KILL - 16 : Boardwalk Bout PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Mackenzie (ranked 7696 p4p, 529 weight class) and Tigran Baronian (ranked 5193 p4p, 465 weight class). Tigran Baronian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mackenzie
vs
Baronian

180 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Experienced

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Mackenzie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tigran Baronian!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baronian lands the left hand.

Mackenzie clinches up with Baronian and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baronian working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackenzie .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackenzie .
Mackenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baronian is trying to stall.
Baronian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baronian can't break the clinch.
Baronian misses with a punch on the inside.
Baronian taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackenzie stalling in the clinch.
Mackenzie stalling the fight.
Mackenzie blocks an uppercut.
Baronian tries to circle away but Mackenzie has him pinned against the ropes.
Baronian misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie is pushing Baronian up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baronian has had enough of the clinch but Mackenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Baronian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mackenzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baronian is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mackenzie as Baronian tries to tie him up.
Baronian throws a head punch that misses.
Mackenzie missing with knees to the body.
Mackenzie prevents Baronian from breaking the clinch.
Baronian misses with the head strike.
Mackenzie trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baronian fails to land.
Mackenzie is trying to force a seperation but Baronian has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baronian tries to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling the position.
Mackenzie prevents a body shot from Baronian.
Baronian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baronian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baronian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baronian wants to stall.
Mackenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baronian is looking to break free of the clinch but Mackenzie has double underhooks.
Mackenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Baronian is blocking nicely.
Baronian has a couple of punches blocked by Mackenzie .
Baronian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baronian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baronian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baronian taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baronian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mackenzie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mackenzie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baronian throws out a counter right but Mackenzie avoids it with no problem.
Mackenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Baronian moves out of range easily.

Mackenzie clinches up with Baronian and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baronian throws a head punch that misses.
Mackenzie blocking some punches.
Baronian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baronian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Baronian looking to stall.
Mackenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mackenzie looking to throw knees to the head but Baronian is blocking nicely.
Baronian is looking to control Mackenzie 's arms but Mackenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baronian has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tigran Baronian.

Mackenzie clinches up against the ropes.
Mackenzie effectively controlling the action here.
Baronian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie .
Mackenzie is trying to break the clinch but Baronian has him pressed against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baronian misses with some punches.
Mackenzie tries to break the clinch but Baronian is controlling the position.
Baronian wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tigran Baronian will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mackenzie clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baronian.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mackenzie content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Mackenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mackenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Baronian moves out of range easily.
Mackenzie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baronian ducks under a wild hook from Mackenzie .
Baronian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mackenzie throws a leg kick but Baronian moved away.
John Mackenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Baronian lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackenzie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baronian.

Mackenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baronian working aggressively here.
Mackenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mackenzie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tigran Baronian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mackenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Baronian moves out of range easily.
Baronian connects with a looping right hand.
Baronian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mackenzie s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baronian throws a wild body kick that Mackenzie sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baronian.

Mackenzie has closed the distance and engaged Baronian in a clinch.

Mackenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mackenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baronian throws out a counter right but Mackenzie avoids it with no problem.
Baronian connects with the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Baronian scores with a four punch combination!
Baronian is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Mackenzie there.
Mackenzie throws a head kick but Baronian moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baronian throws a big shot that misses.
Tigran Baronian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mackenzie misses with a body kick.
Baronian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mackenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baronian missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mackenzie lands a jab to the nose.

Mackenzie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baronian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mackenzie 's elbow.
Baronian has a couple of punches blocked by Mackenzie .
Mackenzie is stalling here.
Baronian misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackenzie .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baronian throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackenzie .
Baronian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Mackenzie .
Mackenzie digs a right hand underneath Baronian's ribcage. Baronian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mackenzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Baronian avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baronian backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mackenzie .
Mackenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mackenzie 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mackenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Mackenzie with a nice cross.

Mackenzie has managed to clinch.

Mackenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baronian misses with a straight right.
Mackenzie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baronian misses with a left hand
and Mackenzie counters with a one-two to the body.
Mackenzie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baronian avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Mackenzie .
Mackenzie misses with the combination.
Mackenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Baronian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mackenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mackenzie throws a nice looking combination but Baronian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baronian throws a series of punches but Mackenzie avoids them all with ease.
Mackenzie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baronian.
Mackenzie throws a series of punches but Baronian moves out of range.
Mackenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baronian moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mackenzie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Mackenzie misses.
Baronian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baronian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baronian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baronian feints a jab promting Mackenzie to slip. Baronian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mackenzie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baronian cracks Mackenzie with an open hand slap.
Baronian avoids the head kick by Mackenzie .
Baronian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baronian.
Mackenzie swinging wildly here.
Baronian appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baronian takes a swing at Mackenzie 's ribcage but misses.
Mackenzie throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Baronian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baronian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Baronian.
Baronian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mackenzie 's hands.
Baronian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baronian blocks a head kick by Mackenzie .
Baronian misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie is looking for a counter combo.
Mackenzie throws a head kick but Baronian moves out of range.
Baronian lands a leg kick that knocks Mackenzie off balance momentarily.
Baronian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mackenzie back to the ropes. Baronian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Baronian missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mackenzie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mackenzie tries to land a leg kick but Baronian saw it coming and moves away.
Baronian throws a right hand that misses
and Mackenzie counters with a left and a right that stings Baronian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baronian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baronian gets tackled into the ropes by Mackenzie . Mackenzie maintains the clinch.
Mackenzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baronian up against the ropes.
Mackenzie misses with a knee strike.
Baronian looking to slow down the pace here.
Mackenzie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mackenzie slows down the pace here.
Mackenzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Baronian avoids the damage to the body.
Mackenzie pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baronian is trying to break free.
Mackenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baronian up against the ropes.
Mackenzie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Mackenzie .
Baronian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mackenzie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mackenzie tries to bum rush Baronian with a series of wild strikes but Baronian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Baronian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baronian!
Left hook, right uppercut from Baronian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
Mackenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mackenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mackenzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baronian is defending well for now.
John Mackenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Mackenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mackenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Baronian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mackenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mackenzie looks to land a combination but Baronian avoids it well.
Mackenzie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Baronian tries to keep at a distance but Mackenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mackenzie 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tigran Baronian.
I think Baronian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Baronian!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Los Razos (ranked 5684 p4p, 459 weight class) and Youer Abdoul (ranked 5663 p4p, 457 weight class). Los Razos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Razos
vs
Abdoul

195 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Los Razos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youer Abdoul!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razos misses with a body kick.
Abdoul unleashes a big counter combination but Razos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Razos. Those never looked like landing.
Abdoul tries to clinch up.
Razos blocks a head kick by Abdoul.
A combination from Razos does no damage.
Abdoul tries to counter with a clinch but Razos shakes him off and moves away.
Razos scores with a jab to the head.
Abdoul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Razos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Razos misses with a two punch combination.
Abdoul tries to clinch there but Razos circles away.

Abdoul darts in and clinches Razos up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Razos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Razos throws a body punch but Abdoul moves out of range.
Razos sets himself, and Abdoul steps forward looking for the clinch! Razos avoids it this time.
Razos throws a nice head kick!
Razos misses with a two punch combination.

Razos lands a front kick to the face, that drops Abdoul to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razos looks for the body kick but Abdoul saw that one coming.
Razos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdoul lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Razos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos moves out of range.
Abdoul misses with a wild combination.
Abdoul tries a head kick but it misses.
Razos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abdoul manages to circle out of the way.
Razos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Razos throws a nice looking combination but Abdoul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos is having none of it.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Abdoul avoids the head kick by Razos.
Abdoul misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razos tries a head kick but it misses.
Razos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Abdoul finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Razos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Razos is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdoul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Razos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abdoul.
Razos throws a shot from downtown. Abdoul moves away and avoids it.
Abdoul tries to close the distance and clinch but Razos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos is having none of it.
Abdoul sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdoul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abdoul tries to clinch up but Razos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Abdoul.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Razos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Razos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdoul throws a counter combo.
Razos tries to bum rush Abdoul with a series of wild strikes but Abdoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Razos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Abdoul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdoul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Razos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Abdoul wants to break free but Razos has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos lands a nice shot to the body.
Razos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abdoul up against the ropes.
Razos is trying to stall.
Abdoul is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abdoul is trying to break the clinch but Razos is controlling him.

Razos breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Abdoul misses

and Razos moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Razos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Los Razos should take that round, based on the knockdown.
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.

Razos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Razos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdoul throws a series of strikes that have Razos backpedaling.
Razos throws a sloppy head kick and Abdoul moves out of range easily.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Razos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdoul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razos.
Razos tries to bum rush Abdoul with a series of wild strikes but Abdoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Razos swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdoul.

Abdoul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Razos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Abdoul takes the fight into the clinch.
Abdoul stalling the fight.
Razos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abdoul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Razos breaks the clinch.
Abdoul moves out of range as Razos strikes.
Abdoul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Razos tries to bum rush Abdoul with a series of wild strikes but Abdoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Razos tries to move into range but Abdoul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abdoul wants to clinch up but Razos keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdoul lands a nice shot that snaps Razos's head back.
Abdoul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razos.
Razos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdoul can do to turn this around?
Razos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Razos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdoul counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos moves out of range.
Abdoul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Razos is looking to counter punch.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos is having none of it.
Razos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdoul circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdoul looks to land a combination but Razos avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdoul tries to clinch but Razos moves out of range.
Razos misses with a double jab.
Razos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Razos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Razos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdoul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Razos looks for the body kick but Abdoul saw that one coming.
Abdoul throws a combination. Razos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick from Abdoul lands but Razos takes it in his stride.
Razos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Razos throws a right and a left that Abdoul avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos misses with a kick to the body
and Abdoul counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdoul lands a head kick!
Los Razos is winning the standup battle so far.
Razos avoids the head kick by Abdoul.
Razos misses with a straight right.
Razos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abdoul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Razos throws a head kick but Abdoul moves out of range.
Abdoul misses with a head kick.
Razos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Razos does no damage.
Razos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Razos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Abdoul moves into range and clinches up with Razos.

Razos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Youer Abdoul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Razos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdoul.
Abdoul blocks the body kick.
Razos throws a head kick but Abdoul moves out of range.
Razos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Abdoul's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Abdoul gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Razos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Abdoul rushes Razos and presses him up against the ropes.
Abdoul manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abdoul stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdoul presses Razos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Razos breaks from the clinch.
Razos misses with a head kick.
Abdoul connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Razos keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdoul moves in looking to clinch but Razos pushes him off.
Razos tries to counter by clinching up but Abdoul breaks away and moves out of range.
Abdoul moves out of range of the body kick.
Razos lands a head kick. Abdoul smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Razos keeps the fight on the outside.
Razos looks to land a body kick but Abdoul moved away.
Abdoul shapes to counter with a head kick.

Abdoul moves into range and clinches up with Razos.

Abdoul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Razos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Razos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Abdoul gets a clinch.

Razos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Razos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Razos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdoul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abdoul lands a high kick!
Razos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Razos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Abdoul clinches up with Razos and pushes him back against the ropes.

Razos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razos swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdoul.
Razos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abdoul eats them both and turns towards Razos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Razos misses with a body shot.
Abdoul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdoul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Razos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Abdoul clinches with his opponent.
Razos leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Razos as Abdoul tries to tie him up.

Razos breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razos throws a combination that misses
and Abdoul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdoul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Razos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Razos throws a sloppy head kick and Abdoul moves out of range easily.
Abdoul is looking to clinch but Razos is avoiding it.
Abdoul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Razos moves out of range of the body kick from Abdoul.
Abdoul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Abdoul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdoul tries to stall but Razos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Youer Abdoul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdoul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Robin Van Roosmalen (ranked 6554 p4p, 504 weight class) and Bastien Giroud (ranked 6043 p4p, 490 weight class). Giroud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Khaled- Aisha kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Robin Van Roosmalen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Roosmalen
vs
Giroud

172 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robin Van Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bastien Giroud!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Roosmalen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the side of Giroud's head but Giroud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giroud digs a good body shot into Van Roosmalen's ribs.
Van Roosmalen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Roosmalen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
Giroud slips a jab from Van Roosmalen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Roosmalen. Giroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroud moves out of range as Van Roosmalen strikes.
Giroud misses the shot to the body.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giroud throws a series of punches but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen thinks about countering with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud looks to land a combination. Van Roosmalen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick but Giroud moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook but Giroud avoids it easily.
Van Roosmalen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giroud. That did some damage!
Giroud misses with a hook
and Van Roosmalen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen staggers Giroud with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Giroud looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Van Roosmalen is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robin Van Roosmalen!
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Justen Leoni (ranked 7382 p4p, 520 weight class) and Carl Feltz (ranked 5924 p4p, 482 weight class). Leoni comes to the ring accompanied by minomus - winds of fjords. Carl Feltz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leoni
vs
Feltz

183 cm
21
152 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

164 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justen Leoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Feltz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feltz lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carl Feltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Feltz finds it's way through Leoni's defenses.
Leoni takes one to the chin there.
Feltz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Feltz lands a nice shot that snaps Leoni's head back.
A head kick misses from Leoni.
A leg kick checked by Feltz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Feltz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Feltz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leoni takes one to the chin there.

Leoni is rocked!
Leoni walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Carl Feltz!
A victorious Carl Feltz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wrestle McWrestle (ranked 4769 p4p, 507 weight class) and Dustin Queen (ranked 4479 p4p, 487 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

McWrestle
vs
Queen

189 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Brawler
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wrestle McWrestle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWrestle walks into a stiff left hand from Queen.
Queen lunges at McWrestle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McWrestle's hand.
No joy there for McWrestle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McWrestle throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
McWrestle throws a head kick that misses
and Queen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McWrestle throws a combination that misses
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McWrestle misses with a leg kick
and Queen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
McWrestle fails to land with a series of punches.
McWrestle throws a leg kick but Queen moved away.
McWrestle misses with a leg kick.
Wrestle McWrestle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen misses with a low kick.
McWrestle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Queen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McWrestle throws a leg kick
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like McWrestle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McWrestle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McWrestle throws a sloppy head kick
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.
Queen scores with a punch to the head.
McWrestle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
McWrestle misses with a head kick.
McWrestle throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen lands with an uppercut that bounces McWrestle off the ropes and back into range.
McWrestle misses with a combination
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
McWrestle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McWrestle misses with a left hand
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.

McWrestle is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWrestle walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Queen! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Queen!
A relieved looking Dustin Queen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gerrie Schutte (ranked 6122 p4p, 494 weight class) and Goki Shibukawa (ranked 6515 p4p, 503 weight class). Schutte comes into the arena with Groot Voël Paradys blaring out of the sound system. Shibukawa has chosen Ramallah - Days Of Revenge as his entrance music. Gerrie Schutte has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Schutte
vs
Shibukawa

186 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerrie Schutte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Goki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schutte blocks a head kick by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa takes one to the side of the head.
Shibukawa misses with a body kick.
Schutte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schutte lands a high kick!

It looks like Goki Shibukawa has been cut.

Shibukawa forces Schutte back against the ropes and clinches.
Shibukawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shibukawa.
Schutte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shibukawa working Schutte over with knees to the body.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.

Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been informed that Shibukawa 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.
Schutte throws a head kick that misses.
Shibukawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shibukawa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSchutte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibukawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shibukawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schutte moves out of range of the body kick.
Schutte throws a quick counter head kick but Shibukawa was just out of range.
Schutte blocks a leg kick.
Schutte throws a quick counter head kick but Shibukawa was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schutte lands with a kick to the temple. Shibukawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schutte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shibukawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shibukawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schutte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shibukawa.
Schutte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shibukawa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schutte tries a head kick but it misses.
Shibukawa cracks the inside of Schutte's front leg.
Schutte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa throws a head kick that Schutte semi-blocks.
Shibukawa misses with a body kick.
Schutte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick but Schutte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schutte throws a counter high kick but Shibukawa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schutte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shibukawa is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Shibukawa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schutte throws a head kick that misses.
Shibukawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schutte doesn't manage to clinch there - Shibukawa circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shibukawa throws a solid leg kick but Schutte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shibukawa.
Schutte throws a head kick but Shibukawa moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Shibukawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Shibukawa.
Schutte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schutte lands a high kick!
Shibukawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Schutte finish him?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shibukawa.
Shibukawa seems to have recovered his senses.

Shibukawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Schutte takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Gerrie Schutte has been cut.
Shibukawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Schutte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Shibukawa clinches up with Schutte and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schutte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schutte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schutte moves out of range of the leg kick from Shibukawa.
Schutte thinks about countering with a head kick.

Shibukawa clinches with his opponent.

Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Schutte.
Schutte blocks a low kick nicely.
Schutte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Schutte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shibukawa's head.
Schutte checks a leg kick nicely.
Schutte checks the leg kick.

Shibukawa gets a clinch.
Schutte lands a good knee to the midsection. Shibukawa won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Shibukawa.
Schutte landing knees to the body.
Schutte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shibukawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Schutte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shibukawa is defending well for now.
Shibukawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schutte is defending well for now.
Shibukawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shibukawa.
Schutte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Shibukawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shibukawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shibukawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schutte to score with a decent uppercut.
Goki Shibukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shibukawa closes the distance and pushes Schutte back into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schutte obliges.
Shibukawa looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibukawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shibukawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schutte blocks it with crossed arms.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Shibukawa avoids the damage to the body.
Schutte managing to block the knees to the body from Shibukawa.

Shibukawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Goki Shibukawa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Schutte throws a head kick but Shibukawa moves out of range.
Gerrie Schutte is winning the standup battle so far.
Shibukawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shibukawa throws a wild body kick that Schutte sees coming a mile off.
Schutte throws a quick counter head kick but Shibukawa was just out of range.
Shibukawa avoids the head kick by Schutte.
Schutte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shibukawa can pounce on him.
Shibukawa throws a low kick but Schutte avoids it.
Shibukawa throws a sloppy head kick and Schutte moves out of range easily.
Shibukawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schutte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shibukawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Shibukawa has closed the distance and engaged Schutte in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shibukawa avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shibukawa.

Shibukawa breaks from the clinch.
Shibukawa throws out a leg kick but Schutte moves out of range and Shibukawa only half commits.
A low kick from Shibukawa is predictable there

and as Shibukawa resets, Schutte pounces with a savage head kick that drops Shibukawa to the mat! Shibukawa looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa tries to land a leg kick but Schutte saw it coming and moves away.
Schutte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Shibukawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schutte can pounce on him.
Schutte checks a leg kick.

Schutte throws out a head kick that Shibukawa doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Shibukawa crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Shibukawa's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Schutte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shibukawa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schutte.
Schutte thuds his shin into the meat of Shibukawa's side.
Shibukawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shibukawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shibukawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schutte throws a head kick but Shibukawa moves out of range.
A low kick from Shibukawa is predictable there
and Schutte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shibukawa throws a lazy head kick

and Schutte counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Shibukawa to the mat! Schutte runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Shibukawa is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Schutte throws a nice head kick!
Schutte avoids the head kick by Shibukawa.
Schutte appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shibukawa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and as Shibukawa loses concentration momentarily, Schutte counters with a picture perfect head kick! Shibukawa goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerrie Schutte!
Our winner, Gerrie Schutte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karlos Svoboda (ranked 6252 p4p, 128 weight class) and Saimon Cassel (ranked 2374 p4p, 100 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Svoboda
vs
Cassel

215 cm
26
252 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karlos Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saimon Cassel!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassel misses with a two punch combination.
Cassel misses with a few strikes there.
Svoboda slips a jab and a cross from Cassel.
Cassel throws a nice looking combination but Svoboda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Svoboda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Svoboda misses with a punch to the body.
Svoboda gets through Cassel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Svoboda.
Cassel looks winded!
Svoboda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cassel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Svoboda tries to throw a body punch but Cassel avoids it by throwing Svoboda back against the ropes.
Svoboda misses with a punch to the body.
Cassel has had enough of the clinch but Svoboda keeps him there for the moment.
Svoboda scores with a shot to the side of Cassel's head.
Cassel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svoboda lands a shoulder strike.
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.
Svoboda lands a shoulder strike.
Cassel wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.
Svoboda lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svoboda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svoboda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Svoboda lands an uppercut.
Svoboda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Svoboda lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svoboda.
Svoboda digs a right hand into Cassel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassel's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Svoboda - that landed with a thud.
Svoboda lands a right hand.
Svoboda presses Cassel against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svoboda digs a right hand underneath Cassel's ribcage. Cassel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svoboda tries a body shot but Cassel blocks it.
Cassel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svoboda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cassel can turn it around.
Cassel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Svoboda.
Svoboda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svoboda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Svoboda works on Cassel's body with a couple of short punches.
Svoboda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Svoboda scores with a shoulder strike.
Svoboda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassel backwards.
Svoboda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda lands a shot to the body.
Svoboda lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svoboda.
A shot in the inside from Svoboda.
A shot in the inside from Svoboda.
Svoboda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassel or not.
Svoboda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svoboda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Svoboda.
Svoboda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Svoboda - that landed with a thud.
Svoboda lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svoboda.
Svoboda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Karlos Svoboda!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between David Carter (ranked 2283 p4p, 296 weight class) and Cocky Palboa (ranked 2713 p4p, 340 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Carter
vs
Palboa

183 cm
19
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carter clinches.
Palboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Palboa working aggressively here.
Palboa gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palboa tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the ropes.
Palboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Palboa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Carter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palboa's elbow.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Palboa.
Palboa prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Palboa wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter pushes Palboa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Palboa controls the action.
Palboa blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Palboa.
Carter pushes Palboa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter tries a body shot but Palboa blocks it.
Carter works on Palboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palboa is trying to stall.
Palboa has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter pushes Palboa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Carter.
Palboa looks winded!
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is leaning against Palboa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palboa blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Carter.
Palboa blocks a body shot from Carter.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Palboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.

Palboa is rocked!
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Palboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Palboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter works on Palboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter cracks Palboa with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Palboa goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Palboa wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Carter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Yka Sonni (ranked 2185 p4p, 284 weight class) and Yanji Klushinwa (ranked 4211 p4p, 462 weight class). The key to victory for Yka Sonni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sonni
vs
Klushinwa

181 cm
24
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yka Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yanji Klushinwa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
Klushinwa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sonni scores with a jab.
Sonni cracks Klushinwa with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Klushinwa is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Klushinwa is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Klushinwa could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yka Sonni!
Our winner, Yka Sonni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Harris (ranked 1317 p4p, 186 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 372 p4p, 53 weight class). Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Harris
vs
Luna

177 cm
26
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

BEAST

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Luna misses with a hook.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris scores with a body shot.

Luna catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Harris stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Harris walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!

It looks like Tom Harris has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Luna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris lands with a nice body kick.
Luna misses with an uppercut.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luna! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris thuds a left hand into Luna's body.
Luna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luna scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Harris to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Luna away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Harris got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

Harris is rocked!
Luna missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Luna cracks Harris with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Harris is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Harris is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Harris lands.
Harris tries to get into range but Luna steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Harris! 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! Luna scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Antonio Luna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.