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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 19065 p4p, 665 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 2328 p4p, 304 weight class). Thomas has chosen Shinedown - as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Juttu tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Juttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Juttu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juttu slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Juttu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juttu. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juttu tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas defending well as Juttu loads up on a big left hand.
Juttu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juttu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Juttu.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Juttu avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juttu 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.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Juttu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Juttu circles away.
Juttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Thomas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Juttu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas wants to counter with a clinch but Juttu pushes him away.
Juttu misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Juttu moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Juttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Juttu misses the jab.
Thomas throws a low kick but Juttu moves out of range easily.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Juttu.
Juttu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Juttu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas tests Juttu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Juttu.
Juttu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas checks a low kick from Juttu.
Juttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu slips under a jab.
Thomas tries a low kick but Juttu avoids it.
Juttu looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juttu.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Juttu circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas darts in and clinches Juttu up against the cage.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juttu misses with some punches.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas is looking to control Juttu's arms but Juttu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Juttu blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juttu.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juttu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juttu backwards.
Juttu scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Juttu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Juttu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juttu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juttu has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Juttu misses with some punches.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Juttu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juttu throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Juttu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Good leg kick by Juttu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Juttu back into the cage.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juttu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomas can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juttu backwards.
Juttu breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juttu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Juttu slips a straight right by Thomas.
Juttu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Juttu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Juttu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juttu tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juttu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Juttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juttu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juttu.
Juttu swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juttu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Juttu.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Juttu is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Juttu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Juttu is looking to score with low kicks.
Juttu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Juttu throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juttu.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juttu.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Thomas.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juttu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juttu thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Juttu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Juttu pushes him off.
Juttu throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juttu.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Juttu working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Juttu.
Juttu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juttu.
Juttu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juttu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas moves out of range as Juttu throws a body kick.
Juttu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Juttu misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas is looking to slow Juttu down with leg kicks.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
As Thomas backs away, Juttu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Juttu misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Juttu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Juttu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Juttu.
Juttu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Juttu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Juttu.
Donk. Thomas catches Juttu right on the button with a cross.
Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Juttu throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook but Juttu blocks it.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juttu on the side of the head.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juttu gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Juttu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juttu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juttu has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is working Juttu over against the cage.
Thomas blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Juttu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juttu lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Juttu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Juttu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juttu can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas is looking to control Juttu's arms but Juttu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Juttu breaks the clinch.
Juttu looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Juttu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Juttu slips under a jab from Thomas.
Juttu throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Juttu scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
Juttu misses with a straight right.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Juttu lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Thomas tries to clinch but Juttu is having none of it.
Juttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Juttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Juttu walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Juttu staying out of range there.
Juttu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas is looking to clinch but Juttu is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Juttu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juttu.
Juttu misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Juttu tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juttu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juttu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Juttu throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juttu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Juttu slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Juttu lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Juttu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juttu throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Juttu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juttu blocking some punches.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Juttu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Juttu controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas avoiding damage as Juttu throws knees to the body.
Juttu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juttu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juttu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Juttu lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Juttu lands a nice uppercut.
Juttu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juttu lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Thomas leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Juttu letting Thomas take a breather here.
Juttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Juttu.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juttu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juttu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Juttu.
Juttu misses with a low kick.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Juttu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Juttu.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Juttu moved out of range.
Juttu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juttu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juttu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Juttu settles back down.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juttu looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juttu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Juttu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juttu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juttu throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juttu misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas punishes Juttu's body with a nice straight punch.
Juttu thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Juttu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Juttu thinking.
Ruma Juttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juttu throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juttu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Juttu is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Juttu misses with the head strike.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juttu lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Thomas.
Juttu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Juttu breaks the clinch.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Juttu is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Thomas.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bert Starius (ranked 7952 p4p, 161 weight class) and Tarvo Jaak (ranked 20717 p4p, 180 weight class). Jaak has chosen Ludacris - Move Bitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tarvo Jaak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bert Starius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Jaak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaak throws a jab when Starius was well out of range.
Starius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaak sizes up Starius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaak lands a slapping body shot.
Jaak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Starius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaak - the referee stops the clock and Starius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaak. Starius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Starius checks a leg kick nicely.
Starius throwing a counter right hand but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Jaak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaak lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaak as he connects with a hook.
Starius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Starius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaak - the referee stops the clock and Starius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaak. Starius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaak throws a leg kick which misses Starius's front leg but catches the back leg as Starius tries to avoid it.
Jaak throws a body punch but Starius moves out of range.
Jaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jaak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tarvo Jaak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaak misses with a hook.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Starius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaak scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Jaak lands but Starius takes it in his stride.
Jaak lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaak connects with a high kick.
Jaak forces Starius back against the cage and clinches.
Jaak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaak pushes Starius away with a front kick.
Jaak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaak connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Starius blocks the low kick.
Jaak wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Jaak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws the kick towards the body but Starius avoids it.
Jaak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Starius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Jaak.
Starius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaak throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaak.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by Jaak.
Jaak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starius at a distance.
Jaak lands a leg kick that knocks Starius off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starius counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaak lands with a good body shot.
Starius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaak can pounce on him.
Jaak misses the body punch
letting Starius counter with a right hand.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaak.
A slow jab from Jaak misses its intended target.
It looked like Starius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jaak misses with an uppercut.
Starius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarvo Jaak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starius walks into a left hand.
Jaak tests Starius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Starius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a shot to the body
and Starius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Jaak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but Starius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Starius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaak.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaak as he connects with a hook.
Starius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Starius under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaak misses with a body shot.
Starius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak throws out a powerful jab.
Jaak connects with a crisp jab.
Jaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Starius down.
Jaak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Starius. Starius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Starius takes one to the chin there.
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak throws a head kick that misses
and Starius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot by Jaak.
Jaak lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot.
Starius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Starius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaak looks to throw the jab but Starius is out of range.
Starius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaak sizes up Starius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Starius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaak cracks Starius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jaak thumps Starius with a low kick.
Jaak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Starius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jaak throws a poor cross that misses
and Starius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaak.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaak - that will leave a mark!
Jaak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starius will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starius.
A counter left hand to the body from Starius misses its target.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaak tries a head kick but it misses.
Starius is looking to counter punch.
Jaak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak moves in looking to clinch but Starius pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Starius misses the target.
Jaak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jaak throws a leg kick
and Starius counters with a straight right hand.
Jaak tests Starius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaak tries to bum rush Starius with a series of wild strikes but Starius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Starius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch but Starius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starius is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaak throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaak throws a head kick but Starius moves out of range.
Starius is looking to counter punch.
Jaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Starius slips a jab from Jaak.
Starius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaak lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarvo Jaak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Starius is just out of range.
Jaak lands a leg kick that knocks Starius off balance momentarily.
Jaak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Starius misses the target.
Jaak fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Starius misses its target.
Jaak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Starius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Starius counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Jaak to the mat! Starius runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Jaak is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Jaak tests Starius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaak lands a glancing blow to the side of Starius's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak wants to clinch
and Starius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaak scores with a nice body kick.
Jaak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starius at a distance.
Jaak lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Starius. Starius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaak lands an overhand right.
Starius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Jaak there.
Bert Starius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws a head kick that Starius semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Starius avoids the body shot from Jaak.
Starius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaak.
Jaak misses with a hook. Starius ducked under it nicely.
Jaak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaak thuds a left hand into Starius's body.
Jaak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starius moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaak lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tarvo Jaak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Starius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jaak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Starius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaak.
Starius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starius keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Jaak fakes the leg kick and cracks Starius in the body.
Jaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starius counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaak throws a head kick but Starius moves out of range.
Starius avoids the body shot from Jaak.
Starius avoids the head kick by Jaak.
Jaak throws a shot to the body.
Jaak cracks Starius with an open hand slap.
Starius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaak misses with a looping right.
Jaak lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarvo Jaak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaak 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 18632 p4p, 171 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 6471 p4p, 200 weight class). Williams has chosen HERNIA banda as his entrance music. Roberto Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Boobie Miles Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Miles Iii misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Miles Iii misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miles Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miles Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Miles Iii has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Williams stalls.
Williams slows down the pace here.
We've been informed that Williams 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.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Miles Iii moves into the clinch.
Williams avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Miles Iii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams gets through Miles Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miles Iii backwards.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miles Iii misses with a body punch.
Miles Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miles Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miles Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miles Iii is breathing heavily.
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!
Williams looks low and kicks high, catching Miles Iii right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Boobie Miles Iii has been cut.
Williams clips Miles Iii with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Miles Iii a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Miles Iii is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Miles Iii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Williams knocks out Miles Iii with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Williams before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Williams picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Williams!
Roberto Williams took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 4437 p4p, 180 weight class) and Farrokh Bulsara (ranked 3426 p4p, 113 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Rhyme Asylum - Poison Penmanship. Bulsara has chosen Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Farrokh Bulsara!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulsara's head.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulsara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bulsara steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokh Bulsara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulsara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Bulsara doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Bulsara cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peterson misses with a hook. Bulsara ducked under it nicely.
Bulsara throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson throws a body punch but Bulsara moves out of range.
Bulsara slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Bulsara finds it's target.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Bulsara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Bulsara's head but Bulsara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulsara looks to land a combination. Peterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulsara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bulsara checks a leg kick.
Peterson moves out of range as Bulsara strikes.
Peterson scores with a jab.
Bulsara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulsara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulsara avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulsara moves away.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Ippon Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Bulsara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bulsara is able to avoid easily.
Bulsara throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulsara.
Peterson sizes up Bulsara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bulsara throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bulsara's corner calls for a 1-2. Bulsara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
Bulsara is rocked!
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Bulsara is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
Bulsara looks winded!
Bulsara tries to get into range but Peterson steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Bulsara! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Peterson scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, George Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raivo Jaak (ranked 20684 p4p, 214 weight class) and Donsone Perfect (ranked 20274 p4p, 165 weight class). Jaak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr.Dre - Next Episode . Raivo Jaak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donsone Perfect's 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone Perfect!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak punishes Perfect's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaak with a jab.
Jaak misses with a body shot
and Perfect counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaak's knee momentarily.
Perfect moves out of range of the strikes.
Perfect flicks out a counter leg kick but Jaak steps away.
Jaak lands a nice shot that snaps Perfect's head back.
Perfect tries a head kick but it misses.
Perfect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaak.
Perfect looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perfect throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perfect throws a sloppy head kick and Jaak moves out of range easily.
Jaak throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Perfect to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perfect doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaak throws a wild body kick that Perfect sees coming a mile off.
Perfect walks into a straight right hand from Jaak.
Perfect is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perfect keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaak.
Perfect is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaak finish him?
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perfect moves away.
Jaak scores with a jab to the body.
Perfect seems to have recovered his senses.
Raivo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak closes the distance and catches Perfect with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Perfect is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Perfect is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Perfect is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Jaak takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Raivo Jaak!
During a confident post fight interview, Raivo Jaak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 1028 p4p, 129 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 4559 p4p, 445 weight class). Musashi comes into the arena with Kodō (鼓童)_Shake blaring out of the sound system. Vamoosh has chosen The Roaring Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Musashi.
Vamoosh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vamoosh in his tracks.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Musashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Musashi - that will leave a mark!
Musashi misses the jab.
Vamoosh misses with a wild body shot.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musashi clinches up with Vamoosh and pushes him back against the cage.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi tries a body shot but Vamoosh blocks it.
We've been informed that Vamoosh 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.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Musashi can't find room to land a body shot as Vamoosh controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Musashi's efforts to push away.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Vamoosh tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vamoosh tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
Musashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Vamoosh gets an underhook and turns Musashi into the cage.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Musashi blocks a jab.
Vamoosh throws the kick towards the body but Musashi avoids it.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Musashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
A big right from Musashi misses.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Musashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Musashi throws the kick towards the body but Vamoosh avoids it.
Vamoosh looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
Musashi 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.
Musashi throws a jab when Vamoosh was well out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vamoosh tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Musashi.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Musashi darts in and clinches Vamoosh up against the cage.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vamoosh lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vamoosh.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike.
Musashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Musashi tries to break the clinch but Vamoosh is controlling the position.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
A hook to the body from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Musashi swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Musashi tries to land a front kick but Vamoosh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Musashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Musashi clinches with his opponent.
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 Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Musashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vamoosh throws the kick towards the body but Musashi avoids it.
Vamoosh scores with a hook.
Vamoosh lands a jab to the head.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Musashi.
Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Musashi counter with a right hand.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vamoosh lands a nice hook to Musashi's body. Musashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vamoosh throws a sloppy body shot
and Musashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vamoosh throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side.
Vamoosh throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi scores with the left hand. Vamoosh knows he should have avoided that one.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Vamoosh off the cage and back into range.
Vamoosh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh thows a leg kick but Musashi checks it
and Musashi counters by clinching up.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musashi presses Vamoosh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi manages to break the clinch.
Vamoosh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vamoosh throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Musashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Musashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musashi instigates a clinch.
Vamoosh misses with some punches.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Musashi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Vamoosh on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi pushes Vamoosh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Vamoosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Musashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vamoosh on the side of the head.
Vamoosh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vamoosh misses with a straight left.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Vamoosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a lazy head kick
and Musashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vamoosh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Musashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Musashi as Vamoosh tries to tie him up.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
Musashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Musashi has Vamoosh pressed against the cage.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi cracks Vamoosh with a nice body shot.
Musashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vamoosh scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vamoosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Musashi tries to counter by clinching up but Vamoosh breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick from Musashi lands but Vamoosh takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Musashi. Vamoosh shrugs it off though.
Vamoosh tries to clinch up.
Musashi clinches with his opponent.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
A short uppercut from Musashi.
Vamoosh has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Vamoosh avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Vamoosh scores with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyamoto Musashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vamoosh misses with the head strike.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Musashi misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi is trying to force a seperation but Vamoosh has the dominant position.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vamoosh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vamoosh missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Vamoosh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vamoosh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Musashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Musashi misses with a kick to the body.
Miyamoto Musashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Vamoosh blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Vamoosh misses the shot to the body.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Musashi
letting Vamoosh counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musashi throws a jab when Vamoosh was well out of range.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head but Vamoosh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vamoosh, pushing him back against the cage.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Musashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vamoosh. Vamoosh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vamoosh staying out of range there.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Vamoosh thuds his shin into the meat of Musashi's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Musashi does no damage.
Musashi catches Vamoosh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vamoosh tries to land a front kick but Musashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vamoosh clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Musashi looking to stall.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but Vamoosh is controlling him.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Vamoosh.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vamoosh throws a head punch that misses.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Vamoosh scores with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vamoosh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vamoosh tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Vamoosh.
Musashi taking a breather.
Musashi can't find room to land a body shot as Vamoosh controls the action.
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 Miyamoto Musashi.
Well Musashi 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 15471 p4p, 168 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 21436 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Umm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West has Umm up against the cage in a clinch.
Umm is trying to break free.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umm blocks an elbow strike from West.
Umm can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West lands an elbow that stopped Umm in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Umm trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Umm into the cage.
West misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Umm 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.
A nice left hand lands by West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Umm misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Umm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands an elbow inside that Umm shrugs off.
Umm wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from West.
Umm lands a right hand.
Umm can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Umm's efforts to push away.
Umm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Umm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Umm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West gets a clinch.
West throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
Umm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West looks to throw an elbow but misses.
West lands an elbow just above Umm 's eye.
West blocking some punches.
West lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Rect Umm's cut even more.
West dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Umm.
West misses with a body punch.
Umm slowing the pace effectively.
Umm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Umm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West digs a right hand into Umm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Umm's gas tank.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Umm's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Umm fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Umm misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umm struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Umm is trying to break the clinch but West is controlling him.
Umm misses with a body punch.
Umm blocks an elbow strike from West.
Nice elbow from West.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Umm avoids it.
West letting Umm take a breather here.
West lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Rect Umm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
West lands a damaging elbow.
Umm wants to break free but West has control.
West lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Umm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Umm looking to slow down the pace here.
Umm avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Umm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umm tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
Umm wants to break free but West has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for West.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rect Umm's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rect Umm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carson West!
Rect Umm was interviewed post fight and said 'heavy handed, '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 20001 p4p, 164 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 19876 p4p, 178 weight class). Ramasotti comes into the arena with Pray for me ft the weekend blaring out of the sound system. Durand has chosen Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramasotti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Ramasotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramasotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand moves into the clinch successfully.
Durand tries to break the clinch but Ramasotti is controlling the position.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramasotti is breathing heavily.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramasotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramasotti, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Durand.
It looks like Eros Ramasotti has been cut.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramasotti is defending well for now.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramasotti avoids the damage to the body.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Ramasotti in his tracks for a moment.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramasotti misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Ramasotti gets tackled into the cage by Durand. Durand maintains the clinch.
Ramasotti pushes Durand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramasotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramasotti wants to slow Durand down by chopping away at his legs.
Durand is looking to clinch.
Ramasotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Durand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramasotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eros Ramasotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramasotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramasotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Durand closes the distance and pushes Ramasotti back into the cage.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Ramasotti is blocking nicely.
Durand misses with an elbow strike.
Ramasotti working aggressively here.
Ramasotti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramasotti dodges an elbow strike from Durand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramasotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti lands with a short shot to the head.
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand landing knees to the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Ramasotti misses with a few strikes there.
Durand scores with a jab to the head.
Ramasotti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramasotti scrambles back to his feet.
Durand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Ramasotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durand thows a body kick. Ramasotti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti loads up on a big right hand but Durand slips the punch.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Ramasotti avoids it.
Ramasotti scores with a leg kick.
Ramasotti throws a series of punches but Durand avoids them all with ease.
Ramasotti looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Ramasotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Durand tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramasotti is able to avoid easily.
Durand thows a body kick. Ramasotti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramasotti thuds a left hand into Durand's body.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Ramasotti misses.
A nice side step and Durand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramasotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a low kick but Durand moves out of range easily.
Durand cracks the inside of Ramasotti's front leg.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramasotti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durand lands a nice hook to Ramasotti's body. Ramasotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durand keeps Ramasotti at a distance using the push kick.
Durand forces Ramasotti back against the cage and clinches.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramasotti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramasotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durand lands with a hook. Ramasotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Ramasotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
That's time! Ramasotti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacques Durand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramasotti gets a clinch.
Durand dodges an elbow strike from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramasotti dips to his left and cracks Durand with an uppercut!
Durand is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramasotti rather than just go for the knockout.
Durand throws a head kick that half lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramasotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramasotti connects with a body shot that sends Durand's belly button to the back.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durand walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramasotti can pounce on him.
Ramasotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand.
Ramasotti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Durand tries to clinch
and Ramasotti counters with a three punch combo that has Durand backing up. Durand nods at Ramasotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramasotti is looking to slow Durand down with leg kicks.
Ramasotti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramasotti misses with a combination
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durand looks to land a combination but Ramasotti avoids it well.
Ramasotti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Durand finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a low kick but Durand moves out of range easily.
Ramasotti misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Ramasotti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
Durand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durand is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Durand misses
and Ramasotti counters by clinching up.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramasotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramasotti managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand just leaning against Ramasotti, taking a breather.
Ramasotti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durands head.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramasotti's defenses.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Ramasotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Ramasotti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramasotti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramasotti thinking.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramasotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti clinches.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jacques Durand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramasotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand lands a nice looking body shot.
Durand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramasotti thows a leg kick but Durand checks it
and Durand counters with a good low kick that Ramasotti was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand throws a right hand that Ramasotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramasotti also avoids with ease.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramasotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramasotti throws a nice looking combination but Durand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramasotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durand throws a right hand that Ramasotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramasotti also avoids with ease.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti'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!
Ramasotti avoids a kick to the body.
Ramasotti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramasotti throws out a leg kick but Durand moves out of range and Ramasotti only half commits.
Ramasotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramasotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Ramasotti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramasotti misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand throws a head kick but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durand checks a leg kick.
Durand avoids the body shot from Ramasotti.
Durand lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Ramasotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramasotti tries to keep at a distance but Durand has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramasotti misses with a punch to the body.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Durand slips a straight right by Ramasotti.
Durand tries to counter with a clinch but Ramasotti shakes him off and moves away.
Ramasotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durand misses with a few strikes there.
Ramasotti is looking to clinch.
Ramasotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durand circles away quickly and effectively.
Durand keeps the fight on the outside.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Durand throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand slips under a jab.
Ramasotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durand lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Durand. Those never looked like landing.
Durand scores with a kick to the midsection.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramasotti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramasotti will feel that in the morning.
Durand tries to clinch up but Ramasotti circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramasotti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramasotti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durand checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramasotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand.
Durand slips a straight right by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti misses with the combination.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramasotti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Durand swinging wildly here.
Eros Ramasotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand is looking to clinch but Ramasotti is avoiding it.
Ramasotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Durand lands a head kick. Ramasotti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramasotti misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Durand gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ramasotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand scores with a leg kick.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramasotti.
A jab from Durand does it's job there.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Ramasotti catches Durand right on the button with a cross.
Ramasotti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramasotti.
Durand goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
After winning the bout, Jacques Durand thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 1875 p4p, 75 weight class) and Big Bobby (ranked 3141 p4p, 153 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby scores with a head kick.
It looks like Puck Heidegger has been cut.
Bobby misses the shot to the body.
Heidegger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Heidegger.
Heidegger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bobby checks it well.
Bobby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heidegger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heidegger looks to throw the jab but Bobby is out of range.
Heidegger throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Big Bobby has been cut.
Heidegger scores with a nice body kick.
Heidegger scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby looks winded!
Bobby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heidegger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bobby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bobby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heidegger grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bobby takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Heidegger cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Puck Heidegger!
Puck Heidegger is the new super heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Big Bobby stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man, today.'.
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