Eight Limbs II - Momentum PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rush Lors (ranked 6340 p4p, 486 weight class) and Patrick Van Der Hayden (ranked 5544 p4p, 455 weight class). Lors comes to the ring accompanied by Amazing. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lors
vs
Van Der Hayden

190 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Excellent MT
Solid chin

MKFC

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rush Lors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Van Der Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hayden keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Hayden throws out a counter right but Lors avoids it with no problem.
Van Der Hayden moves out of range of the body kick from Lors.
Van Der Hayden moves out of range of the body kick from Lors.
Lors lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Der Hayden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lors.
Lors has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lors there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Van Der Hayden misses.
Lors is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Van Der Hayden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lors throws a front kick that sends Van Der Hayden stumbling back into the ropes.
Lors takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Hayden staying out of range there.
Lors throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lors.
Lors with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lors checks a low kick from Van Der Hayden.
Lors takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Hayden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lors with a body shot.
Lors swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Hayden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lors scores with a push kick.
Lors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Der Hayden.
Lors tries to clinch there but Van Der Hayden circles away.
Lors is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lors takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lors takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lors pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden checks a low kick from Lors.
Van Der Hayden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lors tries to clinch up but Van Der Hayden circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Hayden blocks the body kick.
Lors scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lors misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lors misses with a head kick.
Van Der Hayden unleashes a big counter combination but Lors bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lors takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lors misses with a kick to the body.
Lors keeps the fight on the outside.
Lors throws a push kick but Van Der Hayden slaps the foot to one side.
Lors connects with a body shot that sends Van Der Hayden's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lors throws a wild body kick that Van Der Hayden sees coming a mile off.
Lors misses with a body kick.
Lors tries to clinch up but Van Der Hayden circles away and keeps his distance.

Lors instigates a clinch.
Lors with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Hayden avoids a wild elbow strike from Lors.
Lors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lors tries a body shot but Van Der Hayden blocks it.
Lors is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Der Hayden is defending well for now.
Lors with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lors lands an elbow just above Van Der Hayden 's eye.
Lors connects with a knee to the head.
Lors trying to land knees to the body.

Van Der Hayden manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Hayden was well out of range. Poor timing from Lors.
Van Der Hayden steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lors throws out a leg kick but Van Der Hayden moves out of range and Lors only half commits.
Van Der Hayden is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Der Hayden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lors.
Lors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Hayden can pounce on him.
Lors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Hayden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Hayden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lors.
Lors really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Der Hayden lands with a straight right. Lors didn't see that one coming.

Lors is rocked!
Van Der Hayden lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Lors is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lors is breathing heavily.
Van Der Hayden scores with a hook to the body. Lors takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Hayden.

Van Der Hayden pushes Lors up against the ropes in a clinch.

Van Der Hayden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Hayden cracks Lors with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Van Der Hayden!
A very excited looking Patrick Van Der Hayden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karmax Razkan (ranked 6373 p4p, 492 weight class) and Jared Conors (ranked 7547 p4p, 548 weight class). Razkan comes to the ring accompanied by Crank That. 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.

Razkan
vs
Conors

208 cm
18
246 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 Las Vegas, Karmax Razkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Conors!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Conors lands a front kick to the face, that drops Razkan to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

Razkan is rocked!

It looks like Karmax Razkan has been cut.
Conors moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Razkan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conors connects with a nice cross there... Razkan is looking wobbly and Conors recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Razkan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Conors jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jared Conors!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 25081 p4p, 694 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 3860 p4p, 455 weight class). Yalixqua has chosen Stop This Flame as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Smoochie Wallace
vs
Yalixqua

165 cm
45
148 lbs
38 - 48 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 38 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace is looking to clinch.
Yalixqua scores with a push kick.
Yalixqua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
An inside leg kick lands from Yalixqua.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yalixqua! But no joy.
Smoochie Wallace tries to clinch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smoochie Wallace misses the body punch
and Yalixqua counters with a big right hand that sends Smoochie Wallace crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Yalixqua takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
A relieved looking Iaspero Yalixqua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 1924 p4p, 214 weight class) and Boon Wrecking Ball (ranked 4788 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bull
vs
Wrecking Ball

200 cm
35
210 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

200 cm
33
260 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Core Combat

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boon Wrecking Ball!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrecking Ball slips a straight right by Bull.
We've been informed that Wrecking Ball has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab from Bull.
Bull takes a swing at Wrecking Ball's ribcage but misses.

Wrecking Ball clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Wrecking Ball has Bull pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Wrecking Ball breaks from the clinch.
Wrecking Ball's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrecking Ball scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecking Ball gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Wrecking Ball is looking for the big counter here.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.

Wrecking Ball drives through and clinches with Bull against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Wrecking Ball prevents a body shot from Bull.
Wrecking Ball tries to stall but Bull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull prevents Wrecking Ball from breaking the clinch.

Wrecking Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrecking Ball misses with the combination.
Wrecking Ball wants to clinch
and Bull counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Wrecking Ball is out of range.
Wrecking Ball uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bull just leaning against Wrecking Ball, taking a breather.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wrecking Ball as Bull tries to tie him up.
Wrecking Ball manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull taking a breather.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull pushes Wrecking Ball back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull looking to stall.
Wrecking Ball looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Bull's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free but Bull has control.
Wrecking Ball wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wrecking Ball tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Wrecking Ball being controlled against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
Bull stalling against the ropes.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull tries a body shot but Wrecking Ball blocks it.

Wrecking Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrecking Ball fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrecking Ball closes the distance but Bull moves to the side
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Wrecking Ball bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Bull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wrecking Ball throws a series of punches but Bull avoids them all with ease.
Bull lands a jab.
Wrecking Ball tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wrecking Ball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Wrecking Ball walks into a left hand.
Bull jabs Wrecking Ball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Wrecking Ball misses.
Bull misses the jab.
Wrecking Ball is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Wrecking Ball sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrecking Ball on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wrecking Ball can do to turn this around?
Bull swings away with a body shot that misses

and Wrecking Ball moves into the clinch.
Bull prevents Wrecking Ball from breaking the clinch.
Wrecking Ball looking to slow down the pace here.
Bull working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball blocks an uppercut.
Bull lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Bull.
Wrecking Ball blocks an uppercut.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bull.
Wrecking Ball trying to control the position but instead, Bull has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wrecking Ball into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrecking Ball.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrecking Ball is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.

Wrecking Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Bull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Wrecking Ball 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Wrecking Ball closes the distance but Bull moves to the side
and Bull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wrecking Ball thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Wrecking Ball takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bull does it's job there.
Wrecking Ball misses with a double jab
and Bull counters with a nice leg kick.
Bull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrecking Ball on the side of the head.
Bull 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Wrecking Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wrecking Ball instigates a clinch.
Bull looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Bull is pushing Wrecking Ball up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bull is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bull controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wrecking Ball blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull tries to work over Wrecking Ball's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull misses with some punches.
Jari Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wrecking Ball wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bull has Wrecking Ball pressed against the ropes, preventing Wrecking Ball from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Bull.
A short right from Bull.

Wrecking Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Bull dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch.
Wrecking Ball keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Bull scores with a nice head shot.
Bull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
It looked like Bull was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wrecking Ball.
Bull jabs Wrecking Ball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Wrecking Ball wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Jari Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull cracks Wrecking Ball with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull takes a swing at Wrecking Ball's ribcage but misses.
Wrecking Ball uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrecking Ball wants to counter the offense by Bull and move into the clinch position.
Wrecking Ball closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wrecking Ball takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrecking Ball. That did some damage!
A jab from Bull misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull jabs Wrecking Ball to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Wrecking Ball saw that one coming.
Bull digs a good hook to Wrecking Ball's body.
Wrecking Ball is looking to score with low kicks.
Wrecking Ball slips under a jab from Bull.
Wrecking Ball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrecking Ball on the side of the head.
Bull feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrecking Balls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull pushes Wrecking Ball away with a front kick.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Wrecking Ball, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wrecking Ball walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull connects with a body shot that sends Wrecking Ball's belly button to the back.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecking Ball defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Wrecking Ball stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bull.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrecking Ball.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrecking Ball.
Bull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wrecking Ball looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bull feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrecking Balls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrecking Ball misses with a double jab
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrecking Ball is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Bull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrecking Ball on the side of the head.
Bull lunges at Wrecking Ball with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrecking Ball's hand.
Wrecking Ball on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Wrecking Ball gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Wrecking Ball's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bull.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull tries to work over Wrecking Ball's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrecking Ball can't break the clinch.
Jari Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free but Bull has control.
Wrecking Ball has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Wrecking Ball.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wrecking Ball takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrecking Ball's elbow.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boon Wrecking Ball has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrecking Ball missing with knees to the body.
Wrecking Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
Wrecking Ball working aggressively here.
Wrecking Ball takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull lands with a left to the head.

Wrecking Ball is rocked!
Wrecking Ball lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wrecking Ball fails to land.
Wrecking Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jari Bull!

Jari Bull wins by unanimous decision!
Jari Bull bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 2548 p4p, 280 weight class) and Valentin Saric (ranked 1568 p4p, 184 weight class). Wieneke comes to the ring accompanied by Satyricon - K.I.N.G . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wieneke
vs
Saric

186 cm
38
195 lbs
15 - 33 - 0

200 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Core Combat

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 15 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Saric!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Saric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wieneke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wieneke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been informed that Saric has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wieneke moves out of range of the strikes.

Saric gets tackled into the ropes by Wieneke. Wieneke maintains the clinch.
Wieneke can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
Saric works on Wieneke's body with a couple of short punches.
Wieneke scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Wieneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wieneke tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Saric to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentin Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saric takes a swing at Wieneke's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Wieneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wieneke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Saric tries to keep at a distance but Wieneke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saric working aggressively here.
Wieneke misses with a body punch.
Wieneke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saric misses with some punches.
Saric working aggressively here.
Wieneke tries a body shot but Saric blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke lands a hook that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Saric blocks an elbow strike.
Wieneke landing knees to the head.

It looks like Valentin Saric has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Wieneke has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Saric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wieneke lands an elbow that stopped Saric in his tracks for a moment.
Wieneke misses with the head strike.
Wieneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saric misses with some punches.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Wieneke scores with a shoulder strike.
Wieneke working Saric over with knees to the body.
Saric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Wieneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wieneke staying out of range there.
Wieneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
A counter left hand to the body from Wieneke misses its target.
Saric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saric lands a jab to Wieneke's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wieneke gets a clinch.
Saric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saric misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saric is defending well for now.
Saric is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wieneke is keeping busy.

Wieneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Saric misses.
Wieneke walks into a straight right hand from Saric.

Wieneke clinches up with Saric and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wieneke tries to throw a body punch but Saric avoids it by throwing Wieneke back against the ropes.
Wieneke misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Wieneke.
Wieneke struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Wieneke looking to throw knees to the head but Saric is blocking nicely.
Saric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wieneke scores with a shot to the side of Saric's head.
Saric misses with a knee strike.

Wieneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saric throws out a loose jab but Wieneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wieneke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wieneke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Saric misses.
Wieneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
Wieneke slips under a jab.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Wieneke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marius Wieneke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wieneke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saric counters with a nice uppercut.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wieneke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saric throws an overhand right that lands on Wieneke's shoulder, as Wieneke tries to avoid the shot.
Wieneke avoids the body shot from Saric.
Wieneke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Wieneke.
Saric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wieneke has time to react.
Saric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wieneke moves to clinch but Saric breaks away
and Saric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wieneke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saric throws a looping overhand right but Wieneke ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke looks to score with a jab to the body but Saric is just out of range.

Wieneke moves into range and clinches up with Saric.
Saric working aggressively here.
Saric throws a punch but it's blocked by Wieneke.

Wieneke breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Saric.
Saric punishes Wieneke's body with a nice straight punch.
Saric works the jab nicely.
Wieneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saric.
Saric lands a lovely overhand right.
Wieneke moves in looking to clinch but Saric pushes him off.
Saric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Wieneke counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Wieneke. Those never looked like landing.
Wieneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wieneke throws a head kick that misses.
Wieneke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Valentin Saric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Valentin Saric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wieneke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saric swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wieneke manages to break the clinch.
Wieneke looks to land a combination. Saric sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saric jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Wieneke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Saric on the inside.
Wieneke misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieneke working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wieneke.
Wieneke scores with a knee to the head.

Wieneke breaks the clinch.
Saric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saric throws a big shot that misses.
Wieneke throws a big counter combination but Saric scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wieneke tries to land a front kick but Saric steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saric.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saric misses with a straight right.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Wieneke misses the target.
Saric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wieneke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wieneke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Wieneke throws a quick counter head kick but Saric was just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Saric. That snapped Wieneke's head back.
Saric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saric lands a nice hook to Wieneke's body. Wieneke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wieneke throws a head kick that misses
letting Saric counter with a right hand.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric lands with a shot to the body.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Saric misses the target.
Saric lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws an overhand right that lands on Wieneke's shoulder, as Wieneke tries to avoid the shot.
Saric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Saric misses the target.
Wieneke tries to clinch up but Saric circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saric! But no joy.
Saric misses with an uppercut.
Wieneke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wieneke closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wieneke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wieneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Wieneke.
Wieneke blocks an uppercut.
Wieneke throws a punch but it's blocked by Saric.
Wieneke looking to stall.
Wieneke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wieneke scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Saric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
Wieneke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saric's elbow.
Saric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saric working aggressively here.
Wieneke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wieneke.
Wieneke taking a breather.
Wieneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saric swings wildly with an uppercut but Wieneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
Saric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wieneke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Saric dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Saric misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wieneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentin Saric seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric digs a good hook to Wieneke's body.
Wieneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saric in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieneke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wieneke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy left from Wieneke finds it's target.
Wieneke throws a sloppy head kick and Saric moves out of range easily.
Saric misses with a body shot.
Saric misses with a hook.
Wieneke is looking for a counter combo.
Wieneke wants to clinch.
Wieneke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saric with a hook.
Saric scores with a jab to the head.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saric moves away from the strike by Wieneke.
Saric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Saric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valentin Saric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Saric throws a jab but it's blocked by Wieneke.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saric lands with a hook. Wieneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wieneke connects with a high kick.
Wieneke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saric counters with a straight right hand.
Wieneke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wieneke takes one on the button.
Saric swats away the attempt to clinch by Wieneke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wieneke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saric looks to land a right hand but Wieneke moved out of range.
Saric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wieneke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric throws an overhand right that lands on Wieneke's shoulder, as Wieneke tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Saric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wieneke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the body from Saric misses
and Wieneke counters with a nice body shot.
Saric throws a lazy right hand but Wieneke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wieneke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wieneke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saric counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieneke is just out of range.
Wieneke tries to clinch
and Saric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saric misses with a hook. Wieneke ducked under it nicely.
Saric thuds a left hand into Wieneke's body.
Wieneke slips a straight right by Saric.
Wieneke tries to clinch there but Saric circles away.
Nice jab there from Saric.
Saric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentin Saric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wieneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wieneke swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Saric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wieneke moves away.
Well,Wieneke is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Saric lands a body shot.
Wieneke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Saric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wieneke.
Saric lands with a shot to the body.
Saric connects with a body shot.
Saric lands a nice hook to Wieneke's body. Wieneke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wieneke cracks Saric with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wieneke moves forwards but Saric connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wieneke fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marius Wieneke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Wieneke counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That has opened up Valentin Saric's cut even more.
A big right from Saric misses.
Wieneke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wieneke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wieneke tries to clinch up but Saric circles away and keeps his distance.
Saric looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieneke is just out of range.
As Saric looks to move away, Wieneke throws a big counter combo but Saric just gets out of the way.
Saric misses with a body shot.
Wieneke tries to clinch there but Saric circles away.
Saric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wieneke moves out of range as Saric strikes.
A slow jab from Saric misses its intended target.
Wieneke doesn't manage to clinch there - Saric circles away.
Wieneke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wieneke takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke moves in looking to clinch but Saric pushes him off.
Saric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saric dips to his left and cracks Wieneke with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Saric. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieneke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wieneke scores with a jab to the head.
Saric throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wieneke to counter with a crisp jab.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saric keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius Wieneke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Wieneke counters with a stiff right hand.

Saric is rocked!
Saric drops his hands momentarily and Wieneke needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Saric just on the top of the head. Saric drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Saric - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marius Wieneke!
Marius Wieneke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 2880 p4p, 80 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 2558 p4p, 108 weight class). Sharp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moneybagg Yo - Federal Fed Ft. Future. Nukem has chosen Here comes the boom as his entrance music. Duke Nukem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sharp
vs
Nukem

183 cm
33
206 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

193 cm
45
286 lbs
43 - 32 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Heavy handed

Threads of HARDCORE

Core Combat

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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nukem walks into a stiff left hand from Sharp.
Nukem swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
As Nukem tries to get set, Sharp tries to push him back and clinch up but Nukem manages to avoid the attempt.
Nukem throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nukem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nukem's sensitive parts.
Nukem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Nukem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Nukem.
Sharp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp works the jab nicely.
Nukem misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Nukem.
Nukem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Nukem circles away and keeps his distance.
Nukem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sharp - that will leave a mark!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Nukem.

Sharp pushes Nukem up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharp avoids it.
Sharp misses with an elbow over the top.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Sharp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Nukem's head.
Nukem is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp has Nukem pressed against the ropes, preventing Nukem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nukem taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Nukem tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Sharp as the two fighters clinch.
Nukem looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharp landing knees to the body.
Sharp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores a nice knee to the body.
Sharp cracks Nukem with a nice body shot.
Sharp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharp looking to throw knees to the head but Nukem is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Sharp.
Sharp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nukem takes a shot to the head.
Sharp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sharp.
Sharp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sharp lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
A short uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sharp.
Sharp digs a right hand underneath Nukem's ribcage. Nukem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sharp landing knees to the body.
Nukem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nukem or not.
Good body shot from Sharp.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp scores with a shoulder strike.

Nukem is rocked!
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nukem is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharp finish him?
Sharp has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Nukem to the canvas! Can Nukem beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Nukem was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Sharp is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Asa Sharp!
During a confident post fight interview, Asa Sharp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Robbo (ranked 1299 p4p, 157 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 1287 p4p, 155 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Robbo
vs
Hooper

192 cm
42
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
41
175 lbs
34 - 18 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Robbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper lands with an uppercut that bounces Robbo off the ropes and back into range.
Hooper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robbo at a distance.
Hooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hooper is looking for the big counter here.
Hooper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Robbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper missing with a left hand there. Robbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hooper lands with a shot 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!
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Hooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Hooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robbo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo lands a nice hook to Hooper's body. Hooper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
As Hooper tries to get set, Robbo tries to push him back and clinch up but Hooper manages to avoid the attempt.
Hooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robbo rather than just go for the knockout.
Hooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robbo moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Hooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Robbo.
No joy there for Hooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Hooper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Robbo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hooper misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robbo.
Robbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper misses with an uppercut
and Hooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbo throws the kick towards the body but Hooper avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robbo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hooper throws a jab when Robbo was well out of range.
Hooper scores with a decent looking hook.
Hooper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Jesus Robbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robbo.
Hooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robbo misses with the combination.
Robbo slips a straight right by Hooper.
Hooper throws a series of punches but Robbo moves out of range.
Robbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbo moves away.
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Robbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper throws a big shot that misses.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Robbo slips the punch.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Robbo there.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbo moves away.
Hooper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hooper misses with a straight left.
Robbo misses the shot to the body.
Robbo throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robbo throws a wild body kick that Hooper sees coming a mile off.
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!
Hooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robbo under the eye.
Robbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robbo jabs at Hooper's body.
Hooper stuns Robbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robbo throws a big counter combination but Hooper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hooper misses with a straight left.
Robbo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hooper is out of range and Robbo settles back down.
Hooper takes a swing at Robbo's ribcage but misses.
Robbo throws a leg kick but Hooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robbo at a distance.
Hooper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robbo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Hooper 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.

Robbo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper walks into a left hand.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbo.
Hooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Robbo moved out of range nicely.
Hooper lands with a hook. Robbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hooper, right into the meat.
Robbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo misses with a straight right.
Robbo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Robbo is looking to counter the offense by Hooper and move into the clinch.
Troy Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooper works over Robbo's head and body with a nice combination.
Hooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robbo momentarily.
Hooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hooper connects with an inside leg kick.
Hooper throws a series of punches but Robbo avoids them all with ease.
Robbo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Robbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hooper, as that shot connected.
Hooper scores with a decent looking hook.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper with a jab.
Hooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Robbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hooper.
Robbo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hooper scores with a jab to the head.
Robbo staying out of range there.
Hooper cracks the inside of Robbo's front leg.
Robbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hooper's hands.
Hooper digs a good hook to Robbo's body.
That kick from Hooper tenderised Robbo's leg. Robbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Robbo slips the punch.
Robbo lands with a nice body punch.
Hooper throws a body punch but Robbo moves out of range.
Hooper connects with a looping right hand.
Robbo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Robbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robbo tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
Robbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbo tries to counter by clinching up but Hooper breaks away and moves out of range.
Hooper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbo.
Robbo misses with a two punch combination.
Robbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robbo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hooper if he has to take too many more of those.
Hooper jabs at Robbo's body.
Robbo ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Robbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robbo's head.
Hooper misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a big shot that misses.
Robbo lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Robbo throws out a leg kick but Hooper moves out of range and Robbo only half commits.
Robbo is looking to land body kicks.
Robbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robbo wants to clinch up but Hooper keeps it at a distance.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Hooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robbo throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Hooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbo misses with a body kick.
Hooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Hooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Robbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hooper.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Robbo misses with an uppercut.
Hooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Robbo moves into the clinch.
Robbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
A short uppercut from Robbo.
Robbo tries to work over Hooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbo throws a head punch that misses.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper blocking some punches.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robbo.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hooper blocks a body shot from Robbo.
Robbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbo backwards.
Hooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbo misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Hooper.
Robbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
Hooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooper lands a body shot.
Hooper tries a body shot but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Robbo controls the action.
Robbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbo.
Hooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbo blocks an uppercut.
Jesus Robbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Robbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbo.
Robbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Robbo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbo takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Robbo.
Robbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robbo lands with a right to the head.
Hooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Robbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbo prevents a body shot from Hooper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbo.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbo lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
Robbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hooper.
Robbo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
Robbo lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Hooper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
Robbo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hooper tries to throw a body punch but Robbo avoids it by throwing Hooper back against the ropes.
Robbo can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Robbo has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
A head punch on the inside from Robbo fails to land.
Robbo tries to work over Hooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Robbo digs a right hand underneath Hooper's ribcage. Hooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robbo pushes Hooper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Robbo can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.

Robbo breaks the clinch.
Hooper misses with a looping left.
Robbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Robbo. That snapped Hooper's head back.
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!
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hooper cracks Robbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Robbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hooper.
Robbo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robbo cracks Hooper with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Hooper 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 Hooper is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Hooper could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jesus Robbo!