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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idi Ota 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mariusz Pudzianowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pudzianowski wants to clinch. Ota fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pudzianowski, pushing him back against the ropes. Ota landing knees to the head.
Pudzianowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Ota won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ota. Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pudzianowski is breathing heavily. 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! Ota with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut. Ota working Pudzianowski over with knees to the body. Ota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ota takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pudzianowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pudzianowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ota lands an elbow inside. Ota lands a knee to the head.
Ota effectively controlling the action here. Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pudzianowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pudzianowski is rocked! Ota has control of Pudzianowski and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Pudzianowski crashing to the mat! Pudzianowski looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Ota looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Idi Ota!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad Morrison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Morrison! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morrison looks to land a left hand but Nah moved out of range nicely. Nah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss. Nah cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
It looks like Conrad Morrison has been cut. Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nah moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A big left from Morrison misses. Nice body punch from Nah. Nah defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand. Nah clips Morrison with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Morrison a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Morrison is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison forces Nah back against the ropes and clinches. Nah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Nah finish him? Morrison lands an elbow inside. Morrison seems to have recovered his senses. Morrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Morrison scores with a knee to the head.
Nah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nah tries to break the clinch but Morrison is controlling the position. Nah is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nah is defending well for now. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Morrison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Morrison.
Morrison has Nah pressed against the ropes, preventing Nah from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Morrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nah blocks the elbow strike.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Morrison.
Nah can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison is pushing Nah up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Morrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nah.
Morrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Morrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nah is breathing heavily. Nah gets through Morrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Nah should have avoided that one.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut. Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Nah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Nah blocks a low kick nicely. Morrison rushes Nah and presses him up against the ropes. Nah misses with a hook from the clinch. Morrison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Morrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrison obliges. Nice elbow from Morrison. Morrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Nah takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Morrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Morrison manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison swings for the body but Nah moves out of range.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nah moves away. Morrison lands with a shot to the body. Nah misses with a two punch combination.
Nah swinging wildly here.
Morrison takes a swing at Nah's ribcage but misses. Tee Nah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nah circles away quickly and effectively. Morrison has closed the distance and engaged Nah in a clinch.
Nah misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Morrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Nah won't want to take too many of those. A right hook to the body lands for Morrison.
Morrison is stalling here.
Morrison receives a warning from the referee for stalling. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Morrison lands an elbow inside. Morrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrison obliges. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tee Nah should take that round, based on the knockdown. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison slips under a jab. Tee Nah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Morrison throws a right hand that Nah ducks under and follows up with a left that Nah also avoids with ease. Morrison throws a series of punches but Nah avoids them all with ease. Morrison slips under a jab from Nah. Nah misses with a wild combination.
Nah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab. Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nah. Morrison throws a right hand that Nah ducks under and follows up with a left that Nah also avoids with ease. Nah checks a low kick from Morrison. Morrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Morrison defending well as Nah loads up on a big left hand. Nah throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range. Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nah.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nah misses with a wild body shot. Nah takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses. Nah blocks a jab. Nah takes one on the button. The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nah doesn't seem phased though. Tee Nah is winning the standup battle so far. Morrison misses with a looping right. Morrison clips Nah with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Nah a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Tee Nah's cut is getting worse. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Morrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking. Morrison throws out a loose jab but Nah uses good head movement to avoid it. Morrison digs a good hook to Nah's body.
Morrison tries to clinch but Nah is having none of it. Nah blocks a low kick nicely. Morrison throws a right and a left that Nah avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morrison scores with a body shot.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nah. Nah circles away out of range and recomposes himself. No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A bone on bone clash there as Nah blocks the leg kick.
Nah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison. Nah scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrison should have avoided that one. Nah keeps the fight on the outside. Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Nah is just out of range. Nah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morrison can pounce on him.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tee Nah's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Nah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Nah. Nah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nah tries to keep at a distance but Morrison has taken the fight into the clinch. Morrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nah as Morrison tries to tie him up. Morrison lands a nice elbow. Morrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nah's defenses. Morrison working Nah over with knees to the body. Morrison crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Morrison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Tee Nah's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Morrison pushes Nah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nah takes a knee to the side of the body. Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Morrison throws a series of punches but Nah avoids them all with ease. Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing. Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Morrison throws a shot to the body.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Nah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nah misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Nah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Morrison takes that one, thanks to the knockdown. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nah. Morrison instigates a clinch. Nah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison lands an elbow that stopped Nah in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tee Nah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conrad Morrison!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Polyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauline Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pauline Hanson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Polyakov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauline Hanson! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Polyakov counters with a nice leg kick. Pauline Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Polyakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson. Polyakov tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it. Polyakov throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it. Hanson throws a body kick that misses. Hanson lands with a kick to the temple. Polyakov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Polyakov swinging wildly here.
Polyakov blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hanson looks to land a combination but Polyakov avoids it well. Polyakov misses with a looping right. Hanson looks for the body kick but Polyakov saw that one coming. Polyakov lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Pauline Hanson has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Polyakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Hanson. Polyakov throws a nice inside leg kick. Hanson slips under a jab from Polyakov. Hanson connects with a high kick. Hanson dodges the punch combination from Polyakov.
Hanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanson tries to clinch up but Polyakov circles away and keeps his distance. Hanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polyakov. Polyakov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Polyakov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hanson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Polyakov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Polyakov scores with a leg kick.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses. Hanson misses with a low kick. Polyakov works Hanson's body with a nice hook. Polyakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Polyakov. Hanson thows a body shot but no joy. Polyakov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polyakov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Polyakov. Hanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Hanson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Polyakov's hands. Polyakov with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanson tries to land a front kick but Polyakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Polyakov scores with a shot to the body.
Polyakov misses the shot to the body. Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Polyakov. Polyakov connects with the punch. Polyakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Polyakov paws at him with a jab and circles away. Polyakov moves away from the strike by Hanson. Hanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Polyakov throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Polyakov throws a push kick but Hanson slaps the foot to one side. Hanson has closed the distance and engaged Polyakov in a clinch.
Hanson misses with some punches.
Polyakov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alexander Polyakov has been cut. Hanson missing with knees to the body.
Polyakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Polyakov.
Hanson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polyakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hanson tries to land a front kick but Polyakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Jab by Polyakov. Polyakov throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily. A slow jab from Polyakov misses its intended target. Hanson lands with a nice body punch. Polyakov drops his hands momentarily and Hanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Polyakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Polyakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Polyakov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Polyakov's shoulder, as Polyakov tries to avoid the shot. Polyakov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Polyakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanson moves out of range as Polyakov strikes. Polyakov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Polyakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson lands a head shot. Hanson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Polyakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hanson staying out of range there. Hanson is looking to land body kicks. Hanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Polyakov is out of range. Hanson tries to work over Polyakov's front leg with a kick but Polyakov checks it. A bone on bone clash there as Polyakov blocks the leg kick.
Polyakov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Hanson tries to clinch up but Polyakov circles away and keeps his distance. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Polyakov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Hanson throws a hook to the side of Polyakov's head but Polyakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Polyakov misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming. Polyakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. 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 Alexander Polyakov will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Polyakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Polyakov blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Polyakov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Polyakov misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming. Hanson looks to clinch and Polyakov counters with a right hand to the body. Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Polyakov is just out of range. A low kick from Hanson is predictable there and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Good work by Polyakov as he checks the leg kick. Polyakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polyakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Polyakov ducks down to avoid it. Polyakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice defenses there by Polyakov. Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polyakov.
Hanson wants to clinch. Hanson misses with a hook. Polyakov ducked under it nicely. Polyakov cracks Hanson with a good jab. Alexander Polyakov is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Polyakov misses the shot to the body. Hanson looks to land a right hand but Polyakov moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Polyakov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Polyakov there as he acknowledges the shot. Hanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Polyakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Hanson lands with a slapping head kick. Hanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hanson is breathing heavily. Polyakov tries to land a leg kick but Hanson saw it coming and moves away.
Polyakov throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily. Good work by Polyakov as he checks the leg kick. A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Hanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Polyakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Nice elbow from Hanson. Polyakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanson. Polyakov leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Polyakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Polyakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hanson misses with a hook. Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Polyakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away. Hanson needs to keep his hands up - Polyakov had a free shot at his head there. Polyakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away. Polyakov missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A jab from Hanson misses. Polyakov lands a slapping body shot.
Polyakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A head kick misses from Polyakov. Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Polyakov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Polyakov thows a left - swing and a miss! Hanson throws a leg kick but Polyakov checks it. Polyakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson. Hanson thows a body shot but no joy. Hanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanson is rocked!
That has opened up Pauline Hanson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanson defending well as Polyakov loads up on a big left hand. Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Polyakov finish him? Polyakov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Polyakov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hanson seems to have recovered his senses. Hanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Polyakov's head. Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Polyakov's shoulder, as Polyakov tries to avoid the shot. Polyakov fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanson in the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Polyakov. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet. Hanson throws a body kick that misses. Polyakov moves out of range of the body kick from Hanson.
Polyakov blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Polyakov throws a head kick that misses. Polyakov misses the shot to the body. Polyakov avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Polyakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Polyakov throws a switch kick that catches Hanson on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Hanson looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Hanson flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alexander Polyakov! Alexander Polyakov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce The Glow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Headed Step Child (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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce The Glow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Headed Step Child! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Step Child misses with a series of wild punches.
The Glow throws a half hearted mid kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Step Child. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Glow. Step Child shrugs it off though. Step Child misses with a straight left. The Glow jabbing away but nothing is landing. The Glow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Step Child. The Glow dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Step Child throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. The Glow scores with a kick to the midsection. The Glow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Step Child. Step Child lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Glow at a distance.
The Glow with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Glow with a jab. The Glow dodges the punch combination from Step Child.
Step Child takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Glow just misses with a punch to the body.
The Glow lands a leg kick that knocks Step Child off balance momentarily. Step Child takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Red Headed Step Child has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Glow cracks Step Child with an open hand slap. Step Child lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Step Child lands a two punch combo.
Step Child cracks The Glow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The Glow misses with a hook. Step Child ducked under it nicely. Step Child jabbing away but nothing is landing. Step Child instigates a clinch. The Glow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The Glow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Glow misses with a wild combination.
Step Child walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Glow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Step Child stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Glow. Step Child chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Glow can pounce on him.
Step Child shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Step Child connects with a body shot. An inside leg kick lands from The Glow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Glow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Glow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The Glow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Step Child. The Glow misses with a head kick.
The Glow misses with a body kick. Step Child on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Step Child avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jab from The Glow. The Glow thumps Step Child with a low kick. Step Child tries to close the distance and clinch but The Glow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Step Child throws a good cross that connects.
The Glow 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. A jab from The Glow misses. Step Child looks to land a left hand but The Glow moved out of range nicely. Step Child misses with a head kick.
The Glow avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Step Child connects with a body shot. The Glow jabs Step Child to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Glow misses with a head kick.
The Glow lands with a nice body punch. The Glow slips under a jab from Step Child. Nice uppercut there from The Glow. Step Child throws a quick inside leg kick. The Glow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Step Child counters with a right hand to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for The Glow.
Step Child throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Glow. A head kick misses from The Glow. The Glow throws a head kick but Step Child moves out of range.
Step Child throws a leg kick but The Glow moved away. The Glow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The Glow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The Glow misses with a body shot.
The Glow throws a wild body kick that Step Child sees coming a mile off. Step Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The Glow throws out a leg kick but Step Child moves out of range and The Glow only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Glow thuds a left hand into Step Child's body. Step Child has The Glow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Step Child is trying to break the clinch but The Glow is controlling him. A shot in the inside from Step Child. Step Child lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bruce The Glow has been cut. The Glow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Glow lands a leg kick that knocks Step Child off balance momentarily. Step Child takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Step Child lands a jab to the head.
That kick from Step Child tenderised The Glow's leg. The Glow is trying to keep his angry face on. The Glow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The Glow avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Glow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. The Glow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Step Child. Step Child obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce The Glow dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Step Child. A looping hook to the body misses from Step Child. The Glow does a little dance to reset his feet. Step Child misses with a leg kick and The Glow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Step Child is lucky that one didn't land flush. Step Child tests The Glow's chin there with a solid looking shot. Step Child lands with a straight right. The Glow didn't see that one coming. The Glow feints a jab promting Step Child to slip. The Glow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Step Child slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Step Child keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Glow sizes up Step Child with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. The Glow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Glow connects with a body shot that sends Step Child's belly button to the back. Step Child swings for the body but The Glow moves out of range.
Step Child throws a chopping leg kick but The Glow manages to avoid taking any serious damage. The Glow tries a head kick but it misses.
Step Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bruce The Glow is winning the standup battle so far. Step Child fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Glow manages to avoid it. The Glow lands a leg kick that knocks Step Child off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Step Child takes one on the button. The Glow throws a leg kick and Step Child holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. The Glow throws a head punch that misses. Step Child throws a head punch that misses. The Glow swings wildly with an uppercut but Step Child uses good head movement to avoid it. The Glow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Step Child struggles to land a body shot inside as The Glow controls his hands.
A knee to the head by The Glow.
The Glow misses with a body punch.
The Glow works on Step Child's body with a couple of short punches. Step Child fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Step Child misses with a short punch on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for The Glow.
The Glow can't find room to land a body shot as Step Child controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Step Child blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The Glow trying to control the position but instead, Step Child has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Glow into the ropes. The Glow swings wildly with an uppercut but Step Child uses good head movement to avoid it. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Step Child's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Step Child pushes The Glow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Step Child lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Glow backwards. The Glow effectively controlling the action here. Step Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Glow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The Glow tries to work over Step Child's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Step Child misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Glow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Glow pushes Step Child back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. The referee is keeping an eye on Step Child - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Step Child looking to stall.
The Glow taking a breather. Step Child is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Step Child lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Glow backwards. The Glow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Step Child.
The Glow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Step Child 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 The Glow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Glow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Step Child throws a nice inside leg kick. Step Child throws a push kick but The Glow slaps the foot to one side. The Glow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. The Glow cracks the inside of Step Child's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Glow scoring well with a low kick there.
The Glow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Step Child doesn't seem bothered though. The Glow lands a front kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Step Child displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Glow throws out the jab. The Glow throws a right hand that misses
and Step Child counters with an inside leg kick. Step Child connects with a leg kick. The Glow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Step Child moves out of range as The Glow throws a body kick.
The Glow throws a lazy right hand but Step Child sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Step Child. Good work by The Glow as he checks the leg kick. Step Child fails in his attempt to clinch. The Glow misses with a few strikes there.
Step Child throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Step Child doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Step Child misses with an uppercut. Step Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Glow. The Glow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Step Child.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce The Glow dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Step Child throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Step Child uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Glow. The Glow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Step Child lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The Glow throws a shot from downtown. Step Child moves away and avoids it. The Glow scores with a leg kick.
The Glow throws a head kick that misses. Step Child stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Glow. The Glow ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Step Child misses the shot to the body. The Glow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Step Child is looking to score with low kicks. Step Child takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The Glow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Step Child has time to react. Step Child takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The Glow misses with a wild body shot. The Glow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. The Glow takes a swing at Step Child's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Glow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Step Child's head. The Glow misses the shot to the body. Step Child steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Glow. That one must have hurt. The Glow dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The Glow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Step Child takes a step back to recover. The Glow sizes up Step Child with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Step Child takes a body punch but keeps moving. The Glow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Step Child swings for the body but The Glow moves out of range.
The Glow lands a leg kick that knocks Step Child off balance momentarily. The Glow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. The Glow dips to his left and cracks Step Child with an uppercut! Good leg kick by The Glow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Glow misses with a head kick.
The Glow throws a sloppy head kick and Step Child moves out of range easily. Red Headed Step Child has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Glow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Glow is looking to slow Step Child down with leg kicks. Step Child has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Glow. The Glow lands a nice looking body kick. Red Headed Step Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Glow throws a right hand that Step Child ducks under and follows up with a left that Step Child also avoids with ease. The Glow catches Step Child with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Step Child ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Glow moves away. Step Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Step Child 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. Step Child takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The Glow tries to move into range but Step Child moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The Glow catches Step Child with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Nice body punch from The Glow. The Glow takes a swing at Step Child's ribcage but misses. The Glow looks for the body kick but Step Child saw that one coming. Step Child pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Glow tests Step Child's chin there with a solid looking shot. The Glow throws a series of punches but Step Child avoids them all with ease. The Glow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Step Child throws out a loose jab but The Glow uses good head movement to avoid it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Glow. Step Child throws a shot from downtown. The Glow moves away and avoids it. Step Child throws a body kick that misses and The Glow counters with a stiff right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from The Glow. Step Child does a little dance to reset his feet. Step Child fails with an attempt to clinch.
Step Child misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Glow.
The Glow thuds a left hand into Step Child's body. The Glow throws a right and a left that Step Child avoids nicely. Step Child throws a nice outside leg kick. The Glow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. 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! Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Glow - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Step Child takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. The Glow lunges at Step Child with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Step Child's hand. Nice uppercut there from The Glow. The Glow dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Step Child tries to clinch but The Glow moves out of range. Step Child scores with a decent looking hook. Step Child throws a looping overhand right but The Glow ducks down to avoid it. Step Child blocks a head kick by The Glow.
The Glow throws a nice outside leg kick. The Glow throws a quick inside leg kick. Step Child will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Glow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Step Child's calf. Bruce The Glow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Step Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Glow counters with a thumping low kick. The Glow misses with a two punch combination.
The Glow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Bruce The Glow showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Glow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce The Glow! A relieved looking Bruce The Glow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abang Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ever comes into the arena with Gateways blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abang Tua! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tua throws a series of punches but Ever avoids them all with ease. Best Ever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight moves into the clinch position. Tua wants to get back to striking at distance but Ever won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ever connects with a knee to the head.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tua avoids it. Tua is trying to break free. Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tua blocks it with crossed arms. Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ever has him pressed against the ropes. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Ever lands a good knee to the midsection. Tua won't want to take too many of those. Tua is trying to break free. Tua is trying to break free. Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Ever stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ever blocks a body shot from Tua. Ever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ever connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tua's face.
Tua is looking to break free of the clinch but Ever has double underhooks. Ever lands a knee to the body.
Ever landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Ever - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ever lands a shot to the body. Ever lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ever scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ever lands a knee to the head.
Tua looks winded! Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Tua takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tua is rocked! Ever landing knees to the body.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Ever finish him? Nice body punch from Ever. Knees to the body from Ever.
Ever has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Tua to the canvas! Can Tua beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Tua was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Ever is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Best Ever! Best Ever retains his bantamweight title! In his post fight interview, Best Ever started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess's entrance music is Curl Of The Burl. A fine choice. Jon Hess has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Hess! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonichie Hong! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hess will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Hess throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hess wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range. Hess tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hess staying out of range there. Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Hess does a little dance to reset his feet. Hess takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut. Hong scores with a kick to the midsection. Hess moves into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hess blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hong blocks a body shot from Hess. Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hess has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Hess scores with a nice short uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Hess.
A short left from Hess. Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut. Hess has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hess misses with a short punch on the inside. Hong scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hong prevents a body shot from Hess. Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Hess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hess working aggressively here.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Hess avoids the damage to the body. Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hess blocks it with crossed arms. Still in the clinch, Hess scores with a nice short uppercut. A short uppercut from Hess. Hess has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A short right from Hess. 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! Hong blocks a body shot from Hess. Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hess backwards. Hess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hess. Hess digs a right hand into Hong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hong's gas tank. Hong looks winded! Hess lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hong tries to throw a body punch but Hess avoids it by throwing Hong back against the ropes. Hess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hess keeps Hong at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Hong swings for the body but Hess moves out of range.
Hess moves out of range as Hong strikes. Hess paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hess tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hess lands with a good body shot. Hess throws a shot to the body.
Hess closes the distance and catches Hong with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Hong is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Hong is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Hong is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hess takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jon Hess! Jon Hess retains his super heavyweight title! After winning the bout, Jon Hess thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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