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AKF 40 | Dimitrov vs. Tchusuk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tearrius George (ranked 22917 p4p, 23235 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 123 p4p, 110 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by West Side Connection Bow Down. Tearrius George 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 30 - 38 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a combination that misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Lagardere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Lagardere wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Lagardere checks a leg kick nicely.
George paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Lagardere clobbers George with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
De Lagardere cracks George with a good jab.
George throws a sloppy head kick and De Lagardere moves out of range easily.
George throws a lazy right hand but De Lagardere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Lagardere.
George takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but De Lagardere is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere lands with an overhand left.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lagardere.
A jab from George misses.
A countering left hand to the body from De Lagardere misses.
George swinging wildly here.
George could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
George takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
George's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Lagardere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! George scrambles back to his feet.
De Lagardere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Lagardere connects with a nice looking jab.
George takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Lagardere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George misses with a body shot.
De Lagardere has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
George is breathing heavily.
De Lagardere throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
De Lagardere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Lagardere scores with a punch to the head.
De Lagardere checks a low kick from George.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Lagardere lands with a straight right. George didn't see that one coming.
De Lagardere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
Decent striking displayed by De Lagardere there.
A nice leg kick from De Lagardere, right into the meat of the thigh.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by George misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Lagardere!
De Lagardere connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Lagardere throws out a powerful jab.
De Lagardere throws a series of strikes that have George backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Lagardere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from George misses
and De Lagardere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
George drops his hands momentarily and De Lagardere takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. De Lagardere does a little dance to reset his feet.
George throws a lazy uppercut
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
A left lands for De Lagardere.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere scores with a punch to the head.
George throws a head kick that misses
and De Lagardere counters with an outside leg kick.
De Lagardere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice combination there by De Lagardere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lagardere lands a lovely overhand right.
George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Lagardere closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Lagardere connects with the punch.
De Lagardere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere scores with a nice head shot.
De Lagardere cracks George with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
 George is rocked!
George is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Lagardere's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
De Lagardere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck George on the side of the head.
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot by De Lagardere.
George seems to have got his legs back now.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lagardere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Lagardere punishes George's body with a nice straight punch.
De Lagardere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Lagardere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Lagardere throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Lagardere punishes George's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by De Lagardere.
George takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Lagardere digs a good body shot into George's ribs.
De Lagardere lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Lagardere.
George chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Lagardere can pounce on him.
Jab by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
De Lagardere connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by De Lagardere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Lagardere.
De Lagardere connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Lagardere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Lagardere lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Lagardere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
De Lagardere moves out of range as George strikes.
De Lagardere wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Lagardere lands with an overhand left.
De Lagardere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
George throws a nice looking combination but De Lagardere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Lagardere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Lagardere slips under a jab from George.
De Lagardere tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Lagardere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by De Lagardere there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
George throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Lagardere to counter with a crisp jab.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lagardere scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by De Lagardere.
Henri De Lagardere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere cracks George with a good jab.
Tearrius George's cut is getting worse.
De Lagardere lands a glancing blow to the side of George's head.
De Lagardere lands with an overhand left.
De Lagardere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
Tearrius George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George ducks into a a hook from De Lagardere 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!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George walks into a straight right hand and goes down! De Lagardere rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but George has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
De Lagardere drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops George onto his butt! George pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
A big right followed by a crushing left from De Lagardere knocks George out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henri De Lagardere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 6979 p4p, 5136 weight class) and Coronel Sanders Flanders (ranked 228 p4p, 177 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 38 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coronel Sanders Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders Flanders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanders Flanders misses with a left hand
letting Dammon counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Sanders Flanders.
Sanders Flanders listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dammon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanders Flanders.
Sanders Flanders digs a good hook to Dammon's body.
Sanders Flanders cracks Dammon with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dammon is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dammon is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dammon walks into a left hand.
Dammon is rocked!
Sanders Flanders weaves into range and cracks Dammon right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dammon goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sanders Flanders is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Coronel Sanders Flanders!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Deigos (ranked 2825 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 366 p4p, 280 weight class). Alex Deigos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deigos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Deigos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zoid doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Zoid lands with a good body shot.
Zoid thuds a left hand into Deigos's body.
Zoid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zoid throws a right hand that Deigos ducks under and follows up with a left that Deigos also avoids with ease.
Zoid ducks under a wild hook from Deigos.
Zoid connects with the punch.
Deigos lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Deigos.
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!
Zoid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deigos.
Deigos scores with a decent looking hook.
 Zoid is rocked!
Deigos moves away from the strike by Zoid.
Zoid is still on wobbly legs! Can Deigos finish him?
Deigos closes the distance and catches Zoid with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Zoid is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Zoid is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Zoid is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Deigos takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alex Deigos!
Alex Deigos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 22945 p4p, 21953 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 129 p4p, 126 weight class). Taz Bandichoo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zacharias Kassicus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassicus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kassicus misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Bandichoo misses its target.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Kassicus ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Kassicus avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Kassicus cracks Bandichoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Bandichoo - just one landing.
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Bandichoo swings for the body but Kassicus moves out of range.
Kassicus lands a lovely overhand right.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Kassicus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kassicus.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick
and Kassicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Kassicus digs a good hook to Bandichoo's body.
Kassicus ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bandichoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kassicus counters with a straight right hand.
Kassicus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Kassicus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandichoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Kassicus's head.
Bandichoo misses with a body punch
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Kassicus's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Kassicus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kassicus misses with a hook.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Bandichoo's head but Bandichoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Kassicus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bandichoo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kassicus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bandichoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kassicus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandichoo. Bandichoo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kassicus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kassicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws a lazy body kick
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandichoo cracks Kassicus with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kassicus is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kassicus is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kassicus could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Taz Bandichoo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Taz Bandichoo made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sortek Redfist (ranked 22939 p4p, 21951 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 722 p4p, 714 weight class). Redfist comes into the arena with Earl Sweatshirt-Chum blaring out of the sound system. Connor McDavid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redfist sets himself, and McDavid steps forward looking for the clinch! Redfist avoids it this time.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfist.
Redfist connects with a single shot there.
McDavid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redfist.
Redfist moves out of range as McDavid strikes.
Redfist connects with a leg kick.
Redfist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
Good standup being displayed there by McDavid as he connects with a hook.
McDavid defending well as Redfist loads up on a big left hand.
McDavid throws out a loose jab but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfist throws a hook but McDavid avoids it easily.
McDavid ducks right into an uppercut from Redfist.
McDavid missing with a left hand there. Redfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Redfist.
McDavid looks to score with a jab to the body but Redfist is just out of range.
McDavid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Redfist in his tracks.
Redfist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDavid. Redfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Redfist slams his shin into McDavid's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid throws out a powerful jab.
Redfist moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by McDavid there.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redfist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDavid throws a body punch but Redfist moves out of range.
Redfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDavid's sensitive parts.
McDavid throws a looping overhand right but Redfist ducks down to avoid it.
McDavid takes one on the button.
Redfist throws a body punch but McDavid moves out of range.
McDavid jabs Redfist right on the nose. Redfist blinks but takes it well.
Redfist misses with a few strikes there.
Redfist scores with a jab to the body.
McDavid stalks Redfist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Redfist's face. Redfist staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDavid just misses with a punch to the body.
Redfist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Redfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDavid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Redfist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist throws a poor cross that misses
and McDavid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Redfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDavid.
Redfist looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Redfist throws a jab when McDavid was well out of range.
McDavid is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Redfist with a body shot.
Redfist misses with a few strikes there.
Redfist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDavid.
McDavid throws out a leg kick but Redfist moves out of range and McDavid only half commits.
Redfist scores with a body shot.
McDavid tries a low kick but Redfist avoids it.
McDavid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDavid cracks Redfist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McDavid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redfist misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
McDavid swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDavid checks it well.
Redfist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from McDavid.
Redfist throws a hook but McDavid avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sortek Redfist will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDavid slips under a jab from Redfist.
Redfist looks for the body kick but McDavid saw that one coming.
McDavid 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.
McDavid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redfist's head.
A left lands for Redfist.
McDavid tries a low kick but Redfist avoids it.
McDavid with the inside leg kick.
Redfist scores with a jab. McDavid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDavid looks to land a left hand but Redfist moved out of range nicely.
Redfist blocks a leg kick.
McDavid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Redfist lands with a straight right. McDavid didn't see that one coming.
Redfist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDavid throws a head kick that misses.
Redfist slips a jab from McDavid.
Redfist throws a shot to the body.
McDavid tests Redfist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redfist fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like McDavid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redfist.
McDavid takes one to the side of the head.
Redfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDavid.
Redfist misses with a left hand
and McDavid counters with a nice uppercut.
McDavid misses with an uppercut.
Redfist checks a low kick from McDavid.
Redfist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDavid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redfist throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from McDavid finds it's way through Redfist's defenses.
A punch combination from McDavid misses.
Redfist throws a shot from downtown. McDavid moves away and avoids it.
Redfist connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDavid. Redfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfist throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redfist lands a two punch combo.
Redfist slips under a jab from McDavid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redfist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDavid throws a leg kick which misses Redfist's front leg but catches the back leg as Redfist tries to avoid it.
McDavid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redfist.
McDavid scores with a one two! Redfist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Redfist misses with a hook. McDavid ducked under it nicely.
McDavid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redfist.
McDavid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDavid staying out of range there.
Redfist lands with a hook. McDavid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redfist throws an overhand right that lands on McDavid's shoulder, as McDavid tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from McDavid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDavid throws a jab but it's blocked by Redfist.
A jab from Redfist misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfist is looking to counter punch.
McDavid misses with a leg kick.
Redfist throws a hook but McDavid blocks it.
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 Sortek Redfist will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McDavid misses with a left hand
and McDavid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor McDavid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDavid lands a lovely overhand right.
Redfist lands with a right hand.
McDavid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDavid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDavid checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDavid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redfist throws the left hand but McDavid avoids the punch easily.
Redfist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redfist misses the shot to the body.
McDavid throws a body kick that misses
letting Redfist counter with a right hand.
McDavid cracks Redfist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Redfist looks to score with a jab to the body but McDavid is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redfist misses with the body kick
and McDavid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redfist tests McDavid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDavid throws a hook but Redfist avoids it easily.
McDavid connects with the punch.
McDavid connects with a right hand. Redfist shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Redfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDavid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDavid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redfist.
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfist throws out a powerful jab.
Redfist lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Redfist misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDavid! But no joy.
Redfist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDavid on the side of the head.
McDavid loads up on a big right hand but Redfist slips the punch.
Redfist takes one on the button.
McDavid swings widly with a right hand
and Redfist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redfist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDavid throws a big shot that misses.
McDavid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Redfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sortek Redfist is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Redfist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDavid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDavid scores with a jab to the head.
McDavid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDavid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Redfist misses the shot to the body.
McDavid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDavid clobbers Redfist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redfist stalks McDavid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDavid's face. McDavid staggers backwards, shaken.
McDavid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redfist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Redfist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redfist jabs McDavid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redfist closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDavid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Redfist as he connects with a hook.
McDavid loads up on a big right hand but Redfist slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redfist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sortek Redfist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redfist 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sortek Redfist!
A very excited looking Sortek Redfist rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 2476 p4p, 3205 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 311 p4p, 404 weight class). Taurus comes to the ring accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32 - 20 - 0 |
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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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth moves to clinch but Taurus breaks away
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wearmouth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a body punch
and Taurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Taurus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wearmouth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Wearmouth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wearmouth throws a chopping leg kick but Taurus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wearmouth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taurus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a low kick but Wearmouth avoids it.
Taurus tests Wearmouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taurus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wearmouth to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
It looks like Taurus has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A jab from Taurus misses.
Wearmouth throws out a leg kick but Taurus moves out of range and Wearmouth only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Taurus misses the target.
Wearmouth moves to clinch but Taurus breaks away
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taurus misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taurus.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Taurus moves out of range easily.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Taurus checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Taurus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wearmouth doesn't seem phased though.
Wearmouth closes the distance and clinches.
Wearmouth pushes Taurus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Taurus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taurus tries to break free but Wearmouth pushes him back against the ropes.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taurus can't break the clinch.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
Wearmouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taurus tries to circle away but Wearmouth has him pinned against the ropes.
Taurus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wearmouth trying to land knees to the body.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Taurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Taurus lands a nice looking body shot.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Taurus.
Wearmouth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth tries to bum rush Taurus with a series of wild strikes but Taurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taurus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wearmouth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wearmouth slips a jab from Taurus.
Taurus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wearmouth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wearmouth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wearmouth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taurus fakes the leg kick and cracks Wearmouth in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wearmouth wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a hook.
Taurus misses the jab.
Wearmouth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wearmouth moves out of range as Taurus throws a body kick.
Taurus misses with an uppercut
and Wearmouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taurus digs a good hook to Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth connects with a nice looking jab.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Taurus.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taurus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wearmouth eats them both and turns towards Taurus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wearmouth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taurus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taurus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taurus avoids it.
Wearmouth lands with a light punch inside.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Taurus lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Taurus takes a shot to the head.
Wearmouth looking to throw knees to the head but Taurus is blocking nicely.
Taurus wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taurus.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Taurus has Wearmouth pushed against the ropes.
Taurus looking to slow down the pace here.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
Wearmouth dodges an elbow strike from Taurus.
Taurus is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wearmouth forces Taurus back against the ropes and clinches.
Dave Wearmouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus working hard to break the clinch.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
Taurus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
Taurus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taurus missing with knees to the body.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Taurus.
Taurus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taurus is trying to break the clinch but Wearmouth is controlling him.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tauruss head.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dave Wearmouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wearmouth motions for Taurus to come forward. Wearmouth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wearmouth scores with a body shot.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth misses with a hook
and Taurus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wearmouth thinking.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Taurus misses with a wild combination.
Wearmouth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wearmouth blocks the body kick.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
Taurus with a nice calf kick.
Wearmouth looks to land a body kick but Taurus moved away.
Wearmouth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wearmouth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Taurus finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
That kick from Wearmouth tenderised Taurus's leg. Taurus is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus lands a nice hook to Wearmouth's body. Wearmouth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taurus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taurus throws a jab when Wearmouth was well out of range.
Wearmouth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taurus feints and then cracks Wearmouth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wearmouth down.
Taurus throws a push kick but Wearmouth slaps the foot to one side.
Taurus checks a low kick from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wearmouth throws a nice looking combination but Taurus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taurus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
After the fight, Wesley Taurus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 1244 p4p, 20282 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 159 p4p, 659 weight class). Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leave Me Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison wants to clinch up but Raharuhi keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Raharuhi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrison throws a head kick but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Good exchange - Raharuhi coming out on top.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raharuhi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
Raharuhi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raharuhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Raharuhi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison feints and then cracks Raharuhi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raharuhi down.
A head kick misses from Raharuhi.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Morrison takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Raharuhi lands a glancing blow to the side of Morrison's head.
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut.
Morrison forces Raharuhi back against the ropes and clinches.
Morrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raharuhi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Raharuhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison throws a front kick aimed at Raharuhi's knee but Raharuhi avoids it well.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison tries to counter with a clinch but Raharuhi shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a leg kick.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands a high kick!
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Raharuhi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick from Morrison.
Morrison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison, as that shot connected.
Raharuhi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison cracks Raharuhi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raharuhi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharuhi. Raharuhi obviously looking to wear him down.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
Morrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Morrison throws a hook but Raharuhi blocks it.
Raharuhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body. Raharuhi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Raharuhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrison can pounce on him.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Raharuhi circles away.
Raharuhi tried to counter with a leg kick but Morrison avoided it.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raharuhi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Morrison misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Morrison down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
Morrison jabs Raharuhi right on the nose. Raharuhi blinks but takes it well.
Morrison slips a jab from Raharuhi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi cracks Morrison with a good jab.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Morrison misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi motions for Morrison to come forward. Raharuhi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharuhi works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Morrison.
Raharuhi throws a quick counter head kick but Morrison was just out of range.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Raharuhi slips the punch.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raharuhi counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raharuhi.
Morrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raharuhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Raharuhi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison counters with a big head kick but Raharuhi shrugs it off.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Raharuhi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Raharuhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raharuhi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raharuhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Raharuhi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi lands the left hand.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi with a nice cross.
Morrison 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.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi misses with a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison lands with a hook. Raharuhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Raharuhi moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raharuhi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a head kick.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Raharuhi takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a few strikes there.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taine Raharuhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raharuhi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharuhi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison with a nice calf kick.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Morrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Raharuhi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Raharuhi with the inside leg kick.
Morrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raharuhi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head.
Raharuhi throws out a leg kick but Morrison moves out of range and Raharuhi only half commits.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morrison.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Morrison.
Well Morrison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 4469 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Kingsley Brown (ranked 150 p4p, 50 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tharrier throws out the jab.
Tharrier throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Tharrier only half commits.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tharrier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Tharrier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Tharrier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tharrier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tharrier avoids the head kick by Brown.
Tharrier throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tharrier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Tharrier lands with a left to the head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Tharrier 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.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Tharrier lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tharrier has Brown pressed against the ropes, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tharrier blocks an elbow strike.
Tharrier has Brown pressed against the ropes, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tharrier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tharrier misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tharrier thinking.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tharrier.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tharrier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab to Tharrier's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tharrier blocks a jab.
Tharrier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Tharrier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Tharrier connects with a solid leg kick.
Tharrier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Tharrier misses with a body shot.
Tharrier takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Tharrier lands a jab.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thom Tharrier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Kingsley Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tharrier throws out the jab.
Tharrier moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrown.
Tharrier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Brown.
Tharrier is looking to counter punch.
Thom Tharrier is winning the standup battle so far.
Tharrier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tharrier throws out the jab.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown 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.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Tharrier swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tharrier is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Tharrier thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tharrier cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
Tharrier blocks a low kick nicely.
Tharrier thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier misses with a looping right.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Tharrier misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tharrier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Tharrier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tharrier takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown stuns Tharrier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tharrier thinking.
Brown lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tharrier to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Tharrier is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Brown takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown wants to counter the offense by Tharrier and move into the clinch position.
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Brown misses with a hook. Tharrier ducked under it nicely.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Tharrier tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tharrier is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tharrier throws out the jab.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Tharrier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown looks to land a combination but Tharrier avoids it well.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Tharrier will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tharrier with a body shot.
You can see that Brown has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Tharrier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tharrier throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tharrier.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Tharrier scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Tharrier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tharrier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tharrier will feel that in the morning.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tharrier counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown throws a head kick but Tharrier moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tharrier 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Brown!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kingsley Brown thanked Savage Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 6642 p4p, 24423 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 212 p4p, 219 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanderson Reliford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Reliford has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.
Reliford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reliford clinches with his opponent.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reliford throws an off balance right hand
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Thibodeaux tries to keep at a distance but Reliford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch.
Reliford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Thibodeaux responds with a good body kick, but Reliford manages to step out the way in time.
Reliford takes the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reliford breaks from the clinch.
Reliford clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reliford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Reliford.
Reliford misses the body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Reliford scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reliford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thibodeaux - the referee stops the clock and Reliford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thibodeaux. Reliford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reliford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reliford throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reliford really felt that one!
Thibodeaux stuns Reliford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reliford is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a front kick to the face, that drops Reliford to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Reliford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reliford misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux 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 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imagine Thibodeaux!
Imagine Thibodeaux took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, © Trap House for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 4397 p4p, 22948 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 148 p4p, 220 weight class). Dimitrov's entrance music is Drake - Energy. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 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 30 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk throws a looping overhand right but Dimitrov ducks down to avoid it.
Dimitrov scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Dimitrov lands a front kick.
Dimitrov scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Tchusuk 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Dimitrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimitrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimitrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dimitrov.
A leg kick checked by Tchusuk.
Dimitrov forces Tchusuk back against the ropes and clinches.
Tchusuk is leaning against Dimitrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tchusuk connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrov is trying to break the clinch but Tchusuk is controlling him.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Dimitrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tchusuk avoids a wild elbow strike from Dimitrov.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov can't break the clinch.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards.
Tchusuk keeps control of Dimitrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the head.
Tchusuk blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tchusuk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dimitrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimitrov closes the distance and clinches.
Tchusuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tchusuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dimitrov throws an elbow but misses.
Tchusuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrov blocking some punches.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrov.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dimitrov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tchusuk's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimitrov misses with a double jab.
Tchusuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dimitrov ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Dimitrov misses with a few strikes there.
Dimitrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Kenny Tchusuk's cut even more.
Dimitrov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dimitrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tchusuk throws a counter combo.
Dimitrov takes a swing at Tchusuk's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Dimitrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimitrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tchusuk loads up on a big right hand but Dimitrov slips the punch.
Dimitrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchusuk throws a lazy right hand but Dimitrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimitrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick lands for Dimitrov.
Dimitrov plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Tchusuk to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Tchusuk just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Dimitrov!
Daniel Dimitrov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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