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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 6239 p4p, 6693 weight class) and Mateusz Radovic (ranked 194 p4p, 206 weight class). The key to victory for Derrick Thomas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas defending well as Radovic loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws the left hand but Radovic avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Radovic lands a jab.
Radovic avoids a kick to the body.
Radovic misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Radovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Radovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Radovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Radovic wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Radovic improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Radovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Radovic's ribcage. Radovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Radovic looks winded!
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Radovic controls the action.
Radovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radovic misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Radovic's ribs.
Thomas thumps Radovic with a low kick.
Radovic swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Radovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Radovic's shoulder, as Radovic tries to avoid the shot.
Radovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas tries a low kick but Radovic avoids it.
Radovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Radovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Radovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Radovic tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radovic walks into a big right hand from Thomas and goes down! The referee sends Thomas to a neutral corner as Radovic gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
 It looks like Mateusz Radovic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Radovic collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derrick Thomas!
Our winner, Derrick Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Busta Cappo (ranked 3030 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Abdul Keji (ranked 126 p4p, 136 weight class). Abdul Keji has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Busta Cappo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Busta Cappo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Keji!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keji misses with a looping left.
Cappo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cappo.
Cappo misses with a hook
and Keji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cappo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Cappo misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cappo.
Cappo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keji connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cappo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keji throws out a counter right but Cappo avoids it with no problem.
Cappo throws a right hand that misses
letting Keji counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Cappo.
Keji with a jab.
Cappo throws a jab but it's blocked by Keji.
A jab from Cappo misses.
Keji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cappo with a nice cross.
Cappo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cappo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keji counters with a stiff right hand.
Keji connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cappo. Cappo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keji has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cappo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keji misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Cappo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cappo swings widly with a right hand
and Keji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cappo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cappo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cappo misses with a right hand
and Keji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cappo connects with the punch.
Cappo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cappo.
A little jabbing left from Keji on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keji scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cappo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keji moves away.
Cappo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keji is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keji digs a good hook to Cappo's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cappo misses with a lunging right hand
and Keji counters with a stiff right hand.
Cappo misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Cappo.
Keji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cappo's head backwards.
 Cappo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappo misses with a right hand
and Keji counters by moving into the clinch.
Cappo keeps control of Keji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keji blocks an uppercut.
Keji blocks a body shot from Cappo.
Keji is trying to break free.
Keji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keji is trying to break the clinch but Cappo has him pressed against the ropes.
Keji is trying to break the clinch but Cappo is controlling him.
Cappo swings wildly with an uppercut but Keji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cappo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keji blocks an uppercut.
Keji looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cappo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdul Keji will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cappo misses with a body shot.
Keji slips a jab from Cappo.
Keji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cappo's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Cappo.
Busta Cappo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keji throws a shot to the body.
Cappo misses with an uppercut.
Keji swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cappo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cappo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cappo misses with a right hand
letting Keji counter with a right hand.
Cappo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keji.
Cappo throws a lazy right hand but Keji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cappo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keji ducks under a wild hook from Cappo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keji misses with a hook.
Keji slips a straight right by Cappo.
Cappo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cappo misses with a lunging right hand
and Keji counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keji jabs Cappo right on the nose. Cappo blinks but takes it well.
Cappo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo misses with a hook.
Keji throws a counter combo.
Keji tests Cappo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keji lands with a cross.
Cappo throws a lazy uppercut
and Keji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Cappo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keji connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Cappo's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Cappo - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abdul Keji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 6521 p4p, 6188 weight class) and San Diego Maradona (ranked 233 p4p, 220 weight class). San Diego Maradona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, San Diego Maradona!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maradona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maradona cracks a nice hook into Faulk's ribs.
Faulk misses with an uppercut.
Faulk connects with a body shot.
Maradona throws a looping overhand right but Faulk ducks down to avoid it.
Faulk misses with a looping right.
Maradona feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Faulks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Maradona misses.
Maradona misses with a kick to the body.
San Diego Maradona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maradona misses with a shot to the body
and Maradona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like San Diego Maradona has been cut.
Maradona throws a shot from downtown. Faulk moves away and avoids it.
Faulk tries to clinch but Maradona moves out of range.
Maradona misses with an uppercut
and Faulk counters with a nice uppercut.
Faulk misses the shot to the body.
Maradona has Faulk up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maradona tries to throw a body punch but Faulk avoids it by throwing Maradona back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
Maradona misses with the head strike.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maradona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Maradona.
Faulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faulk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Faulk misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Faulk.
Maradona misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Faulk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faulk catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Maradona stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Maradona walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maradona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faulk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Maradona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Maradona.
Faulk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maradona backwards.
Maradona throws a punch but it's blocked by Faulk.
Maradona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Maradona is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maradona backwards.
Maradona is still on wobbly legs! Can Faulk finish him?
Faulk wants to break free but Maradona has control.
Maradona blocks an uppercut.
Faulk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maradona seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Faulk.
Maradona looks winded!
Faulk lands a nice shot to the body.
Faulk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faulk.
Maradona throws a punch but it's blocked by Faulk.
Maradona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Faulk.
Faulk is leaning against Maradona and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faulk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faulk has a couple of punches blocked by Maradona.
Faulk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maradona misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faulk.
Maradona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
Faulk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Faulk should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on San Diego Maradona's cut.
That's time! Faulk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faulk slips under a jab from Maradona.
Faulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faulk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maradona misses with a kick to the body.
Maradona misses with a leg kick
and Maradona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faulk lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maradona.
Faulk moves out of range of the strikes.
Kevin Faulk is winning the standup battle so far.
Faulk throws a right hand that misses
and Maradona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Faulk misses.
Maradona throws a leg kick
and Faulk counters with a nice uppercut that drops Maradona onto his backside! Maradona bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
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!
Maradona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faulk is out of range.
Faulk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Faulk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faulk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Faulk missing with a left hand there. Maradona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faulk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maradona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maradona tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Faulk is looking to counter punch.
Maradona lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faulk backs up against the ropes.
Faulk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Faulk misses with a hook. Maradona ducked under it nicely.
Maradona throws an off balance right hand
and Faulk counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Maradona to the mat, face first! Faulk goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Maradona is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk throws a hook but Maradona blocks it.
Faulk swinging wildly here.
Maradona misses with a leg kick
and Faulk counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Faulk!
After winning the bout, Kevin Faulk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Mendelson (ranked 24299 p4p, 6617 weight class) and Edouard Ngirente (ranked 688 p4p, 622 weight class). Jay Mendelson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mendelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edouard Ngirente!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Ngirente misses its intended target.
Ngirente swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendelson.
It looks like Jay Mendelson has been cut.
Good shot there by Ngirente.
Mendelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ngirente.
Mendelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendelson walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Mendelson is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Edouard Ngirente!
Edouard Ngirente thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jay Mendelson stepped up to the mic, saying '5.25'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger Whtie (ranked 4760 p4p, 6059 weight class) and Nacochata Nakashi (ranked 520 p4p, 601 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Whtie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nacochata Nakashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whtie moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakashi tries to break the clinch but Whtie is controlling the position.
Whtie landing knees to the body.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakashi tries to break free but Whtie pushes him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Whtie.
Nakashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whtie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nakashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whtie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakashi's face.
Whtie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whtie stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Whtie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Whtie connects with a knee to the head.
Whtie lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nacochata Nakashi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakashi crunches a lovely knee into Whtie's ribcage.
Whtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakashi won't want to take too many of those.
Whtie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whtie lands a knee to the head.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whtie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whtie dodges an elbow strike from Nakashi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Nakashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nakashi looks winded!
Whtie prevents Nakashi from breaking the clinch.
Whtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whtie misses with a knee to the head.
Whtie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whtie managing to block the knees to the body from Nakashi.
Whtie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whtie slows down the pace here.
Come on Whtie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whtie obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakashi is trying to break free.
Nakashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Whtie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whtie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nakashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whtie obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakashi lands an elbow just above Whtie 's eye.
It looks like Tiger Whtie has been cut.
Nakashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nakashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whtie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakashis head.
Whtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakashi won't want to take too many of those.
Whtie pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Whtie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Whtie dominated that round.
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.
Whtie moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whtie obliges.
Whtie has Nakashi pressed against the ropes.
Whtie is pushing Nakashi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nakashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Whtie crunches a lovely knee into Nakashi's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nakashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whtie's brow.
Whtie with a knee to the head.
Nakashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whtie landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiger Whtie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nakashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakashi working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Whtie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Whtie leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakashi working hard to break the clinch.
Whtie connects with a knee to the head.
Nakashi prevents a body shot from Whtie.
Whtie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakashi is trying to break the clinch but Whtie is controlling him.
Whtie working Nakashi over with knees to the body.
Whtie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whtie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakashi is breathing heavily.
Whtie connects with a knee to the head.
Whtie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakashi misses with an elbow strike.
Whtie scores with a knee to the head.
Nakashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Whtie landing knees to the body.
Nakashi is trying to break the clinch but Whtie has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Whtie.
Whtie keeps control of Nakashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whtie prevents Nakashi from breaking the clinch.
Whtie trying to stall but Nakashi improves his position.
Whtie avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whtie avoiding damage as Nakashi throws knees to the body.
Nakashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whtie is looking to control Nakashi's arms but Nakashi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whtie has his back to the ropes.
Whtie stalling in the clinch.
Whtie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whtie looking to throw knees to the head but Nakashi is blocking nicely.
Nakashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Whtie has Nakashi pressed against the ropes, preventing Nakashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakashi being controlled against the ropes.
Whtie lands a nice knee to the body.
Nakashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Whtie has double underhooks.
Whtie avoiding damage as Nakashi throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Whtie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Whtie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A nice leg kick from Nakashi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whtie clinches up with Nakashi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whtie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakashi backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Whtie.
Whtie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whtie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whtie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakashi is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whtie.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whtie.
Whtie landing knees to the body.
Whtie taking a breather.
Whtie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nakashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whtie is pushing Nakashi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whtie has Nakashi pushed against the ropes.
Whtie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakashi can do to turn this around?
Whtie landing knees to the head.
Nakashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Whtie has double underhooks.
Whtie scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Whtie.
Whtie tries to stall but Nakashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nakashi tries to break free but Whtie pushes him back against the ropes.
Nakashi working hard to break the clinch.
Nakashi working hard to break the clinch.
Nakashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whtie obliges.
Whtie slowing the pace effectively.
Whtie lands a knee to the body.
Whtie landing knees to the head.
Nakashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whtie connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakashi has had enough of the clinch but Whtie keeps him there for the moment.
Whtie blocks the elbow strike.
Whtie cracks Nakashi with a nice body shot.
Whtie blocks the elbow strike.
Nakashi is trying to force a seperation but Whtie has the dominant position.
Whtie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nakashi wants to break free but Whtie has control.
Whtie is pushing Nakashi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whtie taking a breather.
Whtie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakashi won't want to take too many of those.
Whtie landing knees to the head.
Whtie looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Whtie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whtie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Whtie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between DreQuan Watson (ranked 3710 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 458 p4p, 468 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreQuan Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov throws a front kick aimed at Watson's knee but Watson avoids it well.
Watson misses with an uppercut. Ignatov saw that one coming.
DreQuan Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ignatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ignatov off the ropes and back into range.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatov.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignatov moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ignatov slips a jab from Watson.
Ignatov tries to counter with a clinch but Watson shakes him off and moves away.
Ignatov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Ignatov avoids it by throwing Watson back against the ropes.
Watson digs a right hand underneath Ignatov's ribcage. Ignatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ignatov lands a shot to the body.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Watson - that landed with a thud.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ignatov won't allow it.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson cracks Ignatov with a nice body shot.
Ignatov looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Watson.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson lands a right hand.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov stalling in the clinch but Watson improves position.
A hook to the body from Watson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Watson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watson pushes Ignatov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Ignatov throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson lunges at Ignatov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ignatov's hand.
Ignatov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Ignatov tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ignatov staying out of range there.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DreQuan Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ignatov blocks a jab.
Ignatov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
As Watson backs off Ignatov throws a huge counter combo but Watson manages to avoid it all.
Watson throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ignatov crashing to the mat! Ignatov uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Ignatov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Watson.
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Watson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ignatov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignatov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ignatov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watson defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Watson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatov circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
Ignatov digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Ignatov digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatov throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Watson misses.
DreQuan Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice body shot.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watson's head.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DreQuan Watson will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson scores with a one two! Ignatov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Ignatov misses.
Watson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ignatov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Watson with a hook.
Ignatov has managed to clinch.
Ignatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ignatov is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
Watson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ignatov walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
Nice shot by Watson.
Watson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ignatov eats them both and turns towards Watson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson lands a two punch combo.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatov counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Watson scores with a nice head shot.
Ignatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Ignatov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ignatov looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DreQuan Watson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Ignatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Ignatov to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Watson away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Ignatov got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Ignatov is rocked!
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Ignatov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
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!
Ignatov has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Ignatov seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Watson.
A short left from Ignatov.
Ignatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ignatov - that landed with a thud.
Watson prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Ignatov lands with a right to the head.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Ignatov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watson is working Ignatov over against the ropes.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Watson.
Ignatov taking a breather.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson creates a bit of space and cracks Ignatov with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Ignatov is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Ignatov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Watson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ignatov's hands.
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!
Ignatov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watson moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watson works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Watson misses.
Nice cross by Watson.
Watson connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Ignatov's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Ignatov - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). DreQuan Watson!
DreQuan Watson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking DreQuan Watson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cracklin Jack (ranked 3493 p4p, 6147 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 307 p4p, 430 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cracklin Jack !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack 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.
Petit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petit sizes up Jack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petit throws a right hand that misses
and Jack counters with a left to the body.
Petit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Petit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jack .
It looks like Cracklin Jack has been cut.
Petit stuns Jack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit throws a right and a left that Jack avoids nicely.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Jack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Petit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit scores with a sloppy right hand. Jack should have avoided that one.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petit throws a shot to the body.
Petit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid body kick from Petit.
Petit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jack .
Petit throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petit throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petit throws a leg kick
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit lands with a hook. Jack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petit lands with a straight right. Jack didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Petit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jack 's head backwards.
Petit connects with a right hand. Jack shakes it off.
Petit throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Petit 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.
Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petit takes a swing at Jack 's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Petit misses its intended target.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
Jack is looking to chop away at Petit's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that round.
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!
Petit throws a head kick that half lands.
Petit delivers a nice body kick.
Jack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petit throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
Petit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petit throws out the jab.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut there from Petit.
Petit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jack counters by clinching up.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petit trying to land knees to the body.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
Petit tries to land knees in the clinch but Jack avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit landing knees to the head.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jack blocks it with crossed arms.
Petit crunches a lovely knee into Jack 's ribcage.
Petit blocking some punches.
Petit is trying to break free.
Petit crunches a lovely knee into Jack 's ribcage.
Jack managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petit.
Our sources have told us that Jack has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Petit prevents a body shot from Jack .
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Petit controls his hands.
Petit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jack .
Petit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack avoids it.
Jack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petit missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petit.
Petit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petit wants to break free but Jack has control.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jack blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petit tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the ropes.
Jack working aggressively here.
Petit looking to throw knees to the head but Jack is blocking nicely.
Jack is working Petit over against the ropes.
Jack scores with a shot to the side of Petit's head.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Petit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cracklin Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Petit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petit throws an overhand right that lands on Jack 's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Petit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petit swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack .
Petit cracks Jack with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petit, as that shot connected.
Petit looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Petit jabs at Jack 's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit throws the kick towards the body but Jack avoids it.
Jack seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petit misses with a body shot.
Petit lands a head kick!
Petit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petit lunges at Jack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jack 's hand.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Petit.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jack throws a jab when Petit was well out of range.
Jack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Petit throws a front kick that sends Jack stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Petit misses.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
Petit connects with a right hand. Jack shakes it off.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jean Luc Petit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jack throws a shot to the body.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Petit lands a nice shot that snaps Jack 's head back.
Petit throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack tries a low kick but Petit avoids it.
Petit cracks a nice hook into Jack 's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Luc Petit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petit 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benji Stevens (ranked 3938 p4p, 23842 weight class) and Valerian Pica (ranked 331 p4p, 480 weight class). Valerian Pica told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benji Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valerian Pica!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pica's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pica scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Pica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Pica swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardman MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Pica moves out of range of the body kick from Stevens.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Pica.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Pica uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Stevens working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pica blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens working aggressively here.
A short left from Pica.
Pica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens presses Pica against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pica.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pica.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pica fails to land.
Pica throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pica tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing Pica back against the ropes.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Pica backwards.
Stevens working aggressively here.
Pica lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Pica misses with a body punch.
Pica struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pica backwards.
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!
Stevens is working Pica over against the ropes.
Pica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Pica ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Pica was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pica avoids the body shot from Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Pica tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Pica was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pica tries a low kick but Stevens avoids it.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Pica slips the punch.
Stevens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Pica ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Benji Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pica takes one on the button.
Stevens is looking to land body kicks.
Stevens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pica is out of range and Stevens settles back down.
Stevens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pica tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Pica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Stevens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Pica.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pica swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stevens lands a jab to Pica's midsection.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Pica feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Pica uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pica on the side of the head.
A jab from Pica misses.
Stevens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pica throws a low kick but Stevens avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pica feints a counter leg kick.
Pica misses with a body shot.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pica takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pica.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pica throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pica can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Nice body kick from Stevens.
Nice shot lands for Stevens.
Stevens blocks a leg kick.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Pica.
Pica takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stevens.
Stevens scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pica tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pica momentarily.
Good exchange - Stevens coming out on top.
Pica is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pica walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Pica is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benji Stevens!
Benji Stevens retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Benji Stevens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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