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ORC 6: Deadlock PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Evans (ranked 6227 p4p, 185 weight class) and Atif Muhammad (ranked 22892 p4p, 230 weight class). Atif Muhammad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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245 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cuts easily
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Brawler
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Atif Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a one two! Muhammad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Atif Muhammad has been cut.
Muhammad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muhammad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Muhammad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Muhammad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans lands a left hand.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhammad working aggressively here.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Muhammad prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhammad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muhammad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Evans tries to break free but Muhammad pushes him back against the ropes.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muhammads head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad breaks the clinch.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muhammad circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Evans!
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhammad.
Ray Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Atif Muhammad's cut even more.
Muhammad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muhammad doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Muhammad.
Muhammad drives through and clinches with Evans against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Muhammad keeps him there for the moment.
Evans gets through Muhammad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muhammads head.
Muhammad has Evans pressed against the ropes, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Evans lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to circle away but Muhammad has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
Muhammad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans cracks Muhammad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The cut above Atif Muhammad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
OH! Muhammad has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Evans smells blood and charges in for the finish! Evans unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Muhammad sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Evans!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Evans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyce Johnson (ranked 6824 p4p, 209 weight class) and Cakes N Chicken (ranked 6877 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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269 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent MT
Good chin
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Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyce Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cakes N Chicken!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N Chicken circles away from the clinch attempt.
N Chicken raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by N Chicken. N Chicken obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson wants to clinch up but N Chicken keeps it at a distance.
Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson stalling against the ropes.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Cakes N Chicken has been cut.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of N Chicken backwards.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
N Chicken tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
N Chicken trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for N Chicken.
N Chicken scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from N Chicken.
N Chicken keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch there but N Chicken circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
N Chicken connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped N Chicken in his tracks.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. N Chicken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! N Chicken slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Johnson wants to clinch up but N Chicken keeps it at a distance.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
N Chicken circles away from the clinch attempt.
N Chicken takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N Chicken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Chicken tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from N Chicken.
N Chicken cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by N Chicken.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyce Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cakes N Chicken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
N Chicken follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from N Chicken. Johnson shrugs it off though.
N Chicken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
N Chicken missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of N Chicken backwards.
N Chicken missing with knees to the body.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by N Chicken.
N Chicken scores with a nice body kick.
N Chicken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cakes N Chicken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
N Chicken tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
N Chicken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Cakes N Chicken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
N Chicken feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
N Chicken keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson 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.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but N Chicken pushes him off.
Johnson 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.
N Chicken lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
N Chicken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
N Chicken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged N Chicken in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
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!
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. N Chicken is defending well for now.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
N Chicken missing with knees to the body.
N Chicken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson clinches up with N Chicken and pushes him back against the ropes.
N Chicken being controlled against the ropes.
Johnson avoiding damage as N Chicken throws knees to the body.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but N Chicken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson taking a breather.
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 Tyce Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cakes N Chicken'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. And we move into the final round!
N Chicken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
N Chicken throws a nice head kick!
N Chicken keeps the fight on the outside.
N Chicken keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
N Chicken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
N Chicken is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
N Chicken throws a nice outside leg kick.
N Chicken feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
N Chicken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
N Chicken throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but N Chicken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
N Chicken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by N Chicken. N Chicken obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - N Chicken circles away.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
N Chicken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. N Chicken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of N Chicken backwards.
Tyce Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Chicken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N Chicken tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
N Chicken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson is looking to clinch but N Chicken is avoiding it.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by N Chicken. N Chicken obviously looking to wear him down.
N Chicken is looking to score with low kicks.
N Chicken cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
N Chicken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
N Chicken swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cakes N Chicken.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Tyce Johnson!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Tyce Johnson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Tyce Johnson!
Tyce Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Raymaker (ranked 9045 p4p, 220 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 4893 p4p, 145 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. another life - kano kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grover Dowiyogo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kai Raymaker's chin.
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257 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Raymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that Raymaker semi-blocks.
Raymaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
and Raymaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dowiyogo darts in trying to clinch
and Raymaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dowiyogo thinking.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Raymaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dowiyogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raymaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymaker slips a jab and a cross from Dowiyogo.
Both fighters circling a little - Dowiyogo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raymaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and Raymaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Raymaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raymaker connects with the punch.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Dowiyogo clinches with his opponent.
Raymaker lands a right hand.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raymaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as Raymaker tries to tie him up.
Raymaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raymaker.
I was talking to Raymaker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Raymaker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Raymaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raymaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raymaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dowiyogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raymaker.
Raymaker checks the leg kick.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick that knocks Raymaker off balance momentarily.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raymaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Dowiyogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raymaker.
Dowiyogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dowiyogo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowiyogo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raymaker is out of range.
Raymaker avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Raymaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raymaker scores with a nice head shot.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymaker checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raymaker misses with a shot to the body
and Dowiyogo counters with an outside leg kick.
Raymaker moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Raymaker moves out of range.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Raymaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Raymaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raymaker works Dowiyogo's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo walks into a jab.
Raymaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raymaker is looking to wear down Dowiyogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raymaker throws a jab when Dowiyogo was well out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Raymaker throws a hook but Dowiyogo avoids it easily.
Raymaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dowiyogo can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raymaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raymaker takes a step back to recover.
A slow jab from Dowiyogo misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Raymaker finds it's target.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raymaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raymaker digs a good body shot into Dowiyogo's ribs.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and Raymaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raymaker.
Dowiyogo throws a fast counter high kick but Raymaker manages to duck under it in time.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Raymaker avoids it.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Raymaker moves out of range.
Raymaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dowiyogo at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Dowiyogo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kai Raymaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Raymaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymaker punishes Dowiyogo's body with a nice straight punch.
Raymaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dowiyogo.
Raymaker throws a hook but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Dowiyogo tries to counter with a clinch but Raymaker shakes him off and moves away.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Raymaker moves away
enabling Raymaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
enabling Raymaker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raymaker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dowiyogo - the referee stops the clock and Raymaker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dowiyogo. Raymaker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dowiyogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raymaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo throws a push kick but Raymaker slaps the foot to one side.
Raymaker keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Raymaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raymaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dowiyogo.
Raymaker blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
Dowiyogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Raymaker working aggressively here.
Raymaker is trying to maintain a safe position but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns Raymaker into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raymaker.
Raymaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
Dowiyogo tries to work over Raymaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Raymaker avoids the damage to the body.
Raymaker breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses
and Raymaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but Raymaker circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raymaker blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Raymaker is looking to counter punch.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Raymaker avoids it.
Dowiyogo throws a body shot but no joy.
Raymaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raymaker scores with a jab. Dowiyogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Raymaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and Raymaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raymaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raymaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dowiyogo feints and then cracks Raymaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raymaker down.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick
and Raymaker counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Dowiyogo onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raymaker circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Raymaker counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Dowiyogo to the mat, face first! Raymaker goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Dowiyogo is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Dowiyogo is rocked!
Dowiyogo has managed to clinch.
Raymaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Raymaker blocks it.
Raymaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.
Raymaker breaks from the clinch.
Dowiyogo looks to land a body kick but Raymaker moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowiyogo!
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
and Raymaker counters with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raymaker lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Raymaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raymaker 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Kai Raymaker!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Kai Raymaker!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Kai Raymaker!
Kai Raymaker wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 3871 p4p, 120 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 3757 p4p, 119 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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191 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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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
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.
We've been informed that Irhin 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.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Irhin back into the ropes.
Santos is leaning against Irhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Santos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Artem Irhin has been cut.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Irhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irhin breaks the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up but Irhin circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Santos backs off Irhin throws a huge counter combo but Santos manages to avoid it all.
Irhin thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Irhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Irhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Irhin tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Irhin breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Irhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irhin scores with a nice head shot.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Irhin on the inside.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Irhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irhin avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Irhin manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Irhin gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irhin.
Irhin tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos prevents a body shot from Irhin.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
Santos gets through Irhin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Irhin avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhin circles away.
Irhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin connects with a jab.
Irhin throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin misses with a two punch combination.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irhin lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irhin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artem Irhin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Irhin misses.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Irhin in a clinch.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Irhin in his tracks for a moment.
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Irhin is having none of it.
Irhin cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos tries to clinch up but Irhin circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Irhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos looks to clinch
enabling Irhin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Irhin is breathing heavily.
Irhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Irhin.
Irhin manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irhin's defenses.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Irhin.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos cracks Irhin with a nice body shot.
Santos lands an elbow just above Irhin 's eye.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos works on Irhin's body with a couple of short punches.
Neymar Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos pushes Irhin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Irhin blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos lands an elbow just above Irhin 's eye.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A knee to the head by Santos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Irhin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Santos.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos lands a right hand.
Irhin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irhin dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Irhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irhin blocks the elbow strike.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Irhin working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the ropes.
Irhin misses with some punches.
Irhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artem Irhin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irhin cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irhin 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.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irhin.
Santos is looking to counter the offense by Irhin and move into the clinch.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Irhin in a clinch.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Irhin gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Santos.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Irhin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Irhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irhin misses with a body punch.
Irhin takes a shot to the head.
Irhin is rocked!
Santos pushes Irhin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Irhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Irhin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhin circles away.
A little jabbing left from Irhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Irhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Irhin throws a counter combo.
Irhin scores with a three punch combo!
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Irhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Santos lands an elbow just above Irhin 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Irhin's brow.
Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.
A jab from Irhin misses.
Irhin cracks Santos with a good jab.
Santos closes the distance but Irhin moves to the side
and Irhin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch up but Irhin keeps it at a distance.
Irhin sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Irhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Santos.
Irhin manages to break the clinch.
Santos slips under a jab from Irhin.
Artem Irhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos is looking to clinch but Irhin is avoiding it.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos tries to clinch there but Irhin circles away.
Santos wants to clinch up but Irhin keeps it at a distance.
Irhin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Irhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artem Irhin.
I think Irhin 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Neymar Santos!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Neymar Santos!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Neymar Santos!
Neymar Santos wins by unanimous decision!
Neymar Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 3944 p4p, 123 weight class) and Rock Machine (ranked 4132 p4p, 128 weight class). West comes into the arena with Sober blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Machine's choice of entrance music: Hell Yeah. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine walks forward, straight into a front kick from West.
West tries to land a front kick but Machine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machine takes one to the side of the head.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Machine cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West tries to clinch but Machine is having none of it.
Machine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Machine looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
West tries to clinch but Machine is having none of it.
West misses with an uppercut.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Machine breaks the clinch.
Machine misses with a straight left.
West ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
West throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machine.
West scores with a head kick.
Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Machine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Wayde West has been cut.
Machine throws an off balance right hand
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machine throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Machine has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Machine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machine misses with a looping right.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Machine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West moves into range and clinches up with Machine.
Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machine 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.
A big right from Machine misses.
Machine misses with an uppercut
and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
West breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machine blocks a head kick by West.
Machine misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rock Machine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machine throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Machine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A cross from Machine lands.
Machine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
Machine blocks the body kick.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machine, pushing him back against the ropes.
Machine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
West manages to break the clinch.
West drives through and clinches with Machine against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West is looking to break free of the clinch but Machine has double underhooks.
Machine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machine as West tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine wants to break free but West has control.
Machine pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
West taking a breather.
Machine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West breaks the clinch.
West takes one on the chin but seems OK.
West rushes Machine and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Machine.
West breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Machine. That snapped West's head back.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machine misses the jab.
A big right from Machine misses.
Machine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Machine lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Machine catches West right on the button with a cross.
Machine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
West is rocked!
West moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
It seemed like Machine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
West checks the leg kick.
West throws a big counter combination but Machine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Machine connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machine.
Machine tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Machine manages to circle out of the way.
Machine staggers West with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! West looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Machine is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rock Machine!
Our winner, Rock Machine, 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 Jakub Chlapik (ranked 3067 p4p, 91 weight class) and Ralph Gardner (ranked 3438 p4p, 106 weight class). Chlapik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized . Gardner has chosen Thug Luv as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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202 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jakub Chlapik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ralph Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlapik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chlapik moves out of range of the leg kick from Gardner.
Chlapik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chlapik misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chlapik.
No joy there for Chlapik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gardner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chlapik with a body shot.
Chlapik takes the fight into the clinch.
Chlapik is trying to break free.
Chlapik scores with a shoulder strike.
Gardner taking a breather.
Gardner is looking to control Chlapik's arms but Chlapik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardner has his back to the ropes.
Chlapik misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner lands a nice uppercut.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Chlapik.
Gardner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chlapik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chlapik's efforts to push away.
Chlapik misses with a punch to the body.
Chlapik throws a head punch that misses.
Gardner is looking to control Chlapik's arms but Chlapik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardner has his back to the ropes.
Chlapik swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chlapik misses with a body punch.
Chlapik gets through Gardner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Chlapik as the two fighters clinch.
Chlapik is trying to break free.
Gardner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chlapik misses with the head strike.
Gardner misses with a body punch.
Gardner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chlapik lands a hook that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chlapik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik pushes Gardner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Chlapik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chlapik lands a body punch.
Gardner misses with a body punch.
Gardner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chlapik is keeping busy.
Chlapik digs a right hand underneath Gardner's ribcage. Gardner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gardner blocking some punches.
Gardner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chlapik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chlapik is trying to break free.
Chlapik lands a nice shot to the body.
Chlapik misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Chlapik.
Chlapik manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chlapik throws a hook but Gardner blocks it.
Gardner feints a counter leg kick.
Chlapik clinches up with Gardner and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Chlapik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chlapik misses with a wild combination.
Chlapik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chlapik gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gardner counters with a stiff right hand.
Gardner tries to keep at a distance but Chlapik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chlapik.
Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Chlapik.
Chlapik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gardner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chlapik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gardner can turn it around.
Gardner taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chlapik.
Gardner is trying to stall.
Gardner looking to stall.
Chlapik throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlapik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gardner.
Chlapik lands a body shot.
Chlapik has had enough of the clinch but Gardner keeps him there for the moment.
Chlapik tries to throw a body punch but Gardner avoids it by throwing Chlapik back against the ropes.
Gardner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chlapik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chlapik throws a one two combo.
Gardner misses with a hook. Chlapik ducked under it nicely.
Chlapik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chlapik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gardner can do to turn this around?
Chlapik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gardner circles away quickly and effectively.
Chlapik rushes Gardner and presses him up against the ropes.
Chlapik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gardner is rocked!
Gardner misses with some punches.
Gardner is still on wobbly legs! Can Chlapik finish him?
Chlapik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chlapik creates a bit of distance and cracks Gardner with a big uppercut! Gardner goes down! The referee pushes Chlapik away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Gardner make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Chlapik takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jakub Chlapik!
Jakub Chlapik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Verhoeven (ranked 5685 p4p, 157 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 5501 p4p, 154 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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172 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven closes the distance and clinches.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verhoeven could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Verhoeven looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Verhoeven has Dos Santos pushed against the ropes.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verhoeven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verhoeven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Verhoeven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos wants to counter with a clinch but Verhoeven pushes him away.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
A lazy body kick from Verhoeven
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Verhoeven takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick by Verhoeven misses
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Verhoeven saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Verhoeven effectively controlling the action here.
Verhoeven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verhoeven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verhoeven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Verhoeven 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.
Verhoeven misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch position.
Dos Santos 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.
Verhoeven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Verhoeven throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alistair Verhoeven is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Verhoeven doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Verhoeven throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Verhoeven
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Verhoeven misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Verhoeven is looking to land body kicks.
And Dos Santos responds with a good body kick, but Verhoeven manages to step out the way in time.
Verhoeven tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Verhoeven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Verhoeven lands a front kick.
Verhoeven throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Verhoeven 's knee.
Verhoeven throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verhoeven thinking.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verhoeven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Verhoeven counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Dos Santos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Verhoeven misses with a left hand
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
Verhoeven tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Verhoeven trying to land knees to the body.
Verhoeven tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Verhoeven is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dos Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Alistair Verhoeven 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. This is the final round!
Verhoeven throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verhoeven with a body shot.
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Verhoeven misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Verhoeven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Verhoeven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Verhoeven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Verhoeven.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven misses with the body kick
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a fast counter high kick but Verhoeven manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Verhoeven throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Verhoeven looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Verhoeven tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Alistair Verhoeven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verhoeven misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch position.
Verhoeven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven moves out of range of the leg kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Verhoeven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos wants to counter with a clinch but Verhoeven pushes him away.
Verhoeven looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos flicks out a counter leg kick but Verhoeven steps away.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Verhoeven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Verhoeven tries a head kick but it misses.
Verhoeven throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verhoeven throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verhoeven.
Dos Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Verhoeven shakes him off and moves away.
Verhoeven throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verhoeven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verhoeven misses with an uppercut.
Verhoeven sets himself, and Dos Santos steps forward looking for the clinch! Verhoeven avoids it this time.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Verhoeven rather than just go for the knockout.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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 Alistair Verhoeven.
Well Verhoeven 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Alistair Verhoeven!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Alistair Verhoeven!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Alistair Verhoeven!
Alistair Verhoeven wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between J.J. Grey (ranked 8719 p4p, 216 weight class) and Danny Reborn (ranked 4773 p4p, 144 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, J.J. Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Grey.
Grey lands with a hook. Reborn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reborn dips to his left and cracks Grey with an uppercut!
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reborn defending well as Grey loads up on a big left hand.
Grey looks to throw the jab but Reborn is out of range.
Grey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reborn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grey scrambles back to his feet.
Grey misses with a hook.
Reborn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grey throws a body shot but no joy.
Reborn closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reborn.
Reborn has a couple of punches blocked by Grey.
Reborn pushes off an throws an elbow but Grey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn blocking some punches.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Reborn.
Grey tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reborn lands a hook that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Reborn lands with a light punch inside.
Reborn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Grey.
Reborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reborn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey breaks from the clinch.
Grey tries to clinch but Reborn moves out of range.
Grey lands a jab to the head.
We've been told by Grey's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reborn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Grey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reborn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reborn is looking to clinch but Grey is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to land body kicks.
Reborn swinging wildly here.
Reborn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reborn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grey is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grey throws a body punch but Reborn moves out of range.
Reborn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grey.
Reborn cracks Grey with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that J.J. Grey 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.
Grey digs a good hook to Reborn's body.
Grey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Reborn counter with a right hand.
Reborn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grey lands a nice shot that snaps Reborn's head back.
Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Grey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reborn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn throws an elbow that misses.
Reborn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey.
Reborn misses with an elbow strike.
Reborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey blocks an elbow strike.
Reborn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Reborn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey working aggressively here.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reborn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reborn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grey throws a head punch that misses.
Grey misses with some punches.
Reborn lands an elbow inside.
Grey misses with some punches.
Grey throws a punch but it's blocked by Reborn.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reborn throws an elbow but misses.
Reborn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reborn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grey gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey misses with a punch on the inside.
Reborn lands a nice uppercut.
Grey takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like J.J. Grey has been cut.
Reborn blocks an elbow strike.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reborn misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey lands a right hand.
Reborn blocks an uppercut.
Grey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grey working hard to break the clinch.
Reborn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grey misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reborn.
Reborn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey tries to throw a body punch but Reborn avoids it by throwing Grey back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Reborn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
Reborn lands an elbow inside.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reborn.
Reborn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reborn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danny Reborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reborn tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
Grey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grey throws a wild body kick that Reborn sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Reborn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on J.J. Grey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reborn moves out of range of the strikes.
Reborn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
J.J. Grey is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reborn's sensitive parts.
Grey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Danny Reborn has been cut.
Grey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reborn is out of range and Grey settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Reborn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Reborn is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reborn! But no joy.
Danny Reborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reborn checks a leg kick.
Reborn is looking to clinch but Grey is avoiding it.
It looked like Grey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reborn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grey.
Grey lands an uppercut.
J.J. Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey lands an elbow just above Reborn 's eye.
Reborn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reborn lands a shoulder strike.
Grey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grey.
Grey blocks the elbow strike.
Grey avoids a wild elbow strike from Reborn.
Grey lands a left hand.
Grey tries to land a knee to the head but Reborn blocks with his arms.
Grey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reborn misses with some punches.
Grey blocks an elbow strike from Reborn.
Reborn lands an elbow inside.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Reborn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reborn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greys head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reborn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grey has a couple of punches blocked by Reborn.
Reborn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey blocks an uppercut.
Reborn throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grey fails to land.
Grey takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Reborn.
Reborn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grey's defenses.
Danny Reborn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grey presses Reborn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reborn lands an uppercut.
Grey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grey is looking to break free of the clinch but Reborn has double underhooks.
Grey avoids a wild elbow strike from Reborn.
Reborn lands with a short shot to the head.
Reborn keeps control of Grey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grey lands with a left to the head.
Reborn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reborn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey lands with a left to the head.
Grey lands a nice uppercut.
Reborn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grey backwards.
Grey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
J.J. Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for J.J. Grey!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for J.J. Grey!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for J.J. Grey!
J.J. Grey wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking J.J. Grey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Danny Reborn had this to say: 'The #%$@ is that my tooth?! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 4536 p4p, 138 weight class) and Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 2886 p4p, 111 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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174 lbs
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300 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Jagerkokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fionn MacCumhaill!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagerkokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacCumhaill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jagerkokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jagerkokov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MacCumhaill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jagerkokov clinches.
MacCumhaill can't break the clinch.
Jagerkokov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Fionn MacCumhaill has been cut.
Jagerkokov misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jagerkokov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jagerkokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jagerkokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jagerkokov prevents MacCumhaill from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Jagerkokov on the inside.
Jagerkokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jagerkokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jagerkokov prevents MacCumhaill from breaking the clinch.
MacCumhaill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jagerkokov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacCumhaill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jagerkokov.
MacCumhaill misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Jagerkokov lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCumhaill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from MacCumhaill.
Fionn MacCumhaill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacCumhaill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacCumhaill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jagerkokov staggers MacCumhaill with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! MacCumhaill looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
MacCumhaill is rocked!
MacCumhaill looks winded!
Jagerkokov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MacCumhaill is still on wobbly legs! Can Jagerkokov finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jagerkokov lands an elbow inside that MacCumhaill shrugs off.
Jagerkokov cracks MacCumhaill with a huge knee and knocks him out cold! No need for the referee to start the count here - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Emil Jagerkokov!
A very excited looking Emil Jagerkokov 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ed Driver (ranked 1372 p4p, 36 weight class) and DBrickashaw Stevens (ranked 19317 p4p, 254 weight class). Ed Driver is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, DBrickashaw Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Driver.
Driver fakes the leg kick and cracks Stevens in the body.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Driver tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Stevens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Driver under the eye.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens 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.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Driver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Driver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stevens scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stevens lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Driver, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Driver.
Stevens prevents Driver from breaking the clinch.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Driver.
That kick from Stevens tenderised Driver's leg. Driver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Driver rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Driver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens digs a right hand into Driver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Driver's gas tank.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Driver.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevens avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Driver controls his hands.
Driver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Driver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Driver has managed to clinch.
Driver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Driver prevents a body shot from Stevens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the ropes.
Stevens lands a shot to the body.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DBrickashaw Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Driver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Driver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Driver blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Driver trying to control the position but instead, Stevens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Driver into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Driver avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Driver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Driver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Driver working hard to break the clinch.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Driver tries to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driver's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
Driver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens prevents Driver from breaking the clinch.
Driver tries to circle away but Stevens has him pinned against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a hook
letting Driver counter with a right hand.
Stevens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Driver.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens instigates a clinch.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Driver controls his hands.
Stevens tries a body shot but Driver blocks it.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Driver.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Stevens works on Driver's body with a couple of short punches.
Driver prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Driver controls the action.
Driver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Driver controls the action.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DBrickashaw Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens misses with a hook.
DBrickashaw Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Driver looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driver blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Driver throws a quick counter head kick but Stevens was just out of range.
Ed Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driver fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Driver manages to break the clinch.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Driver clinches with his opponent.
Stevens controlling the action here for a moment.
Driver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver manages to break the clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch but Driver is having none of it.
Stevens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Driver rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driver manages to avoid it.
Stevens pushes Driver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stevens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Driver's efforts to push away.
Driver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Driver looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Driver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stevens lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Driver.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driver looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver trying to stall but Stevens improves his position.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens tries to work over Driver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens blocking some punches.
Ed Driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Driver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
DBrickashaw Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for DBrickashaw Stevens!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for DBrickashaw Stevens!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for DBrickashaw Stevens!
DBrickashaw Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
DBrickashaw Stevens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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