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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 5971 p4p, 22191 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 477 p4p, 521 weight class). De Cremonesi comes to the ring accompanied by Paint It, Black. Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 47 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan misses with a combination
and De Cremonesi counters with a straight right hand.
De Cremonesi cracks Nazaryan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Nazaryan 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 Nazaryan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've been told by De Cremonesi's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Cremonesi moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
De Cremonesi cracks Nazaryan with a nice body shot.
Nazaryan looks winded!
Good body shot from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi presses Nazaryan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nazaryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Cremonesi lands an elbow inside that Nazaryan shrugs off.
Nazaryan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De Cremonesi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Vrej Nazaryan has been cut.
A short right from De Cremonesi on the inside.
 Nazaryan is rocked!
De Cremonesi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nazaryan or not.
Nazaryan is still on wobbly legs! Can De Cremonesi finish him?
Good body shot from De Cremonesi.
A left hand lands to the body for De Cremonesi.
Nazaryan seems to have recovered his senses.
De Cremonesi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nazaryans head.
De Cremonesi presses Nazaryan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Cremonesi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
De Cremonesi digs a right hand into Nazaryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nazaryan's gas tank.
De Cremonesi creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Nazaryan crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan leaves his chin hanging out and De Cremonesi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nazaryan crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
Franko De Cremonesi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 13625 p4p, 23410 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 643 p4p, 616 weight class). Jose De La Cus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Garnett Silk - Gave you everything. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kronke's choice of entrance music: Feuer Frei. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 34 - 41 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Kronke avoids them all with ease.
Kronke throws a hook to the side of Jose De La Cus's head but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kronke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jose De La Cus is out of range and Kronke settles back down.
Kronke avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronke. Jose De La Cus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Kronke moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus checks a leg kick.
Jose De La Cus blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kronke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kronke 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.
Jose De La Cus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut. Kronke saw that one coming.
Kronke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Kronke.
 It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kronke throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Kronke cracks Jose De La Cus with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Jose De La Cus get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Jose De La Cus looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose De La Cus cracks Kronke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jose De La Cus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jose De La Cus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Kronke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kronke slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
Kronke motions for Jose De La Cus to come forward. Kronke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kronke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick lands for Kronke.
Jose De La Cus lands with a nice combination. Kronke backs away looking to recover.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kronke counters with a beautiful hook that drops Jose De La Cus to the mat! Will Jose De La Cus be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Kronke to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Jose De La Cus is up. He looks OK to continue.
 Jose De La Cus is rocked!
Jose De La Cus is breathing heavily.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that misses
and Kronke counters with an outside leg kick.
Kronke wants to land a leg kick but Jose De La Cus is out of range.
Jose De La Cus walks straight into a solid jab from Kronke. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Kronke follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Jose De La Cus out cold! Jose De La Cus toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Kronke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eric Kronke made sure he mentioned The Natural Order, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Bundy (ranked 22238 p4p, 22216 weight class) and Paul Beecher (ranked 553 p4p, 588 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beecher tries a head kick but it misses.
Beecher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beecher throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul Beecher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beecher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bundy's sensitive parts.
We've been informed that Beecher 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.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beecher.
Beecher clinches up against the ropes.
Beecher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bundy taking a breather.
Bundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beecher up against the ropes.
Bundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beecher backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy prevents a body shot from Beecher.
The referee calls for Bundy to work.
Bundy slows down the pace here.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Beecher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beecher.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Beecher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Beecher manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Bundy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Beecher.
Bundy is looking for a counter combo.
Bundy misses with a double jab
and Beecher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundy moves into the clinch.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beecher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Beecher fails to land.
Beecher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bundy avoiding damage.
Bundy is trying to stall.
Beecher swings wildly with an uppercut but Bundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Beecher fails to land.
Bundy controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beecher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bundy avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
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 Solomon Bundy will probably get the nod.
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.
Beecher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beecher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Beecher.
Beecher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundy manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Bundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bundy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beecher throws a nice head kick!
Bundy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Beecher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bundy blocks the body kick.
Bundy slips under a jab from Beecher.
Bundy takes one to the side of the head.
Beecher works Bundy's body with a nice hook.
Beecher tries a head kick but it misses.
Bundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beecher throws a sloppy head kick
and Bundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beecher looks to land a body kick but Bundy moved away.
Beecher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beecher lands a head kick that sends Bundy down! Bundy is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Beecher is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Paul Beecher!
A relieved looking Paul Beecher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 4205 p4p, 20108 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 383 p4p, 491 weight class). Por Pramuk's entrance music is Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
Por Pramuk throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Por Pramuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Por Pramuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Por Pramuk scores with a body shot.
Por Pramuk throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Por Pramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Por Pramuk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Por Pramuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Por Pramuk blocks a leg kick.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Por Pramuk in the body.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Por Pramuk throws out the jab.
A jab from King finds it's way through Por Pramuk's defenses.
Por Pramuk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from King shuts the power down on Por Pramuk. Lights out, game over! King is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne King!
Dwayne King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Dieselnoi Por Pramuk had this to say: 'Well fought! I'll be back stronger next time!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jumbo Johns (ranked 23240 p4p, 23214 weight class) and Onufry Zagloba (ranked 197 p4p, 196 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onufry Zagloba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Zagloba onto his butt! Zagloba bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Zagloba is rocked!
It looks like Onufry Zagloba has been cut.
Johns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zagloba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zagloba is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
Johns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zagloba misses with an uppercut. Johns saw that one coming.
Zagloba seems to have recovered his senses.
Johns looks to land a left hand but Zagloba moved out of range nicely.
Zagloba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zagloba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zagloba, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zagloba has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
A short right from Zagloba on the inside.
Zagloba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zagloba backwards.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Johns.
Zagloba wants to get back to striking at distance but Johns won't allow it.
Zagloba trying to control the position but instead, Johns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zagloba into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagloba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
Zagloba misses with some punches.
Zagloba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Zagloba avoids the damage to the body.
Zagloba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zagloba is trying to push Johns away but Johns has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johns throws a head punch that misses.
Zagloba blocks an elbow strike from Johns.
Zagloba misses with some punches.
Zagloba blocking some punches.
Johns scores with a shoulder strike.
Zagloba is looking to break free of the clinch but Johns has double underhooks.
Zagloba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zagloba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zagloba can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zagloba lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagloba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zagloba swings wildly with an uppercut but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zagloba throws a head punch that misses.
Zagloba avoids the elbow strike from Johns, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Johns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zagloba backwards.
Zagloba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Johns on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zagloba takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumbo Johns should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Onufry Zagloba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zagloba misses with a head kick.
Johns takes one on the button.
Zagloba throws a left and a right that both miss
and before Zagloba has any time to reset, Johns cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jumbo Johns!
A less than humble Jumbo Johns misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 23638 p4p, 3062 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 189 p4p, 112 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 12 - 4 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a combination. Reliford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reliford tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reliford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee thuds his right hand into Reliford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reliford seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reliford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee with a jab.
Reliford swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right that drops Reliford on his ass! Reliford jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reliford scores with a nice right hand.
We've been informed that Lee 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.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Reliford 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.
Reliford throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee avoids the body shot from Reliford.
Reliford tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reliford sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Reliford avoids it this time.
Reliford ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reliford moves out of range as Lee strikes.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reliford is rocked!
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reliford circles away quickly and effectively.
Reliford misses the shot to the body.
Reliford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Reliford backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Reliford manages to avoid it all.
Lee cracks Reliford with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Reliford 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 Reliford is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Reliford leaves his chin hanging out and Lee seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Reliford crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Lee!
After winning the bout, Larry Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 21236 p4p, 21163 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 222 p4p, 195 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugetio scoring well with a low kick there.
Nugetio takes a swing at Waldron's ribcage but misses.
Waldron staying out of range there.
Waldron 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.
Waldron walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Waldron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waldron tries to land a front kick but Nugetio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nugetio circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Nugetio misses.
Nugetio connects with the punch.
Waldron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Waldron throws a fast counter high kick but Nugetio manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron tries a low kick but Nugetio avoids it.
Waldron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nugetio.
Nugetio lands a lovely overhand right.
Nugetio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Waldron.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugetio keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio misses with a few strikes there.
Waldron moves out of range of the strikes.
Nugetio throws a lazy uppercut
and Waldron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nugetio throws a right hand that misses
and Waldron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Waldron blocking some punches.
Waldron has a couple of punches blocked by Nugetio.
Nugetio working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waldron.
Waldron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waldron throws an elbow that misses.
Nugetio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nugetio misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nugetio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nugetio's elbow.
Waldron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio tries a body shot but Waldron blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waldron.
Nugetio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waldron lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Waldron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nugetio avoids it.
Waldron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waldron.
Nugetio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nugetio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nugetio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waldron tries to stall but Nugetio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nugetio lands a knee to the body.
Nugetio managing to block the knees to the body from Waldron.
Waldron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nugetio blocks it with crossed arms.
Nugetio lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waldron.
Nugetio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nugetio throws the left hand but Waldron avoids the punch easily.
Nugetio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nugetio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waldron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Waldron lands with a straight right. Nugetio didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nugetio. That's going to slow Waldron down.
Nugetio cracks Waldron with a good jab.
Nugetio looks to land a right hand but Waldron moved out of range.
Nugetio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waldron throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nugetio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Nugetio defending well as Waldron loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nugetio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nugetio scores with the left hand. Waldron knows he should have avoided that one.
Nugetio lands a nice shot that snaps Waldron's head back.
Nugetio throws a good cross that connects.
Waldron looks to land a right hand but Nugetio moved out of range.
Waldron moves out of range of the strikes.
Nugetio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Waldron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nugetio misses with an uppercut.
Waldron slips a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldron can do to turn this around?
Waldron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugetio.
Nugetio lands with a shot to the body.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio scores with a shot 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!
Nugetio connects with a leg kick.
Nugetio thuds a left hand into Waldron's body.
Nugetio connects with the punch.
Waldron moves away from the strike by Nugetio.
Waldron misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nugetio. That's going to slow Waldron down.
Waldron misses with a hook
and Nugetio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waldron closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Nugetio to counter with a crisp jab.
Nugetio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waldron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nugetio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waldron has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nugetio lands a really nice looking cross but Waldron seems unphased.
Nugetio feints and then cracks Waldron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waldron down.
Nugetio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nugetio lands with an overhand left.
Litticius Nugetio is winning the standup battle so far.
Waldron throws a jab when Nugetio was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Nugetio.
Nugetio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waldron drops his hands momentarily and Nugetio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio scores with a hook.
Waldron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nugetio was well out of range. Poor timing from Waldron.
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waldron.
Nugetio works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldron moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waldron.
Waldron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nugetio scoring well with a low kick there.
Waldron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron misses with an uppercut
and Nugetio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waldron avoids the body shot from Nugetio.
Nugetio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waldron momentarily.
Nugetio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Nugetio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nugetio.
Nugetio loads up on a big right hand but Waldron slips the punch.
Waldron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Waldron takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waldron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nugetio.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Waldron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waldron duly obliges.
It looks like Litticius Nugetio has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waldron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nugetio tries to bum rush Waldron with a series of wild strikes but Waldron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Waldron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waldron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
Nugetio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waldron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nugetio.
Waldron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Nugetio. Beautiful body shot.
Waldron drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nugetio looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
Waldron is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Nugetio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nugetio 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litticius Nugetio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21770 p4p, 21850 weight class) and Piger Whok (ranked 463 p4p, 452 weight class). Whok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by King of Kings - Motorhead. Carlton Adesanya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piger Whok's chin.
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19 - 10 - 0 |
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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 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
Whok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adesanya misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whok 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 Adesanya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adesanya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Whok.
As Whok looks to move away, Adesanya throws a big counter combo but Whok just gets out of the way.
Whok thows a body kick. Adesanya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to force a seperation but Whok has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Whok.
Whok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adesanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Whok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is trying to break the clinch but Whok has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whok.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok lands an elbow that stopped Adesanya in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
I was talking to Adesanya's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adesanya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Carlton Adesanya's cut is getting worse.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adesanya seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whok can turn it around.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Adesanya shrugs off.
Carlton Adesanya's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whok lands a body punch.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adesanya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeez, Carlton Adesanya's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya tries to break free but Whok pushes him back against the ropes.
Whok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adesanya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya blocks the elbow strike.
Adesanya is looking to break free of the clinch but Whok has double underhooks.
Whok misses with a body punch.
Adesanya takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Adesanya's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piger Whok!
Piger Whok took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nenad Jovanovic (ranked 21693 p4p, 21028 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 638 p4p, 644 weight class). Bizihwaeile has chosen Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana as his entrance music. Nenad Jovanovic had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nenad Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Jovanovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Nenad Jovanovic has been cut.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head but Jovanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaeile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jovanovic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bizihwaeile.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile throws a looping overhand right but Jovanovic ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic has managed to clinch.
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jovanovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Bizihwaeile gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jovanovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovanovic blocks an elbow strike from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jovanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile working aggressively here.
Jovanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile lands an elbow that stopped Jovanovic in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bizihwaeile.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses with a straight right.
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Jovanovic avoids it with no problem.
Bizihwaeile connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jovanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jovanovic throws a right hand that misses
letting Bizihwaeile counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaeile sizes up Jovanovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nenad Jovanovic's cut is getting worse.
Jovanovic scores with a hook.
Jovanovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Bizihwaeile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jovanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Jovanovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaeile gets tackled into the ropes by Jovanovic. Jovanovic maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jovanovic cracks Bizihwaeile with a nice body shot.
Jovanovic lands a body punch.
Jovanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow.
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 Nenad Jovanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jovanovic rushes Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Jovanovic is out of range.
Bizihwaeile throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jovanovic counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jovanovic blocks a jab.
No joy there for Bizihwaeile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Jovanovic avoids it with no problem.
Jovanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jovanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic slips a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jovanovic tests Bizihwaeile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic wants to clinch up but Bizihwaeile keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaeile lands with a straight right. Jovanovic didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jovanovic on the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Jovanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic misses with a looping right.
Bizihwaeile slips under a jab from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaeile moved out of range.
Jovanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
Jovanovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bizihwaeile throws a solid leg kick but Jovanovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jovanovic counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile takes a swing at Jovanovic's ribcage but misses.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Jovanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile thuds his right hand into Jovanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jovanovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook. Jovanovic ducked under it nicely.
Jovanovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Jovanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizihwaeile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jovanovic.
Good exchange - Jovanovic coming out on top.
A big left from Jovanovic misses.
Jovanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jovanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fred Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nenad Jovanovic'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!
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Jovanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Jovanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Jovanovic misses with the combination.
Bizihwaeile gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jovanovic.
Nice cross by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws a right and a left that Bizihwaeile avoids nicely.
Jovanovic gets a clinch.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic scores with a shot to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
Jovanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bizihwaeile or not.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but misses.
Bizihwaeile blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands with a light punch inside.
Bizihwaeile creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jovanovic's defenses.
Bizihwaeile prevents a body shot from Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy right hand but Jovanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jovanovic slips a jab and a cross from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Jovanovic misses the target.
Jovanovic slips a jab and a cross from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jovanovic.
Bizihwaeile swinging wildly here.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice looking combination but Jovanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the body
and Jovanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jovanovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Jovanovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jovanovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jovanovic misses with a straight right.
Jovanovic works Bizihwaeile's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Jovanovic misses.
Jovanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Jovanovic cracks a nice hook into Bizihwaeile's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nenad Jovanovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jovanovic 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 5347 p4p, 5623 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 171 p4p, 173 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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Insanely flexible
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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 46 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego closes the distance and pushes Tharrier back into the ropes.
A short left from Diego.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
A short left from Tharrier.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
Tharrier works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Tharrier scores with a hook to the body.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tharrier pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thom Tharrier will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Diego.
Diego moves to clinch but Tharrier breaks away
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Tharrier moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego looks to clinch
letting Tharrier counter with a right hand.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tharrier, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short left from Tharrier.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Diego blocking some punches.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tharrier can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Tharrier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tharrier blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Diego working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tharrier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Tharrier 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!
Diego looks for the body kick but Tharrier saw that one coming.
Diego closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tharrier counters with a straight right hand.
Diego throws a hook but Tharrier avoids it easily.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tharrier counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Diego goes down! Tharrier rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Diego is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Draughn Diego 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!
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Diego backs off Tharrier throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tharrier throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thom Tharrier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego tries to land a body kick
and Tharrier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharrier checks a leg kick.
Diego rushes Tharrier and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tharrier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tharrier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Tharrier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tharrier keeps the fight on the outside.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Diego onto his butt! Diego pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego scores with a punch to the head.
Diego ducks into a a hook from Tharrier 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!
Diego is rocked!
Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tharrier breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Diego with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Diego looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Diego get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'.
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