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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 7241 p4p, 612 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 14302 p4p, 624 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Harris digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Jab from Harris.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
As Harris tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Harris manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson with a hook.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Harris is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Harris swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Harris is rocked!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson closes the distance and catches Harris with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Harris is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Harris is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Harris is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Anderson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
An intense looking Brownie Anderson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am the fookin greatest ya hear! I want that fookin belt!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 4254 p4p, 37 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 2623 p4p, 96 weight class). Makarenko comes to the ring accompanied by Macarena - Original version. Nukem has chosen Here comes the boom as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko misses with a low kick.
Makarenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nukem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Makarenko.
Nukem misses with a looping left.
Nukem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nukem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Nukem.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nukem looks to throw the jab but Makarenko is out of range.
Nukem throws a lazy uppercut
and Makarenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Nukem jabs Makarenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nukem misses with a looping left.
Nukem ducks under a wild hook from Makarenko.
Nukem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makarenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nukem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makarenko lands a nice shot that snaps Nukem's head back.
Nukem throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
A big right from Nukem misses.
Makarenko staying out of range there.
Makarenko connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Makarenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nukem slips a jab from Makarenko.
Makarenko scores with a shot to the body.
Makarenko misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Nukem misses.
We've been informed that Nukem 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.
Nukem throws the left hand but Makarenko avoids the punch easily.
Makarenko looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Makarenko throws a good cross that connects.
Makarenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nukem blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nukem throws a shot from downtown. Makarenko moves away and avoids it.
Makarenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good exchange - Nukem coming out on top.
Nukem throws a jab when Makarenko was well out of range.
Makarenko digs a good hook to Nukem's body.
Nukem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nukem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem throws out a counter right but Makarenko avoids it with no problem.
Makarenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makarenko lands with a hook. Nukem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makarenko throws out a head kick that Nukem doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Nukem 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 Nukem's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Nukem is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nukem misses with a body shot.
Nukem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makarenko thows a body kick. Nukem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nukem misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Duke Nukem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nukem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nukem throws a looping overhand right but Makarenko ducks down to avoid it.
Nukem clobbers Makarenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nukem lands a jab to the nose.
Nukem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makarenko lands a jab to Nukem's midsection.
Nukem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makarenko throws a solid leg kick but Nukem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makarenko.
Nukem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nukem to counter with a crisp jab.
Makarenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makarenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nukem counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Makarenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makarenko is rocked!
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Nukem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makarenko loads up on a big right hand but Nukem slips the punch.
Makarenko misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukem.
Nukem digs a good hook to Makarenko's body.
Makarenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Makarenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nukem misses the jab.
Nukem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Makarenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nukem on the side of the head.
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukem feints a counter leg kick.
Makarenko misses with an uppercut. Nukem saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Nukem as he connects with a hook.
Nukem misses with a looping right.
Nukem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nukem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makarenko misses with a hook. Nukem ducked under it nicely.
Nukem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makarenko.
Nukem throws out a loose jab but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makarenko throws a quick counter head kick but Nukem was just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarenko misses with the combination.
Nukem only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws out a leg kick but Makarenko moves out of range and Nukem only half commits.
Nukem scores with a hook.
Nukem scores with a hook to the body. Makarenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Nukem.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
Makarenko scores with a shot to the body.
Makarenko checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nukem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nukem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nukem just misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makarenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem lands a leg kick that knocks Makarenko off balance momentarily.
Makarenko avoids the body shot from Nukem.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duke Nukem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Makarenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nukem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makarenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem lands a lovely overhand right.
Makarenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nukem counters with a straight right hand.
Makarenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Makarenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Makarenko.
Nukem feints a counter leg kick.
Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukem.
Makarenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.
Makarenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duke Nukem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makarenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nukem is looking to chop away at Makarenko's legs.
Makarenko moves forwards but Nukem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Nukem misses its intended target.
Nukem scores with a sloppy right hand. Makarenko should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nukem 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.
Nukem avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Nukem looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko throws a hook to the side of Nukem's head but Nukem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nukem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nukem connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Makarenko onto his butt! Makarenko bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Makarenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nukem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makarenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makarenko walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Makarenko is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duke Nukem!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Duke Nukem waved his t-shirt featuring Sin City Allstars's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 15852 p4p, 469 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 19589 p4p, 487 weight class). Buchanan comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shann misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Shann does no damage.
Buchanan throws a hook but Shann blocks it.
Buchanan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shann.
Shann swinging wildly here.
Buchanan lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Shann.
Buchanan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
Shann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buchanan counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buchanan circles away quickly and effectively.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buchanan scores with a nice right hand.
Buchanan scores with a nice right hand.
Buchanan stalks Shann and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shann's face. Shann staggers backwards, shaken.
Shann throws a right and a left that Buchanan avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Shann misses.
Shann blocks a jab.
Buchanan connects with a right hand. Shann shakes it off.
Shann throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Buchanan.
Shann unleashes a big counter combination but Buchanan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Buchanan lands a head kick. Shann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buchanan lands a head shot.
Shann is rocked!
Buchanan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Shann out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ross Buchanan!
Ross Buchanan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 4062 p4p, 461 weight class) and Blitz Wolfman (ranked 6492 p4p, 579 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Wolfman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinneas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinneas lands with a nice body punch.
Kinneas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wolfman moves away from the strike by Kinneas.
Kinneas takes a swing at Wolfman's ribcage but misses.
Wolfman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kinneas cracks Wolfman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kinneas moves out of range as Wolfman strikes.
Wolfman throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinneas is looking to land body kicks.
Wolfman connects with a jab.
Wolfman scores with a kick to the body.
Kinneas misses with a looping right.
Wolfman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kinneas slips under a jab from Wolfman.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
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!
Wolfman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kinneas is able to avoid easily.
Kinneas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kinneas misses with a wild body shot.
Kinneas ducks under a wild hook from Wolfman.
Wolfman looks to land a right hand but Kinneas moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas defending well as Wolfman loads up on a big left hand.
Wolfman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kinneas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinneas.
Kinneas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolfman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolfman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolfman misses with a looping right.
Kinneas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolfman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kinneas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolfman.
Wolfman lands a nice shot that snaps Kinneas's head back.
Kinneas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfman missing with a left hand there. Kinneas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinneas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kinneas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blitz Wolfman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Kinneas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolfman 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 Kinneas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kinneas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wolfman with a nice cross.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfman ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Wolfman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolfman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kinneas. That did some damage!
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolfman! But no joy.
Wolfman throws a jab when Kinneas was well out of range.
Wolfman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfman. Kinneas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinneas thumps Wolfman with a low kick.
Wolfman slips a jab and a cross from Kinneas.
Wolfman misses with a hook. Kinneas ducked under it nicely.
Kinneas is looking to counter the offense by Wolfman and move into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wolfman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kinneas's head.
Kinneas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blitz Wolfman will probably get the nod.
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.
A bone on bone clash there as Kinneas blocks the leg kick.
Kinneas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wolfman moves away from the strike by Kinneas.
Good leg kick by Wolfman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wolfman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kinneas 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.
Wolfman misses with a body kick.
Kinneas connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kinneas.
Wolfman throws a big shot that misses.
Kinneas lands with a nice body kick.
Wolfman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinneas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Wolfman tenderised Kinneas's leg. Kinneas is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinneas tries to land a leg kick but Wolfman saw it coming and moves away.
Kinneas scores with a leg kick.
Wolfman avoids the head kick by Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfman moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinneas throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolfman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wolfman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wolfman misses with a low kick as Kinneas jumps back.
Wolfman misses with a body shot.
Wolfman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinneas walks into a straight right hand from Wolfman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinneas.
Wolfman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wolfman just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinneas throws a front kick to the face that drops Wolfman face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Irvine Kinneas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Wilkinson (ranked 6386 p4p, 503 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 23312 p4p, 558 weight class). Maung Maung Thu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson thuds his right hand into Thu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilkinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Thu scores with a shoulder strike.
Thu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jordan Wilkinson has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkinson.
Thu lands a right hand.
Our sources have told us that Wilkinson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson trying to control the position but instead, Thu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilkinson into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilkinson's brow.
Thu lands a body punch.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Thu.
Thu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thu.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkinson's defenses.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Thu.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
Wilkinson is trying to break free.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilkinson avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Thu landing knees to the body.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Thu digs a right hand into Wilkinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilkinson's gas tank.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilkinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Wilkinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thu won't allow it.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks for a moment.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Wilkinson shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson is trying to force a seperation but Thu has the dominant position.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Wilkinson pushes Thu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
Wilkinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thu has him pressed against the ropes.
Thu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilkinson's efforts to push away.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu cracks Wilkinson with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Thu lands an elbow just above Wilkinson 's eye.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thus head.
Wilkinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thu has him pressed against the ropes.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Wilkinson's cut.
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.
Wilkinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thu.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Thu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thu.
Wilkinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thu takes one to the side of the head.
Wilkinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilkinson misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thu.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Thu circles away and keeps his distance.
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thu misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thu.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Thu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot that snaps Thu's head back.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wilkinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thu keeps the fight on the outside.
Thu wants to counter the offense by Wilkinson and move into the clinch position.
Thu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilkinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilkinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Thu.
Wilkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thu.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Thu blocks it.
Wilkinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thu tries to work over Wilkinson's front leg with a kick but Wilkinson checks it.
Wilkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thu manages to avoid it.
Thu tries to counter with a clinch but Wilkinson shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Thu blocks it.
Thu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands the left hand.
Jordan Wilkinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thu clinches up against the ropes.
Wilkinson has had enough of the clinch but Thu keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Thu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Wilkinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thu lands an elbow just above Wilkinson 's eye.
Thu working Wilkinson over with knees to the body.
Wilkinson cracks Thu with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Jordan Wilkinson's cut is getting worse.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Wilkinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Wilkinson is rocked!
Thu lands a left hand.
Oh Wilkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thu creates a bit of distance and cracks Wilkinson with a big uppercut! Wilkinson goes down! The referee pushes Thu away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Wilkinson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Thu takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maung Maung Thu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Blake Wightman (ranked 14494 p4p, 629 weight class) and Tito Hyde (ranked 3691 p4p, 411 weight class). Wightman comes to the ring accompanied by BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wightman throws out a powerful jab.
Wightman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wightman digs a good body shot into Hyde's ribs.
Wightman lands a jab.
Wightman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wightman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyde appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hyde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wightman tries a head kick but it misses.
Wightman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Wightman lands the left hand.
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!
Hyde delivers a nice body kick.
Wightman slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Wightman misses
and Hyde counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman misses with an uppercut. Hyde saw that one coming.
Hyde steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wightman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wightman cracks Hyde with a good jab.
Wightman misses with a kick to the body
and Hyde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hyde connects with a body shot that sends Wightman's belly button to the back.
Wightman connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Wightman misses.
Wightman defending well as Hyde loads up on a big left hand.
Wightman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wightman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wightman cracks the inside of Hyde's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wightman scores with a push kick.
Hyde takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wightman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wightman misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Wightman.
Wightman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Hyde releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Wightman connects with a leg kick. Hyde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wightman avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Wightman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wightman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyde missing with a left hand there. Wightman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wightman scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Wightman dominated that round.
That's time! Wightman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wightman.
Wightman avoids a kick to the body.
Wightman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyde under the eye.
Wightman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Hyde throws out a counter right but Wightman avoids it with no problem.
Wightman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wightman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hyde counters with a stiff right hand.
Wightman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hyde counters with a body kick that stops Wightman in his tracks momentarily.
Blake Wightman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wightman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Wightman.
A little jabbing left from Hyde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hyde slips a straight right by Wightman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman lands with a straight right. Hyde didn't see that one coming.
Wightman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hyde counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wightman!
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!
Wightman avoids the head kick by Hyde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hyde makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Wightman misses.
Hyde is looking to land body kicks.
Hyde digs a good hook to Wightman's body.
Wightman swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Wightman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hyde is rocked!
Wightman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyde can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Wightman.
Hyde moves into the clinch.
Wightman avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Wightman trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hyde.
Wightman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hyde.
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!
Wightman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wightman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wightman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but Wightman blocks with his arms.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Wightman.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Wightman avoids the damage to the body.
Wightman misses with a body punch.
Hyde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wightman backwards.
Wightman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wightman tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Wightman back against the ropes.
Hyde throws a punch but it's blocked by Wightman.
Wightman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wightman lands an elbow that stopped Hyde in his tracks for a moment.
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 Blake Wightman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wightman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wightman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hyde's head.
Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wightman, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Wightman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wightman misses with a combination
and Hyde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wightman.
Wightman throws a right hand that misses
and Hyde counters with a right hand to the body.
Wightman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Wightman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.
Wightman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wightman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Wightman scores with a jab to the body.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wightman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wightman blocks a head kick by Hyde.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Blake Wightman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wightman scores with a sloppy right hand. Hyde should have avoided that one.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Hyde connects with a body shot.
Hyde avoids a kick to the body.
Wightman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyde's calf.
Wightman misses with a double jab.
Hyde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wightman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Wightman misses with an uppercut.
Hyde throws a head kick that half lands.
Wightman throws the left hand but Hyde avoids the punch easily.
Hyde takes a swing at Wightman's ribcage but misses.
Wightman tries a head kick but it misses.
Wightman tries a low kick but Hyde avoids it.
Wightman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wightman.
Wightman dips to his left and cracks Hyde with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Wightman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wightman, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Wightman!
An out of breath Blake Wightman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gulay Shinawatra (ranked 6261 p4p, 483 weight class) and Yevgen Maartins (ranked 6977 p4p, 512 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gulay Shinawatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinawatra connects with a leg kick. Maartins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maartins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shinawatra feints and then cracks Maartins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maartins down.
Maartins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maartins.
Shinawatra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maartins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shinawatra throws a jab but it's blocked by Maartins.
Shinawatra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick from Maartins lands but Shinawatra takes it in his stride.
Maartins tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinawatra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maartins misses the shot to the body.
Maartins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maartins wants to clinch up but Shinawatra keeps it at a distance.
Shinawatra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinawatra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shinawatra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maartins is out of range and Shinawatra settles back down.
Maartins looks to land a body kick but Shinawatra moved away.
It looked like Shinawatra was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shinawatra moves away from the strike by Maartins.
Maartins fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Maartins misses.
A head kick misses from Maartins.
Shinawatra moves out of range as Maartins strikes.
Maartins throws a looping overhand right but Shinawatra ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Shinawatra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shinawatra.
Shinawatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maartins.
Shinawatra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maartins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maartins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws a body punch but Maartins moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Shinawatra.
Maartins tries to land a front kick but Shinawatra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maartins throws a looping overhand right but Shinawatra ducks down to avoid it.
Shinawatra wants to land a leg kick but Maartins is out of range.
Shinawatra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maartins lands a right hook to the body.
Maartins misses with a body kick.
Shinawatra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maartins's head backwards.
Shinawatra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maartins throws a push kick but Shinawatra slaps the foot to one side.
Maartins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinawatra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maartins.
Shinawatra's corner calls for a 1-2. Shinawatra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maartins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinawatra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinawatra throws a jab but it's blocked by Maartins.
Maartins is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shinawatra lands a glancing blow to the side of Maartins's head.
Maartins moves away from the strike by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaartins.
Shinawatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maartins manages to avoid it.
Shinawatra misses with a body shot.
Maartins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shinawatra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Shinawatra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinawatra tries to land a leg kick but Maartins saw it coming and moves away.
Shinawatra motions for Maartins to come forward. Shinawatra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shinawatra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maartins walks into a jab.
Maartins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maartins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinawatra lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maartins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maartins looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinawatra is just out of range.
Maartins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gulay Shinawatra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shinawatra tries to land a front kick but Maartins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Shinawatra moves out of range easily.
Shinawatra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maartins throws the kick towards the body but Shinawatra avoids it.
Shinawatra avoids the head kick by Maartins.
Shinawatra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maartins can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - Maartins scores with a four punch combination!
Maartins steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Shinawatra to the mat! Shinawatra looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Maartins is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Maartins jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Yevgen Maartins!
Our winner, Yevgen Maartins, 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2455 p4p, 267 weight class) and Aglipay Kaewburesai (ranked 6075 p4p, 477 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aglipay Kaewburesai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaewburesai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beukeboom drives through and clinches with Kaewburesai against the ropes.
Beukeboom prevents a body shot from Kaewburesai.
Beukeboom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaewburesai told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kaewburesai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beukeboom has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Beukeboom on the inside.
Kaewburesai wants to break free but Beukeboom has control.
Kaewburesai throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom lands a nice uppercut.
Kaewburesai breaks from the clinch.
Kaewburesai moves out of range as Beukeboom strikes.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kaewburesai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beukeboom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaewburesai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beukeboom in his tracks.
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!
Kaewburesai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beukeboom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beukeboom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom lunges at Kaewburesai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaewburesai's hand.
Kaewburesai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beukeboom lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaewburesai off the ropes and back into range.
Beukeboom moves into range and clinches up with Kaewburesai.
Beukeboom avoids the elbow strike from Kaewburesai, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
Kaewburesai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Beukeboom keeps control of Kaewburesai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beukeboom is leaning against Kaewburesai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kaewburesai struggles to land a body shot inside as Beukeboom controls his hands.
Beukeboom lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaewburesai backwards.
It looks like Aglipay Kaewburesai has been cut.
Kaewburesai throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Kaewburesai looks winded!
Beukeboom scores with a shot to the side of Kaewburesai's head.
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!
Beukeboom is leaning against Kaewburesai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kaewburesai crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Kaewburesai is rocked!
Beukeboom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaewburesai is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom throws a series of punches but Kaewburesai avoids them all with ease.
Beukeboom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beukeboom just misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaewburesai counters with a straight right hand.
Beukeboom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaewburesai seems to have recovered his senses.
Beukeboom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kaewburesai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaewburesai misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaewburesai blocking some punches.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaewburesai blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaewburesai.
Kaewburesai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Beukeboom should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Aglipay Kaewburesai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beukeboom scores with a shot to the body.
Beukeboom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaewburesai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beukeboom is looking to counter the offense by Kaewburesai and move into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beukeboom.
Kaewburesai is looking to score with low kicks.
Beukeboom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaewburesai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beukeboom has closed the distance and engaged Kaewburesai in a clinch.
Beukeboom lands a shot to the body.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Kaewburesai is breathing heavily.
Beukeboom gets through Kaewburesai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Beukeboom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beukeboom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bill Beukeboom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beukeboom.
A shot in the inside from Beukeboom.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Beukeboom.
A short body shot lands from Beukeboom as the two fighters clinch.
Beukeboom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beukeboom creates a bit of space and cracks Kaewburesai with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Kaewburesai is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Beukeboom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beukeboom digs a good body shot into Kaewburesai's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Beukeboom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaewburesai doesn't seem phased though.
Beukeboom moves into range and clinches up with Kaewburesai.
Beukeboom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beukeboom pushes Kaewburesai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom lands with a short shot to the head.
Beukeboom breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kaewburesai with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kaewburesai looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kaewburesai get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karlos Svoboda (ranked 23186 p4p, 512 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 6570 p4p, 457 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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252 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karlos Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svoboda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svoboda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarsson.
Svoboda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Svoboda slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnarsson - that will leave a mark!
Svoboda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Svoboda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ragnarsson manages to circle out of the way.
Svoboda blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson cracks Svoboda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Karlos Svoboda has been cut.
Svoboda walks into a big right hand from Ragnarsson and goes down! The referee sends Ragnarsson to a neutral corner as Svoboda gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick that misses.
Svoboda tries to counter by clinching up but Ragnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Ragnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Svoboda defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Svoboda misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svoboda. That's going to slow Ragnarsson down.
Svoboda lands a nice looking body kick.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Svoboda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsson feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Svoboda collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 926 p4p, 122 weight class) and Akimbo Spice (ranked 2908 p4p, 281 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Spice slips a jab from Bennett.
Spice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Spice looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Spice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spice with a jab.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Spice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett with a nice cross.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Spice misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett swings for the body but Spice moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a hook.
Spice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab by Spice.
Bennett moves into range and clinches up with Spice.
Spice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Spice avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spice.
Spice misses with the head strike.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spice misses with some punches.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spice scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Spice avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Bennett has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spices head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spice.
Spice has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bennett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spice can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Spice pushes Bennett back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice working aggressively here.
Bennett landing knees to the body.
Spice looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spice.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennett to score with a decent uppercut.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bennett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennett.
Bennett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bennett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spice staying out of range there.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spice can do to turn this around?
Spice thows a leg kick but Bennett checks it
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett tries to work over Spice's front leg with a kick but Spice checks it.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spice.
Bennett cracks Spice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Spice's shoulder, as Spice tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett digs a good hook to Spice's body.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Bennett scores with a jab.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Spice.
Bennett connects with a jab.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Spice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bennett if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Bennett misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Spice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Spice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spice tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett lands an overhand right.
John Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Spice blocks a jab.
Bennett connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett lands a jab to Spice's midsection.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that second round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Spice lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Spice needs to keep his hands up - Bennett had a free shot at his head there.
Spice slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Spice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Bennett there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spice.
Spice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Spice is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Bennett catches Spice right on the button with a cross.
Bennett with a jab.
Spice avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Spice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Spice.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Spice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett cracks Spice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Spice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bennett lands a jab to Spice's midsection.
Spice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spice slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett stuns Spice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Bennett throws a hook but Spice avoids it easily.
Spice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennett lands a jab to the head.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
Spice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennett throws a hook but Spice avoids it easily.
Spice follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Spice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Spice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spice moves away.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spice.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Bennett scores with a jab. Spice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Spice's ribs.
Bennett clinches.
A shot in the inside from Spice.
Spice prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Spice misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Spice blocks with his arms.
Spice tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spice misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice prevents a body shot from Bennett.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Spice working aggressively here.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Spice controls his hands.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Spice.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spice swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spice pushes Bennett back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Spice.
Spice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Spice avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the ropes.
Spice throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Spice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Spice.
Spice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Spice lands with a left to the head.
Spice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spice is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spice backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Spice is rocked!
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Spice's ribcage. Spice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spice dodges an elbow strike from Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice prevents a body shot from Bennett.
A right handed body shot lands from Bennett.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Spice blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Spice fails to land.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett had his way with Akimbo Spice in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Spice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Spice didn't see that one coming.
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spice manages to avoid it.
Bennett swings for the body but Spice moves out of range.
Bennett throws a body punch but Spice moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett jabs at Spice's body.
Spice scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennett should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook. Spice ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spice! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to clinch but Spice is having none of it.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Spice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spice throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Spice steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Spice moved out of range.
Spice throws a lazy body kick
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Spice looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett throws a body punch but Spice moves out of range.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennett cracks Spice with a good jab.
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akimbo Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spice misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Spice stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bennett!
John Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Bennett made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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