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VKT Top 8 (155 & 205) Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 5174 p4p, 4885 weight class) and Arthur Fleck (ranked 576 p4p, 560 weight class). Fleck has chosen The Joker is Here as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Fleck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleck misses the shot to the body.
Fleck dodges the punch combination from Thrawn.
Fleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thrawn moves in looking to clinch but Fleck pushes him off.
Fleck avoids the head kick by Thrawn.
Thrawn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fleck just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrawn instigates a clinch.
Thrawn breaks the clinch.
Fleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Fleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thrawn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrawn manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Fleck.
Fleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Fleck is avoiding it.
Fleck throws the left hand but Thrawn avoids the punch easily.
Thrawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrawn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleck throws a shot to the body.
Fleck tries to keep at a distance but Thrawn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thrawn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fleck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thrawn has Fleck pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn has Fleck pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fleck tries to break free but Thrawn pushes him back against the ropes.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch but Thrawn keeps him there for the moment.
Thrawn prevents Fleck from breaking the clinch.
Thrawn prevents Fleck from breaking the clinch.
Thrawn taking a breather.
Thrawn breaks from the clinch.
Fleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn wants to land a leg kick but Fleck is out of range.
Fleck moves out of range of the body kick.
Fleck moves out of range as Thrawn throws a body kick.
Thrawn clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch but Thrawn keeps him there for the moment.
Thrawn manages to break the clinch.
Fleck throws the left hand but Thrawn avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grand Admiral Thrawn will probably get the nod.
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.
Thrawn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fleck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thrawn tries to clinch up.
Thrawn looks for the body kick but Fleck saw that one coming.
Thrawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Thrawn.
Thrawn darts in and clinches Fleck up against the ropes.
Thrawn misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrawn breaks from the clinch.
Fleck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Arthur Fleck has been cut.
Fleck throws a body punch but Thrawn moves out of range.
As Fleck tries to get set, Thrawn tries to push him back and clinch up but Fleck manages to avoid the attempt.
Thrawn has managed to clinch.
Fleck wants to get back to striking at distance but Thrawn won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thrawn prevents Fleck from breaking the clinch.
Thrawn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grand Admiral Thrawn is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrawn closes the distance and clinches.
Thrawn has Fleck pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thrawn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Thrawn.
Thrawn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thrawn lands a jab-cross combination.
Thrawn is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn doesn't manage to clinch there - Fleck circles away.
Thrawn scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Fleck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arthur Fleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thrawn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn lands a nice shot to the body.
Fleck is breathing heavily.
Fleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thrawn is looking to clinch.
Fleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fleck catches Thrawn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thrawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grand Admiral Thrawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thrawn throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Fleck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Fleck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thrawn lands with a good body shot.
Thrawn misses with a wild combination.
Fleck misses the shot to the body.
Thrawn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleck.
Thrawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleck can do to turn this around?
Thrawn looks to land a combination. Fleck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thrawn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fleck back to the ropes. Thrawn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That has opened up Arthur Fleck's cut even more.
Fleck lands a right hook to the body.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrawn moves away.
Thrawn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fleck manages to circle out of the way.
Fleck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thrawn rather than just go for the knockout.
Fleck misses with a jab to the body
enabling Thrawn to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrawn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thrawn manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Thrawn. Those never looked like landing.
Fleck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fleck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thrawn breaks the clinch.
Thrawn wants to clinch up but Fleck keeps it at a distance.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrawn moves away.
Thrawn stalks Fleck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fleck's face. Fleck staggers backwards, shaken.
Thrawn is looking to land body kicks.
Thrawn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Arthur Fleck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fleck swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrawn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleck! But no joy.
Thrawn clinches up against the ropes.
Thrawn stalling against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck is looking to break free of the clinch but Thrawn has double underhooks.
Thrawn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thrawn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrawn gets in close and instigates a 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!
Thrawn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrawn delivers a nice body kick.
Thrawn feints and then cracks Fleck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleck down.
Thrawn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fleck back to the ropes. Thrawn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thrawn wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Fleck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thrawn tries to clinch up.
Thrawn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrawn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fleck, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch but Thrawn keeps him there for the moment.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleck avoids it.
Thrawn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Fleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrawn is just out of range.
Thrawn is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck misses with a wild body shot.
Thrawn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fleck.
Fleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrawn.
Fleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn closes the distance and pushes Fleck back into the ropes.
Fleck tries to break the clinch but Thrawn is controlling the position.
Thrawn missing with knees to the body.
Thrawn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fleck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thrawn counters with a left and a right that stings Fleck.
Sloppy strikes from Thrawn. Those never looked like landing.
Thrawn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrawn is looking to counter the offense by Fleck and move into the clinch.
Thrawn is looking to score with low kicks.
Fleck appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fleck throws a body punch but Thrawn moves out of range.
Fleck blocks a head kick by Thrawn.
Thrawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrawn takes a swing at Fleck's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Fleck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fleck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrawn.
Fleck avoids the head kick by Thrawn.
Fleck appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch 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!
Thrawn forces Fleck back against the ropes and clinches.
Thrawn prevents Fleck from breaking the clinch.
Thrawn has Fleck pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thrawn has Fleck pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fleck tries to throw a body punch but Thrawn avoids it by throwing Fleck back against the ropes.
Fleck is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thrawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn scores with a body shot.
Thrawn instigates a clinch.
Fleck has had enough of the clinch but Thrawn keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn had his way with Arthur Fleck in that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Fleck's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thrawn doesn't manage to clinch there - Fleck circles away.
Arthur Fleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleck blocks a head kick by Thrawn.
Thrawn clinches.
Thrawn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrawn moves in looking to clinch but Fleck pushes him off.
Fleck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fleck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrawn moves away.
Thrawn moves out of range as Fleck strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Thrawn.
Thrawn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fleck manages to circle out of the way.
Jab by Thrawn.
Thrawn has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thrawn has him pressed against the ropes.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrawn manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleck. Thrawn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrawn rushes Fleck and presses him up against the ropes.
Thrawn breaks the clinch.
Thrawn throws a low kick but Fleck moves out of range easily.
Thrawn lands with a nice body punch.
Fleck is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fleck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Thrawn.
Fleck lands with a shot to the body.
Fleck keeps the fight on the outside.
Thrawn throws the kick towards the body but Fleck avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn clinches.
Thrawn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn tries to clinch but Fleck is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrawn misses with a low kick.
Thrawn clinches.
Thrawn breaks the clinch.
Thrawn moves into range and clinches up with Fleck.
Thrawn landing knees to the body.
Thrawn looking to stall.
Thrawn breaks from the clinch.
Thrawn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grand Admiral Thrawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrawn tries to clinch up but Fleck circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grand Admiral Thrawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thrawn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grand Admiral Thrawn!
After winning the bout, Grand Admiral Thrawn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Arthur Fleck had this to say: 'Hahahahahahahaha whats funneeyy?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 5323 p4p, 6473 weight class) and Randall McSweeny (ranked 584 p4p, 637 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 London, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randall McSweeny !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield with a nice cross.
McSweeny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winnfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McSweeny looks for the body kick but Winnfield saw that one coming.
Winnfield is looking to counter punch.
McSweeny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McSweeny throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
McSweeny scores with a head kick. Winnfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McSweeny walks into a stiff left hand from Winnfield.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield throws a right hand that McSweeny ducks under and follows up with a left that McSweeny also avoids with ease.
McSweeny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 McSweeny is rocked!
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!
McSweeny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McSweeny throws an elbow but misses.
McSweeny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McSweeny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike.
McSweeny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
McSweeny scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeny tries a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks it.
McSweeny is trying to stall.
Winnfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winnfield tries a body shot but McSweeny blocks it.
Winnfield lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeny throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Winnfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McSweeny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Winnfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Winnfield wants to break free but McSweeny has control.
Winnfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSweeny landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSweeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Winnfield is rocked!
McSweeny holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McSweeny misses with a knee strike.
McSweeny with a knee to the head.
Oh Winnfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McSweeny connects with a knee to the head.
McSweeny keeps control of Winnfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McSweeny prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
A body shot lands from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSweeny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSweeny with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McSweeny looks winded!
McSweeny misses with a knee to the head.
McSweeny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield is looking to break free of the clinch but McSweeny has double underhooks.
McSweeny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winnfield wants to break free but McSweeny has control.
Winnfield is looking to break free of the clinch but McSweeny has double underhooks.
McSweeny lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winnfield is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McSweeny wants to stall.
McSweeny keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Winnfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
McSweeny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winnfield's defenses.
McSweeny connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winnfield's face.
McSweeny misses with a knee strike.
Winnfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McSweeny has him pressed against the ropes.
Winnfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McSweeny lands a knee to the head.
McSweeny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McSweeny at a distance.
Winnfield connects with a beautiful left hand that drops McSweeny onto his butt! McSweeny bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Winnfield seems to have got his legs back now.
McSweeny is still on wobbly legs! Can Winnfield finish him?
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Winnfield moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt McSweeny ! Winnfield continues to tee off on McSweeny , landing with a left and a right! Winnfield connects with a right hand that leaves McSweeny sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Winnfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between TJ Mitchell (ranked 4929 p4p, 4957 weight class) and Cracklin Jack (ranked 576 p4p, 580 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by 50 Cent - Many Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cracklin Jack !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jack .
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jack lands a front kick to the face, that drops Mitchell 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!
 It looks like TJ Mitchell has been cut.
A head kick misses from Jack .
Jack throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell walks into a big right hand from Jack and goes down! The referee sends Jack to a neutral corner as Mitchell gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Cracklin Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack .
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Jack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
As Jack backs away, Mitchell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack .
Mitchell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack misses with a hook
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jack . Mitchell shrugs it off though.
Jack misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack lands a head kick!
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Jack .
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Jack .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Jack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Jack .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cracklin Jack will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on TJ Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jack throws a lazy head kick
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mitchell moves out of range as Jack throws a body kick.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with the combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jack . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Jack .
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Jack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.
Mitchell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack .
Jack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mitchell. Mitchell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jack tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
TJ Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
A head kick by Jack misses
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick by Jack misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Jack .
Jack throws a sloppy head kick
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Jack misses with a hook
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack fakes the leg kick and cracks Mitchell in the body.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack lands a lovely overhand right.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Jack .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cracklin Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on TJ Mitchell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
A head kick misses from Jack .
Jack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Jack had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Jack .
Jack misses with a body kick.
Jack keeps Mitchell at a distance using the push kick.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Jack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Jack .
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Jack off balance momentarily.
Jack throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack .
Jack tries to land a body kick
and Mitchell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a good low kick that Jack was not able to check.
Cracklin Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Jack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack throws a lazy head kick
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cracklin Jack really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Mitchell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mitchell if he has to take too many more of those.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Jack .
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Jack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack tries to land a body kick
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jack .
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack 's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Jack misses
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Jack .
Jack throws a lazy head kick
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Jack connects with a jab.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cracklin Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on TJ Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Jack .
Cracklin Jack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack .
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack .
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mitchell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Jack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack misses with a kick to the body.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Jack .
Jack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack misses with a head kick.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jack .
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack throws the kick towards the body but Mitchell avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jack .
TJ Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack lands with a kick to the temple. Mitchell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jack is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Jack throws a body kick that misses.
It looks like Mitchell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack works Mitchell's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Jack .
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack .
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cracklin Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 43:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cracklin Jack !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Teron Steeley (ranked 6255 p4p, 4180 weight class) and Erich Ludendorf (ranked 628 p4p, 509 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teron Steeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erich Ludendorf!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludendorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Steeley circles away.
Ludendorf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steeley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludendorf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A leg kick checked by Ludendorf.
Steeley has managed to clinch.
Steeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steeley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ludendorf swings wildly with an uppercut but Steeley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ludendorf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steeley blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steeley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steeley tries to break free but Ludendorf pushes him back against the ropes.
Ludendorf throws a head punch that misses.
Ludendorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Steeley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ludendorf is looking to control Steeley's arms but Steeley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ludendorf has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steeley is trying to break the clinch but Ludendorf is controlling him.
I was talking to Steeley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ludendorf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Steeley is trying to force a seperation but Ludendorf has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Steeley.
Ludendorf keeps control of Steeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ludendorf avoids the elbow strike from Steeley, against the ropes.
Steeley wants to get back to striking at distance but Ludendorf won't allow it.
Steeley tries to break the clinch but Ludendorf is controlling the position.
Ludendorf crunches a lovely knee into Steeley's ribcage.
Steeley working hard to break the clinch.
Ludendorf has Steeley pressed against the ropes, preventing Steeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steeley is trying to break the clinch but Ludendorf is controlling him.
Steeley prevents Ludendorf from breaking the clinch.
Steeley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ludendorf.
A frustrated look appears on Steeley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steeley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Steeley tries to break free but Ludendorf pushes him back against the ropes.
Steeley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludendorf has Steeley pressed against the ropes, preventing Steeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ludendorf.
Steeley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Steeley.
Steeley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ludendorf working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Steeley.
Steeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ludendorf taking a breather.
Ludendorf prevents Steeley from breaking the clinch.
Ludendorf keeps control of Steeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steeley is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ludendorf is trying to maintain a safe position but Steeley gets an underhook and turns Ludendorf into the ropes.
Ludendorf throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erich Ludendorf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ludendorf tries to clinch there but Steeley circles away.
Ludendorf has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Steeley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steeley drives through and clinches with Ludendorf against the ropes.
Steeley is trying to force a seperation but Ludendorf has the dominant position.
Steeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steeley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ludendorf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steeley's efforts to push away.
Ludendorf is trying to break free.
Ludendorf missing with knees to the body.
Ludendorf is trying to break the clinch but Steeley has him pressed against the ropes.
Ludendorf crunches a lovely knee into Steeley's ribcage.
Steeley can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steeley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ludendorf's efforts to push away.
Steeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ludendorf is looking to control Steeley's arms but Steeley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ludendorf has his back to the ropes.
Steeley cracks Ludendorf with a nice body shot.
Steeley tries to circle away but Ludendorf has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludendorf trying to stall but Steeley improves his position.
Steeley throws an elbow but it misses.
Steeley avoiding damage as Ludendorf throws knees to the body.
Ludendorf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steeley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ludendorf avoids a wild elbow strike from Steeley.
Steeley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steeley is trying to break the clinch but Ludendorf is controlling him.
Ludendorf breaks the clinch.
Ludendorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Steeley circles away.
Ludendorf is looking to clinch but Steeley is avoiding it.
Ludendorf wants to clinch.
Ludendorf tries to clinch but Steeley is having none of it.
Steeley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steeley clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Steeley.
Ludendorf is breathing heavily.
Steeley breaks from the clinch.
Ludendorf is looking to clinch but Steeley is avoiding it.
Steeley forces Ludendorf back against the ropes and clinches.
Erich Ludendorf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steeley wants to get back to striking at distance but Ludendorf won't allow it.
Steeley breaks from the clinch.
Steeley forces Ludendorf back against the ropes and clinches.
Steeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ludendorf taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ludendorf is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Steeley has denied him.
Steeley breaks the clinch.
Ludendorf is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steeley tried to score with a low kick but Ludendorf checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludendorf tries to clinch up.
Steeley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steeley clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teron Steeley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steeley clinches up with Ludendorf and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ludendorf throws a punch but it's blocked by Steeley.
Steeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steeley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ludendorf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steeley takes one on the button.
Ludendorf is looking to clinch but Steeley is avoiding it.
Steeley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steeley drives through and clinches with Ludendorf against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steeley lands a shot to the body.
Ludendorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steeley tries to circle away but Ludendorf has him pinned against the ropes.
Steeley manages to break the clinch.
Steeley clinches up against the ropes.
Steeley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steeley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Steeley.
Ludendorf blocks an elbow strike.
Steeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ludendorf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steeley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ludendorf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ludendorf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steeley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steeley lands a body shot.
Steeley has managed to clinch.
Steeley leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Steeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ludendorf tries to clinch up but Steeley circles away and keeps his distance.
Steeley tries a low kick but Ludendorf avoids it.
Teron Steeley is winning the standup battle so far.
Steeley has closed the distance and engaged Ludendorf in a clinch.
Steeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ludendorf, pushing him back against the ropes.
Steeley digs a right hand underneath Ludendorf's ribcage. Ludendorf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steeley breaks from the clinch.
Steeley throws a low kick but Ludendorf avoids it.
Steeley swats away the attempt to clinch by Ludendorf.
Ludendorf wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steeley instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Steeley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steeley working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teron Steeley clearly takes that round.
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.
Steeley moves into the clinch.
Steeley is trying to break the clinch but Ludendorf has him pressed against the ropes.
Steeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ludendorf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steeley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ludendorf can do to turn this around?
Steeley has Ludendorf up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ludendorf keeps control of Steeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ludendorf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steeley is trying to stall.
Ludendorf has Steeley pressed against the ropes, preventing Steeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steeley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ludendorf is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steeley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ludendorf can't break the clinch.
Ludendorf scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Teron Steeley has been cut.
Ludendorf misses with the head strike.
Steeley is trying to push Ludendorf away but Ludendorf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steeley can't break the clinch.
Steeley is looking to break free of the clinch but Ludendorf has double underhooks.
Steeley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steeley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ludendorf trying to land knees to the body.
Steeley trying to stall but Ludendorf improves his position.
Steeley tries to break free but Ludendorf pushes him back against the ropes.
Ludendorf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ludendorf has Steeley pressed against the ropes, preventing Steeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steeley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ludendorf's efforts to push away.
Ludendorf tries to circle away but Steeley has him pinned against the ropes.
Ludendorf is looking to break free of the clinch but Steeley has double underhooks.
Ludendorf looking to stall.
Ludendorf is trying to break free.
Steeley wants to break free but Ludendorf has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ludendorf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steeley.
Ludendorf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Steeley manages to break the clinch.
Ludendorf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steeley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludendorf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steeley forces Ludendorf back against the ropes and clinches.
Steeley lands an uppercut.
Ludendorf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Steeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ludendorf tries to clinch
and Steeley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ludendorf wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teron Steeley had his way with Erich Ludendorf in that round.
The cut man is working on Teron Steeley's cut.
That's time! Steeley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ludendorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steeley moves away.
Erich Ludendorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludendorf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steeley.
Nice straight punches there by Steeley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steeley.
Steeley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ludendorf is out of range.
Ludendorf forces Steeley back against the ropes and clinches.
Steeley is trying to break the clinch but Ludendorf is controlling him.
Steeley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steeley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ludendorf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steeley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Steeley is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steeley is looking to break free of the clinch but Ludendorf has double underhooks.
Ludendorf throws an elbow but it misses.
Ludendorf prevents Steeley from breaking the clinch.
Ludendorf wants to stall.
Ludendorf connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steeley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ludendorf, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ludendorf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ludendorf wants to clinch.
Ludendorf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Ludendorf misses.
Steeley instigates a clinch.
Steeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludendorf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steeley rushes Ludendorf and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludendorf keeps control of Steeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steeley trying to control the position but instead, Ludendorf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steeley into the ropes.
Steeley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Steeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steeley takes the fight into the clinch.
Steeley manages to break the clinch.
Teron Steeley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ludendorf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Ludendorf.
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!
Ludendorf is looking to clinch but Steeley is avoiding it.
Steeley has managed to clinch.
Erich Ludendorf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steeley is trying to force a seperation but Ludendorf has the dominant position.
Steeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steeley has Ludendorf up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teron Steeley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steeley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teron Steeley!
Teron Steeley 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 6355 p4p, 5175 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 563 p4p, 509 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Johnny Sins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Sins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins blocks a head kick by Petit.
Sins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petit.
Sins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sins gets through Petit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins lands with a light punch inside.
Sins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sins lands a body shot.
Sins gets through Petit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
Sins lands a body punch.
Sins lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sins is defending well for now.
Petit misses with a knee to the head.
Petit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sins is working Petit over against the ropes.
Petit looks winded!
Sins gets through Petit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sins scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
Petit is rocked!
Petit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petit can turn it around.
Sins breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Petit with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Petit looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Petit get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Sins!
Jean Luc Petit spoke after the fight, saying '6.6'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Butcher (ranked 5355 p4p, 3659 weight class) and Fred Nikolaou (ranked 523 p4p, 424 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Nikolaou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikolaou throws a lazy body kick
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Nikolaou 's knee.
Butcher with a nice calf kick.
Nikolaou throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher throwing a counter right hand but Nikolaou manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nikolaou.
Butcher lands a leg kick that knocks Nikolaou off balance momentarily.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nikolaou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nikolaou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butcher.
Butcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nikolaou misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nikolaou's knee momentarily.
Nikolaou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher tried to counter with a leg kick but Nikolaou avoided it.
Nikolaou throws a sloppy head kick
and Butcher counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nikolaou misses.
Nikolaou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher throws a leg kick which misses Nikolaou's front leg but catches the back leg as Nikolaou tries to avoid it.
Nikolaou tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikolaou looks to throw a body kick
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Nikolaou.
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nikolaou thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher lands with a nice body kick.
Nikolaou looks winded!
Butcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nikolaou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Nikolaou knows he should have avoided that one.
Butcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nikolaou swinging wildly here.
Butcher is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Butcher.
It appears Butcher was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nikolaou wants to clinch up but Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Nikolaou throws a leg kick
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikolaou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nikolaou scrambles back to his feet.
Nikolaou is rocked!
Butcher throws a leg kick which misses Nikolaou's front leg but catches the back leg as Nikolaou tries to avoid it.
Nikolaou is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
Nikolaou walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Nikolaou is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Butcher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sean Whittaker (ranked 3547 p4p, 5805 weight class) and Francis Ngannou Tribute (ranked 444 p4p, 607 weight class). Francis Ngannou Tribute has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Whittaker 's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Whittaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Ngannou Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker clobbers Tribute with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tribute connects with a jab.
It looks like Sean Whittaker has been cut.
Whittaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whittaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whittaker thows a leg kick but Tribute checks it
letting Tribute counter with a right hand.
Tribute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whittaker .
Whittaker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tribute counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tribute checks a leg kick.
Whittaker misses with a combination
and Tribute counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sean Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whittaker throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whittaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whittaker misses with a left hand
and Tribute counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whittaker misses with a double jab.
Tribute lands a nice hook to Whittaker 's body. Whittaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker wants to land a leg kick but Tribute is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Whittaker . Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Tribute on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whittaker swinging wildly here.
Whittaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tribute.
Tribute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whittaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tribute throws an overhand right that lands on Whittaker 's shoulder, as Whittaker tries to avoid the shot.
Whittaker throws a lazy right hand but Tribute sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tribute ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tribute throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whittaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whittaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tribute moves away.
Whittaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whittaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whittaker is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with a body punch
and Tribute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whittaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Tribute.
Tribute misses with an uppercut.
Tribute has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tribute misses with the combination.
Whittaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tribute throws a jab but it's blocked by Whittaker .
Some wild striking there from Whittaker .
Whittaker takes a swing at Tribute's ribcage but misses.
Tribute appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whittaker is looking to wear down Tribute with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whittaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Ngannou Tribute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Whittaker 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Whittaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Whittaker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tribute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Whittaker is predictable there
and Tribute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis Ngannou Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whittaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whittaker throws a leg kick
and Tribute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sean Whittaker 's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Tribute misses.
Whittaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Tribute is just out of range.
Tribute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whittaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whittaker misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but Tribute avoids them all with ease.
Whittaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Whittaker ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute throws a lazy right hand but Whittaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker blocks a jab.
Whittaker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whittaker swings for the body but Tribute moves out of range.
Tribute throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whittaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whittaker throws a shot to the body.
Whittaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whittaker 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tribute under the eye.
Tribute lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whittaker at a distance.
Whittaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tribute counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whittaker falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tribute counter with a right hand.
Tribute moves out of range of the strikes.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Whittaker avoids it with no problem.
Whittaker throws a leg kick
and Tribute counters with a straight right that drops Whittaker on his ass! Whittaker jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Whittaker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whittaker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tribute counters with a huge right that knocks Whittaker out cold! Tribute is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francis Ngannou Tribute!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger Whtie (ranked 2926 p4p, 5870 weight class) and Logan Rosales (ranked 351 p4p, 541 weight class). Tiger Whtie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Logan Rosales's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Whtie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Rosales!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosales tries to clinch but Whtie moves out of range.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whtie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whtie has closed the distance and engaged Rosales in a clinch.
Whtie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rosales up against the ropes.
Whtie taking a breather.
Whtie misses with a knee strike.
Whtie tries a knee to the head but Rosales blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Whtie has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Whtie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whtie trying to land knees to the body.
Whtie landing knees to the head.
Rosales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whtie scores with a knee to the head.
Whtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosales.
Rosales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the head but Rosales blocks with his arms.
Rosales is looking to control Whtie's arms but Whtie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosales has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rosales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whtie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rosales comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rosales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whtie landing knees to the body.
Whtie trying to land knees to the body.
Rosales can't find room to land a body shot as Whtie controls the action.
Rosales blocks a body shot from Whtie.
Whtie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
Rosales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rosales 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.
Whtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rosales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rosales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rosales struggles to land a body shot inside as Whtie controls his hands.
Rosales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosales scores with a shot to the side of Whtie's head.
Whtie working Rosales over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosales tries to stall but Whtie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Whtie.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Whtie.
Whtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosales.
Rosales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whtie backwards.
Rosales working aggressively here.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whtie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosales blocks it with crossed arms.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
Rosales working aggressively here.
Rosales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whtie's elbow.
Rosales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Rosales.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the head but Rosales blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosales.
Rosales is leaning against Whtie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosales lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Whtie dominated that round.
That's time! Whtie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whtie moves into the clinch.
Rosales taking a breather.
Whtie lands a nice uppercut.
Whtie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whtie looking to throw knees to the head but Rosales is blocking nicely.
Rosales trying to control the position but instead, Whtie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosales into the ropes.
Whtie tries a knee to the head but Rosales blocks it.
Rosales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rosales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosales won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Whtie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosales can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rosales's brow.
Rosales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whtie is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rosales tries to land knees in the clinch but Whtie avoids the damage to the body.
Rosales wants to get back to striking at distance but Whtie won't allow it.
Whtie landing knees to the body.
Rosales looking to stall.
Whtie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whtie has Rosales pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rosales.
Whtie tries a knee to the head but Rosales blocks it.
Tiger Whtie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whtie dodges an elbow strike from Rosales.
Rosales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rosales misses with a body punch.
Rosales tries to throw a body punch but Whtie avoids it by throwing Rosales back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whtie missing with knees to the body.
Whtie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whtie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rosales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whtie has him pressed against the ropes.
Whtie lands a knee to the body.
Whtie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosales is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whtie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whtie missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whtie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosales's elbow.
Rosales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whtie stalling in the clinch but Rosales improves position.
Rosales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the head but Rosales blocks with his arms.
Whtie avoiding damage as Rosales throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Whtie dominated that second round.
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.
Rosales tries to clinch but Whtie moves out of range.
Whtie clinches.
Whtie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whtie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whtie blocks a body shot from Rosales.
Whtie dodges an elbow strike from Rosales.
Whtie missing with knees to the body.
Whtie misses with a knee to the head.
Rosales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whtie trying to land knees to the body.
Rosales misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosales.
Rosales tries to work over Whtie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosales.
Whtie missing with knees to the body.
Whtie blocks a body shot from Rosales.
Rosales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whtie has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whtie.
Whtie blocks the elbow strike.
Whtie prevents a body shot from Rosales.
Rosales is working Whtie over against the ropes.
Whtie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
Whtie throws a head punch that misses.
Whtie blocks a body shot from Rosales.
Rosales struggles to land a body shot inside as Whtie controls his hands.
Rosales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whtie is defending well for now.
Whtie scores a nice knee to the body.
Whtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whtie looking to throw knees to the head but Rosales is blocking nicely.
Whtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whtie's elbow.
Rosales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whtie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whtie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rosales.
Whtie lands a knee to the body.
Rosales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whtie is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Rosales.
Whtie blocks the elbow strike.
Whtie trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales presses Whtie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whtie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whtie with a knee to the head.
Rosales lands a nice uppercut.
Rosales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whtie backwards.
Rosales struggles to land a body shot inside as Whtie controls his hands.
Whtie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tiger Whtie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rosales wants to clinch up but Whtie keeps it at a distance.
Rosales tries to clinch but Whtie is having none of it.
Whtie keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Whtie misses the target.
Whtie closes the distance and clinches.
Whtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rosales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whtie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosales blocks it with crossed arms.
Whtie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whtie takes an elbow to the temple.
Whtie misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whtie obliges.
Whtie lands a knee to the body.
Whtie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whtie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rosales misses with a knee to the head.
Whtie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
Whtie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Whtie missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whtie blocks it with crossed arms.
Whtie misses with a knee strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Whtie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosales blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Rosales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rosales wants to break free but Whtie has control.
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
Whtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rosales struggles to land a body shot inside as Whtie controls his hands.
Rosales lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosales.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Whtie.
Rosales managing to block the knees to the body from Whtie.
A short right from Rosales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales tries a body shot but Whtie blocks it.
Whtie managing to block the knees to the body from Rosales.
Whtie blocks an elbow strike from Rosales.
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
Whtie tries a knee to the head but Rosales blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rosales obliges.
Rosales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whtie's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosales.
Whtie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rosales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rosales avoiding damage as Whtie throws knees to the body.
Rosales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosales is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whtie tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosales avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Whtie had his way with Logan Rosales in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Whtie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whtie swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosales.
Whtie clinches up with Rosales and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whtie avoiding damage as Rosales throws knees to the body.
Come on Whtie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whtie holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rosales lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whtie lands a knee to the body.
Rosales tries a body shot but Whtie blocks it.
Whtie avoids the elbow strike from Rosales, against the ropes.
Rosales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whtie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rosales's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whtie misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rosales avoiding damage as Whtie throws knees to the body.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
Whtie misses with a knee strike.
Whtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosales.
Rosales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosales is looking to control Whtie's arms but Whtie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosales has his back to the ropes.
Whtie looking to throw knees to the head but Rosales is blocking nicely.
Whtie misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Rosales.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whtie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosales's efforts to push away.
Rosales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rosales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rosales looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whtie blocks the elbow strike.
Rosales misses with a body punch.
Whtie blocks an uppercut.
Whtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosales avoids it.
Rosales working hard to break the clinch.
Rosales trying to land knees to the body.
Rosales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosales misses with a punch to the body.
Whtie slowing the pace effectively.
Rosales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whtie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whtie avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Logan Rosales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whtie misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiger Whtie.
Well Whtie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Whtie!
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