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ORG KT 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Drake Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Girl Scout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl Scout has chosen Best of You - Foo Fighters as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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160 lbs
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drake Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Girl Scout!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nichols walks into a left hand.
Nichols scores with a sloppy right hand. Girl Scout should have avoided that one.
Drake Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nichols.
Girl Scout misses with an uppercut.
Girl Scout scores with a three punch combo!
Nichols moves into range and clinches up with Girl Scout.
Nichols landing knees to the head.
It looks like The Girl Scout has been cut.
Nichols breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Girl Scout takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Girl Scout ducks under a wild hook from Nichols.
Nichols throws a lazy body kick
and Girl Scout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girl Scout scores with a body shot.
Girl Scout scores with a nice body kick.
Nichols throws a leg kick but Girl Scout checks it.
Girl Scout looks to score with a jab to the body but Nichols is just out of range.
Nichols drives through and clinches with Girl Scout against the ropes.
Girl Scout is trying to break free.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but Girl Scout blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girl Scout avoids it.
Nichols is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girl Scout is defending well for now.
Girl Scout tries to break the clinch but Nichols is controlling the position.
Nichols escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nichols misses with a leg kick
and Girl Scout counters with an inside leg kick.
Nichols moves out of range of the strikes.
Girl Scout throws a leg kick
and Nichols counters with a solid body kick.
Nichols has managed to clinch.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but Girl Scout blocks it.
Girl Scout is trying to break free.
Nichols pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nichols throws a nice looking combination but Girl Scout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Girl Scout connects with a solid leg kick.
Nichols lands a two punch combo.
Girl Scout misses the shot to the body.
Drake Nichols is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nichols darts in and clinches Girl Scout up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Girl Scout is looking to control Nichols's arms but Nichols gets an underhook and turns him. Now Girl Scout has his back to the ropes.
Nichols misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girl Scout.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Girl Scout takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nichols with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Girl Scout trying to stall but Nichols improves his position.
Nichols tries to land knees in the clinch but Girl Scout avoids the damage to the body.
Nichols misses with a knee strike.
Nichols is leaning against Girl Scout and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nichols breaks the clinch.
Nichols throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Girl Scout counters with an inside leg kick.
Nichols looks to land a combination but Girl Scout avoids it well.
Nichols is breathing heavily.
Girl Scout scores with a jab. Nichols acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Girl Scout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nichols swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Girl Scout darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Girl Scout thuds his right hand into Nichols's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nichols forces Girl Scout back against the ropes and clinches.
Nichols with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girl Scout avoids it.
Nichols looking to throw knees to the head but Girl Scout is blocking nicely.
Girl Scout taking a breather.
Nichols misses with a knee to the head.
Girl Scout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nichols has him pressed against the ropes.
Girl Scout avoiding damage as Nichols throws knees to the body.
Nichols breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Girl Scout scores with a body shot.
Girl Scout lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nichols tries to clinch there but Girl Scout circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Girl Scout throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Girl Scout.
Nichols closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Girl Scout takes a knee to the side of the body.
Girl Scout wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nichols manages to break the clinch.
Nichols checks a leg kick.
Girl Scout lands with a hook. Nichols tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Girl Scout scores with a spinning back kick!
Girl Scout paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nichols closes the distance and clinches.
Girl Scout wants to break free but Nichols has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nichols using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Girl Scout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Girl Scout tries to break free but Nichols pushes him back against the ropes.
Nichols with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the head but Girl Scout blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Nichols dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Girl Scout's cut.
That's time! Nichols's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Girl Scout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Girl Scout throws a right and a left that Nichols avoids nicely.
Girl Scout throws a low kick, looking for Nichols's leg but Nichols calmly moves out of range.
Nichols checks the leg kick.
Nichols takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Girl Scout.
A punch lands to the side of Nichols 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nichols swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Girl Scout scoring well with a low kick there.
Nichols closes the distance and clinches.
Girl Scout avoiding damage as Nichols throws knees to the body.
Girl Scout wants to break free but Nichols has control.
Girl Scout has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girl Scout avoids it.
Drake Nichols has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nichols tries to land knees in the clinch but Girl Scout avoids the damage to the body.
Nichols throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Girl Scout blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girl Scout working hard to break the clinch.
Nichols misses with a knee to the head.
Nichols's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Girl Scout.
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Girl Scout manages to avoid it.
The Girl Scout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nichols wants to clinch.
Girl Scout slips under a jab.
Nichols misses with a body kick.
Nichols throws a jab when Girl Scout was well out of range.
Girl Scout uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nichols 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.
Girl Scout tries to score with a low kick but Nichols moves his leg out of the way.
Drake Nichols is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Girl Scout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nichols has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Girl Scout lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Girl Scout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nichols moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols gets a clinch.
Nichols breaks from the clinch.
Girl Scout throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nichols on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Girl Scout. Girl Scout obviously looking to wear him down.
Nichols takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Nichols throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Girl Scout.
Girl Scout feints a jab promting Nichols to slip. Girl Scout then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nichols slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Girl Scout scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Girl Scout tests Nichols's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nichols dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Girl Scout lands with a good body shot.
Girl Scout looks to throw the jab but Nichols is out of range.
Girl Scout throws a low kick but Nichols moves out of range easily.
Girl Scout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nichols.
Nichols tries to clinch but Girl Scout is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl Scout throws a body punch but Nichols moves out of range.
A jab from Girl Scout does it's job there.
Nichols throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick by Nichols misses
and Girl Scout counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nichols swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nichols is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nichols closes the distance and clinches.
Girl Scout tries to break the clinch but Nichols is controlling the position.
Nichols has Girl Scout pressed against the ropes, preventing Girl Scout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nichols landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nichols crunches a lovely knee into Girl Scout's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Girl Scout takes a shot to the head.
Nichols trying to land knees to the body.
Nichols is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
Girl Scout wants to break free but Nichols has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols misses with a knee to the head.
Nichols manages to break the clinch.
Nichols is looking to clinch.
Nichols dodges the punch combination from Girl Scout.
Nichols gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nichols can't find room to land a body shot as Girl Scout controls the action.
Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nichols connects with a knee to the head.
Nichols lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Girl Scout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nichols has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nichols keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Girl Scout's efforts to push away.
Nichols has Girl Scout pressed against the ropes, preventing Girl Scout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drake Nichols will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Girl Scout's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nichols throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Girl Scout.
Girl Scout goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nichols thows a body shot but no joy.
Girl Scout lands a two punch combo.
Nichols gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nichols connects with a nasty looking knee right to Girl Scout's face.
A knee to the head by Nichols.
Nichols escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Girl Scout.
Nichols throws a lazy right hand but Girl Scout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Girl Scout connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nichols. Nichols circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Nichols misses.
Nichols scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girl Scout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nichols is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girl Scout is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols tries to land knees in the clinch but Girl Scout avoids the damage to the body.
Nichols breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nichols moves into range and clinches up with Girl Scout.
Nichols misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girl Scout.
Nichols landing knees to the body.
Girl Scout wants to get back to striking at distance but Nichols won't allow it.
Nichols escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girl Scout cracks Nichols with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nichols is rocked!
Nichols takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Nichols is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girl Scout cracks Nichols with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Girl Scout!
A pretty intense looking The Girl Scout took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Douglas Ramokgadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Overeem told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kid Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem lands a high kick!
Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Overeem gets tackled into the ropes by Ramokgadi. Ramokgadi maintains the clinch.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramokgadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramokgadi has double underhooks.
Ramokgadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramokgadi is looking to break free of the clinch but Overeem has double underhooks.
Ramokgadi managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Ramokgadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem tries to break free but Ramokgadi pushes him back against the ropes.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem is trying to force a seperation but Ramokgadi has the dominant position.
Overeem misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramokgadi manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Ramokgadi - just one landing.
Ramokgadi has closed the distance and engaged Overeem in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramokgadi lands with a right to the head.
Ramokgadi keeps control of Overeem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramokgadi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramokgadi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramokgadi 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.
Ramokgadi clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ramokgadi is trying to break free.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramokgadi.
Overeem is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramokgadi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramokgadi.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramokgadi.
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!
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi lands a left hand.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramokgadi tries to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling the position.
Ramokgadi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramokgadi is trying to push Overeem away but Overeem has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramokgadi avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramokgadi avoids it.
Ramokgadi slowing the pace effectively.
Ramokgadi is trying to break free.
Ramokgadi is working Overeem over against the ropes.
Ramokgadi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramokgadi is trying to force a seperation but Overeem has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Ramokgadi.
Ramokgadi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramokgadi darts in and clinches Overeem up against the ropes.
Ramokgadi managing to block the knees to the body from Overeem.
Overeem takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Ramokgadi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ramokgadi.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramokgadi is defending well for now.
Ramokgadi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ramokgadi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overeem looks gassed!
Ramokgadi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramokgadi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Overeem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramokgadi clinches.
Ramokgadi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramokgadi tries to break free but Overeem pushes him back against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramokgadi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramokgadi avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramokgadi lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Ramokgadi.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramokgadi's efforts to push away.
Ramokgadi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
Ramokgadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramokgadi clinches up with Overeem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ramokgadi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramokgadi checks a leg kick.
Ramokgadi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Overeem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Overeem is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Douglas Ramokgadi!
Our winner, Douglas Ramokgadi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gon DIas comes to the ring accompanied by Before I Forget. 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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184 lbs
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong blocks a head kick by Gon DIas.
Wong wants to clinch
and Gon DIas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gon DIas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wong looks to clinch
and Gon DIas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wong moves forwards but Gon DIas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gon DIas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gon DIas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raf Gon DIas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Wong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wong is rocked!
Gon DIas gets a clinch.
Wong tries to stall but Gon DIas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gon DIas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gon DIas breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gon DIas. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gon DIas rushes Wong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gon DIas lands an elbow that stopped Wong in his tracks for a moment.
Wong is looking to control Gon DIas's arms but Gon DIas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wong has his back to the ropes.
Gon DIas lands an elbow just above Wong 's eye.
Gon DIas avoids a wild elbow strike from Wong.
Gon DIas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gon DIas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gon DIas throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
Gon DIas tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Gon DIas moves into the clinch.
Gon DIas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gon DIas misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gon DIas lands with a good body shot.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gon DIas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gon DIas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gon DIas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong wants to clinch
and Gon DIas counters with a body kick that stops Wong in his tracks momentarily.
Gon DIas clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Gon DIas is blocking nicely.
Wong misses with an elbow strike.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gon DIas scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong looks gassed!
Gon DIas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gon DIas dips to his left and cracks Wong with an uppercut!
Gon DIas fails to land with a series of punches.
Gon DIas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Gon DIas finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gon DIas counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong closes the distance but Gon DIas moves to the side
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wong seems to have recovered his senses.
Wong darts in trying to clinch
and Gon DIas counters with a three punch combo that has Wong backing up. Wong nods at Gon DIas to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gon DIas lands with a nice combination. Wong backs away looking to recover.
Gon DIas cracks a nice hook into Wong's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raf Gon DIas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gon DIas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wong avoids the head kick by Gon DIas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raf Gon DIas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gon DIas has closed the distance and engaged Wong in a clinch.
Gon DIas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gon DIas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gon DIas lands a front kick.
Wong closes the distance but Gon DIas moves to the side
enabling Gon DIas to counter with a crisp jab.
Gon DIas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gon DIas counters with a body kick.
Gon DIas rushes Wong and presses him up against the ropes.
Gon DIas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gon DIas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wong. That did some damage!
Gon DIas darts in and clinches Wong up against the ropes.
Gon DIas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wong can do to turn this around?
Gon DIas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gon DIas.
Wong closes the distance but Gon DIas moves to the side
and Gon DIas moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gon DIas lands an elbow that stopped Wong in his tracks for a moment.
Wong takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chaz Wong has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gon DIas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wong's defenses.
Wong misses with an elbow over the top.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gon DIas crunches a lovely knee into Wong's ribcage.
Wong is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas manages to break the clinch.
Crack! A monster head kick from Gon DIas and Wong falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gon DIas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raf Gon DIas!
A very excited looking Raf Gon DIas 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almu Tantor had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey is looking to clinch but Tantor is avoiding it.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caffey checks the leg kick.
Caffey throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor looks to land a left hand but Caffey moved out of range nicely.
Tantor is looking to chop away at Caffey's legs.
Caffey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caffey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Tantor with a hook.
Caffey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caffey.
Caffey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tantor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tantor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Caffey's leg. Caffey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Tantor scores with the left hand. Caffey knows he should have avoided that one.
Caffey is looking to clinch but Tantor is avoiding it.
Tantor 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.
Tantor thumps Caffey with a low kick.
Tantor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caffey counters with a thumping low kick.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caffey's hands.
Caffey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caffey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caffey looks gassed!
Tantor lands the left hand.
Caffey checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tantor scores with a jab to the body.
Caffey misses with a low kick as Tantor jumps back.
Tantor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Caffey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor works Caffey's body with a nice hook.
Caffey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tantor connects with a looping right hand.
Tantor blocks a leg kick.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caffey manages to avoid it.
Caffey lands a lovely overhand right.
Tantor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Caffey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caffey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tantor tries to score with a low kick but Caffey moves his leg out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Caffey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caffey throws a sloppy head kick
and Tantor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caffey's knee momentarily.
Caffey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tantor shuts the power down on Caffey. Lights out, game over! Tantor is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abdullah Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdullah Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngwabeni throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah swings for the body but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Ngwabeni looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Ngwabeni avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Abdullah.
Abdullah misses with a body shot
letting Ngwabeni counter with a right hand.
Ngwabeni clinches up with Abdullah and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Abdullah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngwabeni.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Ngwabeni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ngwabeni also avoids with ease.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.
Ngwabeni moves into range and clinches up with Abdullah.
Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni swinging wildly here.
Abdullah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni darts in trying to clinch
and Abdullah counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Abdullah misses its intended target.
Ngwabeni swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngwabeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
Ngwabeni rushes Abdullah and presses him up against the ropes.
Abdullah tries a body shot but Ngwabeni blocks it.
Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Ngwabeni is having none of it.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Abdullah moves away
and Abdullah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ngwabeni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdullah throws a combination that misses
and Ngwabeni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ngwabeni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ngwabeni doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ngwabeni throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngwabeni forces Abdullah back against the ropes and clinches.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ngwabeni slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni misses the shot to the body.
Abdullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Ngwabeni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with a wild combination.
Ngwabeni swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
A big right from Ngwabeni misses.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdullah is looking to wear down Ngwabeni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ngwabeni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ngwabeni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ngwabeni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdullah staying out of range there.
Ngwabeni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ngwabeni tests Abdullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ngwabeni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdullah digs a good body shot into Ngwabeni's ribs.
Abdullah pushes Ngwabeni up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abdullah tries to throw a body punch but Ngwabeni avoids it by throwing Abdullah back against the ropes.
Abdullah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni darts in and clinches Abdullah up against the ropes.
Abdullah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah looking to stall.
Abdullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngwabeni is just out of range.
Ngwabeni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdullah jabs Ngwabeni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ngwabeni drives through and clinches with Abdullah against the ropes.
Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild combination.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
Ngwabeni lands with a left to the head.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild body shot.
Ngwabeni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdullah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ngwabeni on the side of the head.
Abdullah defending well as Ngwabeni loads up on a big left hand.
Ngwabeni forces Abdullah back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngwabeni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah digs a right hand underneath Ngwabeni's ribcage. Ngwabeni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Ngwabeni controls the action.
Abdullah tries to stall but Ngwabeni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdullah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngwabeni rushes Abdullah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ngwabeni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abdullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngwabeni's elbow.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullah misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ngwabeni breaks from the clinch.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.
Ngwabeni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ngwabeni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ngwabeni misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Ngwabeni. Those never looked like landing.
Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
Abdullah can't find room to land a body shot as Ngwabeni controls the action.
Ngwabeni scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.
Abdullah fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Ngwabeni there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Ngwabeni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Ngwabeni instigates a clinch.
Ngwabeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngwabeni circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Abdullah. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Ngwabeni does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Ngwabeni.
A big right from Ngwabeni misses.
Ngwabeni throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni 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! This is the final round!
Ngwabeni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Abdullah.
Ngwabeni thows a body shot but no joy.
Abdullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah.
Ngwabeni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Abdullah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ngwabeni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Abdullah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild combination.
Ngwabeni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdullah lands a lovely overhand right.
Ngwabeni looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah throws a body punch but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Ngwabeni slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdullah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Ngwabeni.
Abdullah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdullah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ngwabeni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdullah gets tackled into the ropes by Ngwabeni. Ngwabeni maintains the clinch.
Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah cracks Ngwabeni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ngwabeni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ngwabeni jabs at Abdullah's body.
Abdullah Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ngwabeni dodges the punch combination from Abdullah.
Ngwabeni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ngwabeni backs up against the ropes.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Abdullah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ngwabeni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngwabeni wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ngwabeni thows a body shot but no joy.
Ngwabeni moves into range and clinches up with Abdullah.
Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to clinch.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abdullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah digs a good hook to Ngwabeni's body.
Abdullah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abdullah wants to clinch up but Ngwabeni keeps it at a distance.
Ngwabeni has Abdullah up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ngwabeni as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni fails to land with a series of punches.
Ngwabeni connects with a crisp jab.
Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdullah tries to work over Ngwabeni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ngwabeni blocks a body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Ngwabeni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ngwabeni 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
A victorious Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Greene!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
Bussel clinches up against the ropes.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greene is defending well for now.
Greene takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Danny Greene has been cut.
Bussel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bussel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Greene up against the ropes.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bussel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greene misses with some punches.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bussel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bussel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bussel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Greene's defenses.
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bussel.
Bussel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussel scores with a head kick.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Greene thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bussel if he has to take too many more of those.
Greene changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Greene.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Bussel tenderised Greene's leg. Greene is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bussel throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Bussel throws a low kick but Greene avoids it.
Bussel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Bussel closes the distance and pushes Greene back into 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!
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bussel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel scores a nice knee to the body.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene lands with a hook. Bussel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Greene checks a leg kick.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bussel manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Bussel misses with a head kick.
Bussel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bussel cracks Greene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That has opened up Danny Greene's cut even more.
Bussel tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
Bussel is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Bussel takes one on the button.
Greene is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bussel rather than just go for the knockout.
Bussel throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel clinches with his opponent.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greene avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Bussel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greene lands an elbow just above Bussel 's eye.
Greene prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
Bussel is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Greene lands a body punch.
Greene manages to break the clinch.
Greene fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bussel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greene tries to work over Bussel's front leg with a kick but Bussel checks it.
Bussel tries to clinch up.
Danny Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel doesn't manage to clinch there - Greene circles away.
Bussel avoids the body shot from Greene.
Nice uppercut there from Greene.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Greene keeps it at a distance.
Greene throws a shot from downtown. Bussel moves away and avoids it.
Bussel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Bussel.
Greene swings for the body but Bussel moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Bussel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Greene lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bussel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bussel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Greene avoids the head kick by Bussel.
Greene misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sydney Bussel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
That's time! Bussel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Greene looks to land a body kick but Bussel moved away.
Greene pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bussel is out of range and Greene settles back down.
Greene throws a hook but Bussel blocks it.
Bussel takes the fight into the clinch.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
A shot in the inside from Greene.
Greene landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bussel crunches a lovely knee into Greene's ribcage.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
Greene looks to land a combination but Bussel avoids it well.
Bussel is looking to clinch.
Bussel is looking to score with low kicks.
Greene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bussel misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene throws a series of punches but Bussel moves out of range.
Greene wants to clinch up but Bussel keeps it at a distance.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Bussel.
Bussel tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greene misses with a hook
and Bussel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greene misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Greene.
Greene fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Bussel.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bussel has time to react.
Bussel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses.
Bussel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel drives through and clinches with Greene against the ropes.
Greene trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel tries to land knees in the clinch but Greene avoids the damage to the body.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bussel breaks the clinch.
Bussel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bussel tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bussel throws a leg kick but Greene checks it.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Bussel's head but Bussel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danny Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Bussel is just out of range.
Bussel closes the distance and clinches.
Greene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bussel's efforts to push away.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bussel throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bussel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greene delivers a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Greene!
Bussel throws a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Greene.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene throws a leg kick
and Bussel counters with a one-two to the body.
Bussel tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
A cross from Greene lands.
Greene missing with a left hand there. Bussel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sydney Bussel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bussel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greene. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Greene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Greene connects with a nice looking jab.
Greene lands a head kick. Bussel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bussel tries to clinch up
and Greene counters with a stiff right hand.
Bussel jabs at Greene's body.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bussel has Greene up against the ropes in a clinch.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
Greene throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bussel on the side of the head.
Greene 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.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bussel moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greene.
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Bussel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Bussel.
Bussel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bussel breaks the clinch.
Bussel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greene's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Greene duly obliges.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussel scores with a kick to the body.
Bussel is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Bussel looks to throw a body kick
and Greene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene tries to keep at a distance but Bussel has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greene tries to work over Bussel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greene creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greene working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greene throws a shot to the body.
Bussel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bussel throws a wild body kick that Greene sees coming a mile off.
Bussel closes the distance but Greene moves to the side
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Greene has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bussel.
Bussel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses
and Greene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Greene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Greene attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bussel moves out of range of the body kick from Greene.
Greene stuns Bussel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bussel doesn't manage to clinch there - Greene circles away.
Bussel is looking to clinch.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Greene keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Greene!
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bussel's hands.
Bussel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bussel moves out of range of the body kick from Greene.
Greene gets tackled into the ropes by Bussel. Bussel maintains the clinch.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bussel's elbow.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel lands a good knee to the midsection. Greene won't want to take too many of those.
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but Greene blocks with his arms.
Bussel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene taking a breather.
Bussel tries to land knees in the clinch but Greene avoids the damage to the body.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bussel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel is trying to push Greene away but Greene has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Bussel keeps the fight on the outside.
Bussel moves away from the strike by Greene.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bussel's calf.
Bussel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Greene.
Greene lands a nice shot to the body.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bussel checks a leg kick.
Greene tests Bussel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Bussel.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Greene.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Greene!
Danny Greene bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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RATING
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