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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Van Vos (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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175 lbs
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170 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luka Dragovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pepe Van Vos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovic rushes Van Vos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dragovic working Van Vos over with knees to the body.
Van Vos looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Dragovic.
It looks like Pepe Van Vos has been cut.
Van Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Vos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dragovic lands a knee to the head.
Dragovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dragovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dragovic lands an elbow inside that Van Vos shrugs off.
Van Vos is rocked!
The cut above Pepe Van Vos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dragovic trying to land knees to the body.
Dragovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragovic.
Nice elbow from Dragovic.
Pepe Van Vos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pepe Van Vos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luka Dragovic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Direl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Direl!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts misses with a combination
and Direl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Direl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Kobe Direl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Direl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Direl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Direl misses with a right hand
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Direl throws a right hand that misses
and Roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Direl backing up. Direl nods at Roberts to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Direl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Direl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Direl is just out of range.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Direl circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Direl lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Direl avoids nicely.
Direl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roberts backs up against the ropes.
Direl throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Direl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts looks to land a combination but Direl avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Direl counters with a two punch combo.
Direl misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Direl thinking.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Direl.
Roberts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Kobe Direl has been cut.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Direl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Direl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Direl is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Direl fails to land with a series of punches.
Direl is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberts finish him?
Direl looks winded!
Direl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Direl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Direl's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Direl throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Direl lands an overhand right.
Direl with a nice cross.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Direl misses with a left hand
and Roberts counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Direl goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Direl hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Roberts!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daulton Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Aldrete (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daulton Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Aldrete!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake throws a right and a left that Aldrete avoids nicely.
Aldrete cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Drake takes a swing at Aldrete's ribcage but misses.
Aldrete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Aldrete fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldrete. That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake throws a series of punches but Aldrete moves out of range.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Aldrete has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldrete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aldrete throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Aldrete tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldrete lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldrete dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with the combination.
Aldrete throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldrete throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aldrete moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldrete is just out of range.
Aldrete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Aldrete lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Aldrete.
Aldrete moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Aldrete works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Aldrete looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake jabs Aldrete to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Aldrete counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrete scores with a jab to the body.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldrete was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Aldrete dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Aldrete counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
enabling Aldrete to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Aldrete is out of range.
Aldrete with a jab.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Aldrete.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldrete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldrete walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Aldrete dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drake throws a series of punches but Aldrete avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a series of punches but Aldrete moves out of range.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldrete circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Aldrete counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a combination
and Aldrete counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aldrete lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Drake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldrete throws a one two combo.
Drake misses the body punch
and Aldrete counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldrete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldrete pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drake back to the ropes. Aldrete follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake swings for the body but Aldrete moves out of range.
Daulton Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldrete connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldrete is working the combinations to good effect here.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Aldrete.
Aldrete lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldrete counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake stuns Aldrete with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daulton Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Aldrete counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Aldrete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aldrete on the side of the head.
Drake throws a one two combo.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldrete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldrete digs a good hook to Drake's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Aldrete does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Aldrete misses.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldrete fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edson Aldrete will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldrete moves away.
Daulton Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake misses with a left hand
and Aldrete makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aldrete.
Drake throws a jab when Aldrete was well out of range.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Aldrete.
A punch combination from Aldrete misses.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Aldrete scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aldrete moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldrete lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aldrete moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Aldrete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldrete moves away.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edson Aldrete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldrete.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Aldrete.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aldrete counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldrete ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake misses the body punch
and Aldrete counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Aldrete.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldrete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldrete swinging wildly here.
Drake is looking to wear down Aldrete with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldrete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aldrete scores with a jab.
Aldrete stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aldrete slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
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!
Aldrete with a jab.
Aldrete throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aldrete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldrete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Aldrete moved out of range nicely.
Edson Aldrete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aldrete lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daulton Drake.
Well Aldrete 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Aldrete!
Post fight, Edson Aldrete took to the microphone: 'Next!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hans G Peak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Crouch (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans G Peak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grant Crouch!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
G Peak throws a head kick that misses.
G Peak tries to move into range but Crouch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crouch throws a head kick that misses.
G Peak ducks under a wild hook from Crouch.
G Peak slips under a jab from Crouch.
A punch combination from G Peak misses.
A right-left combo lands from G Peak.
G Peak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crouch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from G Peak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crouch slips a jab and a cross from G Peak.
G Peak fails to land with a series of punches.
G Peak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crouch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grant Crouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crouch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crouch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crouch walks into a left hand.
Crouch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
G Peak blocks a head kick by Crouch.
Crouch slips a jab and a cross from G Peak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crouch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
G Peak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crouch, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crouch pushes off an throws an elbow but G Peak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
G Peak wants to break the clinch but can't.
G Peak is trying to break the clinch but Crouch has him pressed against the ropes.
G Peak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
G Peak rushes Crouch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crouch is trying to break free.
G Peak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
G Peak tries to break free but Crouch pushes him back against the ropes.
Crouch keeps control of G Peak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crouch is trying to force a seperation but G Peak has the dominant position.
G Peak breaks the clinch.
G Peak throws a head kick that misses.
Crouch throws a looping overhand right but G Peak ducks down to avoid it.
G Peak fails to land with a series of punches.
G Peak throws a nice looking combination but Crouch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Crouch. Beautiful body shot.
G Peak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crouch.
G Peak moves into range and clinches up with Crouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on G Peak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crouch working hard to break the clinch.
Crouch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
G Peak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of G Peak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hans G Peak has been cut.
G Peak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crouch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
G Peak wants to land a leg kick but Crouch is out of range.
Crouch with a jab.
Crouch dodges the punch combination from G Peak.
G Peak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crouch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
G Peak looks to land a combination but Crouch avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from G Peak.
Crouch throws a hook but G Peak avoids it easily.
G Peak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crouch moves away.
Crouch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by G Peak.
G Peak throws a head kick but Crouch moves out of range.
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 Hans G Peak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans G Peak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crouch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck G Peak on the side of the head.
G Peak drives through and clinches with Crouch against the ropes.
G Peak keeps control of Crouch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crouch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crouch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of G Peak's head.
Crouch misses with a body punch
letting G Peak counter with a right hand.
G Peak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
G Peak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
G Peak manages to break the clinch.
Crouch misses with a looping left.
G Peak avoids the body shot from Crouch.
Crouch looks to land a right hand but G Peak moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crouch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
G Peak misses with a two punch combination.
Crouch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crouch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
G Peak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crouch cracks G Peak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
G Peak moves into the clinch successfully.
Crouch misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on G Peak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
G Peak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
G Peak forces Crouch back against the ropes and clinches.
G Peak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crouch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but G Peak manages to avoid it.
G Peak moves into the clinch.
G Peak prevents Crouch from breaking the clinch.
G Peak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crouch avoids the head kick by G Peak.
Crouch moves out of range of the leg kick from G Peak.
G Peak throws a sloppy head kick and Crouch moves out of range easily.
G Peak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crouch.
Crouch thows a body shot but no joy.
G Peak has Crouch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crouch has had enough of the clinch but G Peak keeps him there for the moment.
G Peak is trying to force a seperation but Crouch has the dominant position.
G Peak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
G Peak working hard to break the clinch.
G Peak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crouch with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
G Peak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crouch ducks under a wild hook from G Peak.
Crouch throws out a head kick that G Peak doesn't see coming - it connects and sends G Peak crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into G Peak's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
G Peak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crouch throws out a powerful jab.
G Peak is rocked!
G Peak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh G Peak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
G Peak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
G Peak looks to land a combination but Crouch avoids it well.
G Peak misses with a double jab.
G Peak seems to have got his legs back now.
Crouch is looking to slow G Peak down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crouch tests G Peak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
G Peak walks into a big right hand from Crouch and goes down! The referee sends Crouch to a neutral corner as G Peak gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
A slow jab from Crouch misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crouch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Crouch will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Hans G Peak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crouch tests G Peak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crouch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crouch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but G Peak checks it well.
G Peak moves out of range of the leg kick from Crouch.
A clash of legs there as G Peak blocks the low kick.
Crouch misses with a looping left.
Crouch misses with a looping left.
G Peak has Crouch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crouch is trying to break the clinch but G Peak is controlling him.
Crouch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
G Peak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crouch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
G Peak is trying to break the clinch but Crouch has him pressed against the ropes.
G Peak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crouch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crouch working hard to break the clinch.
Crouch is trying to force a seperation but G Peak has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crouch tries to circle away but G Peak has him pinned against the ropes.
Crouch working hard to break the clinch.
Crouch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. G Peak is defending well for now.
G Peak wants to break free but Crouch has control.
G Peak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
G Peak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hans G Peak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crouch lands a left hand.
Crouch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite G Peak's efforts to push away.
Crouch misses with a knee strike.
G Peak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crouch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
G Peak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crouch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Crouch misses.
G Peak misses with a few strikes there.
G Peak looks to land a combination. Crouch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Crouch as he checks the leg kick.
Crouch throws a quick inside leg kick.
G Peak moves out of range of the body kick from Crouch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crouch swings widly with a right hand
and G Peak counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at G Peak to acknowledge the strikes.
Grant Crouch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
G Peak clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from G Peak.
G Peak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
G Peak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crouch's efforts to push away.
G Peak breaks from the clinch.
G Peak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
G Peak throws a head kick but Crouch moves out of range.
G Peak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crouch is out of range and G Peak settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
G Peak walks into a straight right hand from Crouch.
Crouch lunges at G Peak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by G Peak's hand.
Crouch cracks G Peak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
G Peak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crouch's hands.
A punch combination from G Peak misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans G Peak.
I think G Peak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Crouch!
Our winner, Grant Crouch, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dark Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Hurt Soccer Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Destroyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Hurt Soccer Kick!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soccer Kick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Soccer Kick.
Destroyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soccer Kick.
Soccer Kick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soccer Kick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Destroyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soccer Kick thinking.
Soccer Kick throws a hook to the side of Destroyer's head but Destroyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soccer Kick misses with a wild body shot.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soccer Kick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Destroyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soccer Kick scrambles back to his feet.
Soccer Kick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soccer Kick misses with a looping left.
Soccer Kick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Destroyer lands a jab to Soccer Kick's midsection.
Destroyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer connects with a looping right hand.
Soccer Kick is rocked!
Destroyer knocks out Soccer Kick with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Destroyer before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Destroyer picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dark Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dark Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stjepan Radic (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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stjepan Radic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soul.
Radic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radic.
Soul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Radic misses with a knee to the head.
Soul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radic has managed to clinch.
Radic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soul's efforts to push away.
Radic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic ducks under a wild hook from Soul.
Radic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dark Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soul throws a right hand that misses
and Radic counters with a two punch combo.
Soul misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic forces Soul back against the ropes and clinches.
Radic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radic avoiding damage.
Soul managing to block the knees to the body from Radic.
Radic avoiding damage.
Radic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soul.
Radic holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Radic trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soul up against the ropes.
Radic breaks from the clinch.
Radic thows a body shot but no joy.
Radic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Radic closes the distance and pushes Soul back into the ropes.
Radic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soul.
Radic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radic wants to break free but Soul has control.
Radic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soul.
Soul is trying to push Radic away but Radic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stjepan Radic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Radic clinches up against the ropes.
Radic breaks the clinch.
Soul throws a right and a left that Radic avoids nicely.
Soul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soul throws a big shot that misses.
Radic walks into a straight right hand from Soul.
Radic fails to land with a series of punches.
Soul looks to land a right hand but Radic moved out of range.
Radic takes one to the chin there.
Radic scores with a jab to the body.
Soul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dark Soul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Radic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radic drops his hands momentarily and Soul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Radic is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Soul doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Radic crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Radic's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dark Soul!
During a confident post fight interview, Dark Soul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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