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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Jun Fan (ranked 6398 p4p, 440 weight class) and Viktor Petrov (ranked 25101 p4p, 505 weight class). Petrov has chosen They want too see me fall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Prefers standup
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Jun Fan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Petrov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrov. Jun Fan shrugs it off though.
Jun Fan avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Petrov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jun Fan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Jun Fan tries to tie him up.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Jun Fan.
Petrov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jun Fan pushes Petrov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petrov wants to break free but Jun Fan has control.
Jun Fan looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jun Fan.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun Fan throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun Fan misses with a head kick.
Jun Fan lands a high kick!
Petrov clinches with his opponent.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jun Fan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jun Fan has had enough of the clinch but Petrov keeps him there for the moment.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jun Fan being controlled against the ropes.
Jun Fan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petrov's face.
Petrov is rocked!
Jun Fan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jun Fan finish him?
Jun Fan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrov prevents Jun Fan from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Jun Fan.
Jun Fan avoiding damage.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov tries to circle away but Jun Fan has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jun Fan.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jun Fan lands a nice elbow.
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!
Jun Fan misses with a knee strike.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan is controlling him.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but Petrov blocks with his arms.
Petrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jun Fan blocks it with crossed arms.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jun Fan looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Jun Fan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jun Fan pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jun Fan connects with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan lands a nice elbow.
Jun Fan lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jun Fan into the ropes.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but Petrov blocks with his arms.
Jun Fan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov trying to control the position but instead, Jun Fan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrov into the ropes.
Jun Fan keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov tries to stall but Jun Fan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Jun Fan keeps him there for the moment.
Jun Fan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
Petrov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Jun Fan keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun Fan.
Jun Fan has Petrov pressed against the ropes, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jun Fan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jun Fan connects with a knee to the head.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov trying to stall but Jun Fan improves his position.
Jun Fan can't break the clinch.
Jun Fan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov looking to throw knees to the head but Jun Fan is blocking nicely.
Jun Fan throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan is controlling him.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jun Fan.
Jun Fan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun Fan avoiding damage as Petrov throws knees to the body.
Jun Fan has Petrov pressed against the ropes, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jun Fan misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov tries to land a knee to the head but Jun Fan blocks with his arms.
Petrov looking to throw knees to the head but Jun Fan is blocking nicely.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to stall but Jun Fan improves his position.
Jun Fan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jun Fan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jun Fan lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Jun Fan is trying to break free.
Petrov misses with an elbow strike.
Jun Fan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but Petrov blocks with his arms.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Jun Fan prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jun Fan as Petrov tries to tie him up.
Petrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Jun Fan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Jun Fan misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jun Fan.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jun Fan managing to block the knees to the body from Petrov.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Petrov tries to circle away but Jun Fan has him pinned against the ropes.
Jun Fan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jun Fan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jun Fan is defending well for now.
Jun Fan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jun Fan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun Fan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but Petrov blocks with his arms.
Jun Fan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Jun Fan managing to block the knees to the body from Petrov.
Petrov looking to throw knees to the head but Jun Fan is blocking nicely.
Jun Fan avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrov.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan being controlled against the ropes.
Petrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrov is trying to push Jun Fan away but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jun Fan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jun Fan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Jun Fan scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jun Fan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee Jun Fan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jun Fan gets an underhook and turns Petrov into the ropes.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Jun Fan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun Fan keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Jun Fan connects with a knee to the head.
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrov avoids the elbow strike from Jun Fan, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jun Fan.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jun Fan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Petrov tries to circle away but Jun Fan has him pinned against the ropes.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Jun Fan.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jun Fan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petrov's face.
Jun Fan trying to stall but Petrov improves his position.
Jun Fan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov is looking to control Jun Fan's arms but Jun Fan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrov has his back to the ropes.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jun Fan is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Jun Fan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Jun Fan on the inside.
Jun Fan stalling in the clinch but Petrov improves position.
Petrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun Fan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jun Fan working Petrov over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Jun Fan is controlling the position.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jun Fan won't allow it.
Jun Fan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Jun Fan is controlling the position.
Petrov wants to break free but Jun Fan has control.
Petrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jun Fan lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun Fan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrov tries to circle away but Jun Fan has him pinned against the ropes.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Jun Fan keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Petrov looking to throw knees to the head but Jun Fan is blocking nicely.
Petrov tries a knee to the head but Jun Fan blocks it.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike from Jun Fan.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Jun Fan keeps him there for the moment.
Jun Fan can't break the clinch.
Jun Fan keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jun Fan's brow.
Petrov tries to break free but Jun Fan pushes him back against the ropes.
Jun Fan tries to stall but Petrov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrov keeps control of Jun Fan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jun Fan looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Petrov is trying to push Jun Fan away but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrov misses with a knee strike.
Jun Fan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Petrov is trying to push Jun Fan away but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jun Fan scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jun Fan has double underhooks.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jun Fan is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrov has double underhooks.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jun Fan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jun Fan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jun Fan tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Jun Fan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jun Fan as the two fighters clinch.
Jun Fan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrov tries to stall but Jun Fan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Jun Fan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jun Fan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Petrov trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jun Fan tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Jun Fan is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrov has double underhooks.
Jun Fan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jun Fan with a knee to the head.
Petrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jun Fan tries to land a knee to the head but Petrov blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun Fan trying to stall but Petrov improves his position.
Jun Fan scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jun Fan blocks an elbow strike from Petrov.
Jun Fan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jun Fan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jun Fan won't allow it.
Jun Fan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jun Fan keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrov stalling in the clinch but Jun Fan improves position.
Jun Fan throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jun Fan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jun Fan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jun Fan throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jun Fan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrov tries to stall but Jun Fan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Jun Fan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is trying to push Jun Fan away but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov avoids the elbow strike from Jun Fan, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Jun Fan tries to tie him up.
Petrov wants to break free but Jun Fan has control.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Jun Fan has him pressed against the ropes.
Jun Fan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Jun Fan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jun Fan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jun Fan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun Fan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrov has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jun Fan is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Jun Fan.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petrov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Jun Fan.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Jun Fan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jun Fan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jun Fan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Lee Jun Fan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jun Fan throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov prevents Jun Fan from breaking the clinch.
Jun Fan misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jun Fan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jun Fan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Jun Fan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jun Fan tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jun Fan gets tackled into the ropes by Petrov. Petrov maintains the clinch.
Jun Fan lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jun Fan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jun Fan stalling in the clinch but Petrov improves position.
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jun Fan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jun Fan has Petrov pressed against the ropes, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jun Fan's elbow.
Petrov tries to circle away but Jun Fan has him pinned against the ropes.
Jun Fan has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Jun Fan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jun Fan, 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 William Gold scores the fight for Lee Jun Fan!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Lee Jun Fan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Lee Jun Fan!
Lee Jun Fan wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Lee Jun Fan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael De Ruyter (ranked 6154 p4p, 496 weight class) and Panca Pandu (ranked 6479 p4p, 513 weight class). De Ruyter comes to the ring accompanied by Merck Toch Hoe Sterck. Panca Pandu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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183 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael De Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panca Pandu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ruyter moves out of range of the body kick from Pandu.
Pandu moves in looking to clinch but De Ruyter pushes him off.
De Ruyter throws a head kick that misses.
De Ruyter lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandu's head.
It looks like Panca Pandu has been cut.
De Ruyter tries a head kick but it misses.
De Ruyter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pandu has closed the distance and engaged De Ruyter in a clinch.
Pandu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Pandu finds it's way through De Ruyter's defenses.
Pandu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Ruyter keeps the fight on the outside.
De Ruyter 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.
Pandu closes the distance but De Ruyter moves to the side
and De Ruyter counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandu dodges the punch combination from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandu.
De Ruyter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pandu. That one must have hurt.
Michael De Ruyter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body kick from Pandu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandu.
De Ruyter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pandu.
De Ruyter throws out a powerful jab.
Pandu rushes De Ruyter and presses him up against the ropes.
Pandu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Ruyter blocks it with crossed arms.
De Ruyter is trying to push Pandu away but Pandu has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De Ruyter wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Ruyter breaks from the clinch.
Pandu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pandu throws a front kick that sends De Ruyter stumbling back into the ropes.
De Ruyter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pandu's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu tries to clinch up but De Ruyter circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pandu looks to move away, De Ruyter throws a big counter combo but Pandu just gets out of the way.
De Ruyter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Ruyter's calf.
De Ruyter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pandu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pandu throws a push kick but De Ruyter slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Pandu lands.
Pandu lands with a slapping head kick.
De Ruyter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Ruyter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Pandu - just one landing.
Pandu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandu.
Pandu fakes the leg kick and cracks De Ruyter in the body.
Pandu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Ruyter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De Ruyter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pandu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pandu fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Ruyter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandu.
De Ruyter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Ruyter lands with a hook. Pandu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pandu forces De Ruyter back against the ropes and clinches.
Pandu trying to stall but De Ruyter improves his position.
Pandu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Ruyter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Ruyter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Ruyter tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandu slips a jab and a cross from De Ruyter.
Pandu avoids the head kick by De Ruyter.
Pandu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Ruyter throws a big shot that misses.
Pandu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandu lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandu - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pandu avoids the head kick by De Ruyter.
De Ruyter misses with a head kick.
De Ruyter lands with a cross.
Pandu scores with a leg kick.
Pandu throws a head kick but De Ruyter moves out of range.
De Ruyter throws a lazy head kick
and Pandu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Ruyter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from De Ruyter misses the target.
Pandu wants to clinch up but De Ruyter keeps it at a distance.
De Ruyter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandu pushes De Ruyter away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Ruyter moves out of range of the body kick from Pandu.
De Ruyter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandu.
De Ruyter throws a nice head kick!
De Ruyter is breathing heavily.
De Ruyter thuds his right hand into Pandu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Michael De Ruyter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panca Pandu'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.
De Ruyter lands with a straight right. Pandu didn't see that one coming.
Panca Pandu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandu takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Ruyter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandu lands a front kick.
De Ruyter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Ruyter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pandu lands a high kick!
De Ruyter misses with an uppercut
and Pandu counters with a straight right hand.
De Ruyter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandu.
De Ruyter throws a jab when Pandu was well out of range.
De Ruyter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
De Ruyter connects with a looping right hand.
Pandu has managed to clinch.
Pandu manages to break the clinch.
De Ruyter lands a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Ruyter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandu - the referee stops the clock and De Ruyter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandu. De Ruyter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Pandu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Ruyter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Ruyter tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandu moves in looking to clinch but De Ruyter pushes him off.
Pandu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael De Ruyter is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandu keeps De Ruyter at a distance using the push kick.
De Ruyter throws a push kick but Pandu slaps the foot to one side.
De Ruyter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pandu under the eye.
De Ruyter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandu. That's going to slow De Ruyter down.
De Ruyter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pandu has time to react.
Pandu is rocked!
De Ruyter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pandu will feel that in the morning.
Pandu is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pandu does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from De Ruyter. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandu is still on wobbly legs! Can De Ruyter finish him?
De Ruyter knocks out Pandu with a massive right hand! The ref tackles De Ruyter before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. De Ruyter picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael De Ruyter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Trevor Jones (ranked 2098 p4p, 222 weight class) and Solomon Bundy (ranked 3902 p4p, 343 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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218 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Solomon Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy misses with a hook.
Jones slips a straight right by Bundy.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Oceanside Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones looks to land a combination but Bundy avoids it well.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bundy.
Bundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundy throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bundy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
It looks like Trevor Jones has been cut.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A shot to the liver by Bundy. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones tries to clinch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bundy ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trevor Jones's cut is getting worse.
Bundy scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trevor Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Bundy tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bundy throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundy counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the liver by Bundy. Beautiful body shot.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Bundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundy throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Bundy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Bundy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands a right hook to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Trevor Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Bundy counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Bundy.
Bundy closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Jones uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Jones is rocked!
Jeez, Trevor Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Bundy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Lockwood (ranked 2034 p4p, 263 weight class) and Franklin Dong (ranked 3695 p4p, 419 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Lockwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franklin Dong!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Dong tries to clinch but Lockwood moves out of range.
Lockwood throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Dong tries to clinch up.
Lockwood slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
Lockwood scores with a body shot.
Lockwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Dong off the ropes and back into range.
Lockwood misses with a body shot.
Dong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lockwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lockwood. Those never looked like landing.
Lockwood misses with an uppercut
and Dong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong throws a one two combo.
Dong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lockwood.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lockwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lockwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood lands a jab-cross combination.
Lockwood looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Lockwood misses with a double jab
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lockwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Lockwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lockwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong throws a series of strikes that have Lockwood backpedaling.
Lockwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong is looking to clinch.
Jack Lockwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockwood misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Dong throws a head kick that misses
and Lockwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dong circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockwood throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lockwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Dong has double underhooks.
Lockwood is trying to force a seperation but Dong has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Dong.
Lockwood is trying to push Dong away but Dong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dong is leaning against Lockwood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Dong on the inside.
Lockwood is trying to break the clinch but Dong is controlling him.
Lockwood is trying to break free.
Lockwood tries to break the clinch but Dong is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong scores with a shot to the side of Lockwood's head.
Lockwood wants to break free but Dong has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Dong.
Dong is trying to force a seperation but Lockwood has the dominant position.
Dong tries to stall but Lockwood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dong is looking to break free of the clinch but Lockwood has double underhooks.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
Dong manages to break the clinch.
Lockwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lockwood. Those never looked like landing.
Dong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lockwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood avoids the head kick by Dong.
A little feinted left hand from Lockwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lockwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lockwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Dong avoids the body shot from Lockwood.
Lockwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong looks to land a combination. Lockwood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lockwood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lockwood, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong prevents Lockwood from breaking the clinch.
Lockwood can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lockwood's efforts to push away.
Dong wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Jack Lockwood 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.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lockwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lockwood scores with a jab to the body.
Lockwood misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Dong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dong throws a series of strikes that have Lockwood backpedaling.
Lockwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Lockwood misses with a body shot.
Lockwood throws a combination that misses
and Dong counters with a left and a right that stings Lockwood.
Lockwood is rocked!
Lockwood walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Lockwood 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 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franklin Dong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 1682 p4p, 213 weight class) and Danny Williams (ranked 3396 p4p, 370 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iam the KING. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Jovanovic - just one landing.
Williams blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jovanovic closes the distance and catches Williams with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Williams is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Williams is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Williams is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Jovanovic takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nenad Jovanovic!
Nenad Jovanovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Danny Williams had this to say: 'My apologies to all my fans for this defeat but I promisehe the king will come back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vernon Wells (ranked 895 p4p, 135 weight class) and Mikey Jackal (ranked 1977 p4p, 260 weight class). Vernon Wells has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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217 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Jackal!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells dodges the punch combination from Jackal.
As Jackal tries to get set, Wells tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackal manages to avoid the attempt.
Jackal misses the shot to the body.
Wells throws out a head kick that Jackal doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Jackal 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 Jackal's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Jackal is rocked!
It looks like Mikey Jackal has been cut.
Wells circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Jackal tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Wells wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vernon Wells!
Vernon Wells 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Evgeni Rasputin (ranked 493 p4p, 8 weight class) and Fausto Carsara (ranked 858 p4p, 14 weight class). Carsara has chosen E'sord Luché as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fausto Carsara!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin slips a straight right by Carsara.
Carsara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Carsara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rasputin throws a body punch but Carsara moves out of range.
Carsara tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rasputin throws a right hand that Carsara ducks under and follows up with a left that Carsara also avoids with ease.
Carsara misses the shot to the body.
Carsara lands with a hook. Rasputin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Carsara. Beautiful body shot.
Carsara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carsara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin rushes Carsara and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Carsara working hard to break the clinch.
Carsara swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carsara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Rasputin lands with a light punch inside.
Carsara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carsara prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Carsara fails to land.
Carsara tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the ropes.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin gets through Carsara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Rasputin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rasputin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Carsara's head.
Carsara looks winded!
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carsara backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Carsara is trying to push Rasputin away but Rasputin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rasputin is leaning against Carsara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rasputin creates a bit of space and cracks Carsara with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Carsara 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!
Carsara is rocked!
Evgeni Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Carsara stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Carsara walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Carsara is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Carsara's ribcage. Carsara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Carsara controls the action.
Carsara seems to have recovered his senses.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carsara wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasputin won't allow it.
Rasputin tries to work over Carsara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rasputin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Carsara back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin cracks Carsara with a nice body shot.
Carsara takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carsara backwards.
Carsara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carsara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carsara backwards.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Carsara's ribcage. Carsara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rasputin breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Carsara with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Carsara looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Carsara 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 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Evgeni Rasputin!
A victorious Evgeni Rasputin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Fausto Carsara was interviewed post fight and said 'Kamden Jackson i'm waiting for you!!!'.
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