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Striking Masters 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 6155 p4p, 417 weight class) and Pinero Chai (ranked 1359 p4p, 164 weight class). Whok comes to the ring accompanied by King of Kings - Motorhead. Chai has chosen Styles P - Off The Ghost as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pinero Chai!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Whok misses.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Whok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai lands a nice hook to Whok's body. Whok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Whok checks it.
Whok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whok throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Whok misses with a leg kick.
Whok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy body kick from Whok
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whok is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Whok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chai.
Nice body kick from Chai.
Chai throws out a leg kick but Whok moves out of range and Chai only half commits.
Whok tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Chai throws a front kick that sends Whok stumbling back into the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Whok.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Whok.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Whok.
Whok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Whok throws a shot to the body.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai lands with a slapping head kick.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Whok is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chai!
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Whok misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whok.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
Whok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whok tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Whok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai scores with a jab. Whok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai lands an overhand right.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Whok was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Whok takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whok swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whok.
Whok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whok moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Whok dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai lands a jab.
Whok scores with a leg kick.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whok.
Whok moves out of range of the leg kick from Chai.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai jabs Whok right on the nose. Whok blinks but takes it well.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Whok misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab by Chai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whok.
Whok throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Whok throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whok fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whok lands a lovely overhand right.
Whok staying out of range there.
Whok tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whok misses with a looping left.
Whok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whok.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Whok throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that round.
That's time! Whok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Whok off the ropes and back into range.
Pinero Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
Whok throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whok, right into the meat.
Whok blocks a jab.
Whok thumps Chai with a low kick.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Whok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whok tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whok tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Chai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whok throws a leg kick which misses Chai's front leg but catches the back leg as Chai tries to avoid it.
Whok throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Whok ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai misses with a hook. Whok ducked under it nicely.
Whok half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whok under the eye.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai throws out a leg kick but Whok moves out of range and Chai only half commits.
Whok looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Whok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whok misses with a wild combination.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whok feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chai's calf.
Chai with a hook.
A low kick from Whok is predictable there
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai connects with a jab.
Whok lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Whok misses its intended target.
Whok walks into a jab.
Whok throws a leg kick that misses.
Whok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whok can pounce on him.
Whok has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chai.
Chai scores with a jab.
Whok clinches up against the ropes.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Whok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whoks head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Whok.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Whok is just out of range.
Whok missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whok will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai checks a low kick from Whok.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whok tries to clinch
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whok throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whok.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai takes a swing at Whok's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai scores with a body shot.
Whok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whok throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whok.
Whok tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whok. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chai catches Whok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chai takes a swing at Whok's ribcage but misses.
Whok throws out a leg kick but Chai moves out of range and Whok only half commits.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Whok takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whok throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whok. Chai shrugs it off though.
Whok tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Whok lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Whok with an uppercut!
Chai throws a hook to the side of Whok's head but Whok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai lands a nice hook to Whok's body. Whok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chai misses.
Whok defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Whok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Whok's shoulder, as Whok tries to avoid the shot.
Whok staying out of range there.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Chai lands a nice hook to Whok's body. Whok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Whok's head back.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whok throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whok throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Whok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whok.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Whok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whok is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Whok lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai digs a good hook to Whok's body.
A right-left combo lands from Chai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whok 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 Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Whok's defenses.
Whok throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Whok scores with a punch to the head.
Whok moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whok.
Whok tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai fakes the leg kick and cracks Whok in the body.
Whok tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Whok's head.
Chai throws a series of punches but Whok moves out of range.
Whok tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai is looking for the big counter here.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whok doesn't seem bothered though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai scores with a body shot.
Chai checks a low kick from Whok.
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!
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Whok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Whok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whok misses with a low kick.
Whok avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Whok is out of range.
Chai throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
Whok tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
Chai digs a good body shot into Whok's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whok.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whok was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Whok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whok throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Whok misses its intended target.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
An out of breath Pinero Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Schallony (ranked 4737 p4p, 148 weight class) and KJ Foster (ranked 22009 p4p, 181 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Schallony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Schallony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KJ Foster!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schallony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnny Schallony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Schallony catches Foster right on the button with a cross.
Foster tries to clinch up but Schallony circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Schallony circles away.
Schallony misses with a looping left.
Schallony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schallony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schallony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Schallony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Schallony misses.
Schallony tries to bum rush Foster with a series of wild strikes but Foster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schallony keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like KJ Foster has been cut.
Schallony throws a lazy uppercut
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Schallony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foster circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Schallony on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schallony throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schallony.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schallony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schallony at a distance.
Schallony misses with an uppercut. Foster saw that one coming.
Schallony's corner calls for a 1-2. Schallony obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schallony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schallony bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foster's head backwards.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schallony bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foster's head.
Schallony lands with a nice combination. Foster backs away looking to recover.
Schallony throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
Foster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schallony swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Schallony missing with a left hand there. Foster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Schallony.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster tries to clinch up but Schallony circles away and keeps his distance.
Schallony misses the jab.
Foster wants to clinch.
Schallony is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schallony throws an overhand right that lands on Foster's shoulder, as Foster tries to avoid the shot.
Schallony looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Schallony misses with a straight left.
Schallony throws a right hand that misses
and Schallony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster wants to clinch up but Schallony keeps it at a distance.
Schallony loads up on a big right hand but Foster slips the punch.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schallony.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Schallony circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Schallony on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Foster tries to clinch but Schallony moves out of range.
Foster slips a straight right by Schallony.
A jab from Schallony misses.
Schallony smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schallony misses with a double jab
and Foster counters with a nice uppercut.
Foster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schallony throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Foster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foster tries to clinch there but Schallony circles away.
Schallony swings widly with a right hand
and Foster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schallony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schallony finds it's way round the side to connect with Foster's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Schallony misses the target.
Foster tries to counter by closing the distance.
Schallony is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Foster wants to clinch up but Schallony keeps it at a distance.
Schallony misses with a lunging right hand
and Schallony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schallony throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Foster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schallony connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schallony thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foster is rocked!
Foster walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Foster 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 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Schallony!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dru Quick (ranked 23085 p4p, 469 weight class) and Peter Andrei Arlovski (ranked 5174 p4p, 383 weight class). Quick comes to the ring accompanied by Gangster’s Paradise- Coolio. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrei Arlovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quick.
Quick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrei Arlovski wants to clinch up but Quick keeps it at a distance.
Andrei Arlovski throws a wild body kick that Quick sees coming a mile off.
Andrei Arlovski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andrei Arlovski lands with a nice body punch.
Andrei Arlovski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Andrei Arlovski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quick.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrei Arlovski. Quick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrei Arlovski.
Quick sizes up Andrei Arlovski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrei Arlovski tries to clinch but Quick is having none of it.
Quick throws a head kick but Andrei Arlovski moves out of range.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Andrei Arlovski.
Andrei Arlovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quick looks for the body kick but Andrei Arlovski saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrei Arlovski was well out of range. Poor timing from Quick.
Andrei Arlovski misses with a shot to the body
and Quick counters with a straight right that drops Andrei Arlovski to the canvas! Will Andrei Arlovski beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dru Quick!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dru Quick waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson Fury (ranked 5963 p4p, 409 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 23234 p4p, 476 weight class). Mike Tyson Fury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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 New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smithers tries a body shot but Tyson Fury blocks it.
Tyson Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyson Fury blocking some punches.
Tyson Fury digs a right hand underneath Smithers's ribcage. Smithers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smithers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smithers tries to throw a body punch but Tyson Fury avoids it by throwing Smithers back against the ropes.
Smithers misses with a punch to the body.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smithers breaks from the clinch.
Tyson Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson Fury cracks Smithers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers jabs Tyson Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Smithers misses.
Tyson Fury clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury lands a body punch.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury pushes Smithers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smithers is trying to force a seperation but Tyson Fury has the dominant position.
Smithers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smithers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson Fury lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson Fury.
Smithers is rocked!
Tyson Fury lands a body shot.
Tyson Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Smithers is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson Fury finish him?
Tyson Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Smithers controls the action.
Smithers seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithers's elbow.
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!
Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson Fury breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Smithers with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Smithers looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Smithers get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Smithers throws a hook to the side of Tyson Fury's head but Tyson Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson Fury tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smithers manages to circle out of the way.
Tyson Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson Fury clinches with his opponent.
Smithers tries to work over Tyson Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithers missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tyson Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smithers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smithers working aggressively here.
Tyson Fury scores with a shot to the side of Smithers's head.
Tyson Fury breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Smithers with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Smithers looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Smithers get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Tyson Fury throws a head kick but Smithers moves out of range.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tyson Fury engages and cracks Smithers with a massive lead left hook - Smithers tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tyson Fury is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tyson Fury!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 5433 p4p, 394 weight class) and Tafa Misipati (ranked 5739 p4p, 401 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tafa Misipati!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley takes the fight into the clinch.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Misipati lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Marley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Misipati avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Misipati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Misipati blocks with his arms.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misipati misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Misipati lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Misipati's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Misipati looks winded!
Misipati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley landing knees to the head.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misipati's elbow.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Misipati blocks it.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Marley lands a knee to the body.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misipati.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Misipati blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a hook that snaps the head of Misipati backwards.
Misipati managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
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!
Marley tries a knee to the head but Misipati blocks it.
Marley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Misipatis head.
Misipati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misipati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misipati backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misipati is defending well for now.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Misipati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Marley.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misipati backwards.
Misipati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misipati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley scores with a shoulder strike.
Misipati breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misipati looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley rushes Misipati and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Misipati has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
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!
Marley connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tafa Misipati has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Misipati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misipati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley looking to throw knees to the head but Misipati is blocking nicely.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Misipati blocks it.
Marley misses with an elbow over the top.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tafa Misipati's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Misipati scores with a jab to the head.
Marley moves into range and clinches up with Misipati.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Misipati avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Misipati avoids the damage to the body.
Marley working Misipati over with knees to the body.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Misipati blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Misipati blocks with his arms.
Misipati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ezekiel Marley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley scores with a hook to the body.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Misipati blocks with his arms.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misipati.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Misipati blocks with his arms.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misipati.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
Marley landing knees to the head.
Misipati is trying to break the clinch but Marley is controlling him.
Misipati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misipati blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Marley.
Marley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marley with a knee to the head.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Misipati avoids the damage to the body.
Marley misses with some punches.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Misipatis 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!
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marley tries to work over Misipati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misipati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misipati is trying to force a seperation but Marley has the dominant position.
Misipati wants to break free but Marley has control.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Misipati's ribcage.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misipati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Misipati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misipati avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Marley misses with a knee strike.
Misipati is trying to break free.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misipati can do to turn this around?
Misipati has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley looking to throw knees to the head but Misipati is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley pushes off an throws an elbow but Misipati leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Misipati is breathing heavily.
Misipati is trying to push Marley away but Marley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tafa Misipati's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marley has Misipati up against the ropes in a clinch.
Misipati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misipati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley with a knee to the head.
Misipati is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley looking to throw knees to the head but Misipati is blocking nicely.
Marley prevents Misipati from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misipati is trying to break the clinch but Marley has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Misipati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marley tries to work over Misipati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misipati is trying to break free.
Misipati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misipati jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley takes the fight into the clinch.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misipati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misipati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misipati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley landing knees to the head.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley working Misipati over with knees to the body.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misipati is defending well for now.
Marley throws an elbow but it misses.
Misipati managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Misipati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misipati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Misipati avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marley.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misipati blocks it with crossed arms.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Misipati blocks it.
Marley has Misipati pressed against the ropes, preventing Misipati from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marley landing knees to the head.
Marley misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misipati blocks an elbow strike.
Tafa Misipati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misipati.
Misipati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Misipati is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Misipati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misipati swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misipati misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marley, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Marley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 5821 p4p, 493 weight class) and Shoda Taketa (ranked 5136 p4p, 462 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shoda Taketa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shoda Taketa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Taketa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taketa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Taketa tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taketa's elbow.
Taketa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hearn lands with a light punch inside.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taketa can't find room to land a body shot as Hearn controls the action.
Taketa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taketa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hearn.
Hearn keeps control of Taketa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hearn has Taketa pressed against the ropes, preventing Taketa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taketa is trying to break the clinch but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Taketa controls his hands.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Taketa controls the action.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Taketa controls the action.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn lands a shot to the body.
Taketa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Hearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taketa can't break the clinch.
Taketa tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn digs a right hand into Taketa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taketa's gas tank.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taketa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearn.
Hearn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hearn lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with some punches.
Taketa blocks a body shot from Hearn.
Taketa can't break the clinch.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Taketa controls the action.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taketas head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taketa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hearn.
Hearn pushes Taketa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearn.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taketa's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Taketa throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn prevents Taketa from breaking the clinch.
Hearn has a couple of punches blocked by Taketa.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taketa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes.
Hearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taketa misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Taketa avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
Taketa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hearn.
Hearn tries to work over Taketa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Hearn digs a right hand underneath Taketa's ribcage. Taketa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hearn - that landed with a thud.
Taketa tries to break the clinch but Hearn is controlling the position.
A short right from Hearn.
A frustrated look appears on Taketa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hearn as the two fighters clinch.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Taketa controls the action.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn tries a body shot but Taketa blocks it.
Hearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taketa backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hearn as the two fighters clinch.
Taketa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Hearn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hearn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taketa or not.
Hearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearn throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Hearn.
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!
Taketa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hearn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hearn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearn gets a clinch.
Hearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Hearn misses with the head strike.
Taketa tries to break the clinch but Hearn is controlling the position.
Taketa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taketa misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taketa tries to land knees in the clinch but Hearn avoids the damage 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 shoulder strike.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike.
Taketa misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taketa blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hearn - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Hearn on the inside.
Hearn lands a shot to the body.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taketa can do to turn this around?
Hearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hearn.
Thomas Hearn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taketa has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Hearn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hearn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hearn presses Taketa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hearn misses with some punches.
Hearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hearn - that landed with a thud.
Hearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taketa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taketa is trying to push Hearn away but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hearn breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taketa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taketa manages to circle out of the way.
Taketa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taketa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taketa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taketa throws a nice looking combination but Hearn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taketa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hearn clinches.
Hearn tries a body shot but Taketa blocks it.
Taketa is trying to push Hearn away but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taketa wants to break free but Hearn has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taketa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taketa blocks an uppercut.
Taketa has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taketa tries to break the clinch but Hearn is controlling the position.
Hearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taketa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taketa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hearn scores with a shoulder strike.
Taketa is trying to break the clinch but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Taketa avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
Hearn lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taketa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hearn prevents Taketa from breaking the clinch.
Hearn tries a body shot but Taketa blocks it.
Hearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Taketa has had enough of the clinch but Hearn keeps him there for the moment.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Taketa avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
Hearn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn tries to work over Taketa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taketa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearn controls his hands.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn 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!
Taketa tries to work over Hearn's front leg with a kick but Hearn checks it.
Hearn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taketa manages to circle out of the way.
Taketa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hearn lands a right hook to the body.
Taketa throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taketa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taketa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taketa tries to keep at a distance but Hearn has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hearn.
Hearn lands a left hand.
Hearn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hearn lands with a left to the head.
Hearn tries a body shot but Taketa blocks it.
Hearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Taketa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn gets through Taketa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Taketa avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn lands a left hand.
Hearn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taketa backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearn.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taketas head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Hearn tries a body shot but Taketa blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taketa is trying to break free.
Taketa tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Taketa backwards.
Hearn lands a left hand.
Hearn tries a body shot but Taketa blocks it.
Hearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taketa backwards.
Taketa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taketa's elbow.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taketa pushes Hearn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Taketa controls the action.
A hook to the body from Hearn.
Hearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Hearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taketa stuns Hearn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Taketa thuds a left hand into Hearn's body.
Hearn clinches.
Taketa blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn digs a right hand into Taketa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taketa's gas tank.
Hearn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn misses with the head strike.
Hearn keeps control of Taketa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taketa misses with the head strike.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Taketa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taketa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taketa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Taketa controls his hands.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taketa's elbow.
Taketa is trying to push Hearn away but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Taketa is trying to break free.
Taketa is trying to force a seperation but Hearn has the dominant position.
Taketa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearn's elbow.
Shoda Taketa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taketa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hearn has him pressed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwight Donowitz (ranked 6009 p4p, 465 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 23178 p4p, 500 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Masters of War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Dwight Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
Salamanca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Salamanca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca dips to his left and cracks Donowitz with an uppercut!
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Salamanca off the ropes and back into range.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
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!
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donowitz doesn't seem phased though.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Salamanca wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Salamanca lands a high kick!
Donowitz slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Donowitz. Beautiful body shot.
Salamanca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salamanca throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Donowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salamanca with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Donowitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Salamanca moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donowitz connects with the punch.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salamanca tests Donowitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salamanca misses with a looping right.
Salamanca lands with a cross.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Donowitz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salamanca defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donowitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salamancas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Donowitz tries to bum rush Salamanca with a series of wild strikes but Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz tries to land a leg kick but Salamanca saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salamanca, as that shot connected.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salamanca throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Donowitz throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donowitz moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Salamanca motions for Donowitz to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
A combination from Donowitz does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca walks into a jab.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salamanca.
Donowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salamanca.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Donowitz didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a right hand that Donowitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Donowitz also avoids with ease.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Salamanca takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca throws a shot to the body.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Salamanca throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca shapes to counter with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Salamanca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Salamanca moved away.
A low kick from Salamanca misses
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Donowitz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca lands with an uppercut that bounces Donowitz off the ropes and back into range.
Donowitz scores with a body shot.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Salamanca's head.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
Salamanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Donowitz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salamanca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca sizes up Donowitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Donowitz throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Salamanca takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Donowitz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a hook
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Donowitz jabs Salamanca right on the nose. Salamanca blinks but takes it well.
Donowitz connects with a body shot.
Salamanca scores with a head kick. Donowitz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donowitz throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca motions for Donowitz to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Salamanca's belly button to the back.
Salamanca walks into a left hand.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Salamanca moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donowitz.
Salamanca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Donowitz ducks right into an uppercut from Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Salamanca's ribs.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Dwight Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Donowitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Donowitz should have avoided that one.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donowitz blocks it well.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
Salamanca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
Donowitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca lands with an uppercut that bounces Donowitz off the ropes and back into range.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Salamanca - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Salamanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salamanca lands a high kick!
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Salamanca counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Donowitz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salamanca will feel that in the morning.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salamanca has time to react.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donowitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salamanca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salamanca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Salamanca thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 6518 p4p, 152 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 1917 p4p, 50 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rram's choice of entrance music: Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nosyaj Rram!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram rushes Kovingten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Rram.
Kovingten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Rram lands with a short shot to the head.
Rram misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kovingten swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten trying to stall but Rram improves his position.
Kovingten tries to stall but Rram uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Rram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Rram stalls.
Rram is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kovingten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a body shot.
Kovingten pushes Rram back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovingten trying to stall but Rram improves his position.
Rram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovingten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rram can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Rram can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Kovingten is looking to control Rram's arms but Rram gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kovingten has his back to the ropes.
Rram scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
Rram taking a breather.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rram fails to land.
Rram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram is looking to control Kovingten's arms but Kovingten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rram has his back to the ropes.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kovingten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
Rram misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovingten.
Rram struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Rram struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten misses with an elbow strike.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Rram's head.
Kovingten tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rram slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Rram blocking some punches.
Rram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rram lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovingten tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Rram displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kovingten up against the ropes.
Rram trying to control the position but instead, Kovingten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rram into the ropes.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rram avoids a wild elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
A short left from Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten trying to stall but Rram improves his position.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rram throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rram tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Rram back against the ropes.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Kovingten trying to stall but Rram improves his position.
Rram misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kovingten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kovingten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around?
Kovingten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Kovingten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovingten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovingten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rram has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kovingten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rram.
A little jabbing left from Rram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Kovingten blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rram.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Kovingten misses.
Rram now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Rram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovingten works the jab nicely.
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!
Rram throws a right and a left that Kovingten avoids nicely.
Kovingten has closed the distance and engaged Rram in a clinch.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kovingten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram avoiding damage.
Kovingten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovingten lands an elbow inside.
Rram throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovingtens head.
Kovingten lands with a left to the head.
Kovingten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nosyaj Rram has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten is trying to stall.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Rram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rram's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Rram gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten is trying to maintain a safe position but Rram gets an underhook and turns Kovingten into the ropes.
Kovingten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rram lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Rram.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Rram's head.
Kovingten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rram.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Rram gets through Kovingten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rram lands a nice uppercut.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rram tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Rram back against the ropes.
Rram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rram scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
Rram blocks an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Rram.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Rram misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Kovingten to work.
Rram tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
Rram blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Rram tries to stall but Kovingten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Kovingten content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram lands with a short shot to the head.
Kovingten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram taking a breather.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kovingten swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rram pushes Kovingten back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rram taking a breather.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Rram throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kovingten scores with a shoulder strike.
Rram prevents a body shot from Kovingten.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovingten digs a right hand underneath Rram's ribcage. Rram 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.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nosyaj Rram's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kovingten takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Kovingten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovingten misses with a looping left.
Kovingten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rram on the side of the head.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Rram.
Kovingten tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Jab by Rram.
Kovingten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovingten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram avoids the body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kovingten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rram.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram scores with a nice right hand.
Rram clinches up against the ropes.
Rram working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten is trying to stall.
Rram tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
Rram blocking some punches.
Kovingten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rram lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Kovingten - that landed with a thud.
Kovingten pushes Rram back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kovingten as Rram tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Rram wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rram lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
Kovingten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Rram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovingten's elbow.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Kovingten wants to stall.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Rram fails to land.
Kovingten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten has Rram pressed against the ropes.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rram lands a right hand.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Kovingten.
Rram is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Rram as the two fighters clinch.
Rram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram is leaning against Kovingten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovingten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rram lands a body shot.
Rram makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rram tries to stall but Kovingten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rram misses with the head strike.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rram tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Rram back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Rram is trying to stall.
Rram lands with a short shot to the head.
Rram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Nice body punch from Rram - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kovingten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rram.
Kovingten lands a hook that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nosyaj Rram just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Nosyaj Rram's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Rram misses.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kovingten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kovingten with a body shot.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Rram avoids it.
Rram lands with an uppercut that bounces Kovingten off the ropes and back into range.
Rram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kovingten moves into the clinch.
Rram misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Rram stalling against the ropes.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rram tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Rram back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike.
Rram lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovingten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Kovingten digs a right hand into Rram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rram's gas tank.
Kovingten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rram is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Rram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
A short left from Kovingten.
Rram is rocked!
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Rram tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Rram blocks an elbow strike from Kovingten.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Kovingten stalling in the clinch but Rram improves position.
Rram is looking to control Kovingten's arms but Kovingten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rram has his back to the ropes.
Rram tries to stall but Kovingten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten digs a right hand underneath Rram's ribcage. Rram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
Rram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovingten.
Kovingten tries to stall but Rram uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Rram.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram misses with some punches.
Rram takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
Kovingten can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Rram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kovingten.
Stalling in the clinch from Rram.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovingten manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kovingten lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovingten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rram's defenses.
Kovingten trying to stall but Rram improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kovingten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rram is struggling to control the position.
Kovingten throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten had his way with Nosyaj Rram in that round.
The cut man is working on Nosyaj Rram's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kovingten tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Kovingten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovingten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rram.
Kovingten tries to keep at a distance but Rram has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Rram working aggressively here.
Rram lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Rram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
A nice left hand lands by Kovingten.
Rram working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kovingten blocks it with crossed arms.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rram misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram looking to slow down the pace here.
Rram is trying to maintain a safe position but Kovingten gets an underhook and turns Rram into the ropes.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kovingten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rram scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
Kovingten just leaning against Rram, taking a breather.
Kovingten digs a right hand into Rram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rram's gas tank.
Rram is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rram throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovingten.
Rram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Kovingten scores with a hook to the body.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kovingten as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rram looking to stall.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Rram looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Kovingten.
Rram leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Rram lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Rram.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten lands with a light punch inside.
Rram misses with some punches.
Rram blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
Kovingten stalling in the clinch but Rram improves position.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten misses with a punch to the body.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten wants to stall.
Kovingten has Rram pressed against the ropes.
Good body shot from Kovingten.
Rram lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Kovingten.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Rram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kovingten as Rram tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovingten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nosyaj Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Rram.
Rram lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovingten presses Rram against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kovingten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten is the new super heavyweight champion!
Kyle Kovingten decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emporio Cannabino (ranked 4259 p4p, 427 weight class) and Joe Casey (ranked 5330 p4p, 461 weight class). Casey has chosen It's Nothing To Me - Sanford Clark as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emporio Cannabino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Casey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Casey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.
Cannabino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casey, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cannabino tries to stall but Casey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cannabino has Casey pressed against the ropes, preventing Casey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Casey has had enough of the clinch but Cannabino keeps him there for the moment.
Cannabino misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Cannabino tries a body shot but Casey blocks it.
Casey wants to break free but Cannabino has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino working aggressively here.
Cannabino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caseys head.
Casey looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannabino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cannabino throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Casey is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannabino.
Cannabino has Casey pressed against the ropes.
Cannabino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannabino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannabino has him pressed against the ropes.
Casey tries to land knees in the clinch but Cannabino avoids the damage to the body.
Cannabino lands a left hand.
Casey is looking to break free of the clinch but Cannabino has double underhooks.
Cannabino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cannabino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino throws a head punch that misses.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Casey trying to stall but Cannabino improves his position.
Cannabino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cannabino lands with a left to the head.
Cannabino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cannabino 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!
Cannabino misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cannabino swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey misses with a punch to the body.
Cannabino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Casey.
Cannabino prevents Casey from breaking the clinch.
Casey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cannabino lands with a left to the head.
Casey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannabino has him pressed against the ropes.
Cannabino gets through Casey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
Casey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Casey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannabino working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino misses with a body punch.
Cannabino misses with some punches.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casey's elbow.
Casey blocking some punches.
Casey working hard to break the clinch.
Casey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannabino throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
Cannabino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Casey takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannabino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cannabino lands with a light punch inside.
Cannabino is stalling here.
Casey looking to slow down the pace here.
Casey wants to break free but Cannabino has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Casey darts in and clinches Cannabino up against the ropes.
Casey wants to break free but Cannabino has control.
Casey blocking some punches.
Emporio Cannabino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cannabino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannabino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cannabino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
Cannabino misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey wants to break free but Cannabino has control.
Cannabino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casey rushes Cannabino and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Casey wants to stall.
Cannabino throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cannabino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cannabino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Casey is trying to maintain a safe position but Cannabino gets an underhook and turns Casey into the ropes.
Cannabino lands with a right to the head.
Cannabino lands a nice uppercut.
Casey tries a knee to the head but Cannabino blocks it.
Cannabino working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cannabino digs a right hand underneath Casey's ribcage. Casey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannabino.
Cannabino taking a breather.
Cannabino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannabino tries to throw a body punch but Casey avoids it by throwing Cannabino back against the ropes.
Cannabino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannabino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cannabino misses with the head strike.
Cannabino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannabino closes the distance and clinches.
Cannabino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
Casey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Cannabino lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
Cannabino has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Cannabino taking a breather.
Cannabino throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
Casey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cannabino has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cannabino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannabino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
Casey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannabino avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino lands a right hand.
Cannabino lands a nice uppercut.
Cannabino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannabino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casey, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannabino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Casey is trying to break the clinch but Cannabino is controlling him.
Casey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Casey wants to get back to striking at distance but Cannabino won't allow it.
Cannabino lands a hook that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
A right hand to the body from Casey.
Casey tries to circle away but Cannabino has him pinned against the ropes.
Casey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cannabino tries to clinch up but Casey circles away and keeps his distance.
Casey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cannabino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Casey wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
Casey trying to land knees to the body.
Cannabino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casey's elbow.
Casey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cannabino throws a head punch that misses.
Casey lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Casey is looking to control Cannabino's arms but Cannabino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Casey has his back to the ropes.
Casey is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cannabino has Casey pressed against the ropes, preventing Casey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cannabino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casey's elbow.
The referee calls for Cannabino to work.
Casey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cannabino looking to stall.
Cannabino has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Still in the clinch, Cannabino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Casey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Casey blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannabino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Casey or not.
Cannabino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
Cannabino can't find room to land a body shot as Casey controls the action.
Casey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casey looking to slow down the pace here.
Casey is trying to break the clinch but Cannabino is controlling him.
Casey tries to break free but Cannabino pushes him back against the ropes.
Cannabino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannabino lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannabino blocks it with crossed arms.
Casey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
Casey looking to slow down the pace here.
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Casey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cannabino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Cannabino misses its target.
Casey moves into the clinch successfully.
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
Cannabino is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Casey.
Cannabino avoiding damage as Casey throws knees to the body.
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino misses with a punch to the body.
Casey tries to land a knee to the head but Cannabino blocks with his arms.
Casey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cannabino misses with a body punch.
Casey is trying to force a seperation but Cannabino has the dominant position.
Emporio Cannabino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casey letting Cannabino take a breather here.
Casey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Casey is trying to maintain a safe position but Cannabino gets an underhook and turns Casey into the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casey is looking to break free of the clinch but Cannabino has double underhooks.
Casey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Joe Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cannabino, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emporio Cannabino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jory Rosewarne (ranked 24065 p4p, 533 weight class) and Abramo Silva (ranked 23114 p4p, 578 weight class). Rosewarne comes to the ring accompanied by White Room - Demons & Wizards. Abramo Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jory Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abramo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewarne cracks Silva with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Silva get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Silva looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
It looks like Abramo Silva has been cut.
Silva slips under a jab.
Rosewarne scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silva 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.
Silva is rocked!
Silva 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosewarne throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosewarne finish him?
Rosewarne connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Silva's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Silva - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jory Rosewarne!
Jory Rosewarne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Abramo Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'Wow my opponent is such a warrior, I'm honored to have fight him, we should rematch someday.'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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