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K-1 Round 6 Ukkeli vs Ripgut PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Ritchie (ranked 4607 p4p, 472 weight class) and George Nassar (ranked 2975 p4p, 337 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
KO power
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Fast
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Ritchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Nassar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Nassar pushes him off.
As Ritchie backs off Nassar throws a huge counter combo but Ritchie manages to avoid it all.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Nassar keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritchie. That's going to slow Nassar down.
Nassar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritchie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nassar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritchie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ritchie taking a breather.
Nassar digs a right hand underneath Ritchie's ribcage. Ritchie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ritchie breaks from the clinch.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar is having none of it.
Nassar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Nassar misses.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Nassar pushes him off.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nassar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nassar.
Ritchie darts in trying to clinch
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nassar has Ritchie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nassar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ritchie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ritchie lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nassar lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritchie.
Nassar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nassar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nassar scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Nassar lands a two punch combo.
Nassar throws a nice looking combination but Ritchie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nassar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritchie is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassar misses the shot to the body.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nassar counters with a series of strikes. Ritchie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nassar swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar 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.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Nassar keeps it at a distance.
Ritchie tries to clinch there but Nassar circles away.
Nassar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ritchie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nassar at a distance.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
Ritchie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nassar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George Nassar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Nassar does no damage.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Nassar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritchie circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar is having none of it.
George Nassar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Nassar pushes him off.
Nassar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ritchie avoids the body shot from Nassar.
Nassar loads up on a big right hand but Ritchie slips the punch.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar is having none of it.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Nassar misses with a double jab
and Ritchie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nassar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nassar throws a jab when Ritchie was well out of range.
Ritchie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie wants to clinch.
Nassar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Nassar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritchie.
Nassar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritchie is looking to counter the offense by Nassar and move into the clinch.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nassar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ritchie counters with an inside leg kick.
Nassar is breathing heavily.
Nassar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nassar looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritchie tries to clinch
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritchie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves away
and Nassar counters with a left to the body.
A lazy left from Nassar finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Nassar.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nassar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassar clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie has a couple of punches blocked by Nassar.
Ritchie is looking to break free of the clinch but Nassar has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Ritchie.
Ritchie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nassar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ritchie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nassar can turn it around.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nassar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Nassar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nassar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nassar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritchie.
Ritchie is looking to counter the offense by Nassar and move into the clinch.
Nassar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Nassar drives through and clinches with Ritchie against the ropes.
Ritchie avoiding damage as Nassar throws knees to the body.
Nassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritchie blocks a body shot from Nassar.
Ritchie taking a breather.
I was talking to Ritchie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nassar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nassar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar lands a shot to the body.
Nassar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nassar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nassar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritchie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritchie tries to clinch up but Nassar circles away and keeps his distance.
Robert Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritchie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ritchie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nassar looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Ritchie is looking to counter the offense by Nassar and move into the clinch.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George Nassar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Nassar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nassar 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Nassar!
George Nassar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bugsy Malone (ranked 6911 p4p, 620 weight class) and Takata Pro (ranked 4502 p4p, 473 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Brawler
Cuts easily
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Solid chin
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bugsy Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takata Pro!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pro throws a front kick aimed at Malone's knee but Malone avoids it well.
Pro throws a leg kick
enabling Malone to counter with a crisp jab.
Malone clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.
Malone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malone rushes Pro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Malone breaks from the clinch.
Malone darts in and clinches Pro up against the ropes.
Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone takes the fight into the clinch.
Malone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pro backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro misses with a double jab.
Malone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick from Malone lands but Pro takes it in his stride.
Malone connects with a body shot that sends Pro's belly button to the back.
Malone clinches.
Pro tries to throw a body punch but Malone avoids it by throwing Pro back against the ropes.
Malone manages to break the clinch.
Malone scores with a kick to the body.
Malone clips Pro with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Pro a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone clinches.
Malone manages to break the clinch.
Pro tries to keep at a distance but Malone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pro tries to circle away but Malone has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone catches Pro napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Pro goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bugsy Malone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 2226 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tony Maa (ranked 7351 p4p, 279 weight class). Astalo comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Maa has chosen Ong-Bak's Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tony Maa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Maa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Astalo forces Maa back against the ropes and clinches.
Astalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Astalo.
Astalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astalo, right into the meat.
Maa takes a swing at Astalo's ribcage but misses.
Maa misses with a series of wild punches.
Astalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Astalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Astalo lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Astalo ducks under a wild hook from Maa.
Maa 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Astalo. That's going to slow Maa down.
Astalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Astalo feints and then cracks Maa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maa down.
Maa tries to clinch but Astalo moves away
and Astalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maa tries to clinch
and Astalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Astalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maa tries to clinch but Astalo moves out of range.
Maa throws a head kick that misses.
Astalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maa.
Astalo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tony Maa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Astalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Astalo blocks a head kick by Maa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maa tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Astalo coming out on top.
Maa throws a shot from downtown. Astalo moves away and avoids it.
Astalo connects with a right hand. Maa shakes it off.
A combination from Maa does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maa tries to clinch up but Astalo circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maa. Astalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astalo lands a nice hook to Maa's body. Maa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Astalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Astalo.
Maa misses with an uppercut.
Maa throws out a loose jab but Astalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maa tries to clinch up but Astalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Maa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Astalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maa.
Maa tries a head kick but it misses.
Astalo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Astalo counters with a head kick. That will keep Maa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maa moves to clinch but Astalo breaks away
and Astalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Astalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Astalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Astalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maa throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Astalo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Astalo scores with a hook to the body. Maa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tony Maa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Astalo moves out of range as Maa throws a body kick.
Astalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Astalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Maa tries to clinch there but Astalo circles away.
Maa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Astalo - just one landing.
Maa throws a wild body kick that Astalo sees coming a mile off.
Maa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Astalo moves into the clinch.
Astalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Astalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Astalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maa is rocked!
Astalo pushes Maa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maa throws a punch but it's blocked by Astalo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maa struggles to land a body shot inside as Astalo controls his hands.
Maa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Maa swings wildly with an uppercut but Astalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maa's face.
Maa is still on wobbly legs! Can Astalo finish him?
Astalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maa backwards.
Astalo lands an elbow inside that Maa shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maa's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maa.
Astalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maa looking to throw knees to the head but Astalo is blocking nicely.
Maa is trying to force a seperation but Astalo has the dominant position.
Astalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maa backwards.
Maa misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Astalo.
Maa throws an elbow but it misses.
Astalo breaks from the clinch.
Astalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Astalo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maa misses with a head kick.
Maa tries to clinch up
letting Astalo counter with a right hand.
Maa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Astalo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astalo.
Rami Astalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Maa doesn't manage to clinch there - Astalo circles away.
Nice defenses there by Astalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astalo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Astalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Maa tries to clinch up but Astalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Maa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Astalo counters with a straight right hand.
Maa wants to clinch up but Astalo keeps it at a distance.
Maa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Astalo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Astalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maa tries to move into range but Astalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Astalo thuds his right hand into Maa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maa tries to close the distance and clinch but Astalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Astalo lands a head shot.
Astalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maa can do to turn this around?
Maa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maa tries a head kick but it misses.
Maa walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Maa is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rami Astalo!
Rami Astalo gave a mention to RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggy Highway (ranked 21597 p4p, 798 weight class) and Russell Hocker (ranked 24093 p4p, 781 weight class). Biggy Highway had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Biggy Highway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Hocker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hocker avoids the head kick by Highway.
Hocker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Highway throws a head kick that misses.
Hocker wants to clinch.
Highway is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hocker avoids the head kick by Highway.
Highway scores with a head kick. Hocker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Russell Hocker has been cut.
Highway lands with a kick to the temple. Hocker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hocker is rocked!
Hocker walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Highway and drops face first to the floor! Hocker's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Hocker in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Biggy Highway!
In his post fight interview, Biggy Highway gave a big smile as he said 'GET ON DEEZ NUTS KING!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty McFly (ranked 22839 p4p, 696 weight class) and Stevie Ray (ranked 9012 p4p, 651 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stevie Ray!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ray misses.
McFly fakes the leg kick and cracks Ray in the body.
A low kick from McFly misses
and Ray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ray throws a nice outside leg kick.
McFly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McFly blocks a leg kick.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ray.
McFly forces Ray back against the ropes and clinches.
McFly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFly prevents a body shot from Ray.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McFly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Ray 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.
McFly misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray displaying some good clinch control by pressing McFly up against the ropes.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
McFly tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
McFly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McFly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ray prevents a body shot from McFly.
McFly blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for McFly.
McFly misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McFly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Ray.
McFly blocking some punches.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFly tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ray as McFly tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from McFly.
McFly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
McFly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McFly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFly lands a hook that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McFly tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing McFly back against the ropes.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by McFly.
McFly lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McFly misses with a punch on the inside.
McFly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ray's elbow.
Ray lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stevie Ray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ray lands with a right hand.
Ray lands a right hook to the body.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
McFly lands a slapping body shot.
Stevie Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray moves into the clinch.
McFly misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marty McFly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McFly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Ray blocks an elbow strike from McFly.
McFly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
McFly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McFly is trying to break free.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray has McFly pushed against the ropes.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by McFly.
McFly is working Ray over against the ropes.
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!
McFly digs a right hand into Ray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ray's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from McFly.
Ray presses McFly against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McFly trying to control the position but instead, Ray has worked for underhooks and has pushed McFly into the ropes.
McFly lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray tries to stall but McFly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Ray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McFly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
McFly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McFly can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
McFly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFly.
Ray struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by McFly.
Ray lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray lands a body shot in the clinch.
McFly lands a nice uppercut.
Ray lands a shoulder strike.
Ray lands with a left to the head.
McFly throws a head punch that misses.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
McFly can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
McFly can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Ray presses McFly against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McFly swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray working aggressively here.
McFly misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from McFly is predictable there
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
McFly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ray walks into a jab.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray tries to clinch
and McFly counters with a straight right hand.
Ray connects with a solid leg kick.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from McFly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ray!
McFly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Ray wants to counter with a clinch but McFly pushes him away.
McFly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McFly is rocked!
Stevie Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray blocks a head kick by McFly.
McFly sets himself, and Ray steps forward looking for the clinch! McFly avoids it this time.
Oh McFly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
Ray creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! McFly crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! McFly face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ray takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stevie Ray!
After winning the bout, Stevie Ray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sao Galileo (ranked 5158 p4p, 557 weight class) and Muhammad Gartzen (ranked 2642 p4p, 342 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Gartzen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galileo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gartzen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galileo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gartzen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Galileo with a body shot.
Galileo lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Muhammad Gartzen has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gartzen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Galileo - the referee stops the clock and Gartzen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Galileo . Gartzen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gartzen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galileo .
A head kick misses from Gartzen.
A little feinted left hand from Galileo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Galileo lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gartzen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galileo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gartzen.
Gartzen lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gartzen. Galileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo lands with a nice body kick.
Gartzen throws a leg kick
and Galileo counters with an outside leg kick.
Gartzen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Galileo wants to clinch.
Gartzen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gartzen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Galileo .
Galileo throws a head kick that Gartzen semi-blocks.
Galileo staying out of range there.
Gartzen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galileo .
Gartzen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Galileo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gartzen's elbow.
Gartzen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gartzen blocks a body shot from Galileo .
Gartzen swings wildly with an uppercut but Galileo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galileo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galileo can't find room to land a body shot as Gartzen controls the action.
A short right from Galileo on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gartzen lands a right hand.
Gartzen gets through Galileo 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galileo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gartzen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galileo .
Gartzen blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Gartzen.
Galileo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gartzen.
A hook to the body from Gartzen.
Gartzen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Sao Galileo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Gartzen'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.
A swing and a miss from Gartzen.
Galileo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gartzen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gartzen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galileo cracks Gartzen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gartzen throws a sloppy head kick and Galileo moves out of range easily.
Gartzen punishes Galileo 's body with a nice straight punch.
Gartzen misses the jab.
Gartzen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGalileo .
Galileo lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gartzen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galileo throws a leg kick which misses Gartzen's front leg but catches the back leg as Gartzen tries to avoid it.
Galileo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartzen throws the left hand but Galileo avoids the punch easily.
Galileo is looking to clinch.
Galileo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gartzen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gartzen misses with a kick to the body
and Galileo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galileo blocks the body kick.
Galileo throws a counter high kick but Gartzen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gartzen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Galileo rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Galileo .
Gartzen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galileo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gartzen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gartzen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sao Galileo is winning the standup battle so far.
Galileo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gartzen on the side of the head.
Galileo avoids the body shot from Gartzen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo throws a jab when Gartzen was well out of range.
Gartzen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Galileo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gartzen lands a nice looking body kick.
Gartzen takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Muhammad Gartzen'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!
Galileo throws a hook but Gartzen avoids it easily.
Galileo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gartzen tries to move into range but Galileo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Galileo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Galileo is looking to score with low kicks.
Gartzen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Galileo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Galileo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Gartzen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gartzen dodges the punch combination from Galileo .
Gartzen throws a head kick but Galileo moves out of range.
Gartzen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Galileo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gartzen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gartzen blocks a head kick by Galileo .
Gartzen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gartzen missing with a left hand there. Galileo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galileo throws a shot from downtown. Gartzen moves away and avoids it.
Gartzen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Galileo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gartzen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the body from Gartzen misses
and Galileo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gartzen thinking.
Galileo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gartzen can do to turn this around?
Galileo blocks the body kick.
Galileo throws a quick counter head kick but Gartzen was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo moves forwards but Gartzen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gartzen throws a sloppy head kick
and Galileo counters with a leg kick.
Galileo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gartzen on the side of the head.
Gartzen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Galileo is out of range and Gartzen settles back down.
Gartzen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Galileo . Galileo obviously looking to wear him down.
Gartzen thuds his shin into the meat of Galileo 's side.
Gartzen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gartzen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galileo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gartzen.
Galileo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gartzen doesn't seem bothered though.
Muhammad Gartzen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gartzen throws a head kick that misses
and Galileo counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gartzen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gartzen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gartzen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Galileo to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Muhammad Gartzen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Galileo tests Gartzen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galileo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gartzen circles away.
Gartzen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Galileo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gartzen misses with the body kick
and Galileo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gartzen thows a leg kick but Galileo checks it
and Galileo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gartzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galileo misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sao Galileo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galileo 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Galileo !
A very excited looking Sao Galileo 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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Monroe (ranked 20252 p4p, 337 weight class) and Fingal Logan (ranked 2081 p4p, 109 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe motions for Logan to come forward. Monroe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Logan misses.
Monroe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Monroe as he connects with a hook.
Logan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Monroe duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan digs a good body shot into Monroe's ribs.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Monroe lands with a right hand.
Logan is rocked!
Monroe catches Logan napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Logan 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! Monroe raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colin Monroe!
Colin Monroe is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Colin Monroe 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 2867 p4p, 369 weight class) and Chad Tyrell (ranked 2493 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Tyrell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tyrell misses.
Tyrell ducks under a wild hook from Hare.
Tyrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrell throws a right hand that misses
letting Hare counter with a right hand.
Hare throws a right hand that misses
letting Tyrell counter with a right hand.
Tyrell throws a looping overhand right but Hare ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrell catches Hare with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyrell misses the jab.
Tyrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hare throws out the jab.
Tyrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hare manages to avoid it.
Hare tries to bum rush Tyrell with a series of wild strikes but Tyrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrell there.
A good leg kick by Hare.
Tyrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chad Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Hare on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Tyrell misses
and Hare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hare checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Hare on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Tyrell.
Tyrell throws a shot to the body.
Hare lands with a straight right. Tyrell didn't see that one coming.
Tyrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrell lands a slapping body shot.
Hare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hare was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrell.
As Tyrell looks to move away, Hare throws a big counter combo but Tyrell just gets out of the way.
Tyrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrell jabs at Hare's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrell as he connects with a hook.
Hare scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrell.
Hare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab by Hare.
Tyrell misses with a right hand
and Hare counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hare misses with a hook
and Tyrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyrell takes a swing at Hare's ribcage but misses.
Hare is looking to counter punch.
Hare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyrell. That did some damage!
Hare checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hare jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare 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.
Tyrell loads up on a big right hand but Hare slips the punch.
Hare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyrell misses with a hook
and Hare counters with a left and a right that stings Tyrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Tyrell 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.
Hare throws a leg kick
and Tyrell counters with a low kick, right behind Hare 's knee.
Hare misses with a hook. Tyrell ducked under it nicely.
Hare misses with a few strikes there.
Hare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrell.
Tyrell lands a body shot.
Tyrell swings for the body but Hare moves out of range.
Hare misses with a body shot.
Hare checks a leg kick.
Tyrell throws a sloppy head kick and Hare moves out of range easily.
Hare moves out of range as Tyrell throws a body kick.
Tyrell works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell tries to land a front kick but Hare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyrell swings widly with a right hand
and Hare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hare!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell connects with a single shot there.
Tyrell lands a jab to the nose.
Hare scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Tyrell does it's job there.
Tyrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hare checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyrell slips a jab from Hare.
Jab by Tyrell.
Tyrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hare.
Tyrell throws a low kick, looking for Hare's leg but Hare calmly moves out of range.
Hare misses with a double jab.
Tyrell throws a leg kick but Hare moved away.
Tyrell misses with a wild body shot.
Hare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyrell connects with a leg kick. Hare looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrell misses with an uppercut
and Hare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Tyrell.
Hare swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hare throws a big counter combination but Tyrell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tyrell with a hook.
Tyrell cracks the inside of Hare's front leg.
Hare tries to work over Tyrell's front leg with a kick but Tyrell checks it.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyrell throws a body punch but Hare moves out of range.
Hare throws a push kick but Tyrell slaps the foot to one side.
Tyrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Hare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Tyrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hare uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyrell.
Tyrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hare to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Hare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrell staying out of range there.
Tyrell throws a hook to the side of Hare's head but Hare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hare misses with a right hand
and Tyrell counters with a nice body shot.
Tyrell cracks Hare with a good jab.
Tyrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Tyrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrell cracks Hare with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hare was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrell.
Hare swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare missing with a left hand there. Tyrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Tyrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrell.
Hare gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hare.
Tyrell defending well as Hare loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyrell! But no joy.
Tyrell misses the shot to the body.
Hare throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Hare misses.
Tyrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hare on the side of the head.
Tyrell cracks Hare with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyrell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hare throws a shot from downtown. Tyrell moves away and avoids it.
Hare misses with the combination.
Hare takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hare throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrell's shoulder, as Tyrell tries to avoid the shot.
Chad Tyrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrell stuns Hare with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Tyrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyrell 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Tyrell!
After the fight, Chad Tyrell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Corn (ranked 22858 p4p, 326 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 9848 p4p, 330 weight class). David Haller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller throws a jab but it's blocked by Corn.
Haller walks into a stiff left hand from Corn.
Haller lands an overhand right.
Haller throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Haller.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corn.
Corn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been informed that Haller 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.
Corn scores with a nice right hand.
Corn throws a right hand that Haller ducks under and follows up with a left that Haller also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Corn. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haller misses with a hook. Corn ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haller.
Corn 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.
Corn throws out a loose jab but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haller misses with an uppercut. Corn saw that one coming.
Corn scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Corn tries to move into range but Haller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corn lands with a good body shot.
Corn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haller.
Haller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Corn misses with a straight left.
Corn ducks under a wild hook from Haller.
Corn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller misses with a straight right.
Corn 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.
Haller looks to throw the jab but Corn is out of range.
Corn throws a hook to the side of Haller's head but Haller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haller manages to avoid it.
Corn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haller slips under a jab.
Haller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corn slips a jab from Haller.
Corn wants to clinch.
Haller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jimmy Corn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haller loads up on a big right hand but Corn slips the punch.
A jab from Haller finds it's way through Corn's defenses.
Haller catches Corn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corn darts in and clinches Haller up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Haller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haller lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Corn as the two fighters clinch.
Corn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corn tries a body shot but Haller blocks it.
Corn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haller has a couple of punches blocked by Corn.
Corn takes a shot to the head.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Corn.
Corn lands a nice uppercut.
Corn lands a shoulder strike.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Haller avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Haller prevents a body shot from Corn.
Corn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haller blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corn lands an uppercut.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn digs a right hand into Haller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haller's gas tank.
Haller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Haller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Haller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corn.
Corn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haller keeps the fight on the outside.
Corn throws a leg kick but Haller checks it.
Corn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haller.
Haller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corn.
A little jabbing left from Haller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corn staying out of range there.
Corn scores with a punch to the head.
Haller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corn throws a body shot but no joy.
Corn gets a clinch.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corn struggles to land a body shot inside as Haller controls his hands.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller trying to land knees to the body.
Haller blocking some punches.
Corn lands a shoulder strike.
Corn tries to work over Haller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimmy Corn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haller's elbow.
Haller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corn's elbow.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Corn controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haller.
Haller misses with a knee to the head.
Corn working aggressively here.
Corn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haller scores with a shot to the side of Corn's head.
Corn blocks a body shot from Haller.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
Haller blocking some punches.
Corn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
Haller has a couple of punches blocked by Corn.
Corn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Corn avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Haller.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller prevents a body shot from Corn.
Corn lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haller struggles to land a body shot inside as Corn controls his hands.
Corn lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller lands a nice uppercut.
Corn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haller backwards.
Haller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haller backwards.
Haller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haller looking to throw knees to the head but Corn is blocking nicely.
Haller presses Corn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haller misses with some punches.
Haller tries a body shot but Corn blocks it.
Haller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller lands a hook that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
Corn lands a right hand.
Haller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Haller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Corn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haller.
David Haller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Haller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haller misses with an uppercut. Corn saw that one coming.
Haller throws an overhand right that lands on Corn's shoulder, as Corn tries to avoid the shot.
Haller lands a leg kick that knocks Corn off balance momentarily.
Haller misses with a hook. Corn ducked under it nicely.
Haller connects with a jab.
Corn throws a lazy right hand but Haller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corn.
Haller throws the left hand but Corn avoids the punch easily.
Haller blocks a jab.
Corn has Haller up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Corn as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haller throws a head punch that misses.
Haller tries a body shot but Corn blocks it.
A short left from Haller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Corn avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corn.
Haller tries a body shot but Corn blocks it.
Corn blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Haller.
Haller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Corn avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corn struggles to land a body shot inside as Haller controls his hands.
Corn gets through Haller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corn misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corn.
Haller with a knee to the head.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by Corn.
Haller lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Haller controls the action.
Corn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haller backwards.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Haller controls the action.
Corn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corn or not.
Haller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Haller.
A head punch on the inside from Haller fails to land.
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Corn prevents a body shot from Haller.
Corn blocks a body shot from Haller.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corn tries a body shot but Haller blocks it.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haller blocks an uppercut.
Haller lands a good knee to the midsection. Corn won't want to take too many of those.
Corn lands with a short shot to the head.
Corn scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Haller.
I think Haller 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haller!
David Haller took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 14681 p4p, 268 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 3919 p4p, 81 weight class). Ripgut comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminence front-the who kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ukkeli misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ukkeli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ripgut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ukkeli with a nice cross.
Ukkeli misses with a looping left.
Ripgut looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ukkeli scores with a jab. Ripgut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli misses with a hook
and Ripgut counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Maximus Ukkeli has been cut.
Ukkeli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Ukkeli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ukkeli misses with a body kick.
And Ripgut responds with a good body kick, but Ukkeli manages to step out the way in time.
Ukkeli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli tries a head kick but it misses.
Ukkeli moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRipgut.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ripgut.
Ripgut unleashes a big counter combination but Ukkeli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Ukkeli finds it's way through Ripgut's defenses.
Ukkeli throws an off balance right hand
and Ripgut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ukkeli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ripgut swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ukkeli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ukkeli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Ripgut throws a fast counter high kick but Ukkeli manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Ukkeli. That snapped Ripgut's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ripgut 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.
Ukkeli connects with a jab.
Ripgut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ukkeli throws out a leg kick but Ripgut moves out of range and Ukkeli only half commits.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Ripgut ducked under it nicely.
Ukkeli moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRipgut.
Ripgut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Ripgut releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ukkeli.
It looks like Shane Ripgut has been cut.
Ukkeli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ripgut throws a fast counter high kick but Ukkeli manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A cross from Ukkeli lands.
Ukkeli lands with a kick to the temple. Ripgut shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ukkeli is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ripgut 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 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maximus Ukkeli!
An out of breath Maximus Ukkeli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Shane Ripgut stepped up to the mic, saying 'Son of a B%$*& cant win em all '.
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