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Striking Masters 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between KJ Foster (ranked 6346 p4p, 512 weight class) and Isadore James (ranked 5291 p4p, 493 weight class). James has chosen Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KJ Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isadore James!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Foster tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foster momentarily.
It looks like KJ Foster has been cut.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Foster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Foster walks into a big right hand from James and goes down! The referee sends James to a neutral corner as Foster gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Foster is rocked!
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!
Foster tries to get into range but James steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Foster! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! James scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isadore James!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Andrei Arlovski (ranked 4663 p4p, 374 weight class) and Dave Donnovan (ranked 4669 p4p, 373 weight class). Donnovan has chosen Haddaway - What Is Love as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
Big right hand
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Donnovan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrei Arlovski slips a jab and a cross from Donnovan.
Andrei Arlovski scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Donnovan beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
It looks like Dave Donnovan has been cut.
Donnovan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andrei Arlovski.
Donnovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrei Arlovski rushes Donnovan and presses him up 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!
Andrei Arlovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Andrei Arlovski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andrei Arlovski tries a body shot but Donnovan blocks it.
Andrei Arlovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnovan's efforts to push away.
Andrei Arlovski keeps control of Donnovan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donnovan blocking some punches.
Donnovan is trying to stall.
Andrei Arlovski creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Donnovan 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!
Donnovan is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Andrei Arlovski engages and cracks Donnovan with a massive lead left hook - Donnovan tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Andrei Arlovski is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Andrei Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arjen Robin Van Persie (ranked 5663 p4p, 473 weight class) and Aundre Groce (ranked 5654 p4p, 471 weight class). Groce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight to survive- Stan Bush. Aundre Groce is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arjen Robin Van Persie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aundre Groce!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robin Van Persie clinches with his opponent.
Robin Van Persie lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Robin Van Persie.
It looks like Aundre Groce has been cut.
Robin Van Persie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robin Van Persie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robin Van Persie working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Robin Van Persie.
Groce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robin Van Persie has him pressed against the ropes.
Groce prevents a body shot from Robin Van Persie.
A head punch on the inside from Robin Van Persie fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robin Van Persie misses with a punch on the inside.
Robin Van Persie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Groce throws a punch but it's blocked by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie swings wildly with an uppercut but Groce uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robin Van Persie is working Groce over against the ropes.
Robin Van Persie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robin Van Persie can't find room to land a body shot as Groce controls the action.
Robin Van Persie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Groce backwards.
Robin Van Persie scores with a hook to the body.
Robin Van Persie works on Groce's body with a couple of short punches.
Groce is trying to break the clinch but Robin Van Persie has him pressed against the ropes.
Groce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Groce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robin Van Persie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Robin Van Persie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin Van Persie misses with the head strike.
Robin Van Persie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Groce.
Robin Van Persie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robin Van Persie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Groce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robin Van Persie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Groces head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robin Van Persie can't find room to land a body shot as Groce controls the action.
Robin Van Persie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Robin Van Persie.
Groce is trying to force a seperation but Robin Van Persie has the dominant position.
Robin Van Persie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robin Van Persie digs a right hand underneath Groce's ribcage. Groce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Robin Van Persie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aundre Groce's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robin Van Persie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Groce is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Robin Van Persie pushes Groce up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robin Van Persie struggles to land a body shot inside as Groce controls his hands.
Robin Van Persie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Groce tries to circle away but Robin Van Persie has him pinned against the ropes.
Groce blocks an uppercut.
Groce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Groce is still on wobbly legs! Can Robin Van Persie finish him?
Robin Van Persie creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Groce crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Groce face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Robin Van Persie takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arjen Robin Van Persie!
In defeat, Aundre Groce stepped up to the mic, saying 'Me bloody teeth are missing!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson Fury (ranked 5879 p4p, 429 weight class) and Tafa Misipati (ranked 5598 p4p, 414 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tafa Misipati!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misipati.
Misipati has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Misipati rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyson Fury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misipati has had enough of the clinch but Tyson Fury keeps him there for the moment.
Misipati blocks a body shot from Tyson Fury.
A short right from Tyson Fury.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misipati wants to break free but Tyson Fury has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misipati blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Misipati controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson Fury fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson Fury presses Misipati against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Misipati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson Fury slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson Fury.
Misipati blocking some punches.
Tyson Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tyson Fury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misipati blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tyson Fury.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson Fury tries a body shot but Misipati blocks it.
Tyson Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Misipati uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson Fury fails to land.
Misipati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misipati backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misipati prevents a body shot from Tyson Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Misipati, as that shot connected.
A big left from Misipati misses.
Tyson Fury wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tyson Fury misses with a looping left.
Misipati checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Misipati was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Misipati lands a slapping body shot.
Tyson Fury goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Misipati throws the left hand but Tyson Fury avoids the punch easily.
Tyson Fury is looking to counter the offense by Misipati and move into the clinch.
Tyson Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Misipati in his tracks.
Misipati throws a hook but Tyson Fury blocks it.
Tyson Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misipati can do to turn this around?
Tyson Fury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Misipati connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson Fury scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Misipati blocks a leg kick.
Misipati misses with a body kick.
Tyson Fury pushes Misipati up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misipati backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Tyson Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson Fury lands a right hand.
Tyson Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mike Tyson Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Misipati blocking some punches.
Misipati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson Fury has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson Fury digs a right hand underneath Misipati's ribcage. Misipati let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Tyson Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tyson Fury on the inside.
Tyson Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misipati blocks a body shot from Tyson Fury.
Misipati blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misipati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson Fury tries to work over Misipati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyson Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson Fury lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Tyson Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson Fury dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Misipati tries to keep at a distance but Tyson Fury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyson Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misipati backwards.
Misipati prevents a body shot from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury working aggressively here.
Tyson Fury tries to throw a body punch but Misipati avoids it by throwing Tyson Fury back against the ropes.
Tyson Fury tries a body shot but Misipati blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misipati wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson Fury lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misipati's elbow.
Misipati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson Fury has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tyson Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mike Tyson Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson Fury creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Misipati crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Misipati face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tyson Fury takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson Fury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Raymon Dekkers (ranked 4624 p4p, 458 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 4974 p4p, 475 weight class). Dekkers's entrance music is Zombie Barricades. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dekkers lands a left hand.
Dekkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearn trying to land knees to the body.
Hearn is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the ropes.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hearn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearn blocks an uppercut.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hearn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dekkers's sensitive parts.
Dekkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hearn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekkers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn forces Dekkers back against the ropes and clinches.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
Dekkers working aggressively here.
Dekkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hearn backwards.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers prevents Hearn from breaking the clinch.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearn.
Hearn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
A short right from Dekkers.
Hearn is trying to push Dekkers away but Dekkers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dekkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dekkers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dekkers throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Dekkers swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearn.
Hearn lands with a good body shot.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hearn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hearn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Hearn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Hearn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dekkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raymon Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Hearn tries to get set, Dekkers tries to push him back and clinch up but Hearn manages to avoid the attempt.
Dekkers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hearn with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymon Dekkers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dekkers throws out the jab.
Hearn tries to clinch up
and Dekkers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hearn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hearn tries to land a front kick but Dekkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dekkers. Hearn shrugs it off though.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
Hearn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dekkers throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas Hearn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dekkers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Hearn lands but Dekkers takes it in his stride.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
Dekkers misses with a looping left.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hearn can do to turn this around?
Hearn drives through and clinches with Dekkers against the ropes.
Hearn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dekkers has him pressed against the ropes.
Hearn blocks an uppercut.
Hearn blocks an uppercut.
Dekkers throws a head punch that misses.
Hearn misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn wants to stall.
Dekkers keeps control of Hearn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dekkers tries a low kick but Hearn avoids it.
Hearn has Dekkers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hearn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dekkers is looking to chop away at Hearn's legs.
Hearn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hearn wants to clinch up but Dekkers keeps it at a distance.
Dekkers tries to counter by clinching up but Hearn breaks away and moves out of range.
Dekkers is looking to slow Hearn down with leg kicks.
Dekkers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Dekkers misses.
Hearn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dekkers can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hearn moves into range and clinches up with Dekkers.
Hearn blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hearn.
A shot in the inside from Dekkers.
Hearn taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymon Dekkers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hearn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hearn tries to land a front kick but Dekkers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekkers.
Hearn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dekkers throws a chopping leg kick but Hearn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hearn punishes Dekkers's body with a nice straight punch.
Hearn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dekkers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers rushes Hearn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Raymon Dekkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hearn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hearn prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Hearn breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dekkers misses with a double jab
and Hearn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn checks the leg kick.
Dekkers misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers lands with a good body shot.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Hearn moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Dekkers blocks the low kick.
Dekkers cracks Hearn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hearn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dekkers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hearn moves in looking to clinch but Dekkers pushes him off.
Hearn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dekkers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dekkers's corner calls for a 1-2. Dekkers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Dekkers throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Hearn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Hearn slips a straight right by Dekkers.
Hearn moves in looking to clinch but Dekkers pushes him off.
Dekkers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hearn stalks Dekkers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dekkers's face. Dekkers staggers backwards, shaken.
Hearn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dekkers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dekkers.
Hearn scores with a decent looking hook.
Hearn moves in looking to clinch but Dekkers pushes him off.
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raymon Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dekkers darts in and clinches Hearn up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn avoiding damage.
Hearn blocks an uppercut.
Thomas Hearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hearn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raymon Dekkers.
Well Dekkers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymon Dekkers!
After the big win, Raymon Dekkers made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Vasylchenko (ranked 5427 p4p, 400 weight class) and Serious Dark (ranked 4721 p4p, 374 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dark's choice of entrance music: Beat on the beat- The Ramones. 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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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Vasylchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serious Dark!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasylchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vasylchenko has Dark pushed against the ropes.
Dark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Vasylchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vasylchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dark tries to keep at a distance but Vasylchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Vasylchenko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasylchenko drives through and clinches with Dark against the ropes.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasylchenko instigates a clinch.
Vasylchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasylchenko moves into the clinch.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasylchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Dark throws a head punch that misses.
Dark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasylchenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dark can't break the clinch.
Vasylchenko lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasylchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko scores with a shot to the side of Dark's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dark lands a left hand.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dark takes one to the side of the head.
Vasylchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasylchenko is defending well for now.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Vasylchenko breaks from the clinch.
Vasylchenko swings for the body but Dark moves out of range.
Vasylchenko darts in and clinches Dark up against the ropes.
Vasylchenko pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasylchenko scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Vasylchenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasylchenko clinches.
Vasylchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Dark.
Dark has had enough of the clinch but Vasylchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasylchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasylchenko manages to break the clinch.
Vasylchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dark can do to turn this around?
Vasylchenko clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vasylchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dark.
Vasylchenko breaks from the clinch.
Vasylchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasylchenko prevents a body shot from Dark.
A short left from Vasylchenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasylchenko blocking some punches.
Dark misses with a knee strike.
Viktor Vasylchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasylchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko has Dark pressed against the ropes.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasylchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasylchenko keeps control of Dark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko clinches with his opponent.
Dark throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasylchenko.
Dark being controlled against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Vasylchenko - that landed with a thud.
Dark can't find room to land a body shot as Vasylchenko controls the action.
Good body shot from Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasylchenko moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasylchenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vasylchenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dark lands a right hand.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko instigates a clinch.
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!
Vasylchenko leaning against his opponent.
Vasylchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Dark misses.
Viktor Vasylchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dark tries to keep at a distance but Vasylchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko 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.
Viktor Vasylchenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Vasylchenko has Dark up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dark is trying to break free.
Vasylchenko pushes Dark back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vasylchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dark tries to clinch but Vasylchenko moves out of range.
Vasylchenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dark gets tackled into the ropes by Vasylchenko. Vasylchenko maintains the clinch.
Dark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vasylchenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Vasylchenko gets through Dark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasylchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasylchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dark lands a body punch.
Vasylchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Dark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dark lands with a good body shot.
Vasylchenko pushes Dark up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vasylchenko is pushing Dark up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dark wants to break free but Vasylchenko has control.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasylchenko is defending well for now.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasylchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Serious Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasylchenko has managed to clinch.
A short right from Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Vasylchenko is pushing Dark up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Viktor Vasylchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dark wants to clinch up but Vasylchenko keeps it at a distance.
Dark catches Vasylchenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasylchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Vasylchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasylchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Dark.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko throws a good cross that connects.
Vasylchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Vasylchenko backs off Dark throws a huge counter combo but Vasylchenko manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasylchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Vasylchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasylchenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Vasylchenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nathan Morris (ranked 5262 p4p, 490 weight class) and Denzil J Kenny (ranked 24631 p4p, 591 weight class). Kenny has chosen Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Denzil J Kenny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Morris's chin.
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25
215 lbs
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19
211 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Kenny pushes him off.
Kenny digs a good body shot into Morris's ribs.
Kenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenny.
Morris is looking for a counter combo.
Morris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morris feints and then cracks Kenny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenny down.
Kenny keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morris tries to clinch there but Kenny circles away.
Kenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kenny works Morris's body with a nice hook.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Kenny.
Kenny scores with a jab to the body.
Kenny lands a body shot.
Morris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kenny has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kenny scores with a hook.
Morris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenny takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Kenny. Beautiful body shot.
Kenny lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Morris goes down! The ref sends Kenny to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Morris is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Morris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kenny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenny ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Morris out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denzil J Kenny!
A victorious Denzil J Kenny thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jory Rosewarne (ranked 25178 p4p, 581 weight class) and Dennis Dentler (ranked 4958 p4p, 476 weight class). Rosewarne comes to the ring accompanied by White Room - Demons & Wizards. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 lbs
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205 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jory Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Dentler !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewarne connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Dentler onto his butt! Dentler bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Dennis Dentler has been cut.
Rosewarne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dentler .
Rosewarne misses with a wild body shot.
Dentler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosewarne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dentler takes a swing at Rosewarne's ribcage but misses.
Rosewarne plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Dentler swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Dentler face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jory Rosewarne!
After the fight, Jory Rosewarne was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6583 p4p, 90 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1133 p4p, 57 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Kyle Kovingten has been cut.
Kovingten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovingten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tharrier doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovingten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tharrier throws a chopping leg kick but Kovingten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovingten seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kovingten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Tharrier 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Kovingten moves into range and clinches up with Tharrier.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovingten lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Tharrier lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kovingten tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Kovingten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kovingten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Tharrier 's eye.
Tharrier is looking to break free of the clinch but Kovingten has double underhooks.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Kovingten lands a shot to the body.
Tharrier looks winded!
Nice body punch from Kovingten - that landed with a thud.
Kovingten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovingten presses Tharrier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
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!
Kovingten presses Tharrier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tharrier or not.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovingten.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Kovingten is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovingten is struggling to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier manages to break the clinch.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Kovingten counters with a nice body shot.
Tharrier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovingten.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there
and Kovingten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kovingten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tharrier in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kovingten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kovingten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tharrier, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Kovingten pushes Tharrier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kovingten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tharriers head.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tharrier tries to break the clinch but Kovingten is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tharrier up against the ropes.
Kovingten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Tharrier is breathing heavily.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tharrier.
Kovingten is working Tharrier over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Tharrier takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Kovingten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike.
Kovingten lands a 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!
Kovingten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kovingten has Tharrier pushed against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kovingten for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kovingten digs a right hand into Tharrier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tharrier's gas tank.
Kovingten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
Kovingten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kovingten.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kovingten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Kovingten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier being controlled against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovingten lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kovingten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovingten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Kovingten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tharrier doesn't seem phased though.
Tharrier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kovingten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kovingten lands with an uppercut that bounces Tharrier off the ropes and back into range.
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat.
Kovingten blocks a low kick nicely.
Tharrier throws a sloppy body shot
and as Tharrier resets, Kovingten pounces with a savage head kick that drops Tharrier to the mat! Tharrier looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Tharrier.
Kovingten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tharrier get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Tharrier stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Kovingten runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
A less than humble Kyle Kovingten misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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