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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Albert Thompson (ranked 3645 p4p, 331 weight class) and Green Pablano (ranked 5960 p4p, 407 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Green Pablano!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablano tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pablano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pablano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pablano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Pablano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Albert Thompson has been cut.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Pablano's ribs.
Pablano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson misses with a left hand
and Pablano counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Pablano looks winded!
Thompson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablano looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Thompson connects with a quick right hand that sends Pablano tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Albert Thompson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ike Ibeabuchi (ranked 20317 p4p, 255 weight class) and Leman Russ (ranked 22655 p4p, 238 weight class). Russ has chosen disturbed-The Animal as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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244 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Ibeabuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leman Russ!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibeabuchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Russ.
Russ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ibeabuchi misses with a looping left.
Ibeabuchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ibeabuchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ibeabuchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russ throws out the jab.
Russ takes a swing at Ibeabuchi's ribcage but misses.
Ibeabuchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russ.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibeabuchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Ibeabuchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ike Ibeabuchi has been cut.
Russ looks to land a combination but Ibeabuchi avoids it well.
Ibeabuchi throws a hook to the side of Russ's head but Russ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Russ fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ibeabuchi.
A quick step to the side and Ibeabuchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russ throws a hook but Ibeabuchi blocks it.
Russ lands with a hook. Ibeabuchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ibeabuchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ibeabuchi misses with a left hand
and Russ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russ scores with a hook.
Russ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ibeabuchi swings widly with a right hand
and Russ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Russ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Russ wants to clinch up but Ibeabuchi keeps it at a distance.
Russ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russ fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ibeabuchi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Russ looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibeabuchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibeabuchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russ.
Ibeabuchi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi moves away from the strike by Russ.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibeabuchi misses its target.
Ibeabuchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russ.
A big left from Ibeabuchi misses.
Russ tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibeabuchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russ tries to clinch there but Ibeabuchi circles away.
Ibeabuchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russ.
Ibeabuchi slips under a jab from Russ.
Ibeabuchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ibeabuchi's head.
Russ just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibeabuchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Russ sizes up Ibeabuchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leman Russ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibeabuchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Russ lands a body shot.
Russ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leman Russ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Ibeabuchi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Russ scores with a decent looking hook.
Russ tries to clinch up.
Russ throws the left hand but Ibeabuchi avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Ibeabuchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Russ loads up on a big right hand but Ibeabuchi slips the punch.
Ibeabuchi throws a big counter combination but Russ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ibeabuchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russ catches Ibeabuchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibeabuchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russ misses with a left hand
and Ibeabuchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russ misses with an uppercut.
Russ lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ibeabuchi backs up against the ropes.
Russ tries to clinch but Ibeabuchi is having none of it.
Russ lands a right hook to the body.
Russ throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ibeabuchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Ibeabuchi misses.
Russ misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russ tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ibeabuchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Ibeabuchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russ misses with an uppercut. Ibeabuchi saw that one coming.
Russ with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ibeabuchi avoids the body shot from Russ.
A swing and a miss from Russ.
Russ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibeabuchi manages to avoid it.
Russ lands with a straight right. Ibeabuchi didn't see that one coming.
Russ misses with a straight left.
Ibeabuchi moves forwards but Russ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Ibeabuchi misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Russ misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Russ throws a shot from downtown. Ibeabuchi moves away and avoids it.
Russ connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ibeabuchi's hands.
Russ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russ misses with a body shot.
Ibeabuchi throws a lazy right hand but Russ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibeabuchi blocks a jab.
Ibeabuchi lands a right and a left and another right! Russ goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ike Ibeabuchi!
During a confident post fight interview, Ike Ibeabuchi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Leman Russ was interviewed post fight and said 'I Notice my failure and Will correct it in the future. RAn into a buzzsaw.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 2486 p4p, 73 weight class) and Tarvo Jaak (ranked 19756 p4p, 241 weight class). Jaak has chosen Ludacris - Move Bitch as his entrance music. Tarvo Jaak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Biggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Biggs does no damage.
Jaak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Biggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biggs throws a lazy right hand but Jaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biggs throwing a counter right hand but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Biggs thuds his right hand into Jaak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jaak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Biggs counters with a straight right hand.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Jaak.
A little feinted left hand from Biggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Biggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaak.
Biggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaak looks to land a right hand but Biggs moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Biggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Biggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaak, as that shot connected.
Biggs misses with a straight left.
Jaak connects with a high kick.
It looks like Justin Biggs has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak tries to clinch but Biggs is having none of it.
Jaak moves away from the strike by Biggs.
Jaak lands a leg kick that knocks Biggs off balance momentarily.
Jaak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaak is looking to chop away at Biggs's legs.
Biggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Jaak misses.
Jaak lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaak 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Biggs.
Biggs misses the shot to the body.
Biggs lands a jab.
Jaak misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Jaak misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Biggs misses its target.
Jaak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Biggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaak just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaak misses with a head kick.
Jaak throws a hook but Biggs avoids it easily.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Biggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Biggs staying out of range there.
That kick from Biggs tenderised Jaak's leg. Jaak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Biggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jaak looks to land a right hand but Biggs moved out of range.
Jaak takes a swing at Biggs's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Biggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaak doesn't seem phased though.
Biggs lands with a nice combination. Jaak backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Biggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Biggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Biggs.
Biggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Biggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Biggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Biggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Biggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Biggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jaak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Biggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaak.
Jaak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaak missing with a left hand there. Biggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin Biggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaak wants to clinch up but Biggs keeps it at a distance.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaak cracks Biggs with a good jab.
Jaak tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Jaak.
Biggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jaak scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biggs checks a leg kick.
Biggs throwing a counter right hand but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Biggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaak.
Biggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justin Biggs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jaak clinches up against the ropes.
Jaak tries to work over Biggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaak misses with a knee to the head.
Biggs manages to break the clinch.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch but Biggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Biggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biggs misses with a wild body shot.
Jaak tests Biggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Jaak. That snapped Biggs's head back.
Biggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaak throws out a counter right but Biggs avoids it with no problem.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
Jaak slips under a jab from Biggs.
Jaak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Biggs is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws a leg kick
and Biggs counters with a three punch combo that has Jaak backing up. Jaak nods at Biggs to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jaak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Jaak.
Biggs misses the shot to the body.
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Biggs moves out of range as Jaak strikes.
Biggs checks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaak.
Jaak throws a push kick but Biggs slaps the foot to one side.
Biggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Biggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jaak is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaak is still on wobbly legs! Can Biggs finish him?
Jaak is breathing heavily.
Jaak glances at the clock... BAM! Biggs nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jaak crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jaak is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Biggs!
Justin Biggs spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 2843 p4p, 82 weight class) and Francis Underwood (ranked 23980 p4p, 242 weight class). Uriah Small has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Small lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Underwood or not.
Small lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood lands an uppercut.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Underwood.
Small lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Small creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Small stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Small stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Small lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small blocking some punches.
Underwood can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
A short uppercut from Small.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Underwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small prevents a body shot from Underwood.
Underwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Underwood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Small seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Underwood can turn it around.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
A short uppercut from Small.
Small misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small lands with a left to the head.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Underwood.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Small creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Small takes a shot to the head.
Small lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Underwood.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small working aggressively here.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Underwood misses with the head strike.
Small lands a left hand that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
Underwood misses with the head strike.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Underwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Small presses Underwood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Small dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Small closes the distance and clinches.
Underwood blocking some punches.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small misses with the head strike.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Underwood tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Underwood.
A head punch on the inside from Underwood fails to land.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underwood digs a right hand underneath Small's ribcage. Small let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Small lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Uriah Small has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Underwood lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Underwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Small.
Underwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Underwood tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Small is working Underwood over against the ropes.
Small lands with a right to the head.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small blocking some punches.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Underwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Small on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small blocks an uppercut.
Underwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Small.
Small blocks a body shot from Underwood.
Underwood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Underwood blocks an uppercut.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small blocks an uppercut.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Small lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with some punches.
Underwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Underwood controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Small.
Underwood working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francis Underwood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Underwood throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Underwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Underwood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Small tests Underwood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Underwood is rocked!
Small throws a hook but Underwood avoids it easily.
Underwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Small finish him?
Small throws a low kick, looking for Underwood's leg but Underwood calmly moves out of range.
As Small backs off Underwood throws a huge counter combo but Small manages to avoid it all.
Underwood seems to have recovered his senses.
Small looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Underwood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Underwood blocks a jab.
Underwood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Small swings away with a body shot that misses
and Underwood counters with a straight right hand.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Underwood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small backing away here, and Underwood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small connects with a leg kick. Underwood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Underwood misses with a wild body shot.
Small gets a clinch.
Small pushes Underwood back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Small.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Underwood.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
Underwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Underwood presses Small against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Underwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Underwood.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Underwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small tries to work over Underwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Small tries to work over Underwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Underwood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Small lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Small prevents a body shot from Underwood.
Underwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Underwood.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Underwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Underwood tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small lands a left hand.
Small working aggressively here.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Underwood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Small!
During a confident post fight interview, Uriah Small 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mordecai Dabingyaba (ranked 3450 p4p, 313 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 7700 p4p, 458 weight class). Dabingyaba comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Whok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King of Kings - Motorhead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mordecai Dabingyaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dabingyaba slips under a jab.
Whok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dabingyaba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dabingyaba lands a nice hook to Whok's body. Whok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dabingyaba digs a good body shot into Whok's ribs.
Dabingyaba throws a looping overhand right but Whok ducks down to avoid it.
Whok throws a body punch but Dabingyaba moves out of range.
Dabingyaba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whok can pounce on him.
Dabingyaba throws a body shot but no joy.
Whok now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whok moves into range and clinches up with Dabingyaba.
Dabingyaba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whok prevents a body shot from Dabingyaba.
Whok prevents Dabingyaba from breaking the clinch.
Whok keeps control of Dabingyaba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Dabingyaba shrugs off.
Whok digs a right hand into Dabingyaba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dabingyaba's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dabingyaba working hard to break the clinch.
Whok digs a right hand into Dabingyaba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dabingyaba's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dabingyaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dabingyaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whok lands an elbow just above Dabingyaba 's eye.
It looks like Mordecai Dabingyaba has been cut.
Dabingyaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Dabingyaba shrugs off.
Whok is leaning against Dabingyaba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whok looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dabingyaba's defenses.
Dabingyaba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Whok.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whok scores with a hook to the body.
Dabingyaba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Whok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabingyaba tries to break free but Whok pushes him back against the ropes.
Whok lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Dabingyaba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whok has Dabingyaba pressed against the ropes, preventing Dabingyaba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dabingyaba looking to slow down the pace here.
Dabingyaba stalling in the clinch but Whok improves position.
A short left from Whok.
Whok lands an elbow that stopped Dabingyaba in his tracks for a moment.
Mordecai Dabingyaba's cut is getting worse.
Dabingyaba is looking to control Whok's arms but Whok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dabingyaba has his back to the ropes.
Dabingyaba is looking to control Whok's arms but Whok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dabingyaba has his back to the ropes.
Whok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dabingyaba is defending well for now.
Dabingyaba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dabingyaba is rocked!
Knees to the body from Whok.
Oh Dabingyaba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dabingyaba is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Mordecai Dabingyaba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whok has control of Dabingyaba and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Dabingyaba crashing to the mat! Dabingyaba looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Whok looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Piger Whok!
A relieved looking Piger Whok thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnold Harrison (ranked 2435 p4p, 272 weight class) and Seung Kwan Choi (ranked 2850 p4p, 305 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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159 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Kwan Choi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Choi tries to clinch but Harrison moves out of range.
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Choi throws a counter combo.
Choi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Choi.
It looks like Arnold Harrison has been cut.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison misses with a double jab.
Choi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrison drops his guard momentarily, allowing Choi to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Harrison! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Choi takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Seung Kwan Choi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shoda Taketa (ranked 6787 p4p, 533 weight class) and Spicy Pablono (ranked 6936 p4p, 541 weight class). Spicy Pablono 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shoda Taketa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spicy Pablono!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taketa misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Taketa both land. Nice combination.
Taketa lands a nice hook to Pablono's body. Pablono takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taketa scores with a hook to the body. Pablono takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taketa cracks Pablono with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taketa tests Pablono's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pablono will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pablono looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shoda Taketa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablono takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablono misses with a wild combination.
Taketa fails to land with a series of punches.
Pablono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pablono throws a looping overhand right but Taketa ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taketa. Pablono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taketa misses with a body punch
and Pablono counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pablono dodges the punch combination from Taketa.
Taketa lands with a good body shot.
Taketa is looking to wear down Pablono with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pablono both land. Nice combination.
Taketa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taketa throws a wild body kick that Pablono sees coming a mile off.
Taketa misses with a combination
and Pablono counters with a series of strikes. Taketa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taketa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Pablono's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taketa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pablono circles away quickly and effectively.
Taketa doesn't manage to clinch there - Pablono circles away.
Taketa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taketa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taketa swinging wildly here.
Pablono takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pablono throws a head kick but Taketa moves out of range.
Pablono swings for the body but Taketa moves out of range.
Taketa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pablono is rocked!
It looks like Spicy Pablono has been cut.
Pablono walks into a jab.
Pablono is still on wobbly legs! Can Taketa finish him?
Pablono misses with a hook.
Taketa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pablono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taketa is looking for a counter combo.
Taketa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pablono follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Pablono misses.
Pablono throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taketa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pablono looks winded!
Pablono backs away from a small jab... but Taketa lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Pablono crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Taketa with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shoda Taketa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Conors (ranked 6281 p4p, 515 weight class) and Isadore James (ranked 6833 p4p, 545 weight class). Conors comes to the ring accompanied by Cut the Cord- Shinedown. James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Conors!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isadore James!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a hook but Conors blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conors avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Conors closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James avoiding damage as Conors throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from James.
Conors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James breaks from the clinch.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Conors.
Conors staying out of range there.
Conors blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conors tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conors tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Conors tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conors.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conors is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James throws a lazy right hand but Conors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a hook but Conors blocks it.
As James tries to get set, Conors tries to push him back and clinch up but James manages to avoid the attempt.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James tries to bum rush Conors with a series of wild strikes but Conors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Conors is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James misses with an uppercut. Conors saw that one coming.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Conors off balance momentarily.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Conors's head back.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conors tries to clinch up.
Conors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James throws a right and a left that Conors avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conors tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conors fails with an attempt to clinch.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Conors.
Conors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a low kick.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conors wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Conors is looking to clinch.
James throws out a leg kick but Conors moves out of range and James only half commits.
James throws a nice looking combination but Conors bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conors doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Conors moves into the clinch successfully.
James is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
James blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Conors.
Conors misses with a hook to the ribs.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Conors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isadore James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conors tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conors is looking to clinch.
Conors wants to clinch.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conors clinches with his opponent.
James blocks an uppercut.
Conors throws an elbow but it misses.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Conors.
James stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Conors back against the ropes.
Conors working aggressively here.
Conors struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
Conors throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Conors's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks an elbow strike from Conors.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
James throws out a counter right but Conors avoids it with no problem.
Conors wants to clinch.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conors tries to clinch up.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Conors steps away.
James throws out a loose jab but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James keeps Conors at a distance using the push kick.
James throws a lazy right hand but Conors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conors takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Conors takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and James duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Conors does a little dance to reset his feet.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Conors onto his butt! Conors pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Conors moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Conors takes one to the chin there.
Conors is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James closes the distance and catches Conors with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Conors is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Conors is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Conors is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! James takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Isadore James!
Isadore James is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mick Green (ranked 7540 p4p, 451 weight class) and Wassa Tayu (ranked 24659 p4p, 463 weight class). Mick Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wassa Tayu!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green misses with a left hand
and Tayu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mick Green has been cut.
Tayu throws a shot to the body.
Tayu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Green drives through and clinches with Tayu against the ropes.
Green is looking to control Tayu's arms but Tayu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the ropes.
Tayu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green lands a body shot.
Green pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Green lands a right hand.
Tayu is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Tayu misses with the head strike.
Tayu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green works on Tayu's body with a couple of short punches.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green breaks the clinch.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tayu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tayu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tayu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tayu misses with a hook.
Tayu blocks a head kick by Green.
Tayu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tayu throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tayu.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tayu looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Green
and Tayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tayu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green has Tayu pressed against the ropes, preventing Tayu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tayu prevents a body shot from Green.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tayu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tayu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Green keeps control of Tayu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tayu can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Tayu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tayu takes a shot to the head.
Tayu working hard to break the clinch.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Green.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tayu is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green throws a head kick that Tayu semi-blocks.
Tayu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Tayu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green motions for Tayu to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tayu moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Tayu blocks the leg kick.
Tayu defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tayu.
Tayu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tayu looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tayu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tayu can do to turn this around?
Green instigates a clinch.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Tayu controls his hands.
Tayu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green keeps control of Tayu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayu manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green moves away from the strike by Tayu.
Tayu looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Green lands with a right hand.
Tayu checks the leg kick.
A combination from Tayu does no damage.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green moves away from the strike by Tayu.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Green lands a jab to the head.
Tayu looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Tayu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tayu takes one to the chin there.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tayu misses the body punch
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tayu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tayu throws out the jab.
Tayu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green darts in and clinches Tayu up against the ropes.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Green.
Tayu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green lands a nice hook to Tayu's body. Tayu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tayu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tayu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a head kick that Tayu semi-blocks.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Tayu.
Tayu misses with a straight right.
Green slips under a jab.
Tayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayu scores with a jab to the body.
Tayu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tayu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tayu was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mick Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green moves away from the strike by Tayu.
Tayu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green is looking to slow Tayu down with leg kicks.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tayus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Tayu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tayu is rocked!
Green avoids the body shot from Tayu.
Tayu is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Green lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tayu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Green throws a one two combo.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Tayu avoids the body shot from Green.
The fighters circling - Tayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mick Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Tayu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook. Tayu ducked under it nicely.
Tayu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Tayu - just one landing.
Tayu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tayu staying out of range there.
Green throws a leg kick but Tayu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tayu.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tayu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tayu prevents a body shot from Green.
Green pushes Tayu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tayu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Green.
Nice body punch from Green.
Tayu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Green misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green cracks Tayu with a nice body shot.
Green has Tayu pressed against the ropes, preventing Tayu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tayu blocks a body shot from Green.
Tayu is trying to break free.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green jabs Tayu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green swings for the body but Tayu moves out of range.
Tayu misses with a body shot.
Green tests Tayu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Tayu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Tayu is just out of range.
Green connects with a right hand. Tayu shakes it off.
Tayu connects with a right hand. Green shakes it off.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy left from Tayu finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Tayu. Beautiful body shot.
Tayu loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Tayu swinging wildly here.
Tayu throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Tayu scores with a four punch combination!
Green is rocked!
Tayu connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Green's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Green - 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 0:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wassa Tayu!
Wassa Tayu is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson Fury (ranked 7396 p4p, 471 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 6946 p4p, 454 weight class). Mike Tyson Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley misses with a low kick.
Tyson Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marley doesn't seem bothered though.
Marley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson Fury looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Tyson Fury pushes Marley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson Fury pushes Marley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Marley.
Still in the clinch, Tyson Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson Fury avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Tyson Fury avoids it by throwing Marley back against the ropes.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson Fury backwards.
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marley working Tyson Fury over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Tyson Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson Fury blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Tyson Fury'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 a knee to the head but Tyson Fury blocks with his arms.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Tyson Fury blocks an uppercut.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Tyson Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Marley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson Fury.
Marley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marley tries to work over Tyson Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley blocking some punches.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tyson Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson Fury's elbow.
Marley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyson Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Marley lands a left hand.
Tyson Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson Fury scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson Fury's elbow.
Marley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyson Fury's face.
Tyson Fury blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Tyson Fury there.
Marley lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyson Fury's head.
Marley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson Fury. That snapped Marley's head back.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marley scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson Fury tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Fury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marley moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Tyson Fury tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson Fury backwards.
Tyson Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson Fury controls the action.
Tyson Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Tyson Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tyson Fury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson Fury avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Tyson Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
Marley prevents a body shot from Tyson Fury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Tyson Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson Fury prevents a body shot from Marley.
Tyson Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyson Fury is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson Fury lands a left hand.
A short left from Tyson Fury.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Tyson Fury scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Tyson Fury is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson Fury throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson Fury creates a bit of space and cracks Marley with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Marley is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Tyson Fury cracks Marley with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Marley is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Marley is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Marley could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson Fury!
Mike Tyson Fury is the new heavyweight champion!
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