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AKF 36 | Beukeboom vs. Fischer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thorvald Espensen (ranked 21377 p4p, 5444 weight class) and OJ Da Killa (ranked 689 p4p, 581 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thorvald Espensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Da Killa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espensen rushes Da Killa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
Espensen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Da Killa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Espensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Killa blocks an uppercut.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Espensen fails to land.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Killa is looking to control Espensen's arms but Espensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Killa has his back to the ropes.
Da Killa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Espensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espensen working aggressively here.
Da Killa blocks an uppercut.
Espensen working aggressively here.
Da Killa taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa is looking to control Espensen's arms but Espensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Killa has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Espensen fails to land.
Espensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Espensen as Da Killa tries to tie him up.
Espensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa looking to stall.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Espensen.
Da Killa slowing the pace effectively.
Espensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Killa.
Espensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Killa.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Killa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Thorvald Espensen has been cut.
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!
Espensen misses with some punches.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espensen effectively controlling the action here.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Da Killa.
Da Killa trying to land knees to the body.
Da Killa landing knees to the body.
Da Killa has a couple of punches blocked by Espensen.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa trying to stall but Espensen improves his position.
Espensen misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Espensen tries to clinch up
and Da Killa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorvald Espensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espensen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Killa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Da Killa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espensen lands an uppercut.
Thorvald Espensen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Da Killa stalling against the ropes.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Killa blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Espensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Killa can do to turn this around?
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Killa trying to stall but Espensen improves his position.
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Killa stalling in the clinch but Espensen improves position.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Espensen.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Espensen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa throws an elbow that misses.
Espensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Espensen lands an uppercut.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa slows down the pace here.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Killa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Killa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Da Killa looking to slow down the pace here.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen blocks an uppercut.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Espensen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Killa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Killa takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Espensen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Killa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorvald Espensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Espensen moves into range and clinches up with Da Killa.
A body shot lands from Da Killa.
Da Killa tries to stall but Espensen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Espensen avoiding damage as Da Killa throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa stalling in the clinch but Espensen improves position.
Espensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espensen is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Da Killa looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
Da Killa looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by OJ Da Killa.
Espensen is looking to clinch.
Da Killa takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
That's two 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.
Espensen tries to clinch up but Da Killa circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Killa! But no joy.
Da Killa throws a lazy right hand but Espensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Killa. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Killa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Espensen clinches up against the ropes.
Da Killa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Espensen avoids it.
Da Killa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Killa tries to stall but Espensen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
OJ Da Killa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Killa slowing the pace effectively.
Da Killa lands an elbow just above Espensen 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
OJ Da Killa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Espensen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvald Espensen!
Thorvald Espensen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 3004 p4p, 4314 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 391 p4p, 512 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ahonen.
Ahonen tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Wearmouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahonen throws a leg kick
and Wearmouth counters with a series of strikes. Ahonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahonen throws out the jab.
Wearmouth doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahonen circles away.
Ahonen throws out a powerful jab.
Ahonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wearmouth.
Ahonen 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.
Wearmouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Ahonen checks a low kick from Wearmouth.
Ahonen scores with a one two! Wearmouth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Ahonen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen misses with a low kick.
Ahonen lands with a right hand.
Ahonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wearmouth doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahonen circles away.
Ahonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wearmouth has Ahonen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ahonen tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Ahonen.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahonen's brow.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahonens head.
Wearmouth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Ahonen in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Ahonen.
Wearmouth lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahonen blocks an elbow strike.
Ahonen has had enough of the clinch but Wearmouth keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahonen.
Wearmouth gets through Ahonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ahonen.
Ahonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ahonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahonen, as that shot connected.
Ahonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Wearmouth throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Ahonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wearmouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahonen feints a jab promting Wearmouth to slip. Ahonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wearmouth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Wearmouth throwing a counter right hand but Ahonen manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth scores with a head kick.
Manu Ahonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahonen blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahonen jabs at Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth tries to clinch
and Ahonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahonen lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahonen catches Wearmouth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wearmouth lands the left hand.
Ahonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ahonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen throws a nice looking combination but Wearmouth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wearmouth walks into a straight right hand from Ahonen.
Wearmouth misses with an uppercut.
Wearmouth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wearmouth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahonen misses with a right hand
and Wearmouth counters with a nice uppercut.
 Ahonen is rocked!
Ahonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Wearmouth finish him?
Wearmouth lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ahonen out cold! Ahonen is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Collins (ranked 4427 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Daniel Mendoza (ranked 398 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 13 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendoza on the side of the head.
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Collins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendoza backs up against the ropes.
Mendoza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Collins lands.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
Collins misses with a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collins stalks Mendoza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mendoza's face. Mendoza staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Mendoza to counter with a crisp jab.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Collins is rocked!
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daniel Mendoza!
An out of breath Daniel Mendoza 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 20344 p4p, 5474 weight class) and Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 676 p4p, 567 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Leave Me Alone. Baxxter has chosen Weekend, Scooter as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hans Peter Baxxter enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Baxxter.
Baxxter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxxter staying out of range there.
Morrison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Baxxter misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Baxxter.
Morrison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baxxter under the eye.
Morrison lands a head kick. Baxxter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baxxter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morrison throws a front kick that sends Baxxter stumbling back into the ropes.
Baxxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Baxxter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
Baxxter swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison tries to clinch there but Baxxter circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxxter misses the target.
Morrison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Baxxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Baxxter.
Baxxter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Baxxter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baxxter.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Baxxter ducks down to avoid it.
Baxxter lands with a good body shot.
Baxxter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baxxter connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison clobbers Baxxter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baxxter throws a wild body kick that Morrison sees coming a mile off.
Morrison throws a head kick but Baxxter moves out of range.
Baxxter walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Baxxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Baxxter slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison lands with a hook. Baxxter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison throws a head kick that Baxxter semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baxxter on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Baxxter.
Baxxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Baxxter loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baxxter throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baxxter throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Baxxter.
Baxxter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baxxter staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Morrison.
Baxxter lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baxxter thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baxxter checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison is looking to counter punch.
Baxxter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Baxxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxxter misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baxxter throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Baxxter.
Nice uppercut lands for Baxxter. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Baxxter.
Baxxter blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Sloppy strikes from Baxxter. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Baxxter moves away and avoids it.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baxxter can do to turn this around?
Baxxter works the jab nicely.
Morrison throws a hook but Baxxter blocks it.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Baxxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison throws a hook but Baxxter avoids it easily.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Morrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baxxter! But no joy.
A punch combination from Morrison misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throwing a counter right hand but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baxxter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morrison throws a hook but Baxxter avoids it easily.
Morrison tests Baxxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baxxter throws out the jab.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
Morrison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baxxter under the eye.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxxter.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Baxxter.
Baxxter missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baxxter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baxxter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baxxter lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baxxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baxxter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baxxter.
Baxxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxxter throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Morrison was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baxxter misses with a looping left.
Baxxter jabs at Morrison's body.
Baxxter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baxxter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baxxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Morrison.
Baxxter throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison checks a leg kick.
Morrison thuds a left hand into Baxxter's body.
Baxxter misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morrison.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Baxxter blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxxter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison ducks right into an uppercut from Baxxter.
Baxxter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baxxter misses with a straight right.
Baxxter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baxxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Baxxter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison tries to land a leg kick but Baxxter saw it coming and moves away.
Baxxter slips a straight right by Morrison.
Baxxter punishes Morrison's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison works Baxxter's body with a nice hook.
Morrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Morrison.
Morrison looks to land a left hand but Baxxter moved out of range nicely.
Morrison moves out of range as Baxxter throws a body kick.
Baxxter misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baxxter's hands.
Morrison with a nice cross.
Morrison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baxxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baxxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxxter.
Baxxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baxxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Baxxter's head.
Baxxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Baxxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxxter scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Morrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxxter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Baxxter.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baxxter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrison at a distance.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baxxter! But no joy.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Baxxter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrison's knee momentarily.
Baxxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Hans Peter Baxxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baxxter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baxxter checks a low kick from Morrison.
Baxxter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morrison.
Morrison throws the left hand but Baxxter avoids the punch easily.
Baxxter tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baxxter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxxter slips a jab from Morrison.
Baxxter misses with an uppercut.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baxxter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morrison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor McDavid (ranked 22013 p4p, 5449 weight class) and Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 721 p4p, 617 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nenad Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDavid.
McDavid connects with a single shot there.
McDavid throws a poor cross that misses
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jovanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDavid.
McDavid cracks Jovanovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jovanovic stuns McDavid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jovanovic looks to land a right hand but McDavid moved out of range.
McDavid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from McDavid misses.
McDavid lands a jab to the head.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jovanovic.
McDavid tests Jovanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Jovanovic moves into the clinch.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by McDavid.
Jovanovic presses McDavid against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as McDavid controls his hands.
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDavid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDavid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jovanovic.
McDavid swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic works on McDavid's body with a couple of short punches.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing McDavid back against the ropes.
McDavid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jovanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDavid is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that McDavid has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic cracks McDavid with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDavid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic lands with a left to the head.
Jovanovic tries to work over McDavid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDavid.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDavid or not.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDavid.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jovanovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jovanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jovanovic.
McDavid tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDavid throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jovanovic throws the left hand but McDavid avoids the punch easily.
McDavid moves out of range of the strikes.
Jovanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Jovanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jovanovic drives through and clinches with McDavid against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid trying to control the position but instead, Jovanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDavid into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovanovic managing to block the knees to the body from McDavid.
McDavid pushes Jovanovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid working aggressively here.
Jovanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as McDavid controls his hands.
McDavid scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDavid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
Jovanovic pushes McDavid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDavid throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
McDavid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDavid tries to work over Jovanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDavid.
McDavid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Jovanovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovanovic tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Jovanovic as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jovanovic on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDavid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jovanovic lands a right hand.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jovanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from McDavid.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by McDavid.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from McDavid.
Jovanovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McDavid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic presses McDavid against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Jovanovic.
A right hand to the body from Jovanovic.
A short right from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nenad Jovanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jovanovic scores with a body shot.
Connor McDavid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jovanovic forces McDavid back against the ropes and clinches.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic digs a right hand underneath McDavid's ribcage. McDavid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Jovanovic.
McDavid prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Jovanovic.
McDavid misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDavid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic misses with a body punch.
McDavid has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
McDavid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
Jovanovic blocks a body shot from McDavid.
Nenad Jovanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but McDavid avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the ropes.
McDavid prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a right hand.
McDavid tries to throw a body punch but Jovanovic avoids it by throwing McDavid back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDavid.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
A body shot lands from McDavid.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
McDavid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jovanovic is defending well for now.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
McDavid swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid lands a good knee to the midsection. Jovanovic won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Jovanovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDavid lands a left hand.
Jovanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from McDavid fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDavid or not.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Jovanovic.
McDavid struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovanovic controls his hands.
Jovanovic tries to work over McDavid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic can't find room to land a body shot as McDavid controls the action.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDavid's elbow.
Jovanovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by McDavid.
McDavid misses with some punches.
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDavid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nenad Jovanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jovanovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nenad Jovanovic!
A relieved looking Nenad Jovanovic 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darren Tellkins (ranked 20672 p4p, 5781 weight class) and Tyrone Biggs (ranked 644 p4p, 588 weight class). Tellkins's entrance music is Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darren Tellkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Biggs.
Tellkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Biggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tellkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez Dojo Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
A combination from Biggs does no damage.
Tellkins misses with a right hand
and Biggs counters with a straight right hand.
Biggs misses with the combination.
Tellkins throws an overhand right that lands on Biggs's shoulder, as Biggs tries to avoid the shot.
Biggs throws a counter combo.
Biggs lands a really nice looking cross but Tellkins seems unphased.
Biggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tellkins.
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!
Tellkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Biggs momentarily.
Tellkins lands a jab to Biggs's midsection.
Tellkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Tellkins finds it's target.
Biggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Biggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellkins.
Tellkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Tellkins avoids it well.
Tellkins misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Biggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Tellkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Biggs.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Tellkins.
Darren Tellkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins looks to land a combination but Biggs avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Biggs.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Tellkins avoids nicely.
Tellkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Tellkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Biggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Tellkins's head.
Biggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Tellkins ducks right into an uppercut from Biggs.
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellkins lands with a right hand.
Tellkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biggs is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Biggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Biggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Tellkins throws a hook to the side of Biggs's head but Biggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biggs looks to land a combination. Tellkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tellkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Tellkins avoids nicely.
Biggs misses with a low kick as Tellkins jumps back.
Tellkins is looking to counter punch.
Biggs slips a jab from Tellkins.
Tellkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tellkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tellkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tellkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biggs.
Biggs throws a counter combo.
Biggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Biggs walks into a left hand.
Biggs is rocked!
A jab lands there for Tellkins.
Biggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Tellkins finish him?
Tellkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biggs.
Tellkins scores with a body shot.
Biggs walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Biggs 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 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'tommy i m comin for that belt mf '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 22508 p4p, 6828 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 248 p4p, 229 weight class). John comes to the ring accompanied by Ali-A. Imagine Thibodeaux will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
John jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
John has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
John is looking to clinch.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thibodeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick that bluckles John and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thibodeaux no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John .
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John is rocked!
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from John .
Thibodeaux thinks about the counter body kick.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A left lands for John .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John has managed to clinch.
John landing knees to the body.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from John .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws out a powerful jab.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as John strikes.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Imagine Thibodeaux should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
John looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range nicely.
John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by John .
It seemed like Thibodeaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John misses with an uppercut.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John .
Thibodeaux keeps John at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John looks to throw a body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John tries to clinch up.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Thibodeaux engages and cracks John with a massive lead left hook - John tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Thibodeaux is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imagine Thibodeaux!
Imagine Thibodeaux made sure to mention his sponsor, © Trap House in his post fight interview.
The defeated Jihadi John had this to say: ' Al Akhbar '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 23012 p4p, 22572 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 231 p4p, 256 weight class). Quick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that misses
and Quick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tchusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Quick moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quick.
Tchusuk dips to his left and cracks Quick with an uppercut!
Tchusuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Tchusuk misses.
Tchusuk throws a body punch but Quick moves out of range.
Tchusuk lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Dru Quick has been cut.
Quick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tchusuk momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quick slips a jab from Tchusuk.
Quick throws a counter combo.
Tchusuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quick blocks a jab.
Tchusuk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Quick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tchusuk moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Tchusuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Tchusuk.
Quick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Tchusuk scores with a four punch combination!
Tchusuk scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Quick beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
Quick misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tchusuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tchusuk misses with an uppercut. Quick saw that one coming.
Tchusuk throws a shot from downtown. Quick moves away and avoids it.
Quick swats away the attempt to clinch by Tchusuk.
We've been informed that Quick 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Quick moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk dips to his left and cracks Quick with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tchusuk.
Quick catches Tchusuk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tchusuk throws a right and a left that Quick avoids nicely.
Tchusuk throws the left hand but Quick avoids the punch easily.
Quick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tchusuk throws an overhand right that lands on Quick's shoulder, as Quick tries to avoid the shot.
Quick ducks into a a hook from Tchusuk and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Quick blocks it.
Tchusuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tchusuk looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Tchusuk takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Dru Quick was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
A jab from Quick does it's job there.
Quick throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
It looked like Tchusuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tchusuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk misses with a looping left.
Tchusuk tries a low kick but Quick avoids it.
Tchusuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quick tries a low kick but Tchusuk avoids it.
Quick tries to keep at a distance but Tchusuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tchusuk blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchusuk throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk throws an off balance right hand
and Quick counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Quick.
A little jabbing left from Quick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tchusuk throws a shot to the body.
Tchusuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quick.
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Quick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenny Tchusuk's cut is getting worse.
Quick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick but Quick moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Quick moves out of range.
Tchusuk lands with a straight right. Quick didn't see that one coming.
Tchusuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quick can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk throws a leg kick which misses Quick's front leg but catches the back leg as Quick tries to avoid it.
Quick throws the left hand but Tchusuk avoids the punch easily.
Tchusuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Quick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tchusuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Tchusuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quick throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Tchusuk as he checks the leg kick.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quick lands a jab.
Quick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tchusuk throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Tchusuk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quick throws a jab when Tchusuk was well out of range.
Tchusuk connects with a leg kick.
Tchusuk keeps Quick at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Tchusuk scores with a four punch combination!
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses.
Tchusuk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quick under the eye.
Tchusuk throws a right hand that misses
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk lands a nice shot that snaps Quick's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk lands with a cross.
Quick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tchusuk.
Quick throws a leg kick
and Tchusuk counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Quick to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tchusuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenny Tchusuk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 4105 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 143 p4p, 100 weight class). Dimitrov comes to the ring accompanied by Drake - Energy. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ringnes misses.
Dimitrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ringnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ringnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ringnes misses with a few strikes there.
Dimitrov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dimitrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ringnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimitrov throws a push kick but Ringnes slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dimitrov checks the leg kick.
Ringnes tried to score with a low kick but Dimitrov checks it.
Dimitrov thuds a left hand into Ringnes 's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ringnes .
Ringnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimitrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ringnes .
Dimitrov throws a shot from downtown. Ringnes moves away and avoids it.
Ringnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ringnes moves out of range of the body kick from Dimitrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dimitrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ringnes 's head.
Dimitrov scores with a punch to the head.
Dimitrov misses with a hook.
Dimitrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ringnes circles away.
Ringnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dimitrov keeps Ringnes at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimitrov. Ringnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dimitrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov is looking to clinch.
Dimitrov swinging wildly here.
Ringnes slips under a jab.
Dimitrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ringnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov misses with a two punch combination.
Ringnes tries a quick counter leg kick but Dimitrov is wise to it.
Dimitrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimitrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ringnes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ringnes catches Dimitrov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimitrov misses the target.
Dimitrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitrov lands a nice shot that snaps Ringnes 's head back.
Dimitrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ringnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dimitrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ringnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ringnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimitrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ringnes takes one on the button.
Dimitrov looks to land a right hand but Ringnes moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimitrov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ringnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Dimitrov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Dimitrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dimitrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dimitrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dimitrov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimitrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ringnes .
Ringnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dimitrov works the jab nicely.
Daniel Dimitrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ringnes ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrov.
Nice defenses there by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov throws a series of punches but Ringnes moves out of range.
Dimitrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ringnes manages to avoid it.
Dimitrov misses with a wild combination.
Ringnes loads up on a big right hand but Dimitrov slips the punch.
Dimitrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?
Dimitrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Ringnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ringnes throws a leg kick but Dimitrov checks it.
Dimitrov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes rushes Dimitrov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ringnes manages to break the clinch.
Ringnes lands a leg kick that knocks Dimitrov off balance momentarily.
Ringnes misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dimitrov.
Ringnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov blocks a head kick by Ringnes .
Dimitrov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ringnes 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.
Daniel Dimitrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimitrov tries to land a leg kick but Ringnes saw it coming and moves away.
Dimitrov throws a lazy right hand but Ringnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimitrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimitrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ringnes avoids the elbow strike from Dimitrov, against the ropes.
Ringnes 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimitrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a combination that misses
and Dimitrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ringnes really felt that one!
Dimitrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrov wants to clinch.
Ringnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws a body kick that misses.
Dimitrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimitrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dimitrov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dimitrov.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Daniel Dimitrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrov thuds his shin into the meat of Ringnes 's side.
Nice straight punches there by Dimitrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dimitrov.
A big left from Ringnes misses.
Ringnes walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Dimitrov rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Ringnes has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Ringnes is rocked!
Ringnes throws out a leg kick but Dimitrov moves out of range and Ringnes only half commits.
Ringnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimitrov drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Ringnes onto his butt! Ringnes pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Ringnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimitrov finish him?
Dimitrov connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Ringnes out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Dimitrov!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Dimitrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1614 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Dennis Fischer (ranked 238 p4p, 552 weight class). Dennis Fischer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beukeboom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Beukeboom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beukeboom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beukeboom clinches up against the ropes.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Fischer scores with a shot to the side of Beukeboom's head.
Fischer misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fischer.
Fischer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beukeboom.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Fischer controls his hands.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Fischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beukeboom works Fischer's body with a nice hook.
Fischer lands a jab.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom cracks Fischer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Dennis Fischer has been cut.
A big right from Beukeboom misses.
Fischer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beukeboom blocks a low kick nicely.
Fischer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fischer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fischer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beukeboom finds it's way round the side to connect with Fischer's head.
Nice shot by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beukeboom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beukeboom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fischer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fischer walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Beukeboom! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Bill Beukeboom retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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