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VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 3 B PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie River (ranked 6806 p4p, 3719 weight class) and Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 618 p4p, 459 weight class). River comes to the ring accompanied by Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes connects with a leg kick.
Fernandes misses with a straight left.
River throws a leg kick which misses Fernandes's front leg but catches the back leg as Fernandes tries to avoid it.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River misses with a hook. Fernandes ducked under it nicely.
Fernandes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fernandes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fernandes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Fernandes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fernandes counters by clinching up.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandes.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Fernandes'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.
Fernandes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fernandes lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is trying to push Fernandes away but Fernandes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernandes drives through and clinches with River against the ropes.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
Fernandes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
River working aggressively here.
River is working Fernandes over against the ropes.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Fernandes blocks a body shot from River.
Fernandes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
River tries to throw a body punch but Fernandes avoids it by throwing River back against the ropes.
Fernandes is struggling to control the position.
River is trying to break the clinch but Fernandes is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
River tries to break free but Fernandes pushes him back against the ropes.
Fernandes prevents a body shot from River.
River takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River blocks the elbow strike.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fernandes prevents a body shot from River.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandes controls the action.
Fernandes blocking some punches.
Fernandes prevents a body shot from River.
A shot in the inside from River.
Fernandes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside.
Fernandes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tries to work over Fernandes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riccardo Fernandes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fernandes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fernandes blocks a jab.
Fernandes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but River checks it well.
River throws a looping overhand right but Fernandes ducks down to avoid it.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Fernandes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fernandes avoids the body shot from River.
Fernandes connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
Fernandes tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and River tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River staying out of range there.
River misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River avoids the body shot from Fernandes.
Crunch! Fernandes slams his shin into River's torso.
Fernandes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandes throws a sloppy head kick
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Fernandes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Charlie River's cut is getting worse.
Fernandes slips under a jab from River.
Fernandes falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters with a right hand to the body.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandes cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riccardo Fernandes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fernandes!
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandes catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fernandes lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by River.
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!
River jabs Fernandes right on the nose. Fernandes blinks but takes it well.
Fernandes misses the shot to the body.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a right hook to the body.
Fernandes thuds his shin into the meat of River's side.
Fernandes connects with the punch.
River throws out a loose jab but Fernandes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
River blocks the body kick.
Fernandes throws a nice head kick!
Charlie River's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fernandes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fernandes misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
Fernandes throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Fernandes throws a leg kick
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fernandes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
Fernandes misses with a right hand
letting River counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River needs to keep his hands up - Fernandes had a free shot at his head there.
Fernandes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernandes lands a jab.
Fernandes tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riccardo Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fernandes lets loose with a powerful body kick. River will feel that in the morning.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandes is just out of range.
Fernandes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River moves out of range as Fernandes strikes.
Fernandes tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Fernandes misses
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River throws a shot from downtown. Fernandes moves away and avoids it.
Fernandes slips under a jab from River.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Fernandes avoided it.
Fernandes with the inside leg kick.
Fernandes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a leg kick but Fernandes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
River connects with a body shot.
Fernandes throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. River catches Fernandes right on the button with a cross.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fernandes counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fernandes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River misses the shot to the body.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River backing away here, and Fernandes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
River misses with a straight right.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fernandes.
River misses with an uppercut. Fernandes saw that one coming.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River misses with a body shot
and Fernandes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fernandes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fernandes avoids the body shot from River.
Fernandes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandes moves away.
River scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River cracks Fernandes with a right hand to the side of the head.
River misses with a leg kick
and Fernandes counters with a straight right hand.
Fernandes scores with a kick to the body.
Fernandes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernandes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
River lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fernandes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
Fernandes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River misses the shot to the body.
Fernandes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Fernandes counters with a straight right hand.
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandes slips under a jab.
Fernandes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from River.
Nice cross by Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River throws a big counter combination but Fernandes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fernandes misses with a straight right.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandes slips a jab from River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandes misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Fernandes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Fernandes takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fernandes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fernandes throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Fernandes scores with a jab to the head.
Fernandes needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River misses with a low kick as Fernandes jumps back.
River throws a hook to the side of Fernandes's head but Fernandes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fernandes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fernandes misses with a head kick.
River lands with a good body shot.
River missing with a left hand there. Fernandes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fernandes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Fernandes avoids the body shot from River.
River with a nice cross.
River connects with a looping right hand.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a lazy right hand but Fernandes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernandes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from River misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Fernandes does a little dance to reset his feet.
River looks to throw the jab but Fernandes is out of range.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fernandes slips under a jab from River.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandes.
Fernandes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
River throws a low kick, looking for Fernandes's leg but Fernandes calmly moves out of range.
River scores with a nice strike.
Fernandes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernandes counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandes moves away.
Fernandes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses.
River throws a big counter combination but Fernandes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
River connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River had his way with Riccardo Fernandes in that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fernandes is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from River misses its target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fernandes.
River's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fernandes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! River scrambles back to his feet.
River misses with a body shot
and Fernandes counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fernandes, as that shot connected.
River moves away from the strike by Fernandes.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Fernandes tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good shot there by River.
Fernandes takes one to the side of the head.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernandes throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
River misses with a body shot.
Fernandes clinches up against the ropes.
Fernandes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernandes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through River's defenses.
River blocks an uppercut.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernandes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
Fernandes misses with an elbow strike.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Fernandes lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Charlie River's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A frustrated look appears on Fernandes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernandes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fernandes struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Fernandes lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie River's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Riccardo Fernandes!
A very excited looking Riccardo Fernandes 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sol Abrams (ranked 4931 p4p, 24074 weight class) and Jean Luc Petard (ranked 537 p4p, 669 weight class). Jean Luc Petard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sol Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Luc Petard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams moves out of range of the body kick.
Petard throws a hook but Abrams avoids it easily.
Petard lands a jab.
It looks like Sol Abrams has been cut.
Petard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abrams doesn't seem bothered though.
Petard 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.
Abrams blocks a jab.
Abrams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abrams get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Abrams stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Petard runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Petard!
Jean Luc Petard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Yonic (ranked 5330 p4p, 5692 weight class) and Joseph Pisun (ranked 61 p4p, 86 weight class). Mark Yonic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Pisun's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Pisun!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisun looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Pisun is looking to clinch but Yonic is avoiding it.
Yonic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yonic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Pisun slips the punch.
Pisun forces Yonic back against the ropes and clinches.
Pisun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pisun misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisun gets through Yonic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pisun scores with a shoulder strike.
Pisun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yonic or not.
Yonic misses with the head strike.
Pisun misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yonic.
Pisun pushes Yonic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Pisun as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pisun.
Pisun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pisun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pisun tries to throw a body punch but Yonic avoids it by throwing Pisun back against the ropes.
Pisun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yonic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pisun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pisun blocking some punches.
A short left from Yonic.
A short left from Pisun.
Yonic blocking some punches.
Pisun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pisun misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pisun.
Pisun misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Yonic throws a punch but it's blocked by Pisun.
Yonic swings wildly with an uppercut but Pisun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pisun throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
Yonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pisun's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pisun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pisun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a punch on the inside.
Pisun lands a right hand.
Yonic misses with some punches.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Yonic digs a right hand into Pisun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pisun's gas tank.
Yonic takes a shot to the head.
Yonic presses Pisun against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pisun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yonic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pisun can turn it around.
Pisun tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Pisun controls the action.
Yonic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Pisun can't find room to land a body shot as Yonic controls the action.
Pisun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pisun lands a left hand.
Pisun lands a nice uppercut.
Pisun blocks an uppercut.
Pisun misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yonic lands with a light punch inside.
Yonic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pisun.
Pisun tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pisun misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Pisun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pisun takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pisun! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pisun.
Pisun scores with the left hand. Yonic knows he should have avoided that one.
Pisun is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
Pisun looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Yonic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pisun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yonic scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic lands an overhand right.
Pisun walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yonic.
Yonic throws a jab when Pisun was well out of range.
Pisun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pisun tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
It appears Yonic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yonic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yonic scores with the left hand. Pisun knows he should have avoided that one.
 Pisun is rocked!
Yonic lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pisun is still on wobbly legs! Can Yonic finish him?
Yonic weaves into range and cracks Pisun right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Pisun goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Yonic is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Yonic!
An out of breath Mark Yonic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jafari Drogba (ranked 5479 p4p, 5555 weight class) and Akecheta Paco (ranked 68 p4p, 75 weight class). Drogba comes to the ring accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI . Akecheta Paco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jafari Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akecheta Paco!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drogba scores with a nice right hand.
Drogba lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogba lands with a straight right. Paco didn't see that one coming.
Paco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogba.
Drogba scores with a nice strike.
Paco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogba went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Paco has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paco throws a body shot but no joy.
Paco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drogba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drogba avoids the body shot from Paco.
Drogba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drogba lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drogba slips under a jab.
Paco throws a body punch but Drogba moves out of range.
Paco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paco. Drogba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogba misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Drogba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drogba.
Drogba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paco in his tracks.
Paco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogba.
Drogba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Paco misses its intended target.
Jafari Drogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Drogba.
The crowd cheers as Drogba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paco doesn't seem phased though.
Paco gets a clinch.
Paco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Paco lands a right hand.
Paco cracks Drogba with a nice body shot.
Drogba scores with a hook to the body.
Drogba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogba tries to throw a body punch but Paco avoids it by throwing Drogba back against the ropes.
Drogba tries to break free but Paco pushes him back against the ropes.
Drogba misses with a body punch.
Drogba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paco digs a right hand underneath Drogba's ribcage. Drogba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paco.
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!
Paco working aggressively here.
Paco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Paco stalling in the clinch but Drogba improves position.
Paco lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Paco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Paco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paco'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.
Paco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drogba or not.
Paco blocking some punches.
Paco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paco struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogba controls his hands.
Paco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paco throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogba.
Drogba manages to break the clinch.
Paco moves into the clinch.
Paco lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paco scores with a shoulder strike.
 Drogba is rocked!
Paco cracks Drogba with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Drogba goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Drogba wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Akecheta Paco!
Akecheta Paco was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elifasi Msomi (ranked 5567 p4p, 5793 weight class) and Damarcus Brown (ranked 152 p4p, 92 weight class). Msomi comes to the ring accompanied by 1955 Axe Killer. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elifasi Msomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damarcus Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Msomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown looks winded!
Brown throws a jab when Msomi was well out of range.
Msomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
 It looks like Damarcus Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a hook but Msomi avoids it easily.
Msomi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Msomi lands a right hook to the body.
Brown ducks into a a hook from Msomi and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown walks straight into a solid jab from Msomi. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Msomi follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Brown out cold! Brown toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elifasi Msomi!
Elifasi Msomi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 5570 p4p, 5463 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 151 p4p, 149 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Barboza backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Barboza throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barboza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Barboza avoids them all with ease.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barboza.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Barboza's head back.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Barboza is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza connects with a looping right hand.
Barboza tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barboza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Barboza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Barboza lands with a right hand.
Barboza misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Barboza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barboza misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Barboza moves away and avoids it.
Barboza throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Barboza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Barboza looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Barboza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Barboza steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Barboza closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barboza fails to land.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Barboza controls his hands.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Barboza's head.
Still in the clinch, Barboza scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bento Barboza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Barboza's corner calls for a 1-2. Barboza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barboza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Barboza lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas is rocked!
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Barboza creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Thomas crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Thomas face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Barboza takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bento Barboza!
During a confident post fight interview, Bento Barboza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nathan Eternity (ranked 6596 p4p, 5603 weight class) and Mateusz Radovic (ranked 106 p4p, 153 weight class). Mateusz Radovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Eternity's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Eternity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Eternity clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Eternity - that landed with a thud.
Radovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nathan Eternity has been cut.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eternity can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Eternity lands with a right to the head.
Eternity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eternity tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radovic lands a damaging elbow.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radovic.
Nathan Eternity's cut is getting worse.
Eternity lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eternity cracks Radovic with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Eternity leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Eternity.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eternity scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eternity blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eternity's brow.
Eternity misses with a body punch.
Radovic prevents a body shot from Eternity.
Eternity dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Eternity avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eternity's brow.
Radovic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Eternity avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Eternity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eternity misses with a punch to the body.
Radovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Eternity fails to land.
Eternity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eternity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eternity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nathan Eternity's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Eternity's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Radovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flor Delicada (ranked 5496 p4p, 5478 weight class) and Macaco Cidadão (ranked 70 p4p, 69 weight class). Cidadão has chosen Boogie 2nite - Booty Luv as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flor Delicada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macaco Cidadão!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cidadão slips under a jab from Delicada.
Cidadão scores with a jab.
Cidadão looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cidadão throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Cidadão.
Delicada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cidadão.
Cidadão swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delicada glances at the clock... BAM! Cidadão nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Delicada crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Delicada is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macaco Cidadão!
Macaco Cidadão decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between San Diego Maradona (ranked 5348 p4p, 5837 weight class) and Archy Banks (ranked 64 p4p, 94 weight class). Archy Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, San Diego Maradona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archy Banks!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maradona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Archy Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maradona has Banks up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Maradona.
Maradona lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Maradona keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks is trying to force a seperation but Maradona has the dominant position.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Maradona controls the action.
Maradona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banks tries to work over Maradona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Maradona.
Maradona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Maradona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maradona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maradona has him pressed against the ropes.
Maradona creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Banks crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
It looks like Archy Banks has been cut.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maradona closes the distance and clinches.
Banks can't break the clinch.
Banks working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banks or not.
Banks working hard to break the clinch.
Maradona lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Nice body punch from Maradona.
Banks looks winded!
Maradona gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maradona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maradona lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banks is rocked!
Banks is trying to break free.
Banks tries a body shot but Maradona blocks it.
Banks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maradona creates a bit of space and cracks Banks with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Banks 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!
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Maradona finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Maradona delivers a spinning backfist that drops Banks like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). San Diego Maradona!
After the fight, San Diego Maradona was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bas Bonjasky (ranked 5887 p4p, 5860 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 96 p4p, 95 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik rushes Bonjasky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fezzik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fezzik stalling against the ropes.
Bonjasky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fezzik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonjasky trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonjasky's elbow.
Bonjasky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fezzik is defending well for now.
Fezzik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonjasky swings wildly with an uppercut but Fezzik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik managing to block the knees to the body from Bonjasky.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonjasky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bas Bonjasky has been cut.
Bonjasky tries to throw a body punch but Fezzik avoids it by throwing Bonjasky back against the ropes.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fezzik is defending well for now.
Bonjasky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fezzik is defending well for now.
Bonjasky blocks a body shot from Fezzik.
Bonjasky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fezzik's elbow.
Fezzik connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonjasky is breathing heavily.
Fezzik crunches a lovely knee into Bonjasky's ribcage.
Fezzik scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fezzik.
Fezzik crunches a lovely knee into Bonjasky's ribcage.
Fezzik lands with a light punch inside.
Fezzik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fezzik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonjasky backwards.
Fezzik drops Bonjasky on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Bonjasky bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fezzik lands a body punch.
Fezzik creates a bit of space and cracks Bonjasky with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Bonjasky 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!
Bonjasky is rocked!
Fezzik closes the distance and clinches.
Fezzik landing knees to the body.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Fezzik has the Thai clinch. Fezzik obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Bonjasky's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Oh Bonjasky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fezzik has closed the distance and engaged Bonjasky in a clinch.
Fezzik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fezzik creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Bonjasky crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Fezzik closes the distance and pushes Bonjasky back into the ropes.
Fezzik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Fezzik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Fezzik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fezzik receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fezzik creates a bit of space and cracks Bonjasky with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Bonjasky 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!
Bonjasky tries to keep at a distance but Fezzik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fezzik has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Bonjasky to the canvas! Can Bonjasky 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 Bonjasky was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Fezzik is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Hassan Fezzik!
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