomasino Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Tomasino Jr lands with a right to the head.
Tomasino Jr lands a right hand.
Tomasino Jr avoiding damage as Weathers throws knees to the body.
Tomasino Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomasino Jr prevents a body shot from Weathers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers trying to stall but Tomasino Jr improves his position.
Tomasino Jr lands with a right to the head.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tomasino Jr - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Tomasino Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomasino Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomasino Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weathers's elbow.
Tomasino Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weathers is rocked!
Tomasino Jr is working Weathers over against the ropes.
Oh Weathers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomasino Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Tomasino Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomasino Jr gets through Weathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
A short uppercut from Tomasino Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weathers obliges.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Weathers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomasino Jr's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tomasino Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomasino Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Henry Tomasino Jr!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Henry Tomasino Jr!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Henry Tomasino Jr!
Henry Tomasino Jr wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Henry Tomasino Jr 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 Dave Wearmouth (ranked 8913 p4p, 697 weight class) and Francisco Javier Mallorga (ranked 22928 p4p, 724 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Javier Mallorga!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallorga cracks a nice hook into Wearmouth's ribs.
Mallorga ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Mallorga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been informed that Mallorga 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.
Mallorga tries to bum rush Wearmouth with a series of wild strikes but Wearmouth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mallorga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Mallorga slips a jab and a cross from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wearmouth feints and then cracks Mallorga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mallorga down.
Mallorga just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallorga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wearmouth keeps the fight on the outside.
Wearmouth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mallorga, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mallorga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mallorga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mallorga can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Mallorga is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth is leaning against Mallorga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wearmouth lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Francisco Javier Mallorga has been cut.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Mallorga.
Mallorga struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Mallorga in his tracks for a moment.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Mallorga 's eye.
Mallorga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mallorga tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Mallorga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it misses.
Mallorga stalling in the clinch but Wearmouth improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Mallorga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
A short left from Wearmouth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Wearmouth.
Mallorga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Mallorga in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mallorga is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Mallorga as the two fighters clinch.
Mallorga is still on wobbly legs! Can Wearmouth finish him?
Mallorga is looking to control Wearmouth's arms but Wearmouth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mallorga has his back to the ropes.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mallorga seems to have recovered his senses.
Mallorga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth lands a body punch.
Wearmouth keeps control of Mallorga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wearmouth lands a damaging elbow.
Mallorga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Mallorga struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Mallorga blocks a body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Mallorga 's eye.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mallorga's defenses.
Wearmouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mallorga's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mallorga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Wearmouth.
Mallorga tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Javier Mallorga'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.
Mallorga wants to clinch up but Wearmouth keeps it at a distance.
Mallorga slips a jab from Wearmouth.
Mallorga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wearmouth throws out the jab.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wearmouth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wearmouth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mallorga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallorga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mallorga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wearmouth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallorga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallorga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wearmouth was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallorga.
Wearmouth throws a big counter combination but Mallorga scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wearmouth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wearmouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mallorga.
Mallorga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wearmouth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wearmouth throwing a counter right hand but Mallorga manages to avoid it.
Mallorga takes a swing at Wearmouth's ribcage but misses.
Wearmouth drives through and clinches with Mallorga against the ropes.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Mallorga.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Mallorga.
Mallorga tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Mallorga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wearmouth keeps control of Mallorga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mallorga wants to break free but Wearmouth has control.
Mallorga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mallorga takes a shot to the head.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Mallorga in his tracks for a moment.
Wearmouth has control of Mallorga and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Mallorga crashing to the mat! Mallorga looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Wearmouth looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Dave Wearmouth!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cornelius Stinkhammer (ranked 20779 p4p, 724 weight class) and MIcheal Myers (ranked 5413 p4p, 551 weight class). Stinkhammer's entrance music is Ghost - Square Hammer. A fine choice. Myers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Halloween (Michael Myers) Theme Song . Cornelius Stinkhammer 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Stinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIcheal Myers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinkhammer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Stinkhammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stinkhammer backing away here, and Myers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Myers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Stinkhammer.
Myers misses with a low kick as Stinkhammer jumps back.
Stinkhammer loads up on a big right hand but Myers slips the punch.
Myers throws out a counter right but Stinkhammer avoids it with no problem.
Stinkhammer throws out a powerful jab.
Stinkhammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myers scores with a hook.
Stinkhammer throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stinkhammer throws a leg kick but Myers moved away.
Myers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stinkhammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Myers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stinkhammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Stinkhammer moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Stinkhammer.
It looks like MIcheal Myers has been cut.
Stinkhammer gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers blocking some punches.
Stinkhammer lands with a short shot to the head.
Stinkhammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stinkhammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stinkhammer stalling the fight.
Myers can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stinkhammer as the two fighters clinch.
Stinkhammer lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
Stinkhammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stinkhammer can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Stinkhammer lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Stinkhammer.
Myers blocks a body shot from Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkhammer misses with a body punch.
Stinkhammer has Myers pushed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
That has opened up MIcheal Myers's cut even more.
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!
Stinkhammer has Myers pushed against the ropes.
Stinkhammer has Myers pushed against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stinkhammer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Stinkhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stinkhammer keeps control of Myers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stinkhammer tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Stinkhammer back against the ropes.
Stinkhammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stinkhammer misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Stinkhammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MIcheal Myers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stinkhammer. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myers tries a quick counter leg kick but Stinkhammer is wise to it.
Stinkhammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Stinkhammer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Myers back to the ropes. Stinkhammer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stinkhammer works Myers's body with a nice hook.
Stinkhammer throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Stinkhammer catches Myers napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Myers crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Stinkhammer raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cornelius Stinkhammer!
A victorious Cornelius Stinkhammer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hamza Baddou (ranked 22870 p4p, 760 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 8937 p4p, 704 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamza Baddou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp moves into the clinch.
Kemp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baddou tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kemp misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Kemp.
Kemp lands a nice shot to the body.
Baddou is breathing heavily.
Baddou misses with some punches.
Baddou tries to break free but Kemp pushes him back against the ropes.
Baddou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baddou backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Baddou fails to land.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kemp.
A left hand lands to the body for Kemp.
Kemp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kemp.
Kemp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Kemp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baddou backwards.
Kemp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp lands a nice shot to the body.
Kemp lands an uppercut.
Baddou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kemp misses with some punches.
Kemp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kemp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kemp as the two fighters clinch.
Kemp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kemp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Hamza Baddou has been cut.
Kemp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baddou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baddou takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp gets through Baddou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kemp.
A short left from Kemp.
Kemp lands with a right to the head.
Kemp lands a hook that snaps the head of Baddou backwards.
Kemp lands with a short shot to the head.
Kemp lands a nice uppercut.
Baddou throws a head punch that misses.
Baddou blocks a body shot from Kemp.
Kemp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baddou's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddou tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kemp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kemp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kemp tries a body shot but Baddou blocks it.
A hook to the body from Kemp.
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp scores with a shot to the side of Baddou's head.
Kemp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baddou seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kemp can turn it around.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baddou.
Kemp lands with a right to the head.
Kemp works on Baddou's body with a couple of short punches.
Kemp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Kemp presses Baddou against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp lands a hook that snaps the head of Baddou backwards.
Kemp lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
Good body shot from Kemp.
Good body shot from Kemp.
Kemp lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Kemp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamza Baddou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kemp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kemp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kemp swings for the body but Baddou moves out of range.
It looked like Baddou was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kemp throws a good cross that connects.
Kemp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baddou.
Baddou takes one to the chin there.
Baddou walks into a jab.
Kemp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baddou misses with a straight left.
Baddou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baddou looks to throw the jab but Kemp is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Baddou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Baddou misses.
Baddou moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp connects with a body shot that sends Baddou's belly button to the back.
Kemp lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp lands a jab to the nose.
Kemp takes the fight into the clinch.
Baddou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemp's elbow.
Kemp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp digs a right hand into Baddou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baddou's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Kemp.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kemp.
Baddou is rocked!
Kemp creates a bit of space and cracks Baddou with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Baddou is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Oh Baddou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemp scores with a decent looking hook.
Baddou drops his guard momentarily, allowing Kemp to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Baddou! 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! Kemp takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ross Kemp!
Our winner, Ross Kemp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roar Horse (ranked 4610 p4p, 162 weight class) and Pony Pony (ranked 9369 p4p, 251 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roar Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horse.
Pony steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pony takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pony throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Horse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse misses with a punch to the body.
Pony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Pony controls the action.
Horse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horse presses Pony against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse pushes Pony back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Pony Pony has been cut.
Pony looks winded!
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pony tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Pony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Horse tries to work over Pony's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pony blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
Horse scores with a shot to the side of Pony's head.
Horse pushes Pony back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pony blocks an uppercut.
Pony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Horse's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pony.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pony's elbow.
Horse presses Pony against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pony's elbow.
Horse presses Pony against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pony's elbow.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
Pony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horse misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Pony tries to throw a body punch but Horse avoids it by throwing Pony back against the ropes.
Pony has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Horse seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pony can turn it around.
Pony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pony blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse misses with some punches.
Pony wants to stall.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Pony.
Horse tries a body shot but Pony blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roar Horse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pony Pony's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pony unleashes a big counter combination but Horse bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horse throws out a loose jab but Pony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horse throws a shot from downtown. Pony moves away and avoids it.
Pony works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pony throws out a leg kick but Horse moves out of range and Pony only half commits.
Horse scores with a hook to the body. Pony takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pony can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Pony finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pony gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pony.
Pony ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Horse cracks the inside of Pony's front leg.
Horse cracks Pony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse takes a swing at Pony's ribcage but misses.
Horse slips a straight right by Pony.
Horse swings widly with a right hand
and Pony counters with a three punch combo that has Horse backing up. Horse nods at Pony to acknowledge the strikes.
Horse moves into the clinch successfully.
Pony missing with knees to the body.
Horse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pony with a knee to the head.
It looks like Roar Horse has been cut.
Pony breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Horse there.
Horse throws a hook but Pony avoids it easily.
Pony throws a fast counter high kick but Horse manages to duck under it in time.
Horse misses with an uppercut. Pony saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Horse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse tried to score with a low kick but Pony checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse closes the distance and pushes Pony back into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Pony.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Pony controls his hands.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Pony controls his hands.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pony's elbow.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ponys head.
Horse lands a right hand.
Pony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Horse.
Pony is breathing heavily.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Pony blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Pony looking to throw knees to the head but Horse is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roar Horse dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Horse.
Pony Pony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Horse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and as Horse takes a moment to reset, Pony counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Horse goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Pony is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pony Pony!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Waymon Lattimore (ranked 3674 p4p, 467 weight class) and Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 17266 p4p, 768 weight class). Lattimore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cut the Cord - Shinedown. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chanchai's choice of entrance music: Here come the Chanchai. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waymon Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanchai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chanchai 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.
Lattimore takes one to the chin there.
Chanchai checks a low kick from Lattimore.
We've been informed that Chanchai 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.
Chanchai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lattimore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chanchai wants to land a leg kick but Lattimore is out of range.
Lattimore is looking to counter punch.
Waymon Lattimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Lattimore. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Lattimore's leg. Lattimore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lattimore misses the shot to the body.
Chanchai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chanchai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chanchai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chanchai avoids the body shot from Lattimore.
Chanchai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chanchai lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Chanchai.
Chanchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lattimore.
Lattimore moves out of range of the body kick.
Chanchai throws a leg kick which misses Lattimore's front leg but catches the back leg as Lattimore tries to avoid it.
Chanchai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lattimore is looking to wear down Chanchai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lattimore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chanchai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chanchai misses the jab.
Chanchai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lattimore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chanchai was well out of range. Poor timing from Lattimore.
Lattimore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chanchai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Chanchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chanchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lattimore.
Chanchai scores with a jab to the body.
Chanchai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lattimore misses with a hook. Chanchai ducked under it nicely.
Chanchai just misses with a punch to the body.
Lattimore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chanchai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chanchai tries to clinch but Lattimore is having none of it.
Lattimore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chanchai counters with an outside leg kick.
Lattimore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Chanchai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lattimore throws a body punch but Chanchai moves out of range.
Lattimore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lattimore throws a leg kick that misses.
Chanchai motions for Lattimore to come forward. Chanchai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lattimore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chanchai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lattimore scores with a punch to the head.
Chanchai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lattimore on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Chanchai misses.
Lattimore misses the shot to the body.
Chanchai scores with a spinning back kick!
Chanchai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lattimore is just out of range.
Lattimore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lattimore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chanchai.
An inside leg kick lands from Chanchai.
Lattimore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chanchai.
Chanchai fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lattimore, as that shot connected.
It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chanchai.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lattimore.
Lattimore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chanchai tries to clinch but Lattimore moves out of range.
Lattimore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chanchai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chanchai connects with a high kick.
Chanchai moves into the clinch successfully.
Lattimore tries a body shot but Chanchai blocks it.
Chanchai blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Lattimore breaks from the clinch.
Lattimore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lattimore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lattimore lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chanchai has managed to clinch.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside.
Chanchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lattimore's defenses.
It looks like Waymon Lattimore has been cut.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai avoiding damage as Lattimore throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lattimore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai throws an elbow but it misses.
Chanchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chanchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lattimore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai landing knees to the body.
Lattimore blocks a body shot from Chanchai.
Chanchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lattimore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chanchai lands a good knee to the midsection. Lattimore won't want to take too many of those.
Lattimore tries to work over Chanchai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Lattimore.
Chanchai has a couple of punches blocked by Lattimore.
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!
Lattimore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lattimore.
Lattimore pushes Chanchai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chanchai is breathing heavily.
Chanchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Lattimore has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore lands an uppercut.
Chanchai misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Lattimore.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lattimore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lattimore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanchai manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Chanchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chanchai! But no joy.
Lattimore lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Chanchai goes down! The ref sends Lattimore to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Chanchai is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Chanchai scores with a body shot.
Chanchai checks a leg kick.
Lattimore punishes Chanchai's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lattimore lands a jab-cross combination.
Lattimore 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.
Chanchai connects with a jab.
Chanchai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Waymon Lattimore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Lattimore throws a series of punches but Chanchai avoids them all with ease.
Chanchai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lattimore jabs Chanchai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lattimore misses with an uppercut. Chanchai saw that one coming.
Lattimore misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chanchai.
Chanchai rushes Lattimore and presses him up against the ropes.
Lattimore misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Lattimore.
Chanchai blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Lattimore blocks it.
Lattimore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore manages to break the clinch.
Lattimore tries to score with a low kick but Chanchai moves his leg out of the way.
Chanchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lattimore.
Chanchai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Chanchai looks to move away, Lattimore throws a big counter combo but Chanchai just gets out of the way.
Lattimore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Chanchai lands a slapping body shot.
Lattimore misses with a hook to the body
and Chanchai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Chanchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Lattimore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chanchai's head backwards.
Lattimore checks a leg kick nicely.
Chanchai clobbers Lattimore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chanchai connects with an inside leg kick.
Lattimore scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Chanchai to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
That has opened up Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lattimore.
Waymon Lattimore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lattimore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chanchai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Chanchai finds it's way through Lattimore's defenses.
Chanchai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chanchai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lattimore manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanchai manages to avoid it.
Chanchai wants to counter the offense by Lattimore and move into the clinch position.
Lattimore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lattimore checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Lattimore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chanchai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chanchai. Lattimore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lattimore checks a low kick from Chanchai.
Chanchai with a hook.
Chanchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lattimore was well out of range. Poor timing from Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a leg kick which misses Lattimore's front leg but catches the back leg as Lattimore tries to avoid it.
Chanchai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lattimore misses with a double jab
and Chanchai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lattimore's knee momentarily.
Lattimore misses with a wild body shot.
Lattimore sets himself, and Chanchai steps forward looking for the clinch! Lattimore avoids it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai cracks Lattimore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lattimore is looking to score with low kicks.
Chanchai wants to counter the offense by Lattimore and move into the clinch position.
Lattimore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chanchai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lattimore.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Somsak Ram Chanchai.
I think Chanchai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Somsak Ram Chanchai wins by unanimous decision!
Somsak Ram Chanchai 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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