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Striking Masters 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ando Fumiaki (ranked 5560 p4p, 414 weight class) and Alexander Stromblad (ranked 4847 p4p, 389 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 Hilo, Ando Fumiaki!
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, Alexander Stromblad!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fumiaki misses with a head kick.
Stromblad wants to counter with a clinch but Fumiaki pushes him away.
Stromblad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fumiaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fumiaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Alexander Stromblad has been cut.
Fumiaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stromblad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fumiaki throws a sloppy head kick and Stromblad moves out of range easily.
Stromblad tries a head kick but it misses.
Stromblad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fumiaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fumiaki throws a jab when Stromblad was well out of range.
Stromblad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fumiaki lands a head kick that sends Stromblad down! Stromblad is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Fumiaki is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ando Fumiaki!
After winning the bout, Ando Fumiaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 23995 p4p, 566 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 4296 p4p, 434 weight class). Volkanovski has chosen 2pac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Babinski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babinski wants to break free but Volkanovski has control.
Volkanovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkanovski misses with a punch to the body.
Babinski wants to break free but Volkanovski has control.
Babinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volkanovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
Volkanovski tries a body shot but Babinski blocks it.
Babinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Babinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babinski. Volkanovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Babinski moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Volkanovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Volkanovski tries to stall but Babinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Babinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Babinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski scores with a shot to the side of Babinski's head.
Babinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Volkanovski lands a left hand.
Volkanovski keeps control of Babinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkanovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volkanovski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babinski's efforts to push away.
Volkanovski has a couple of punches blocked by Babinski.
Volkanovski is trying to maintain a safe position but Babinski gets an underhook and turns Volkanovski into the ropes.
Volkanovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Babinski controls his hands.
Volkanovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
Babinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkanovski moves in looking to clinch but Babinski pushes him off.
Babinski throwing a counter right hand but Volkanovski manages to avoid it.
Volkanovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babinski, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Volkanovski 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.
Nice body punch from Babinski - that landed with a thud.
Babinski lands a shot to the body.
Babinski digs a right hand into Volkanovski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkanovski's gas tank.
Volkanovski looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volkanovski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Babinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkanovski has Babinski pressed against the ropes, preventing Babinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkanovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkanovski is trying to stall.
Babinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Volkanovski fails to land.
Babinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babinski cracks Volkanovski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Aleksandar Volkanovski has been cut.
Babinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkanovski circles away quickly and effectively.
And Volkanovski responds with a good body kick, but Babinski manages to step out the way in time.
Babinski connects with a right hand. Volkanovski shakes it off.
Aleksandar Volkanovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkanovski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Viktor Babinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Volkanovski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Babinski cracks Volkanovski with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Volkanovski is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Volkanovski is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Volkanovski could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
Viktor Babinski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Brodie King (ranked 6161 p4p, 410 weight class) and Serious Dark (ranked 4993 p4p, 374 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. Dark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beat on the beat- The Ramones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serious Dark!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King rushes Dark and presses him up against the ropes.
King lands with a right to the head.
Dark tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from King.
Dark has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Dark throws a head punch that misses.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for King to work.
Dark blocks an uppercut.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dark misses with the head strike.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by King.
Dark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Dark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dark can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dark misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a left hand.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King gets through Dark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from King.
Dark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King blocking some punches.
Dark has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dark can turn it around.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark blocks an elbow strike.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Dark is blocking nicely.
Dark looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dark.
King lands a left hand.
A short left from King.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King pushes Dark back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dark takes a shot to the head.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King digs a right hand underneath Dark's ribcage. Dark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King is leaning against Dark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King gets through Dark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dark has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Dark tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dark with a nice cross.
Dark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King avoiding damage as Dark throws knees to the body.
Dark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King gets through Dark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dark is trying to break free.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark misses with a knee strike.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brodie King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dark.
Dark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dark's efforts to push away.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Dark.
Dark wants to break free but King has control.
Dark avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
King lands an uppercut.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King misses with the head strike.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King lands with a left to the head.
Dark throws a head punch that misses.
King scores with a shot to the side of Dark's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dark misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Dark takes an elbow to the temple.
King prevents a body shot from Dark.
Dark has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Dark tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Dark back against the ropes.
Dark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dark misses with a knee strike.
King prevents a body shot from Dark.
Dark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands a left hand.
King blocks an uppercut.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dark misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie King dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King forces Dark back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Dark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Dark.
King avoiding damage as Dark throws knees to the body.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Dark.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dark.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dark can do to turn this around?
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Dark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A right hand to the body from King.
Dark tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King gets through Dark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoiding damage as Dark throws knees to the body.
Dark looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Dark working aggressively here.
Dark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King throws an elbow that misses.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darks head.
Dark blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Dark tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Serious Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dark working aggressively here.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Dark throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King works on Dark's body with a couple of short punches.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Dark.
Dark missing with knees to the body.
Dark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Dark misses with a punch to the body.
Dark throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Dark with a knee to the head.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brodie King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio Bargos (ranked 3563 p4p, 399 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 5332 p4p, 494 weight class). Thomas Hearn is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 Los Angeles, Julio Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bargos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Bargos. Those never looked like landing.
Bargos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Bargos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hearn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hearn throws a solid leg kick but Bargos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hearn.
Hearn misses with a left hand
and Bargos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.
Hearn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bargos's elbow.
A body shot lands from Hearn.
Hearn tries to work over Bargos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearn tries to work over Bargos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bargos blocks an uppercut.
Bargos is looking to break free of the clinch but Hearn has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bargos blocking some punches.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Bargos controls the action.
Hearn tries to work over Bargos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bargos is trying to force a seperation but Hearn has the dominant position.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Bargos controls the action.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Hearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bargos blocks a body shot from Hearn.
Hearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hearn misses with the head strike.
Hearn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bargos's efforts to push away.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Bargos avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn digs a right hand underneath Bargos's ribcage. Bargos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hearn lands with a right to the head.
Hearn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Bargos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hearn.
A short right from Hearn.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bargos.
Hearn throws a sloppy body shot
and Bargos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bargos throws a head kick that Hearn semi-blocks.
Hearn clinches up with Bargos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Bargos blocks a body shot from Hearn.
Hearn is leaning against Bargos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bargoss head.
Hearn tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn misses with the head strike.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Bargos controls the action.
Hearn throws a head punch that misses.
Bargos blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bargos wants to break free but Hearn has control.
Hearn is working Bargos over against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Hearn.
Hearn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bargos tries to break free but Hearn pushes him back against the ropes.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Bargos controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas Hearn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hearn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hearn fails to land.
Hearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Bargos backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Bargos avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
Hearn tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bargos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Bargos avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
Hearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bargos's elbow.
Nice body punch from Hearn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hearn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bargos tries a head kick but it misses.
Bargos moves out of range of the strikes.
Julio Bargos is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Hearn lands a nice looking body kick.
Hearn forces Bargos back against the ropes and clinches.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Hearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bargoss head.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bargos prevents a body shot from Hearn.
Bargos blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Bargos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hearn.
Hearn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bargos is trying to break the clinch but Hearn is controlling him.
Bargos wants to break free but Hearn has control.
Bargos wants to get back to striking at distance but Hearn won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hearn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bargos blocking some punches.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hearn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Julio Bargos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hearn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Denzil J Kenny (ranked 24562 p4p, 575 weight class) and Dennis Dentler (ranked 5233 p4p, 478 weight class). Kenny comes into the arena with Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Dentler !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler throws a sloppy head kick and Kenny moves out of range easily.
Kenny seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kenny avoids the head kick by Dentler .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dentler scores with a head kick. Kenny tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kenny closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Dentler out cold! Dentler corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denzil J Kenny!
Denzil J Kenny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arjen Robin Van Persie (ranked 5809 p4p, 491 weight class) and Branok Rosewarne (ranked 4039 p4p, 424 weight class). Rosewarne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stongehenge - Spinal Tap. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branok Rosewarne!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robin Van Persie moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosewarne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robin Van Persie moves away.
Robin Van Persie lands a jab.
Robin Van Persie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rosewarne throws a jab but it's blocked by Robin Van Persie.
Rosewarne thuds his right hand into Robin Van Persie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robin Van Persie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robin Van Persie throws a head kick but Rosewarne moves out of range.
Rosewarne scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Robin Van Persie to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Robin Van Persie is rocked!
It looks like Arjen Robin Van Persie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosewarne jabs at Robin Van Persie's body.
Oh Robin Van Persie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosewarne throws a shot from downtown. Robin Van Persie moves away and avoids it.
Robin Van Persie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rosewarne cracks Robin Van Persie with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Branok Rosewarne!
In his post fight interview, Branok Rosewarne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 6285 p4p, 418 weight class) and Jiro Takahashi (ranked 3064 p4p, 279 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Piger Whok has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the ropes.
Whok keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Whok won't allow it.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jiro Takahashi has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Takahashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whok landing knees to the body.
Whok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but Whok is controlling the position.
Takahashi avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Takahashi is trying to break the clinch but Whok has him pressed against the ropes.
Whok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takahashi looks winded!
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whok scores a nice knee to the body.
Whok gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takahashi's defenses.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
Whok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
That has opened up Jiro Takahashi's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takahashi is rocked!
Whok has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Takahashi to the canvas! Can Takahashi beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Takahashi was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Whok is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Piger Whok!
Piger Whok thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 2897 p4p, 64 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 25166 p4p, 153 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon slips under a jab from Dembele.
Tycoon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dembeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mousa Dembele has been cut.
Dembele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tycoon's hands.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon moves out of range as Dembele strikes.
Tycoon misses with a lunging right hand
and Dembele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tycoon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Dembele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dembele.
Dembele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dembele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tycoon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Dembele. Beautiful body shot.
Dembele connects with a crisp jab.
Dembele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon.
Dembele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tycoon tries to land a body kick
and Dembele counters with a stiff right hand.
Dembele throws a low kick, looking for Tycoon's leg but Tycoon calmly moves out of range.
Dembele throws a chopping leg kick but Tycoon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tycoon works the jab nicely.
Dembele misses with a hook. Tycoon ducked under it nicely.
Tycoon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mike Tycoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dembele stuns Tycoon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dembele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tycoon blocks a jab.
Dembele walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Dembele is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tycoon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 5674 p4p, 486 weight class) and Almedin Hafizovic (ranked 1701 p4p, 207 weight class). Frankie Edgar Allen Poe had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Almedin Hafizovic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hafizovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar Allen Poe closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
A short left from Edgar Allen Poe.
A right hand to the body from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hafizovic is trying to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe is controlling him.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic 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!
Edgar Allen Poe controlling the action here for a moment.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe breaks from the clinch.
Edgar Allen Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hafizovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edgar Allen Poe jabs Hafizovic right on the nose. Hafizovic blinks but takes it well.
Hafizovic tries to clinch but Edgar Allen Poe moves out of range.
Almedin Hafizovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar Allen Poe rushes Hafizovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hafizovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hafizovic.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hafizovic tries to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe is controlling the position.
Hafizovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hafizovic is trying to push Edgar Allen Poe away but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Edgar Allen Poe - that landed with a thud.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hafizovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shot to the side of Hafizovic's head.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short shot to the head.
Hafizovic working aggressively here.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe cracks Hafizovic with a nice body shot.
Hafizovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shot to the body.
Hafizovic looks winded!
Edgar Allen Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar Allen Poe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hafizovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hafizovic tries to clinch there but Edgar Allen Poe circles away.
Hafizovic misses with a looping right.
Edgar Allen Poe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hafizovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar Allen Poe rushes Hafizovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hafizovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand into Hafizovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hafizovic's gas tank.
Edgar Allen Poe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hafizovic's efforts to push away.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hafizovics head.
Hafizovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Edgar Allen Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edgar Allen Poe keeps control of Hafizovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hafizovic can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Edgar Allen Poe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hafizovic trying to stall but Edgar Allen Poe improves his position.
Hafizovic is breathing heavily.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic wants to break free but Edgar Allen Poe has control.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hafizovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hafizovic misses with some punches.
Hafizovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic tries to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe is controlling the position.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic wants to break free but Edgar Allen Poe has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic is trying to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic is trying to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe blocking some punches.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe is working Hafizovic over against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Edgar Allen Poe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe stalling against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edgar Allen Poe clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shot to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe blocks an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hafizovic tries to stall but Edgar Allen Poe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hafizovic is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hafizovic up against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Hafizovic's ribcage. Hafizovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a light punch inside.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe works on Hafizovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Edgar Allen Poe.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a hook to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe gets through Hafizovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice uppercut.
Hafizovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Hafizovic's ribcage. Hafizovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hafizovic tries to break free but Edgar Allen Poe pushes him back against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hafizovic's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hafizovic wants to stall.
Hafizovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hafizovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar Allen Poe won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hafizovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hafizovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edgar Allen Poe is keeping busy.
Hafizovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edgar Allen Poe 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6681 p4p, 131 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 2296 p4p, 49 weight class). Kyle Kovingten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harold Zoid's chin.
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225 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoid throws an overhand right that lands on Kovingten's shoulder, as Kovingten tries to avoid the shot.
Zoid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zoid tries to move into range but Kovingten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zoid closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zoid swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Zoid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zoid looks to land a left hand but Kovingten moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Kovingten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Kovingten misses
and Zoid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoid throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
Zoid blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
Good exchange - Zoid coming out on top.
Zoid misses with a double jab.
Kovingten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zoid blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kovingten.
Kovingten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zoid is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kovingten with a body shot.
Zoid misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Zoid blocks the low kick.
Zoid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zoid lands a jab to Kovingten's midsection.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid misses with a leg kick.
Kovingten catches Zoid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovingten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovingten is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kovingten throws a shot to the body.
Zoid missing with a left hand there. Kovingten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zoid throws a series of punches but Kovingten avoids them all with ease.
Kovingten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kovingten misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovingten was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoid.
Zoid throws out a loose jab but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses.
Zoid misses with a hook. Kovingten ducked under it nicely.
Zoid lands a nice shot to the body.
Zoid takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten is looking for a counter combo.
Kovingten throws an off balance right hand
and Zoid counters with a straight right hand.
Zoid throws a hook to the side of Kovingten's head but Kovingten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovingten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zoid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zoid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovingten dips to his left and cracks Zoid with an uppercut!
Kovingten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovingten there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kovingten lunges at Zoid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zoid's hand.
Zoid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zoid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovingten is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harold Zoid will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zoid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovingten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Kovingten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zoid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zoid misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Kovingten throws a hook but Zoid blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Kovingten walks into a left hand.
Kovingten scores with a kick to the body.
Kovingten throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Kovingten there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid tries to land a leg kick but Kovingten saw it coming and moves away.
Harold Zoid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Kovingten catches Zoid right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid throws an off balance right hand
and Kovingten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zoid throws a one two combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kovingten, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Zoid.
Zoid takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovingten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovingten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovingten feints and then cracks Zoid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zoid down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kovingten - that will leave a mark!
Zoid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kovingten.
Zoid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovingten wants to land a leg kick but Zoid is out of range.
Kovingten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zoid connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a solid leg kick but Zoid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kovingten.
Kovingten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kovingten misses with a two punch combination.
Kovingten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kovingten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kovingten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zoid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range and Zoid settles back down.
Zoid throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovingten staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Zoid as he connects with a hook.
Zoid walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Zoid blocks the leg kick.
Zoid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovingten.
Zoid tries to bum rush Kovingten with a series of wild strikes but Kovingten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovingten misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zoid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovingten.
Kovingten digs a good body shot into Zoid's ribs.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Kovingten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovingten thumps Zoid with a low kick.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zoid.
Kovingten throws a quick counter head kick but Zoid was just out of range.
Kovingten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovingten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zoid misses with a straight right.
Kovingten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zoid's calf.
Kovingten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Kovingten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kovingten looks low and kicks high, catching Zoid right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Zoid is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten cracks Zoid with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Zoid is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Zoid is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Zoid could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten 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.
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FIGHT
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