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Eight Limbs XXXIX - Chimdale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between George Parcharidis (ranked 6537 p4p, 4175 weight class) and Matt Robinson (ranked 250 p4p, 206 weight class). Matt Robinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Parcharidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcharidis moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parcharidis.
Parcharidis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson tries to clinch up
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to clinch but Parcharidis moves out of range.
Parcharidis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robinson is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcharidis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Parcharidis keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Parcharidis misses the target.
Robinson darts in trying to clinch
and Parcharidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Parcharidis moves out of range easily.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Parcharidis avoids nicely.
Parcharidis is looking to counter punch.
Parcharidis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson drives through and clinches with Parcharidis against the ropes.
Parcharidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parcharidis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robinson backs up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcharidis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parcharidis counters with a straight right hand.
 Robinson is rocked!
Parcharidis pushes Robinson away with a front kick.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Parcharidis finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parcharidis.
Parcharidis throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Parcharidis counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Robinson crashing to the mat! Robinson is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Parcharidis screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Parcharidis!
In defeat, Matt Robinson stepped up to the mic, saying 'thank you to my fan for coming out and I will do better not time '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23042 p4p, 21925 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 612 p4p, 678 weight class). Buchanan comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Buchanan throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Khairannus.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khairannus to score with a decent uppercut.
Khairannus lands with a cross.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Khairannus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khairannus just misses with a punch to the body.
Khairannus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buchanan scores with a body shot.
Khairannus connects with a right hand. Buchanan shakes it off.
Khairannus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Khairannus misses with a looping right.
Buchanan looks to land a right hand but Khairannus moved out of range.
Khairannus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchanan throws the left hand but Khairannus avoids the punch easily.
Buchanan slips under a jab.
Khairannus checks a low kick from Buchanan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus misses with a straight right.
Khairannus blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Khairannus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khairannus clobbers Buchanan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khairannus works the jab nicely.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Khairannus moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buchanan.
Khairannus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buchanan.
Khairannus connects with a leg kick.
Buchanan motions for Khairannus to come forward. Buchanan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Khairannus does no damage.
Buchanan checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Khairannus.
Khairannus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buchanan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick and Khairannus moves out of range easily.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khairannus moves away.
Khairannus throws a good cross that connects.
Khairannus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Khairannus.
Buchanan takes a swing at Khairannus's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
Khairannus lands a jab to the head.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus looks to land a right hand but Buchanan moved out of range.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
An attempted straight right counter from Buchanan misses the target.
No joy there for Buchanan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buchanan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Buchanan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.
Buchanan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Khairannus avoids them all with ease.
Buchanan misses with a wild combination.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Buchanan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Buchanan drops his hands momentarily and Khairannus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khairannus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juhjartus Khairannus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Khairannus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buchanan doesn't seem phased though.
Khairannus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khairannus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Buchanan. That snapped Khairannus's head back.
Khairannus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khairannus scores with a punch to the head.
Khairannus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Khairannus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buchanan doesn't seem phased though.
Khairannus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buchanan under the eye.
Khairannus misses with a looping right.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khairannus to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buchanan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khairannus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Khairannus misses the target.
Khairannus misses with a hook
and Buchanan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khairannus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buchanan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khairannus finds it's way round the side to connect with Buchanan's head.
Khairannus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khairannus scoring well with a low kick there.
Khairannus lands a jab to the nose.
Khairannus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buchanan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Khairannus digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Khairannus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khairannus counters with a nice uppercut.
Khairannus throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan walks into a straight right hand from Khairannus.
Buchanan jabs at Khairannus's body.
Khairannus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buchanan throws out the jab.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
Buchanan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Khairannus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a few strikes there.
Buchanan looks to throw the jab but Khairannus is out of range.
Buchanan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buchanan throws a right hand that Khairannus ducks under and follows up with a left that Khairannus also avoids with ease.
Khairannus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buchanan has time to react.
A jab from Buchanan misses.
A cross from Khairannus lands.
Khairannus misses with a straight left.
Khairannus misses with a hook. Buchanan ducked under it nicely.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khairannus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Buchanan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khairannus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khairannus throws a hook but Buchanan avoids it easily.
Buchanan throws the kick towards the body but Khairannus avoids it.
Buchanan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khairannus is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juhjartus Khairannus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buchanan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khairannus throws the left hand but Buchanan avoids the punch easily.
Buchanan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khairannus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buchanan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buchanan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buchanan moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
Buchanan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buchanan misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Khairannus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khairannus.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khairannus lands a jab to the head.
Khairannus jabs at Buchanan's body.
Khairannus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buchanan on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khairannus misses with a leg kick.
Khairannus connects with a body shot that sends Buchanan's belly button to the back.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buchanan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buchanan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khairannus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khairannus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Khairannus coming out on top.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus works Buchanan's body with a nice hook.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanan misses with a few strikes there.
Khairannus just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buchanan throws an off balance right hand
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khairannus lands with an overhand left.
Khairannus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buchanan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khairannus lands a nice hook to Buchanan's body. Buchanan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Buchanan misses the target.
Buchanan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khairannus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buchanan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khairannus throws a big shot that misses.
Khairannus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buchanan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Buchanan.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Khairannus misses with a wild body shot.
Buchanan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Khairannus catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.
Khairannus slips a jab from Buchanan.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khairannus misses with a straight right.
Buchanan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Buchanan misses the target.
Buchanan lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buchanan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus's corner calls for a 1-2. Khairannus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Khairannus.
Khairannus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhjartus Khairannus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khairannus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Juhjartus Khairannus!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Juhjartus Khairannus!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Juhjartus Khairannus!
Juhjartus Khairannus wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 21837 p4p, 21913 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 589 p4p, 612 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDavid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waldron tries to clinch
and Waldron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waldron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDavid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waldron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waldron takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waldron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
McDavid checks a low kick from Waldron.
McDavid swings for the body but Waldron moves out of range.
Waldron clinches up against the ropes.
McDavid scores a nice knee to the body.
McDavid lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from McDavid as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDavid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDavid misses with a body punch.
McDavid 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDavid.
McDavid blocks an elbow strike.
McDavid missing with knees to the body.
McDavid missing with knees to the body.
McDavid working Waldron over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron with a knee to the head.
It looks like Connor McDavid has been cut.
McDavid blocks the elbow strike.
McDavid throws a punch but it's blocked by Waldron.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDavid blocks it with crossed arms.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Waldron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDavid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waldron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waldron takes a shot to the head.
McDavid tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for McDavid.
McDavid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waldron.
McDavid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McDavid works on Waldron's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands a hook that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from McDavid.
McDavid lands with a short shot to the head.
McDavid lands a hook that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
McDavid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waldron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waldron misses with a knee to the head.
McDavid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Waldron holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McDavid avoiding damage as Waldron throws knees to the body.
Waldron takes a shot to the head.
McDavid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Waldron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waldron blocks a body shot from McDavid.
Waldron scores with a shot to the side of McDavid's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor McDavid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waldron drops his hands momentarily and McDavid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from McDavid finds it's way through Waldron's defenses.
Waldron moves in looking to clinch but McDavid pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDavid! But no joy.
Waldron scores with the left hand. McDavid knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waldron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waldron staying out of range there.
McDavid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waldron moves away.
Waldron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
McDavid misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Waldron misses the target.
Waldron ducks right into an uppercut from McDavid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waldron there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDavid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waldron throws a nice looking combination but McDavid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from McDavid misses
and Waldron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDavid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McDavid throws a hook but Waldron avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
Waldron avoids the body shot from McDavid.
Waldron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDavid throws a big shot that misses.
Waldron is looking to counter punch.
McDavid defending well as Waldron loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDavid! But no joy.
Waldron takes a swing at McDavid's ribcage but misses.
McDavid connects with a looping right hand.
McDavid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waldron tries to clinch there but McDavid circles away.
McDavid with a nice cross.
McDavid throws an overhand right that lands on Waldron's shoulder, as Waldron tries to avoid the shot.
Waldron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDavid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waldron blocks a head kick by McDavid.
Connor McDavid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waldron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDavid scores with a hook to the body. Waldron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldron misses with a left hand
enabling McDavid to counter with a crisp jab.
Waldron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McDavid. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch but McDavid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDavid misses with a straight left.
Waldron misses with a looping right.
It seemed like McDavid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDavid scores with a jab.
McDavid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Waldron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDavid.
Waldron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDavid.
McDavid throws an overhand right that lands on Waldron's shoulder, as Waldron tries to avoid the shot.
Waldron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Waldron moves away from the strike by McDavid.
Waldron ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
Waldron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Waldron misses
and McDavid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Waldron misses its intended target.
McDavid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDavid throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDavid connects with a nice looking jab.
Waldron tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDavid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDavid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDavid throws a body shot but no joy.
McDavid blocks a jab.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Waldron saw that one coming.
McDavid misses with a hook.
Waldron is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid throws the left hand but Waldron avoids the punch easily.
Waldron looks to land a right hand but McDavid moved out of range.
Waldron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDavid throws a looping overhand right but Waldron ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from McDavid, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from McDavid is predictable there
enabling Waldron to counter with a crisp jab.
Waldron defending well as McDavid loads up on a big left hand.
Connor McDavid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDavid looks to land a left hand but Waldron moved out of range nicely.
A big left from McDavid misses.
McDavid misses the jab.
McDavid throws a nice looking combination but Waldron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waldron takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDavid slips under a jab.
McDavid keeps the fight on the outside.
McDavid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waldron momentarily.
Waldron staying out of range there.
McDavid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waldron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDavid.
A jab from Waldron does it's job there.
McDavid throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Waldron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waldron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waldron does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Waldron takes one on the button.
McDavid works Waldron's body with a nice hook.
McDavid throws a sloppy head kick and Waldron moves out of range easily.
Waldron misses with a left hand
and McDavid counters with a nice uppercut.
McDavid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waldron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDavid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDavid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Waldron scores with the left hand. McDavid knows he should have avoided that one.
McDavid moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McDavid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDavid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Connor McDavid wins by unanimous decision!
Connor McDavid seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 21914 p4p, 23029 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 572 p4p, 601 weight class). De Sucre has chosen Bolivianos el Hado Propicio as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 41 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Sucre tried to score with a low kick but Nugetio checks it.
Nugetio defending well as De Sucre loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre throws a hook to the side of Nugetio's head but Nugetio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nugetio throwing a counter right hand but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
De Sucre slips a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio checks a leg kick nicely.
De Sucre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nugetio throws a wild body kick that De Sucre sees coming a mile off.
De Sucre throws a shot from downtown. Nugetio moves away and avoids it.
Nugetio scores with a nice head shot.
De Sucre looks to land a right hand but Nugetio moved out of range.
Nugetio lands a glancing blow to the side of De Sucre's head.
De Sucre throws a hook but Nugetio avoids it easily.
De Sucre looks to land a left hand but Nugetio moved out of range nicely.
Nugetio throwing a counter right hand but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - De Sucre coming out on top.
De Sucre throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Sucre throws a head kick but Nugetio moves out of range.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that Nugetio avoids nicely.
De Sucre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nugetio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre jabs Nugetio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Nugetio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nugetio.
Nugetio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nugetio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Nugetio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Sucre walks into a straight right hand from Nugetio.
De Sucre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nugetio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nugetio lands a slapping body shot.
De Sucre takes one on the button.
De Sucre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nugetio was well out of range. Poor timing from De Sucre.
De Sucre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nugetio. Nugetio obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Sucre with a hook.
Nugetio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nugetio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Sucre.
De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nugetio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nugetio slips under a jab from De Sucre.
Nugetio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Sucre walks into a stiff left hand from Nugetio.
Nugetio scores with a body shot.
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
Nugetio scores with a jab to the body.
De Sucre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nugetio slips a jab and a cross from De Sucre.
Nugetio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nugetio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Sucre throws a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Sucre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nugetio lands a glancing blow to the side of De Sucre's head.
De Sucre pushes Nugetio away with a front kick.
De Sucre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Sucre fails to land with a series of punches.
Nugetio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Sucre connects with a jab.
Nugetio ducks under a wild hook from De Sucre.
Nugetio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Sucre on the side of the head.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Sucre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nugetio.
De Sucre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Sucre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Sucre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Sucre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Sucre throws a nice looking combination but Nugetio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nugetio.
A cross from Nugetio lands.
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!
A punch lands to the side of De Sucre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
Nugetio loads up on a big right hand but De Sucre slips the punch.
De Sucre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nugetio on the side of the head.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nugetio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Nugetio.
Nugetio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio lands a nice shot that snaps De Sucre's head back.
De Sucre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nugetio doesn't seem bothered though.
Nugetio lands a jab.
Nugetio scores with a hook to the body. De Sucre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nugetio lands a leg kick that knocks De Sucre off balance momentarily.
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nugetio connects with the punch.
Nugetio moves forwards but De Sucre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio connects with the punch.
Nugetio swings for the body but De Sucre moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugetio avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De Sucre misses the target.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab.
Nugetio lands a head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nugetio.
De Sucre is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre glances at the clock... BAM! Nugetio nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends De Sucre crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, De Sucre is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Litticius Nugetio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 2531 p4p, 17784 weight class) and Brian Baker (ranked 297 p4p, 616 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a push kick but Baker slaps the foot to one side.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halo finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halo tries to land a body kick
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Halo scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halo slips a jab from Baker.
Halo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baker under the eye.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Baker moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baker! But no joy.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Halo finds it's way through Baker's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halo takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Baker pushes Halo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker is struggling to control the position.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Halo trying to stall but Baker improves his position.
Halo lands a knee to the body.
Halo has Baker pushed against the ropes.
Halo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
Halo is trying to maintain a safe position but Baker gets an underhook and turns Halo into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halo obliges.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Baker avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halo stalling against the ropes.
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Baker is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crown Halo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baker's head backwards.
Halo throws a body kick that misses.
Halo lands the left hand.
A left lands for Halo.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baker lands a slapping body shot.
Halo scores with a hook to the body. Baker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo is looking to chop away at Baker's legs.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baker moves forwards but Halo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halo tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Halo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo throws a head kick that half lands.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halo thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crown Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo misses with a shot to the body
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baker. Baker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Baker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Baker moves away and avoids it.
Baker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Halo lands a nice hook to Baker's body. Baker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo throws a head kick that Baker semi-blocks.
Halo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halo lands a body shot.
Baker just leaning against Halo, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baker is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crown Halo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brian Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
 Halo is rocked!
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Baker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is trying to stall.
Halo tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker looking to slow down the pace here.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Halo.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
Halo tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Baker.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Baker misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Baker as the two fighters clinch.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Halo has the dominant position.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker looking to slow down the pace here.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Baker.
Well Halo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Crown Halo!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Crown Halo!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Crown Halo!
Crown Halo wins by unanimous decision!
Crown Halo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 6159 p4p, 5332 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 564 p4p, 516 weight class). Crass Baracuta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlton Adesanya's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracuta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Baracuta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adesanya! But no joy.
Baracuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adesanya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Baracuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baracuta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adesanya is out of range and Baracuta settles back down.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Baracuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baracuta is looking to counter punch.
Crass Baracuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baracuta with a nice calf kick.
Baracuta connects with the punch.
Adesanya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adesanya wants to clinch.
It looked like Baracuta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adesanya! But no joy.
Baracuta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adesanya takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Baracuta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baracuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Baracuta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Baracuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baracuta connects with a crisp jab.
Baracuta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baracuta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baracuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baracuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baracuta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baracuta dodges the punch combination from Adesanya.
Baracuta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adesanya! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya looks to clinch
enabling Baracuta to counter with a crisp jab.
Baracuta tries to score with a low kick but Adesanya moves his leg out of the way.
Adesanya throws a combination that misses
and Baracuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baracuta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adesanya if he has to take too many more of those.
Baracuta throws out a head kick that Adesanya doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Adesanya crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Adesanya's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Adesanya is rocked!
It looks like Baracuta has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Baracuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Baracuta scores with a decent looking hook.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Baracuta finish him?
Adesanya walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Crass Baracuta!
A very excited looking Crass Baracuta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 5279 p4p, 23026 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 571 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 58 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace ducks into a a hook from Mordino and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace throws a chopping leg kick but Mordino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Mordino finish him?
Mordino closes the distance and catches Smoochie Wallace with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Smoochie Wallace is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Smoochie Wallace is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Smoochie Wallace is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Mordino takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Victor Mordino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 2367 p4p, 21946 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 275 p4p, 577 weight class). John Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett darts in and clinches Nurse up against the ropes.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Nurse lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurse lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett trying to stall but Nurse improves his position.
Bennett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Nurse.
Nice body punch from Nurse.
Nurse blocking some punches.
Nurse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Nurse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurse's elbow.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nurse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nurse as Bennett tries to tie him up.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Nurse lands an overhand right.
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett moves into range and clinches up with Nurse.
Bennett lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nurse fails to land.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nurse blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Nurse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Nurse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett keeps control of Nurse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Nurse tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Nurse misses with the head strike.
Nurse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bennett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nurse can turn it around.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Nurse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like John Bennett has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Bennett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nurse staying out of range there.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Nurse circles away.
Nurse moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennett slips under a jab from Nurse.
Nurse slips under a jab from Bennett.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nurse, as that shot connected.
Nurse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nurse throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses the body punch
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurse throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Nurse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nurse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurse digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Nurse throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Nurse avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Nurse finds it's way through Bennett's defenses.
Nurse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darnell Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Bennett misses.
A little jabbing left from Nurse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
Nurse throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurse throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Nurse counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nurse counter with a right hand.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Nurse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett cracks Nurse with an open hand slap.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett clinches.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Nurse blocks with his arms.
Nurse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Nurse takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nurse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurse looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses the jab.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Nurse scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurse misses with an uppercut
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurse scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Bennett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nurse counter with a right hand.
Nurse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurse scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Nurse connects with a body shot.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
John Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nurse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurse throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Nurse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennett misses the jab.
Nurse slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Nurse throws out a counter right but Bennett avoids it with no problem.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Nurse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurse cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Nurse throws an off balance right hand
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurse cracks Bennett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Nurse.
Nurse tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nurse connects with a body shot that sends Bennett's belly button to the back.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nurse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Darnell Nurse wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 2964 p4p, 2209 weight class) and Jesus Robbo (ranked 344 p4p, 259 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Robbo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull tries to clinch but Robbo is having none of it.
Robbo scores with a nice body kick.
Robbo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Robbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Robbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Robbo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbo.
A shot in the inside from Bull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbo's coach down at Academia dos Brasucas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Robbo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Robbo blocks an uppercut.
Robbo gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo working aggressively here.
Robbo blocking some punches.
Robbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Robbo working aggressively here.
Robbo misses with the head strike.
Robbo can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbo.
Robbo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robbo misses with an elbow over the top.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbo throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbo.
Robbo misses with an elbow over the top.
Bull is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Robbo fails to land.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Robbo misses with the head strike.
Robbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbo tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robbo as Bull tries to tie him up.
Robbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull lands with a right to the head.
Robbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull looking to stall.
Bull blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Robbo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robbo needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Robbo.
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
It seemed like Robbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbo connects with a looping right hand.
Robbo misses with a body kick.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robbo ducks right into an uppercut from Bull.
Jesus Robbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbo throws a lazy head kick
and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesus Robbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbo.
Robbo punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbo takes one on the button.
Robbo loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull tries to land a body kick
letting Robbo counter with a right hand.
Bull wants to clinch up but Robbo keeps it at a distance.
Bull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Robbo.
A left lands for Robbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Robbo pushes him off.
Robbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bull, pushing him back against the ropes.
Robbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Robbo misses with a body punch.
Robbo has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Bull tries a body shot but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull is trying to maintain a safe position but Robbo gets an underhook and turns Bull into the ropes.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
Robbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bull working aggressively here.
Robbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robbo lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Robbo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull prevents a body shot from Robbo.
Robbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Robbo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bull is trying to stall.
Robbo blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Robbo.
Bull is stalling here.
Bull dodges an elbow strike from Robbo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Robbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robbo lands a right hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Robbo!
Bull cracks Robbo with a good jab.
Bull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robbo throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bull scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Bull.
Bull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Bull tenderised Robbo's leg. Robbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bull blocks a head kick by Robbo.
Robbo avoids the head kick by Bull.
Robbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bull, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Robbo fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbo blocking some punches.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbo.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
Robbo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bull stalling in the clinch but Robbo improves position.
Bull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jesus Robbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull pushes Robbo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Robbo - that landed with a thud.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbo misses with some punches.
Robbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Robbo lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Robbo.
Bull prevents a body shot from Robbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull stalling in the clinch but Robbo improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Robbo fails to land.
Bull lands an uppercut.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robbo is keeping busy.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Robbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull working aggressively here.
Robbo gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robbo tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
Robbo scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Robbo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Robbo scores with the left hand. Bull knows he should have avoided that one.
Robbo jabs at Bull's body.
Robbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Robbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bull.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Robbo seems unphased.
Robbo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bull rather than just go for the knockout.
Robbo lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Robbo misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Robbo loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Robbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
Bull blocks a head kick by Robbo.
A big right from Bull misses.
A jab from Robbo misses.
Robbo moves out of range of the leg kick from Bull.
Bull takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbo is just out of range.
Robbo slips under a jab from Bull.
Robbo scores with a nice strike.
Robbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bull misses with a low kick as Robbo jumps back.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Robbo manages to avoid it.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Robbo misses with a two punch combination.
Robbo throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bull wants to clinch.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull 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!
Robbo connects with a crisp jab.
Robbo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull throws a poor cross that misses
and Robbo counters with a straight right hand.
Robbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bull doesn't seem bothered though.
Bull forces Robbo back against the ropes and clinches.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbo.
Bull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Robbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbo lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.
Bull misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jesus Robbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Robbo lands a right hook to the body.
Robbo scores with a punch to the head.
Robbo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Robbo moves into the clinch.
Well,Bull is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Robbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robbo.
Jari Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Robbo fails to land.
Robbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Robbo controls the action.
Robbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Robbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbo throws a head punch that misses.
Robbo misses with the head strike.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Robbo.
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.
Robbo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bull's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bull.
Robbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Robbo.
Robbo misses with a punch to the body.
Bull prevents a body shot from Robbo.
Jesus Robbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Robbo.
Robbo digs a right hand underneath Bull's ribcage. Bull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Robbo as the two fighters clinch.
Robbo misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Robbo.
Robbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbo.
Bull working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Robbo tries to work over Bull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull tries to stall but Robbo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Bull scores with a shot to the side of Robbo's head.
Robbo lands an uppercut.
Bull working aggressively here.
Robbo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bull is rocked!
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Robbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Robbo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Robbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robbo 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 William Peck scores the fight for Jesus Robbo!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jesus Robbo!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jesus Robbo!
Jesus Robbo wins by unanimous decision!
Jesus Robbo is the new heavyweight champion!
Jesus Robbo 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 3901 p4p, 23053 weight class) and Dick Doss (ranked 416 p4p, 579 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss slips under a jab.
Doss looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Doss moves into the clinch.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Doss is controlling the position.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doss clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doss lands a left hand.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doss throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
Doss raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Doss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Doss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doss connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Miller onto his butt! Miller bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Randy Miller has been cut.
Doss throws a shot to the body.
Doss has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doss closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the ropes.
Doss keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Doss moved out of range.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doss counters with a straight right that drops Miller on his ass! Miller jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Miller is rocked!
Doss has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doss creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Miller crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
BAM! Doss delivers a spinning backfist that drops Miller like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Alchemy, into his post fight interview.
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