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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 24460 p4p, 24609 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 245 p4p, 250 weight class). Boxing Powerhous 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous is looking to clinch.
Powerhous pushes Talbain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous is trying to stall.
Powerhous is trying to push Talbain away but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Powerhous looking to slow down the pace here.
Powerhous tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Powerhous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes.
Powerhous has Talbain pressed against the ropes, preventing Talbain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powerhous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talbain is defending well for now.
Powerhous managing to block the knees to the body from Talbain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Powerhous looking to slow down the pace here.
Talbain blocks a body shot from Powerhous.
Powerhous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talbain is defending well for now.
Powerhous dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Talbain wants to break free but Powerhous has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Talbain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talbain working hard to break the clinch.
Powerhous looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Talbain blocks an elbow strike.
Powerhous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powerhous looking to stall.
Powerhous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Powerhous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powerhous has Talbain pressed against the ropes, preventing Talbain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talbain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Powerhous wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Talbain tries to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling the position.
Talbain tries to work over Powerhous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powerhous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Powerhous taking a breather.
Powerhous tries to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Powerhous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powerhous throws a head punch that misses.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powerhous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Powerhous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talbain.
Talbain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powerhous tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powerhous wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Talbain tries to break free but Powerhous pushes him back against the ropes.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powerhous has Talbain pressed against the ropes.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Talbain avoiding damage as Powerhous throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powerhous tries to land knees in the clinch but Talbain avoids the damage to the body.
Talbain is trying to push Powerhous away but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Powerhous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Powerhous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Talbain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Powerhous clinches.
Powerhous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talbain is keeping busy.
Talbain throws a head punch that misses.
Powerhous is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
Talbain managing to block the knees to the body from Powerhous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes.
Talbain dodges an elbow strike from Powerhous.
Talbain trying to stall but Powerhous improves his position.
Powerhous is looking to break free of the clinch but Talbain has double underhooks.
Powerhous wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Talbain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powerhous's brow.
Talbain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Powerhous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Powerhous wants to get back to striking at distance but Talbain won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Powerhous is leaning against Talbain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Powerhous breaks from the clinch.
Powerhous has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Talbain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talbain tries to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Powerhous fails to land.
Powerhous working hard to break the clinch.
Powerhous tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Talbain is trying to break free.
Powerhous tries to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling the position.
Powerhous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Powerhous clinches.
Powerhous misses with an elbow strike.
Talbain wants to stall.
Powerhous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powerhous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powerhous misses with a low kick.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Powerhous.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
Powerhous scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Talbain to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Powerhous fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talbain, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Powerhous wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
Talbain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combo that has Talbain backing up. Talbain nods at Powerhous to acknowledge the strikes.
Powerhous is looking to clinch.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talbain is breathing heavily.
Powerhous forces Talbain back against the ropes and clinches.
Talbain trying to land knees to the body.
Powerhous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talbain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Powerhous will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain is having none of it.
Talbain wants to counter the offense by Powerhous and move into the clinch position.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Powerhous counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Talbain goes down! Will Talbain beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Powerhous throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous is having none of it.
Powerhous fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boxing Powerhous is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powerhous scores with a hook to the body. Talbain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous takes the fight into the clinch.
Powerhous is looking to break free of the clinch but Talbain has double underhooks.
Talbain keeps control of Powerhous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powerhous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to break free.
Talbain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Boxing Powerhous has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Powerhous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Talbain gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.
Maybe Powerhous would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Powerhous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boxing Powerhous.
Talbain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powerhous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Powerhous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbain's elbow.
Talbain misses with a punch to the body.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talbain tries to break free but Powerhous pushes him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Powerhous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Powerhous just misses with a elbow thrown towards Talbain's brow.
Talbain taking a breather.
Talbain keeps control of Powerhous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powerhous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Talbain prevents Powerhous from breaking the clinch.
Powerhous wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Talbain lands a body shot.
Talbain struggles to land a body shot inside as Powerhous controls his hands.
Powerhous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powerhous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes.
Powerhous breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous throws a big counter combination but Talbain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Powerhous digs a good body shot into Talbain's ribs.
Talbain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talbain wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powerhous clinches up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Powerhous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powerhous 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Powerhous!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Tate (ranked 6393 p4p, 24477 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 101 p4p, 127 weight class). William Tate is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tate slips a jab from Camacho.
Tate seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Camacho has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho works on Tate's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like William Tate has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands an elbow that stopped Tate in his tracks for a moment.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Tate is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Camacho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Camacho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Camacho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Camacho is leaning against Tate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
William Tate's cut is getting worse.
Camacho has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Tate to the canvas! Can Tate beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
 Tate is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho stalling.
Camacho gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
William Tate's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camacho.
Camacho cracks Tate with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tate goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tate wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macho Camacho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 3561 p4p, 3911 weight class) and Major Pain (ranked 451 p4p, 496 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 36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pain closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pain misses with a jab to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pain misses with a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain tries to land a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Pain is predictable there
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a lazy head kick
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pain throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Pain is rocked!
Pain throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaelsson finish him?
Pain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Chaelsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Chaelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 24816 p4p, 3242 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 741 p4p, 419 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Burger lands a high kick!
It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock missing with a left hand there. Burger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burger duly obliges.
Braddock is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burger closes the distance and catches Braddock with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Braddock is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Braddock is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Braddock is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Burger takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sebastian Burger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 6739 p4p, 5522 weight class) and Taribo West (ranked 705 p4p, 621 weight class). Crusader is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Righteous Crusader looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taribo West!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
Crusader is breathing heavily.
West moves into the clinch.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crusader s head.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
West lands a shot to the body.
West looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Crusader tries to tie him up.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from West.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
West digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West pushes Crusader back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crusader 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from West.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
A body shot lands from West.
A hook to the body from West.
West lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from West.
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
West works on Crusader 's body with a couple of short punches.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from West.
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
West is working Crusader over against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from West.
West lands a shot to the body.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West is working Crusader over against the ropes.
West works on Crusader 's body with a couple of short punches.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West pushes Crusader back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
West lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
West lands with a right to the head.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
A short right from West on the inside.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West is leaning against Crusader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
Good body shot from West.
Good body shot from West.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
West presses Crusader against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West is leaning against Crusader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West cracks Crusader with a nice body shot.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
Crusader is rocked!
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from West.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West cracks Crusader with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Crusader goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Crusader wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Taribo West!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 19479 p4p, 6507 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 120 p4p, 104 weight class). Tommy Gunn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas lands with a cross.
It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Gunn 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.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Gunn stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Gunn walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Gunn is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Thomas engages and cracks Gunn with a massive lead left hook - Gunn tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Thomas is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jax Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 24932 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 713 p4p, 243 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii drops his hands momentarily and Durant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Durant's coach down at Stewie's Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Durant throws a head kick that half lands.
Durant darts in and clinches Tate Iii up against the ropes.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Durant has him pinned against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Durant.
Tate Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Durant avoids the damage to the body.
Durant can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Iii controls the action.
Nice body punch from Durant.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Durant.
A shot in the inside from Durant.
Good body shot from Durant.
Durant is leaning against Tate Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durant lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate Iii missing with knees to the body.
Durant presses Tate Iii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant stalls.
Durant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Durant gets through Tate Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Durant.
Durant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Durant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
Durant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Durant lands a body punch.
Durant lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Durant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Durant.
Durant slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Durant.
A right handed body shot lands from Durant.
Nice body punch from Durant.
Durant lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durant.
A right hand to the body from Durant.
Durant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Durant lands a body punch.
Durant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Durant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durant.
Durant scores with a shoulder strike.
Durant lands a body punch.
Durant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Durant pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Durant pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Durant.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Durant is leaning against Tate Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durant pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Durant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Durant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Durant lands with a light punch inside.
Durant is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
Durant works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Durant lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a shot to the body.
Durant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durant lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durant.
Durant scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Durant.
Durant digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Durant.
Durant lands a body shot.
Durant cracks Tate Iii with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Durant.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Durant presses Tate Iii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant lands an uppercut.
Durant lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Durant.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
That's time! Tate Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durant looks low and kicks high, catching Tate Iii right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Durant lands a head kick that sends Tate Iii down! Tate Iii is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Durant is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kevin Durant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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