WCE - KT Tourney Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Takai Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude - Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kurosawa
vs
Azhari

178 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takai Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurosawa drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurosawa throws a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurosawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Azhari lands with a right hand.
Kurosawa moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurosawa's sensitive parts.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into Kurosawa's ribs.
Azhari keeps Kurosawa at a distance using the push kick.
Kurosawa ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Kurosawa walks into a straight right hand from Azhari.
Azhari thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurosawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Azhari.
Kurosawa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari swings for the body but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari throws a hook but Kurosawa blocks it.
Kurosawa misses with a body shot.
Kurosawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurosawa scores with a three punch combo!
Kurosawa misses with a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurosawa walks into a jab.
Kurosawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
Azhari takes a swing at Kurosawa's ribcage but misses.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosawa's shoulder, as Kurosawa tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurosawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Nice shot lands for Azhari.
Kurosawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari slips a jab and a cross from Kurosawa.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosawa.
Azhari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azhari lands with a right hand.
Azhari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kurosawa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kurosawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the body from Azhari misses
and Kurosawa counters with a three punch combo that has Azhari backing up. Azhari nods at Kurosawa to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurosawa counters with a straight right hand.
Kurosawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Kurosawa.
Azhari throws a body punch but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Kurosawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azhari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurosawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azhari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Azhari connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurosawa's sensitive parts.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurosawa counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Kurosawa.
Azhari throws a hook but Kurosawa blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Kurosawa.
Kurosawa 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.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Kurosawa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurosawa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Kurosawa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Azhari throws a jab when Kurosawa was well out of range.
Kurosawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosawa is just out of range.
Azhari lands a high kick!

It looks like Takai Kurosawa has been cut.
Takai Kurosawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azhari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosawa is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Kurosawa is out of range.
Kurosawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Kurosawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Azhari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azhari staying out of range there.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kurosawa lands a head shot.
Kurosawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azhari throws a head kick but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Kurosawa loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Kurosawa saw that one coming.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kurosawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosawa lands a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurosawa moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari cracks Kurosawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurosawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Kurosawa there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosawa.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Azhari misses with a straight right.
Kurosawa blocks a head kick by Azhari.
Azhari connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Azhari.
Azhari with a nice cross.
Kurosawa slips under a jab from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurosawa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kurosawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Kurosawa ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Kurosawa saw that one coming.
Kurosawa lands with a shot to the body.
Kurosawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azhari with a jab.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Azhari misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosawa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kurosawa, as that shot connected.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurosawa counters with a left and a right that stings Azhari.
Danga de danga de dang - Kurosawa scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takai Kurosawa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Azhari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Kurosawa off balance momentarily.
Kurosawa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Azhari - just one landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Kurosawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari is looking to slow Kurosawa down with leg kicks.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurosawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Azhari thumps Kurosawa with a low kick.
Kurosawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa slips a straight right by Azhari.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Kurosawa moved out of range nicely.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Azhari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosawa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azhari throws the left hand but Kurosawa avoids the punch easily.
Kurosawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurosawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Kurosawa lands a lovely overhand right.
Kurosawa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari misses the jab.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosawa's shoulder, as Kurosawa tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosawa throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Kurosawa down.
Kurosawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Kurosawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Azhari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosawa misses the shot to the body.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kurosawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Azhari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kurosawa misses with a two punch combination.
Kurosawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Azhari slips under a jab from Kurosawa.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Azhari.
Azhari slips a jab and a cross from Kurosawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takai Kurosawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Azhari throws a hook but Kurosawa avoids it easily.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Kurosawa misses with a looping left.
Kurosawa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhari. Azhari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurosawa's sensitive parts.
Azhari sizes up Kurosawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurosawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari dips to his left and cracks Kurosawa with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosawa throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebrahim Azhari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azhari 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
During a confident post fight interview, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Steward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixen Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Steward
vs
Cider

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Steward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dixen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steward avoids the body shot from Cider.
Steward throws a right hand that Cider ducks under and follows up with a left that Cider also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steward avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Steward managing to block the knees to the body from Cider.
Steward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cider looking to slow down the pace here.
Cider lands an elbow inside that Steward shrugs off.
Steward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider's elbow.
Steward lands a shot to the body.
Steward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steward avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward misses with a punch to the body.
Cider is struggling to control the position.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Steward blocks an elbow strike.
Steward misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steward misses with a body punch.
Cider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steward up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steward tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Steward back against the ropes.
Cider blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Steward struggles to land a body shot inside as Cider controls his hands.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Cider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cider lands an elbow just above Steward 's eye.
Cider is trying to maintain a safe position but Steward gets an underhook and turns Cider into the ropes.
Cider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steward.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steward is defending well for now.
Steward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider's elbow.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Cider gets an underhook and turns Steward into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cider.
Cider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
Steward lands a right hand.
Steward tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Steward back against the ropes.
Cider tries to stall but Steward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cider looking to stall.
Steward blocks an elbow strike.
Cider lands a damaging elbow.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Steward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steward takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steward blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
Cider blocking some punches.
Cider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Steward.
Steward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cider blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward blocks an elbow strike from Cider.
Cider blocking some punches.
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Steward on the inside.
Cider blocking some punches.
Steward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steward throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ciders head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cider pushes off an throws an elbow but Steward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Steward tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Good body shot from Steward.
Cider blocks a body shot from Steward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steward makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steward blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Steward lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Steward dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steward throws a right and a left that Cider avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Steward.
Cider dodges the punch combination from Steward.
Cider ducks right into an uppercut from Steward.

Cider has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steward misses with a body punch.
Steward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cider throws an elbow but misses.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider lands a damaging elbow.
Steward letting Cider take a breather here.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steward is defending well for now.
Steward working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cider - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Steward dodges an elbow strike from Cider.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward misses with the head strike.
Cider blocking some punches.
Steward working aggressively here.
Cider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steward is defending well for now.
Cider is pushing Steward up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joe Steward has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steward lands with a left to the head.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cider throws an elbow but misses.
Steward misses with a body punch.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider throws an elbow but it misses.
Steward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cider just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steward's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward blocks the elbow strike.
Steward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steward tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Steward back against the ropes.
Steward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Steward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider stalling in the clinch but Steward improves position.
Steward tries to stall but Cider uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steward blocks an elbow strike.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steward is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cider just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steward's brow.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steward avoids it.
Cider prevents a body shot from Steward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steward misses with some punches.
Cider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cider throws an elbow but it misses.
Cider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steward up against the ropes.
Steward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider blocking some punches.
Steward tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steward can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Steward blocks the elbow strike.
Steward struggles to land a body shot inside as Cider controls his hands.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Steward avoids the damage to the body.
Steward lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steward lands with a right to the head.
Cider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cider stalling in the clinch but Steward improves position.
Cider throws an elbow but it misses.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cider blocking some punches.
Steward working aggressively here.
Steward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward managing to block the knees to the body from Cider.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steward.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steward.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Steward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Steward throws a punch but it's blocked by Cider.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Steward.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Cider looking to slow down the pace here.
Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Steward avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Steward dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Steward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Steward.
Steward looks to land a combination but Cider avoids it well.
Steward with a nice cross.
Steward tests Cider's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixen Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cider clinches up with Steward and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Steward avoids the damage to the body.
Steward can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Steward swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Steward.
Cider trying to stall but Steward improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cider.
Steward lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cider or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steward works on Cider's body with a couple of short punches.
Steward blocks an elbow strike.
Steward blocks an elbow strike from Cider.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steward.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steward blocks the elbow strike.
Steward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steward takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Steward.
Cider trying to control the position but instead, Steward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cider into the ropes.
Steward avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Cider takes a shot to the head.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Steward lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
Steward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Steward dodges an elbow strike from Cider.
Cider pushes off an throws an elbow but Steward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cider pushes off an throws an elbow but Steward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Steward lands a shot to the body.
Cider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider blocking some punches.
Cider lands a damaging elbow.
Steward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider's elbow.
Steward misses with some punches.
Steward lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cider takes a shot to the head.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward blocks an elbow strike from Cider.
Steward has a couple of punches blocked by Cider.
Steward lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Steward.
Steward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steward avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
Steward swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steward tries to stall but Cider uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steward avoids the elbow strike from Cider, against the ropes.
Steward lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cider throws an elbow but misses.
Steward blocks an elbow strike.
Cider lands an elbow inside that Steward shrugs off.
Steward managing to block the knees to the body from Cider.
Dixen Cider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider blocking some punches.
Cider blocking some punches.
Cider trying to stall but Steward improves his position.
Steward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steward misses with a punch to the body.
Steward lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cider just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steward's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Cider is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
Steward misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Steward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steward 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Steward!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Diesel Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ruxin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stanfield
vs
Ruxin

180 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diesel Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ruxin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruxin. Stanfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanfield misses with a body kick.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruxin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxin throws a body punch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Ruxin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruxin wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Ruxin misses
and Stanfield counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stanfield misses with a body kick.
Ruxin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruxin throws out a leg kick but Stanfield moves out of range and Ruxin only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanfield. That's going to slow Ruxin down.
Ruxin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stanfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruxin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a head kick.
Ruxin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stanfield. Ruxin shrugs it off though.
Ruxin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruxin wants to clinch up but Stanfield keeps it at a distance.
Stanfield lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanfield.
A head kick misses from Ruxin.
Ruxin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Stanfield misses.
Ruxin swinging wildly here.
Stanfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruxin in his tracks.
Stanfield jabs Ruxin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruxin throws a right hand that Stanfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanfield also avoids with ease.
Stanfield scores with a kick to the body.
Stanfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruxin moves in looking to clinch but Stanfield pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Stanfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Ruxin.
Stanfield jabs Ruxin to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands an overhand right.
Stanfield lands a high kick!
Ruxin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Ruxin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield lands a leg kick that knocks Ruxin off balance momentarily.
Stanfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruxin throws a body punch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Ruxin avoids the head kick by Stanfield.
Ruxin takes a swing at Stanfield's ribcage but misses.
Ruxin moves out of range of the body kick from Stanfield.
Stanfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruxin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stanfield. That one must have hurt.
Ruxin misses with a head kick.
Ruxin looks gassed!
Stanfield checks the leg kick.
Stanfield moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ruxin blocks a head kick by Stanfield.
Ruxin misses with a body punch
and Stanfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxin misses with a few strikes there.
Ruxin 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.
Ruxin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stanfield counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stanfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stanfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruxin lands with a good body shot.
Stanfield lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ruxin will feel that in the morning.
Stanfield thuds his shin into the meat of Ruxin's side.
Stanfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruxin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Stanfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruxin takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stanfield.
Ruxin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stanfield ducks under a wild hook from Ruxin.
Ruxin looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanfield is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Stanfield.
Ruxin is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruxin misses with a body shot.
Ruxin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stanfield!
Stanfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stanfield lands a front kick.
Stanfield thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruxin if he has to take too many more of those.
Ruxin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stanfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanfield. That's going to slow Ruxin down.
Stanfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diesel Stanfield dominated that round.
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.

Stanfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruxin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruxin throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanfield.
Ruxin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stanfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stanfield cracks the inside of Ruxin's front leg.
Ruxin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stanfield counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruxin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stanfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Stanfield throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Stanfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruxin slips a jab from Stanfield.
A shot to the body from Ruxin misses
and Stanfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruxin wants to clinch.
Ruxin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxin misses with a body shot.
Ruxin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruxin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruxin jabs Stanfield right on the nose. Stanfield blinks but takes it well.
Ruxin is breathing heavily.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruxin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruxin.
Stanfield scores with a head kick. Ruxin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruxin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanfield moves away.
Stanfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruxin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stanfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruxin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Stanfield.
Stanfield scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Stanfield slams his shin into Ruxin's torso.
Ruxin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruxin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruxin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stanfield.
Ruxin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Stanfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruxin takes a step back to recover.
Ruxin throws a hook but Stanfield blocks it.
Stanfield throws a front kick that sends Ruxin stumbling back into the ropes.
Ruxin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stanfield avoids the head kick by Ruxin.
Ruxin lands a slapping body shot.
Ruxin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruxin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stanfield connects with a single shot there.
Stanfield connects with a right hand. Ruxin shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanfield.
Ruxin digs a good body shot into Stanfield's ribs.
Diesel Stanfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanfield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stanfield.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stanfield - that will leave a mark!
Stanfield lands with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stanfield - that will leave a mark!
Ruxin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stanfield. That one must have hurt.
Stanfield connects with a high kick.
Ruxin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruxin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stanfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield lands a nice looking body kick.
Stanfield thuds his right hand into Ruxin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruxin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stanfield - the referee stops the clock and Ruxin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stanfield. Ruxin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ruxin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruxin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruxin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruxin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanfield throws a sloppy head kick and Ruxin moves out of range easily.
Stanfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruxin tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield lands a leg kick that knocks Ruxin off balance momentarily.
Ruxin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Stanfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Stanfield tenderised Ruxin's leg. Ruxin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruxin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stanfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diesel Stanfield dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ruxin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield misses with a hook.
Stanfield throws a leg kick which misses Ruxin's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruxin tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruxin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stanfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield cracks the inside of Ruxin's front leg.
Ruxin throws a body punch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Ruxin tries to clinch up but Stanfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Stanfield scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick there by Stanfield.
Stanfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruxin jabs Stanfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruxin moves out of range as Stanfield throws a body kick.
Ruxin misses the shot to the body.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Ruxin.
Ruxin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruxin lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Stanfield.
Stanfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruxin.
Ruxin misses with a low kick.
Stanfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruxin.
Stanfield throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Stanfield.
Ruxin looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanfield is just out of range.
Ruxin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruxin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanfield.
Ruxin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruxin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stanfield.
Stanfield thuds his shin into the meat of Ruxin's side.
Stanfield lands with a nice body kick.
Ruxin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stanfield. Stanfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruxin throws a big shot that misses.
Rodney Ruxin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield scores with a spinning back kick!
Stanfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stanfield plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stanfield slips a jab and a cross from Ruxin.
Stanfield lands a really nice looking cross but Ruxin seems unphased.
Ruxin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruxin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Stanfield.
Ruxin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stanfield is able to avoid easily.
Ruxin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stanfield pushes Ruxin away with a front kick.
Stanfield cracks the inside of Ruxin's front leg.
Ruxin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stanfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruxin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stanfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruxin's head.
Stanfield lands a head kick!
Ruxin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stanfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stanfield scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruxin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruxin thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanfield scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stanfield thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruxin if he has to take too many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruxin, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxin throws a hook to the side of Stanfield's head but Stanfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruxin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruxin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stanfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruxin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanfield lands a high kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stanfield. Ruxin shrugs it off though.
Stanfield throws a front kick that sends Ruxin stumbling back into the ropes.
Diesel Stanfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield lands a high kick!
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruxin misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanfield.
Stanfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stanfield connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Stanfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stanfield 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Stanfield!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slapsy McPimpy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Davies
vs
McPimpy

194 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slapsy McPimpy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davies thuds his right hand into McPimpy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davies scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davies misses the body punch
and McPimpy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davies thows a body shot but no joy.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
McPimpy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davies moves away from the strike by McPimpy.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McPimpy.
McPimpy misses with a low kick as Davies jumps back.
Davies works McPimpy's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from McPimpy. Those never looked like landing.
McPimpy tries to clinch up.
McPimpy misses with the combination.
McPimpy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McPimpy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Davies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies lands an elbow that stopped McPimpy in his tracks for a moment.
Davies throws an elbow but it misses.
Davies looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Davies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
McPimpy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McPimpy ducks right into an uppercut from Davies.
McPimpy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davies misses with a looping left.

Davies has closed the distance and engaged McPimpy in a clinch.
Davies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davies takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davies seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
McPimpy tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McPimpy momentarily.
Davies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McPimpy's head.
Slapsy McPimpy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPimpy tries to move into range but Davies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McPimpy works over Davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Davies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McPimpy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
McPimpy throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.

Davies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davies misses with an elbow strike.
Davies misses with an elbow strike.

Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Davies has McPimpy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Davies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davies misses with a short punch on the inside.

Davies breaks the clinch.
McPimpy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McPimpy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Davies moves into the clinch successfully.
Davies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McPimpy is trying to push Davies away but Davies has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McPimpy blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davies just misses with a elbow thrown towards McPimpy's brow.
Davies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McPimpy is trying to force a seperation but Davies has the dominant position.
McPimpy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPimpy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McPimpy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davies dodges the punch combination from McPimpy.
McPimpy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
McPimpy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McPimpy duly obliges.

Davies is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Davies misses the target.
Oh Davies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from McPimpy knocks Davies out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Slapsy McPimpy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyler Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Causey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Davies
vs
Causey

188 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Causey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Causey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from Causey.
Causey moves in looking to clinch but Davies pushes him off.
Causey moves out of range as Davies strikes.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Causey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Causey tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Causey tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Causey closes the distance but Davies moves to the side
and Davies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Causey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davies.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Causey.
Causey throws a leg kick but Davies moved away.
A head kick misses from Causey.
Davies blocks a head kick by Causey.
Tyler Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Causey manages to avoid it.
Causey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Causey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davies drives through and clinches with Causey against the ropes.
Causey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Causey wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
Davies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Causey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davies lands an elbow that stopped Causey in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Chase Causey has been cut.
Davies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Davies manages to break the clinch.

Davies darts in and clinches Causey up against the ropes.
Davies avoiding damage.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies misses with a kick to the body.
Causey lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Causey fails to land with a series of punches.
Causey tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Davies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Causey closes the distance but Davies moves to the side

and Davies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Causey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davies's elbow.
Davies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Causey is trying to force a seperation but Davies has the dominant position.
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!
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Causey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davies can't break the clinch.
Causey looking to stall.
Causey wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
Davies has Causey pressed against the ropes, preventing Causey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Causey tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.
Davies keeps Causey at a distance using the push kick.
Davies goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Causey tries to keep at a distance but Davies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Causey wants to stall.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davies misses with an elbow over the top.
Davies with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davies can't break the clinch.
Davies misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Davies breaks from the clinch.
Davies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davies misses the shot to the body.

Davies instigates a clinch.
Causey is trying to push Davies away but Davies has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Davies avoiding damage.
Causey looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies is trying to force a seperation but Causey has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Causey tries to stall but Davies uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Davies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chase Causey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Causey ducks under a wild hook from Davies.

Causey rushes Davies and presses him up against the ropes.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davies connects with a body shot.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.

Davies closes the distance and clinches.
Causey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davies has him pressed against the ropes.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Causey has him pressed against the ropes.
Davies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Causey blocks it with crossed arms.

Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Causey tries to clinch
and Davies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Causey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davies avoids the head kick by Causey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Causey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davies's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davies duly obliges.
Davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davies works the jab nicely.
Davies swings for the body but Causey moves out of range.
Davies tries a head kick but it misses.
Causey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler Davies is winning the standup battle so far.
Causey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies misses with a wild body shot.
Causey throws a shot from downtown. Davies moves away and avoids it.
Causey tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Davies stuns Causey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chase Causey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies throws a right hand that Causey ducks under and follows up with a left that Causey also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Causey is looking to land body kicks.
Causey misses with a double jab.
Causey is breathing heavily.
Causey tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Causey. Causey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Causey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Causey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davies lands a glancing blow to the side of Causey's head.
Causey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davies.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Davies closes the distance and pushes Causey back into the ropes.
Causey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davies's efforts to push away.
Causey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davies is keeping busy.
Causey trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with an elbow over the top.

Davies breaks the clinch.

Davies moves into the clinch.
Davies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Causey is controlling him.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Causey misses with an elbow strike.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Causey is controlling the position.

Causey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Causey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Causey avoids the body shot from Davies.
A good leg kick by Causey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Causey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Davies has Causey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Davies can't break the clinch.
Davies looking to throw knees to the head but Causey is blocking nicely.
Causey tries to break free but Davies pushes him back against the ropes.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Causey is defending well for now.
Causey is trying to maintain a safe position but Davies gets an underhook and turns Causey into the ropes.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Causey wants to clinch up but Davies keeps it at a distance.
Causey tries to work over Davies's front leg with a kick but Davies checks it.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Causey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Davies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chase Causey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Causey takes one to the side of the head.
Davies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Causey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davies if he has to take too many more of those.
Causey throws a head kick but Davies moves out of range.
Causey tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Causey throws out the jab.

Davies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Davies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Causey is trying to stall.
Davies prevents Causey from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Causey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyler Davies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Causey's efforts to push away.
Causey is trying to break free.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies cracks Causey with an open hand slap.
A punch lands to the side of Causey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Causey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Causey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies swings for the body but Causey moves out of range.
Davies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Causey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Causey tries to keep at a distance but Davies has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Causey with a knee to the head.
Davies scores with a shoulder strike.
Davies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Causey is controlling the position.
Davies wants to break free but Causey has control.
Causey wants to break free but Davies has control.

Davies manages to break the clinch.
Davies looks to land a left hand but Causey moved out of range nicely.
Davies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies moves out of range of the body kick from Causey.
Causey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Causey tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Davies.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Causey wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
Causey is trying to maintain a safe position but Davies gets an underhook and turns Causey into the ropes.
Causey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Davies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davies 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.
Davies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Causey has time to react.
Causey tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies scores with a crisp jab that stopped Causey in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Causey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Causey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Causey misses with a wild combination.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt

and Davies counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Causey circles away.
Davies lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Causey is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Causey tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Davies counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Davies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davies 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Davies!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennox Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McArthur
vs
Thorn

185 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lennox Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws a head kick but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorn stalks McArthur and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McArthur's face. McArthur staggers backwards, shaken.
McArthur throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Thorn scores with a jab to the head.
McArthur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McArthur tries to clinch up.
McArthur throws a lazy body kick
and Thorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McArthur thinking.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
Thorn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur misses with a jab, cross combination.
McArthur throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses McArthur's sensitive parts.
Thorn scores with a nice strike.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorn. Thorn obviously looking to wear him down.
McArthur walks into a stiff left hand from Thorn.
McArthur 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.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
A jab from Thorn finds it's way through McArthur's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thorn!
McArthur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McArthur tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Lennox Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from McArthur both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Lennox Thorn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
Thorn misses with a looping right.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McArthur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Thorn throws a right and a left that McArthur avoids nicely.
Thorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorn throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
Thorn connects with a high kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorn.
McArthur tries to clinch there but Thorn circles away.
McArthur moves in looking to clinch but Thorn pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn blocks a low kick nicely.
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McArthur tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thorn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur misses with a head kick.
Thorn throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Thorn.
McArthur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thorn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lennox Thorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennox Thorn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Thorn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thorn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McArthur really felt that one!
Thorn misses with a kick to the body.
McArthur doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorn circles away.
McArthur throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn lands a jab to the head.
McArthur tries to clinch but Thorn is having none of it.
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur looks to clinch
and Thorn counters with a nice leg kick.
McArthur darts in trying to clinch
and Thorn counters with a three punch combo that has McArthur backing up. McArthur nods at Thorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
Thorn throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur tries to clinch up.
Thorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
McArthur tests Thorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands with a cross.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorn circles away.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McArthur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorn.
Chris McArthur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McArthur drives through and clinches with Thorn against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is trying to break the clinch but McArthur has him pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from McArthur.
McArthur missing with knees to the body.
McArthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McArthur's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thorn is trying to break free.
McArthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorn's efforts to push away.
McArthur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorn is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from McArthur.
Thorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McArthur has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McArthur.
A right handed body shot lands from McArthur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing McArthur back against the ropes.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McArthur has him pressed against the ropes.
McArthur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McArthur digs a right hand underneath Thorn's ribcage. Thorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McArthur trying to control the position but instead, Thorn has worked for underhooks and has pushed McArthur into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris McArthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lennox Thorn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McArthur slips under a jab.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
McArthur wants to clinch.
Thorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
McArthur doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur is looking to clinch but Thorn is avoiding it.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but McArthur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Thorn.
McArthur is looking to clinch.
Lennox Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McArthur doesn't seem bothered though.
McArthur fails with an attempt to clinch.

Thorn walks into a big right hand from McArthur and goes down! The referee sends McArthur to a neutral corner as Thorn gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Thorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
McArthur avoids a punch combination nicely.
McArthur throws a leg kick
and Thorn counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Thorn keeps the fight on the outside.
McArthur blocks a head kick by Thorn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorn.
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McArthur.
Thorn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

McArthur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McArthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McArthur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McArthur is looking to slow Thorn down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by McArthur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McArthur throws a body kick that misses.
McArthur throws a head kick but Thorn moves out of range.
McArthur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

McArthur takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorn managing to block the knees to the body from McArthur.
McArthur tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Chris McArthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.

McArthur breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on McArthur's shoulder, as McArthur tries to avoid the shot.

McArthur has Thorn up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
McArthur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris McArthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McArthur 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris McArthur!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake The Muss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urak Khai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Muss
vs
Khai

188 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good kicks
Big heart

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake The Muss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urak Khai!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Muss works over Khai's head and body with a nice combination.
The Muss keeps the fight on the outside.

Khai lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and The Muss goes down! The ref sends Khai to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and The Muss is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

The Muss is rocked!

It looks like Jake The Muss 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!
The Muss throws a right hand that Khai ducks under and follows up with a left that Khai also avoids with ease.
Oh The Muss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Muss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khai.
Khai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khai throws a lazy head kick
and The Muss counters with an inside leg kick.
The Muss seems to have got his legs back now.
Khai lands with a shot to the body.
The Muss avoids the body shot from Khai.
Khai lands a right hook to the body.
The Muss defending well as Khai loads up on a big left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Muss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khai tries to break free but The Muss pushes him back against the ropes.

The Muss breaks the clinch.
Khai misses with a few strikes there.
The Muss throws a lazy body kick
and Khai counters with an outside leg kick.
Khai tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Muss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khai throws a series of punches but The Muss moves out of range.
Khai throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Muss is breathing heavily.
Khai misses with a wild combination.
The Muss tries to clinch but Khai moves out of range.
Khai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Muss back to the ropes. Khai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. The Muss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khai tries to clinch up but The Muss circles away and keeps his distance.
Khai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khai slips a straight right by The Muss.
Khai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khai swings for the body but The Muss moves out of range.
Khai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Muss.
Khai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urak Khai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Khai staggers The Muss with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! The Muss looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Muss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Muss misses with a jab to the body
and Khai counters with a one-two to the body.
Khai connects with a stiff jab that staggers The Muss - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Urak Khai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Metal Mulisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Gourlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulisha comes into the arena with Sutter Kain - L.O.V.E blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mulisha
vs
Gourlay

174 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Metal Mulisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emmett Gourlay!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulisha misses the shot to the body.
Gourlay swings for the body but Mulisha moves out of range.
Gourlay thows a body shot but no joy.
Gourlay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulisha can pounce on him.
Gourlay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gourlay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gourlay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Mulisha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mulisha.
Mulisha connects with a solid leg kick.
Mulisha throws a sloppy head kick and Gourlay moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mulisha.
Gourlay looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Mulisha.
Mulisha throws a head kick that misses.
Mulisha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gourlay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulisha can pounce on him.
Mulisha throws a leg kick which misses Gourlay's front leg but catches the back leg as Gourlay tries to avoid it.
Mulisha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gourlay's sensitive parts.
Emmett Gourlay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulisha. Gourlay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gourlay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mulisha. Mulisha obviously looking to wear him down.
Mulisha scores with a leg kick.
Mulisha lands a head kick!
Gourlay blocks a head kick by Mulisha.
Mulisha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gourlay manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mulisha.
Mulisha steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Gourlay to the mat! Gourlay looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Mulisha is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Mulisha jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Metal Mulisha!
Metal Mulisha 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie Causey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Causey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Causey
vs
Seagal

187 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good knees
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Causey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal lands a head shot.
Causey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seagal throws a hook to the side of Causey's head but Causey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seagal is looking to land body kicks.
Seagal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Causey misses with a head kick.
Causey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seagal swings for the body but Causey moves out of range.
A combination from Causey does no damage.
Seagal feints and then cracks Causey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Causey down.
Seagal throws the left hand but Causey avoids the punch easily.

Seagal clinches up with Causey and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Seagal.
Seagal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seagal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seagal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Causey backwards.
Seagal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Seagal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Causey tries to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seagal.
Seagal is pushing Causey up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Causey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seagal scores with a shoulder strike.
Causey tries to circle away but Seagal has him pinned against the ropes.
Seagal effectively controlling the action here.
Seagal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Causey wants to get back to striking at distance but Seagal won't allow it.
Seagal stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Causey backwards.
A short uppercut from Seagal.
Seagal lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Causey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seagal lands a hook to the side of the head.

Causey is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Seagal.
Oh Causey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Causey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seagal has him pressed against the ropes.
Seagal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Causey backwards.
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!
Seagal creates a bit of distance and cracks Causey with a big uppercut! Causey goes down! The referee pushes Seagal away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Causey make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Seagal takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chuck Seagal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Jane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jane
vs
Ballantyne

182 cm
24
183 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
28
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballantyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Ballantyne.
Jane misses with a wild body shot.
Jane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballantyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Jane jabs Ballantyne right on the nose. Ballantyne blinks but takes it well.
Ballantyne checks a low kick from Jane.
Jane ducks under a wild hook from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne moves out of range of the leg kick from Jane.
Jane throws a leg kick
and Ballantyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Jane misses.
Ballantyne moves in looking to clinch but Jane pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jane throws a right and a left that Ballantyne avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
Ballantyne throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballantyne moves away from the strike by Jane.
Jane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ballantyne ducks under a wild hook from Jane.
Ballantyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Jane misses.
Jane lands with an overhand left.
Jane connects with an inside leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ballantyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jane avoids the body shot from Ballantyne.
Jane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jane lands with a cross.
Good work by Ballantyne as he checks the leg kick.
Jane with a nice cross.

Ballantyne is rocked!
BAM! Jane delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ballantyne like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Patrick Jane!
Patrick Jane is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Patrick Jane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

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