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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 3858 p4p, 140 weight class) and Hussein Stahl (ranked 2110 p4p, 98 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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332 lbs
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287 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hussein Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeal throws out the jab.
As ONeal backs off Stahl throws a huge counter combo but ONeal manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheers as Stahl lands an impressive looking overhand right. ONeal doesn't seem phased though.
Stahl throws a poor cross that misses
and ONeal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stahl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stahl throws a head kick but ONeal moves out of range.
ONeal throws a jab but it's blocked by Stahl.
A little jabbing left from Stahl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
ONeal has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Stahl.
It looks like Shaquille ONeal has been cut.
Stahl lands a damaging elbow.
ONeal manages to break the clinch.
Hussein Stahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeal throws an off balance right hand
and Stahl counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeal lands a shoulder strike.
Stahl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ONeal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ONeal throws an off balance right hand
and Stahl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stahl lands a really nice looking cross but ONeal seems unphased.
ONeal throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stahl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and ONeal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from ONeal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stahl misses with a leg kick
and ONeal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stahl misses with a head kick.
Stahl misses with a body kick.
ONeal throws a big counter combination but Stahl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
ONeal throws a hook to the side of Stahl's head but Stahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ONeal throws out a loose jab but Stahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stahl misses with a body kick.
ONeal missing with a left hand there. Stahl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stahl ducks under a wild hook from ONeal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl 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.
ONeal lands with a straight right. Stahl didn't see that one coming.
ONeal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stahl swings widly with a right hand
enabling ONeal to counter with a crisp jab.
Stahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ONeal at a distance.
Stahl slips under a jab from ONeal.
A nice combination there by Stahl.
Stahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeal throws out the jab.
Stahl tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses.
Stahl misses with a lunging right hand
and ONeal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hussein Stahl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquille ONeal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
ONeal works Stahl's body with a nice hook.
Stahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ONeal.
An attempted straight right counter from ONeal misses the target.
ONeal avoids the head kick by Stahl.
Stahl misses with a double jab
and ONeal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stahl.
ONeal misses the jab.
ONeal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stahl lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ONeal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ONeal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
ONeal cracks a nice hook into Stahl's ribs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stahl. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from Stahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl tests ONeal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Stahl.
Stahl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
ONeal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stahl steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from ONeal.
Stahl has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stahl slips a jab from ONeal.
Stahl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
ONeal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stahl throws out a leg kick but ONeal moves out of range and Stahl only half commits.
ONeal missing with a left hand there. Stahl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ONeal moves out of range as Stahl throws a body kick.
ONeal throwing a counter right hand but Stahl manages to avoid it.
Stahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ONeal.
Stahl pivots, looking for a leg kick but ONeal is out of range and Stahl settles back down.
Stahl throws a head kick but ONeal moves out of range.
It looked like ONeal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl throws a lazy uppercut
and ONeal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stahl looks to throw the jab but ONeal is out of range.
Stahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
ONeal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hussein Stahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stahl throws a shot from downtown. ONeal moves away and avoids it.
ONeal is looking to counter punch.
Stahl looks to land a right hand but ONeal moved out of range.
As Stahl looks to move away, ONeal throws a big counter combo but Stahl just gets out of the way.
Stahl throws a right hand that ONeal ducks under and follows up with a left that ONeal also avoids with ease.
Stahl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stahl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Stahl.
Stahl throws a leg kick but ONeal checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from ONeal misses the target.
Stahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stahl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
ONeal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hussein Stahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaquille ONeal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ONeal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stahl.
A little jabbing left from Stahl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hussein Stahl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stahl staying out of range there.
Stahl avoids the body shot from ONeal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stahl! But no joy.
ONeal throws a shot to the body.
Stahl lands the left hand.
Stahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stahl has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from ONeal finds it's way round the side to connect with Stahl's head.
Stahl throws a low kick, looking for ONeal's leg but ONeal calmly moves out of range.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses
and ONeal counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl feints and then cracks ONeal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow ONeal down.
ONeal avoids the head kick by Stahl.
ONeal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONeal throwing a counter right hand but Stahl manages to avoid it.
Stahl throws a push kick but ONeal slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like ONeal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl throws a sloppy head kick and ONeal moves out of range easily.
Stahl throws a combination that misses
and ONeal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stahl throws a lazy head kick
and ONeal counters with a three punch combo that has Stahl backing up. Stahl nods at ONeal to acknowledge the strikes.
Shaquille ONeal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ONeal misses with the combination.
ONeal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stahl cracks ONeal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt ONeal.
A low kick from Stahl misses
letting ONeal counter with a right hand.
Stahl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
ONeal throws a big counter combination but Stahl scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stahl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stahl misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl misses with a looping left.
Stahl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stahl defending well as ONeal loads up on a big left hand.
Stahl is trying to counter with his kicks.
ONeal avoids the head kick by Stahl.
Nice uppercut lands for Stahl. That snapped ONeal's head back.
Stahl lands with a nice body punch.
Stahl slips under a jab from ONeal.
A left lands for ONeal.
Stahl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of ONeal's head.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses
and ONeal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stahl is looking to land body kicks.
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 Shaquille ONeal.
Well Stahl 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hussein Stahl!
Hussein Stahl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 4274 p4p, 424 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 24745 p4p, 559 weight class). Snorri Sigfusson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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141 lbs
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139 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Rram with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rram.
Rram lands a jab to Sigfusson's midsection.
Rram with a nice cross.
Sigfusson takes one to the chin there.
Sigfusson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfusson is just out of range.
Rram lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Rram catches Sigfusson right on the button with a cross.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigfusson circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Rram scores with a four punch combination!
Sigfusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sigfusson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson throws a head kick that misses
and Rram counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram sets himself, and Sigfusson steps forward looking for the clinch! Rram avoids it this time.
Sigfusson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sigfusson misses the jab.
Rram scores with a jab.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigfusson moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sigfusson, as that shot connected.
Rram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sigfusson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sigfusson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfusson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Sigfusson counters by clinching up.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sigfusson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram blocks a body shot from Sigfusson.
Rram tries to break free but Sigfusson pushes him back against the ropes.
Sigfusson scores with a knee to the head.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but Rram blocks it.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sigfusson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Rram tries to circle away but Sigfusson has him pinned against the ropes.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram works Sigfusson's body with a nice hook.
Rram is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sigfusson throws a head kick that misses.
Rram throws a big counter combination but Sigfusson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram blocks the body kick.
Sigfusson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram throws an off balance right hand
and Sigfusson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sigfusson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sigfusson as Rram tries to tie him up.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
Sigfusson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
Rram tries to circle away but Sigfusson has him pinned against the ropes.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Sigfusson misses with a body punch.
Rram working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sigfusson is keeping busy.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
Sigfusson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rram won't want to take too many of those.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Rram does it's job there.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sigfusson moves into the clinch.
Rram tries to break free but Sigfusson pushes him back against the ropes.
Sigfusson has Rram pressed against the ropes, preventing Rram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sigfusson pushes Rram back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Rram gets through Sigfusson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rram.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rram or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sigfusson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Sigfusson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson cracks Rram with a nice body shot.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Sigfusson back against the ropes.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigfusson can do to turn this around?
Sigfusson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rram has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sigfusson keeps control of Rram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sigfusson prevents Rram from breaking the clinch.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson has him pressed against the ropes.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Rram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfusson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram lands the left hand.
Sigfusson ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigfusson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram lands a jab.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfusson.
Jab from Rram.
Sigfusson defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sigfusson digs a good hook to Rram's body.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sigfusson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sigfusson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Sigfusson wants to counter with a clinch but Rram pushes him away.
Sigfusson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram misses with a combination
and Sigfusson moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Rram's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sigfusson misses with a knee to the head.
Rram tries to work over Sigfusson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rram wants to break free but Sigfusson has control.
Rram is trying to break free.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Sigfusson has the dominant position.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Sigfusson prevents Rram from breaking the clinch.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
Sigfusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rram can't break the clinch.
Sigfusson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee 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!
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Rram blocks a body shot from Sigfusson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snorri Sigfusson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sigfusson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snorri Sigfusson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 2724 p4p, 304 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 2331 p4p, 266 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Locke's choice of entrance music: What Makes a Good Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie thumps Locke with a low kick.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Locke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Locke shakes it off.
Locke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Locke throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Locke.
Jab from Gracie.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locke.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
Gracie slips under a jab from Locke.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Locke.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Nice uppercut there from Locke.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Locke's head back.
A big left from Locke misses.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke lands a head shot.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Locke connects with a jab.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from Locke.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Locke.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A short right from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Locke tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Locke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Locke counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Locke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Locke's leg but Locke calmly moves out of range.
Gracie misses with the body kick
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renato Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Locke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Locke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
A short right from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
A short uppercut from Locke.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Locke ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a low kick but Locke avoids it.
Locke throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but Locke avoided it.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Locke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Locke lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Locke lands a right hook to the body.
Locke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke counters with a body kick.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Locke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Locke is out of range.
Locke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Locke checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Locke walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Locke walks into a left hand.
Gracie slips under a jab from Locke.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Locke misses with a hook.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Locke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Locke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Locke swinging wildly here.
Locke sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie defending well as Locke loads up on a big left hand.
Locke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Locke 's knee.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Locke throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Locke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Locke throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Locke.
Locke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie cracks Locke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Locke.
Locke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie digs a good hook to Locke's body.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Our winner, Renato Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 2865 p4p, 323 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 2657 p4p, 299 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
184 lbs
25 - 15 - 2 |
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37
166 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bestarsson is looking to clinch.
Kruglov has managed to clinch.
Kruglov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bestarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kruglov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bestarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kruglov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruglov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
Bestarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bestarsson misses with the head strike.
Kruglov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.
Bestarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Kruglov is blocking nicely.
Bestarsson misses with some punches.
Kruglov tries to stall but Bestarsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Kruglov.
Bestarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bestarsson.
A short right from Bestarsson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruglov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruglov misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
Kruglov is trying to maintain a safe position but Bestarsson gets an underhook and turns Kruglov into the ropes.
Bestarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruglov is defending well for now.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kruglov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bestarsson can turn it around.
Kruglov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bestarsson's face.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Bestarsson tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov is looking to control Bestarsson's arms but Bestarsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kruglov has his back to the ropes.
Bestarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bestarsson.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bestarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bestarsson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Bestarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Bestarsson wants to stall.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bestarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bestarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bestarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Bestarsson misses with the head strike.
Bestarsson misses with the head strike.
Kruglov managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a punch to the body.
Kruglov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bestarsson pushes Kruglov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Bestarsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kruglov throws a hook but Bestarsson blocks it.
Kruglov thows a leg kick but Bestarsson checks it
and Bestarsson counters with a leg kick.
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Bestarsson's head but Bestarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bestarsson wants to counter with a clinch but Kruglov pushes him away.
Bestarsson throws a looping overhand right but Kruglov ducks down to avoid it.
Bestarsson misses with a left hand
and Kruglov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Bestarsson's head but Bestarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bestarsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bestarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruglov.
Bestarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. Bestarsson moves away and avoids it.
Bestarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bestarsson moves out of range as Kruglov throws a body kick.
Kruglov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bestarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruglov misses the target.
Bestarsson slips a straight right by Kruglov.
Kruglov looks to throw the jab but Bestarsson is out of range.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Bestarsson lands with a kick to the temple. Kruglov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bestarsson slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bestarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Bestarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruglov thinking.
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
letting Bestarsson counter with a right hand.
Kruglov tries to clinch but Bestarsson moves away
and Bestarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bestarsson lands a front kick to the face, that drops Kruglov 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!
Kruglov is rocked!
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!
Kruglov wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bestarsson.
Kruglov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruglov. That's going to slow Bestarsson down.
Kruglov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bestarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruglov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bestarsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bestarsson misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Bestarsson takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and Kruglov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruglov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruglov misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Kruglov.
A shot to the body from Bestarsson misses
and Kruglov counters with a straight right hand.
Kruglov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Bestarsson.
Kruglov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruglov moves into the clinch successfully.
Bestarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Kruglov is blocking nicely.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bestarsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bestarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bestarsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Bestarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov.
Bestarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but Bestarsson blocks with his arms.
Viktor Bestarsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bestarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bestarsson.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bestarsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bestarsson blocks an elbow strike from Kruglov.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson digs a right hand into Kruglov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruglov's gas tank.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
A short right from Bestarsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Viktor Bestarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bestarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kruglov up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bestarsson 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Bestarsson!
Our winner, Viktor Bestarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadley Chadwick (ranked 7300 p4p, 532 weight class) and Gustav Uhtredsson (ranked 5246 p4p, 470 weight class). Gustav Uhtredsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
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159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hadley Chadwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Uhtredsson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chadwick blocks a head kick by Uhtredsson.
Chadwick throws a right and a left that Uhtredsson avoids nicely.
A big right from Chadwick misses.
Uhtredsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uhtredsson throws a nice head kick!
Chadwick misses with a few strikes there.
Uhtredsson throws out a counter right but Chadwick avoids it with no problem.
Chadwick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uhtredsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Chadwick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uhtredsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Uhtredsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chadwick misses with a combination
and Uhtredsson counters with a nice body shot.
Uhtredsson cracks Chadwick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uhtredsson scores with a leg kick.
Uhtredsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chadwick.
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!
Donk. Uhtredsson catches Chadwick right on the button with a cross.
Uhtredsson throws out a powerful jab.
Chadwick throws a looping overhand right but Uhtredsson ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Uhtredsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chadwick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uhtredsson thumps Chadwick with a low kick.
Chadwick throws a lazy uppercut
and Uhtredsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chadwick misses with a straight right.
Uhtredsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chadwick blocks it well.
Chadwick misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadwick misses with a few strikes there.
Uhtredsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Uhtredsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chadwick doesn't seem phased though.
Chadwick misses with an uppercut. Uhtredsson saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Chadwick misses.
Chadwick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uhtredsson on the side of the head.
Uhtredsson catches Chadwick napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Chadwick goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gustav Uhtredsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Vuori (ranked 2143 p4p, 239 weight class) and Nick Good (ranked 23023 p4p, 505 weight class). Nick Good has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vuori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vuori scores with a sloppy right hand. Good should have avoided that one.
Vuori tries to clinch there but Good circles away.
Vuori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vuori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vuori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Good misses.
Vuori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Good, right into the meat.
Good gets tackled into the ropes by Vuori. Vuori maintains the clinch.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vuori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vuori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vuori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vuori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Good.
An inside leg kick from Good misses.
Good throws a low kick but Vuori moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vuori closes the distance and clinches.
Good swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vuori manages to break the clinch.
Vuori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O Heaven in the buildup to the fight.
Vuori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vuori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vuori is looking to clinch.
Good on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Good.
Vuori really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Vuori moves out of range easily.
Vuori blocks a head kick by Good.
Vuori is looking to counter punch.
Vuori moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Good backwards.
Good tries to work over Vuori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuori trying to stall but Good improves his position.
Vuori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori is trying to stall.
Vuori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vuori misses with a kick to the body.
Vuori lands a right hook to the body.
Vuori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good tests Vuori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vuori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Good - the referee stops the clock and Vuori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Good. Vuori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good throws a leg kick which misses Vuori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vuori tries to avoid it.
Vuori blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Vuori.
Good avoids the body shot from Vuori.
Good scores with a nice body kick.
Vuori instigates a clinch.
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 Antero Vuori will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vuori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vuori's calf.
Good's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Good's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vuori wants to clinch.
Good only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Antero Vuori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good throws out a loose jab but Vuori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nick Good seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vuori closes the distance looking to clinch
and Good counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good throws a lazy head kick
and Vuori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vuori.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vuori's calf.
Good throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good throws a head kick but Vuori moves out of range.
Vuori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vuori has Good up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vuori breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Vuori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vuori moves away from the strike by Good.
Good jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vuori fails to land with a series of punches.
Vuori scores with a body shot.
Vuori closes the distance and clinches.
Vuori stalls.
Vuori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vuori wants to stall.
Vuori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vuori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori avoids the head kick by Good.
Vuori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good avoiding damage as Vuori throws knees to the body.
Good presses Vuori against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vuori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Good.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Good.
Vuori lands an uppercut.
Vuori is looking to control Good's arms but Good gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vuori has his back to the ropes.
Good's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vuori has Good up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vuori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Vuori.
Vuori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Good, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Good.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antero Vuori will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vuori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nick Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vuori scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Vuori goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vuori throws a head kick that Good semi-blocks.
Vuori looks to land a left hand but Good moved out of range nicely.
Good avoids the head kick by Vuori.
Vuori jabs at Good's body.
Good is looking to score with low kicks.
Vuori wants to clinch up but Good keeps it at a distance.
Good fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vuori.
Vuori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vuori lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Good.
Vuori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good slips under a jab from Vuori.
Good keeps the fight on the outside.
Vuori takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vuori takes one to the chin there.
Vuori is rocked!
Vuori tries to land a front kick but Good steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Vuori.
The fighters circling - Vuori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vuori wants to clinch.
Vuori misses with a straight left.
Vuori ducks under a wild hook from Good.
Vuori looks for the body kick but Good saw that one coming.
Good dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good is looking to score with low kicks.
Good lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Vuori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good connects with a quick right hand that sends Vuori tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nick Good!
After winning the bout, Nick Good thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 3287 p4p, 362 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 3479 p4p, 380 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
210 lbs
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215 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tay.
Tay throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Tay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford moves out of range as Tay throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ford misses.
Ford backs away from a small jab... but Tay lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Ford crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Tay with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chong Tay!
Chong Tay decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 7373 p4p, 494 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 2388 p4p, 280 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with the punch.
Doolittle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doolittle slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doolittle.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doolittle tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Doolittle's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Doolittle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doolittle counters with a body kick.
Doolittle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Doolittle closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is trying to push Doolittle away but Doolittle has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Doolittle looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle working aggressively here.
Brown blocks a body shot from Doolittle.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown connects with a right hand. Doolittle shakes it off.
Doolittle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Doolittle blocks it.
Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown feints and then cracks Doolittle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doolittle down.
A swing and a miss from Doolittle.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Doolittle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doolittle connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle throws out a powerful jab.
Doolittle throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with the combination.
Doolittle is looking for the big counter here.
Doolittle rushes Brown and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Doolittle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Doolittle fails to land.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Doolittle misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doolittle.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doolittle scores with a nice head shot.
Doolittle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolittle misses the target.
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 Dave Brown will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Doolittle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Doolittle's head back.
Brown throws a head kick but Doolittle moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Doolittle down.
Dave Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Brown.
Doolittle scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown tests Doolittle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doolittle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown lands with a hook. Doolittle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Doolittle.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doolittle throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Doolittle defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Doolittle finds it's target.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doolittle can do to turn this around?
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doolittle cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Doolittle blocks a head kick by Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolittle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doolittle scores with a nice head shot.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Doolittle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Doolittle throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown punishes Doolittle's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Doolittle staying out of range there.
A jab from Doolittle misses.
Doolittle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Doolittle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown cracks the inside of Doolittle's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown throws a head kick that Doolittle semi-blocks.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Doolittle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dave Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Doolittle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Doolittle misses
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Doolittle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doolittle digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
A big left from Brown misses.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Doolittle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Doolittle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Doolittle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Doolittle.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Doolittle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doolittle.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doolittle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doolittle ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Doolittle swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doolittle finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doolittle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
As Doolittle tries to get set, Brown tries to push him back and clinch up but Doolittle manages to avoid the attempt.
Dave Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown connects with a right hand. Doolittle shakes it off.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Doolittle lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Doolittle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doolittle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown throws a hook but Doolittle blocks it.
Doolittle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doolittle misses with a body kick.
Doolittle tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle drives through and clinches with Brown against the ropes.
Doolittle misses with some punches.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolittle scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Brown!
A very excited looking Dave Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Olivier Louise (ranked 23112 p4p, 547 weight class) and Mehmed Tasdemir (ranked 2630 p4p, 290 weight class). Mehmed Tasdemir will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmed Tasdemir!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasdemir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Louise works the jab nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tasdemir pushes Louise back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louise takes a shot to the head.
Tasdemir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tasdemir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louise takes a shot to the head.
Tasdemir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tasdemir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tasdemir lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tasdemir lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Tasdemir on the inside.
Tasdemir lands with a light punch inside.
Tasdemir misses with the head strike.
Tasdemir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louise is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tasdemir.
Oh Louise is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tasdemir misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louise.
Louise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasdemir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tasdemir throws a punch but it's blocked by Louise.
Tasdemir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tasdemir.
Louise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tasdemir.
Tasdemir throws a punch but it's blocked by Louise.
Tasdemir misses with a punch on the inside.
Louise blocking some punches.
Louise is looking to break free of the clinch but Tasdemir has double underhooks.
Tasdemir throws a punch but it's blocked by Louise.
Tasdemir misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tasdemir.
Louise seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Tasdemir.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tasdemir.
Tasdemir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louise.
Tasdemir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tasdemir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasdemir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tasdemir creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Louise 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! Louise face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tasdemir takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mehmed Tasdemir!
A very excited looking Mehmed Tasdemir rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 1094 p4p, 145 weight class) and Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 2276 p4p, 271 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Biggie Righty Handy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause misses with a right hand
and Handy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Krause scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Handy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Handy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Handy takes one to the chin there.
Handy throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Handy blocks the low kick.
Krause moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Handy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Handy is looking to land body kicks.
Krause tried to counter with a leg kick but Handy avoided it.
Krause lands an overhand right.
Krause has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank MMA in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Krause.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krause attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krause. That's going to slow Handy down.
Handy throws the kick towards the body but Krause avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krause. That's going to slow Handy down.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krause motions for Handy to come forward. Krause throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krause takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy throws a jab but it's blocked by Krause.
A slapping body kick lands there for Handy.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Handy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from Handy.
Handy missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause tried to counter with a leg kick but Handy avoided it.
Krause lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krause fakes the leg kick and cracks Handy in the body.
Handy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Handy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause thumps Handy with a low kick.
Krause throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krause appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krause catches Handy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Krause jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krause connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Handy throws a hook but Krause avoids it easily.
Krause takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Handy throws a right and a left that Krause avoids nicely.
Handy throws a combination that misses
and Krause counters with a low kick, right behind Handy 's knee.
Krause checks a low kick from Handy.
Handy scores with a jab to the head.
Handy swings widly with a right hand
and Krause counters with a good low kick that Handy was not able to check.
Krause is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Handy throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Krause misses the target.
Handy misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a hook to the side of Handy's head but Handy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handy throws a counter combo.
Krause scores with a decent looking hook.
Krause wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Krause lands with an uppercut that bounces Handy off the ropes and back into range.
Handy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaine Krause is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Handy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause moves away from the strike by Handy.
Handy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krause avoids the body shot from Handy.
Krause is looking to counter punch.
Krause checks a low kick from Handy.
Handy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Handy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Handy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handy misses with a low kick.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handy.
Handy swinging wildly here.
Krause throws a big counter combination but Handy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krause comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Handy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Handy connects with a single shot there.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
Krause drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Handy throws an off balance right hand
and Krause counters with a stiff right hand.
Handy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krause can pounce on him.
Krause connects with a body shot that sends Handy's belly button to the back.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause throws a leg kick
and Handy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krause's head backwards.
Kaine Krause's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Handy scores with a jab.
Krause is rocked!
Handy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Krause is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krause ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krause seems to have got his legs back now.
Krause misses with a head kick.
Handy throws a switch kick that catches Krause on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Krause looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Krause flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Biggie Righty Handy!
Biggie Righty Handy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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