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AON 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Galarza (ranked 4780 p4p, 5245 weight class) and Spenser Swagger (ranked 440 p4p, 476 weight class). Spenser Swagger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Granite chin
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Galarza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spenser Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galarza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swagger blocks a head kick by Galarza.
It seemed like Swagger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swagger jabs Galarza right on the nose. Galarza blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Daniel Galarza has been cut.
Galarza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Galarza is breathing heavily.
Jab from Swagger.
Swagger tries to clinch up but Galarza circles away and keeps his distance.
Swagger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swagger lands a jab to Galarza's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Swagger.
Galarza walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Galarza is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Spenser Swagger!
A less than humble Spenser Swagger 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 6040 p4p, 5310 weight class) and Deez Hands (ranked 583 p4p, 556 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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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deez Hands!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entreri.
Hands slips under a jab from Entreri.
Entreri throws a right hand that misses
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Entreri thinking.
Entreri walks into a left hand.
Entreri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Entreri lands the left hand.
Entreri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hands.
A little feinted left hand from Entreri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entreri.
Hands doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Entreri with a hook.
 Hands is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Entreri engages and cracks Hands with a massive lead left hook - Hands tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Entreri is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artemis Entreri!
In his post fight interview, Artemis Entreri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve McMichael (ranked 5334 p4p, 4009 weight class) and Mr Ditkovich (ranked 509 p4p, 459 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve McMichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ditkovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ditkovich misses with the combination.
McMichael bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ditkovich looks winded!
Nice shot by McMichael.
McMichael is looking to slow Ditkovich down with leg kicks.
McMichael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Mr Ditkovich has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McMichael misses with a wild combination.
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ditkovich.
Ditkovich wants to counter the offense by McMichael and move into the clinch position.
McMichael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ditkovichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McMichael scores with a nice head shot.
McMichael connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael closes the distance and catches Ditkovich with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Ditkovich is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Ditkovich is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Ditkovich is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! McMichael takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steve McMichael!
Steve McMichael decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Mr Ditkovich had this to say: 'he's.... he's.... a good man'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Sto (ranked 1053 p4p, 5484 weight class) and Ryan Locke (ranked 162 p4p, 563 weight class). Locke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pop Smoke - Dior. 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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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Locke!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sto misses.
Locke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sto throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Sto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locke manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sto pushes Locke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Sto has double underhooks.
Locke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sto has him pressed against the ropes.
Sto keeps control of Locke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Locke tries to break the clinch but Sto is controlling the position.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sto has him pressed against the ropes.
Locke is trying to break free.
Sto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Sto lands a shot to the body.
Locke looks winded!
Sto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sto lands a shot to the body.
Sto is working Locke over against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sto lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto lands with a right to the head.
Sto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sto lands with a right to the head.
Sto lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Sto works on Locke's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Sto.
Good body shot from Sto.
Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Locke's ribcage. Locke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Sto.
Sto scores with a hook to the body.
Sto scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke takes a shot to the head.
Sto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sto lands with a left to the head.
Locke is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Locke has been cut.
Sto pushes Locke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke is still on wobbly legs! Can Sto finish him?
Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sto.
Sto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sto cracks Locke with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Locke goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Locke wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Sto!
A victorious Patrick Sto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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