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Golden Gloves R-8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Douglas Ramokgadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oschino Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Ramokgadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oschino Swift!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramokgadi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift loads up on a big right hand but Ramokgadi slips the punch.
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swift throws a shot to the body.
Swift lands a nice shot to the body.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Swift throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramokgadi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Swift.
Ramokgadi walks into a jab.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramokgadi moves away.
Ramokgadi thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift throws a jab when Ramokgadi was well out of range.
Swift lands a body shot.
Oschino Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramokgadi is breathing heavily.
Ramokgadi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramokgadi is looking to clinch but Swift is avoiding it.
Swift swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramokgadi.
A jab from Swift does it's job there.
Ramokgadi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramokgadi avoids the body shot from Swift.
Swift fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramokgadi dodges the punch combination from Swift.
Ramokgadi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swift takes a swing at Ramokgadi's ribcage but misses.
Swift ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swift stuns Ramokgadi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramokgadi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramokgadi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swift.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramokgadi moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramokgadi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swift misses with a few strikes there.
Swift misses with a two punch combination.
Ramokgadi looks to clinch
and Swift counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swift has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Ramokgadi. Those never looked like landing.
Swift changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramokgadi slips a jab and a cross from Swift.
Ramokgadi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch but Swift is having none of it.
Swift throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Swift listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift throws a series of punches but Ramokgadi avoids them all with ease.
Ramokgadi moves forwards but Swift connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swift is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramokgadi doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
Some wild striking there from Swift.
Swift throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramokgadi avoids the body shot from Swift.
Swift cracks Ramokgadi with a good jab.
Swift lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramokgadi circles away quickly and effectively.
Swift lands a nice hook to Ramokgadi's body. Ramokgadi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swift throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Swift misses.
Ramokgadi clinches up with Swift and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ramokgadi blocks a body shot from Swift.
Ramokgadi working aggressively here.
Swift misses with a punch on the inside.
Swift makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Swift.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramokgadi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swift doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swift misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swift fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swift working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swift misses with a body punch.
Ramokgadi scores with a shot to the side of Swift's head.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Ramokgadi avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
Swift lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oschino Swift dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swift scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramokgadi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramokgadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Swift scores with a four punch combination!
Swift lands with a good body shot.
Oschino Swift seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swift connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramokgadi's hands.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramokgadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swift was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramokgadi.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Ramokgadi.
Swift is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramokgadi rather than just go for the knockout.
Swift waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramokgadi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift swinging wildly here.
Swift swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ramokgadi there.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas Ramokgadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramokgadi slips a jab from Swift.
Ramokgadi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swift swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swift lands a jab-cross combination.
Swift tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramokgadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Swift.
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift misses with a few strikes there.
Ramokgadi dodges the punch combination from Swift.
Swift misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramokgadi counters with a nice uppercut.
Swift looks to throw the jab but Ramokgadi is out of range.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramokgadi tries to clinch there but Swift circles away.
Ramokgadi closes the distance and clinches.
Ramokgadi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swift lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swift tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramokgadi's elbow.
Ramokgadi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swift has him pressed against the ropes.
Ramokgadi pushes Swift back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swift keeps control of Ramokgadi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramokgadi blocking some punches.
Swift working aggressively here.
Swift misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands with a left to the head.
Swift misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swift keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramokgadi's efforts to push away.
Ramokgadi has had enough of the clinch but Swift keeps him there for the moment.
Swift scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Swift fails to land.
Ramokgadi trying to stall but Swift improves his position.
Ramokgadi scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramokgadi tries to circle away but Swift has him pinned against the ropes.
Ramokgadi misses with the head strike.
Swift lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swift scores with a hook to the body.
Swift swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Swift - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Swift.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Ramokgadi avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
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!
Swift tries a body shot but Ramokgadi blocks it.
Swift tries to work over Ramokgadi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramokgadi blocks an uppercut.
Swift scores with a shot to the side of Ramokgadi's head.
Nice body punch from Swift - that landed with a thud.
Swift scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramokgadi blocks a body shot from Swift.
Ramokgadi blocks a body shot from Swift.
A left hand lands to the body for Swift.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Ramokgadi avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Swift - that landed with a thud.
Swift misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swift working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swift has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Swift.
Ramokgadi prevents a body shot from Swift.
Still in the clinch, Swift scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oschino Swift showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Swift fails to land with a series of punches.
Swift misses with a two punch combination.
Ramokgadi cracks Swift with an open hand slap.
Ramokgadi connects with a looping right hand.
Swift scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swift swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Swift.
Ramokgadi is rocked!
Ramokgadi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swift.
Oh Ramokgadi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramokgadi tries to clinch
and as Ramokgadi tries to reset, Swift cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Ramokgadi is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oschino Swift!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngwabeni moves away.
Abdullah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the ropes.
Abdullah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah has a couple of punches blocked by Ngwabeni.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngwabeni's elbow.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the ropes.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngwabeni's elbow.
Ngwabeni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdullah is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ngwabeni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ngwabeni misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah is trying to stall.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngwabeni. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ngwabeni to score with a decent uppercut.
Ngwabeni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ngwabeni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Ngwabeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngwabeni also avoids with ease.
Ngwabeni tests Abdullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ngwabeni. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Ngwabeni misses.
Ngwabeni moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
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!
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngwabeni manages to avoid it.
Abdullah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngwabeni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah tries to clinch
and Ngwabeni counters with a two punch combo.
Abdullah misses with a body shot.
Abdullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdullah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abdullah counters with a three punch combo that has Ngwabeni backing up. Ngwabeni nods at Abdullah to acknowledge the strikes.
Ngwabeni lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngwabeni circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up but Abdullah circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdullah scores with a hook to the body. Ngwabeni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ngwabeni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdullah finds it's way round the side to connect with Ngwabeni's head.
Ngwabeni misses with a series of wild punches.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngwabeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdullah lands with a nice combination. Ngwabeni backs away looking to recover.
Abdullah lands a right hook to the body.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngwabeni can't break the clinch.
Ngwabeni taking a breather.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Ngwabeni has had enough of the clinch but Abdullah keeps him there for the moment.
Ngwabeni wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdullah won't allow it.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.
Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah takes the fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Abdullah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdullah Abdullah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ngwabeni takes one to the chin there.
Abdullah misses with a combination
and Ngwabeni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdullah thinking.
Abdullah just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ngwabeni counters by moving into the clinch.
Abdullah has Ngwabeni pressed against the ropes, preventing Ngwabeni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdullah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ngwabeni is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah misses with a body punch.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to wear down Abdullah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ngwabeni scores with a jab to the body.
Abdullah is looking to clinch but Ngwabeni is avoiding it.
Ngwabeni dodges the punch combination from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abdullah back to the ropes. Ngwabeni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Abdullah stalks Ngwabeni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ngwabeni's face. Ngwabeni staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni has been cut.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ngwabeni.
A combination from Abdullah does no damage.
Abdullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ngwabeni.
Abdullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni takes a swing at Abdullah's ribcage but misses.
Ngwabeni moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Ngwabeni - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah throws a right hand that Ngwabeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngwabeni also avoids with ease.
Abdullah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.
Ngwabeni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ngwabeni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ngwabeni darts in trying to clinch
and Abdullah counters with a series of strikes. Ngwabeni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ngwabeni is rocked!
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngwabeni.
Oh Ngwabeni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngwabeni slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Ngwabeni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ngwabeni misses with a body shot.
Ngwabeni walks straight into a solid jab from Abdullah. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Abdullah follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Ngwabeni out cold! Ngwabeni toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Abdullah!
A victorious Abdullah Abdullah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Coughlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfred Bongderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coughlan comes to the ring accompanied by Infinite Mass-Enter The Dragon. Bongderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone - Ecstasy of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Coughlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfred Bongderson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongderson lands a nice shot that snaps Coughlan's head back.
Bongderson throws a big shot that misses.
Coughlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bongderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Coughlan.
A slow jab from Bongderson misses its intended target.
Coughlan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bongderson throws a series of punches but Coughlan moves out of range.
Bongderson jabs Coughlan right on the nose. Coughlan blinks but takes it well.
Bongderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coughlan manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bongderson.
Bongderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bongderson dips to his left and cracks Coughlan with an uppercut!
A head kick from Bongderson lands but Coughlan takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bongderson scores with a jab. Coughlan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coughlan looks to land a combination but Bongderson avoids it well.
Coughlan drops his guard momentarily, allowing Bongderson to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Coughlan! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Bongderson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wilfred Bongderson!
Wilfred Bongderson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximus circles away.
A combination from Maximus does no damage.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximus circles away.
Maximus looks low and kicks high, catching Wong right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Chaz Wong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus lands a front kick to the face, that drops Wong to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Wong is rocked!
Maximus keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maximus looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
Maximus misses with a left hand
and Wong counters by clinching up.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus throws a head kick but Wong moves out of range.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and whilst Wong still has his hands down, Maximus counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Wong crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Wong be able to survive another onslaught?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a good, hard body kick but Wong shrugs it off.
Wong tries to clinch but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus misses with a kick to the body.
Brutus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus scores with a nice body kick.
Wong blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Wong walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Maximus rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Wong has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wong is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Maximus just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Wong has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brutus Maximus!
After winning the bout, Brutus Maximus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bussel doesn't seem bothered though.
Bussel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bussel lands a nice hook to Smirnov's body. Smirnov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the temple. Bussel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smirnov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smirnov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smirnov lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Bussel is predictable there
and Smirnov moves into the clinch.
Bussel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bussel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Bussel has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bussel throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Bussel 's eye.
Bussel trying to control the position but instead, Smirnov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bussel into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bussel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bussel wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bussel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bussel can't break the clinch.
Smirnov effectively controlling the action here.
Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bussel's defenses.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Bussel leaning against his opponent.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smirnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smirnov pushes Bussel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bussel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bussel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smirnov keeps control of Bussel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov slows down the pace here.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Bussel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bussel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bussel.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bussel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bussel takes an elbow to the temple.
Bussel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
That's time! Bussel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bussel closes the distance and pushes Smirnov back into the ropes.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Bussel.
Bussel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bussel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bussel avoids it.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Bussel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov keeps control of Bussel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Bussel blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel pushes off an throws an elbow but Smirnov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Bussel avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bussel has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Bussel taking a breather.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Bussel shrugs off.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bussel avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnov lands an elbow that stopped Bussel in his tracks for a moment.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bussel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Smirnov prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bussel is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bussel wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Bussel wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Bussel lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bussel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Smirnov prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Smirnov moves into the clinch.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bussel is defending well for now.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Bussel is trying to stall.
Bussel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bussel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bussel takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bussel takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bussel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bussel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bussel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Bussel avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smirnov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Bussel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bussel is keeping busy.
Bussel avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov is stalling here.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov taking a breather.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bussel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bussel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov managing to block the knees to the body from Bussel.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Bussel is blocking nicely.
Bussel misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Bussel avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bussel pushes off an throws an elbow but Smirnov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Bussel is trying to push Smirnov away but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Bussel shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Sydney Bussel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bussel's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirnov 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Alexander Smirnov 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.
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