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LAFC KT1: Step Child vs Hong PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Barry McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhyks Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park has chosen Bring me the horizon - Pray for Plagues as his entrance music. The key to victory for Barry McLean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry McLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhyks Park!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean rushes Park and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McLean lands a knee to the body.
McLean tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
McLean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Park pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLean has closed the distance and engaged Park in a clinch.
Park tries a knee to the head but McLean blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McLean as Park tries to tie him up.
Park looks winded!
Park has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Park is trying to break the clinch but McLean has him pressed against the ropes.
Park has a couple of punches blocked by McLean.
McLean misses with a knee to the head.
McLean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Rhyks Park has been cut.
McLean tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McLean throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McLean just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.
McLean throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean wants to stall.
Park takes a knee to the side of the body.
McLean crunches a lovely knee into Park's ribcage.
McLean tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
McLean lands a good knee to the midsection. Park won't want to take too many of those.
McLean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Park is keeping busy.
Park avoiding damage as McLean throws knees to the body.
McLean throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean looking to slow down the pace here.
McLean can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on McLean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barry McLean.
McLean misses with a low kick as Park jumps back.
McLean misses with a head kick.
McLean moves into the clinch successfully.
McLean is looking to control Park's arms but Park gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLean has his back to the ropes.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McLean has him pressed against the ropes.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McLean lands a knee to the body.
McLean throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McLean obliges.
Park takes a knee to the side of the body.
McLean scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
McLean looking to stall.
McLean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McLean connects with a knee to the head.
McLean managing to block the knees to the body from Park.
McLean taking a breather.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Park is keeping busy.
McLean lands a knee to the head.
Park is trying to push McLean away but McLean has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McLean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McLean misses with a knee to the head.
McLean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park controlling the action here for a moment.
McLean will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Park up against the ropes.
McLean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLean pivots, looking for a leg kick but Park is out of range and McLean settles back down.
McLean gets tackled into the ropes by Park. Park maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Park is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Park is trying to force a seperation but McLean has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McLean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rhyks Park's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McLean moves into range and clinches up with Park.
McLean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McLean scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Park takes a knee to the side of the body.
Park throws a head punch that misses.
McLean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Park lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for McLean.
McLean tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
McLean pushes off an throws an elbow but Park leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McLean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McLean landing knees to the body.
Park is trying to push McLean away but McLean has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean is pushing Park up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McLean lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Park as McLean tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McLean just misses with a elbow thrown towards Park's brow.
McLean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Park has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McLean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLean scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Park.
McLean missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park breaks from the clinch.
McLean moves into range and clinches up with Park.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but McLean blocks with his arms.
McLean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Park blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Park as McLean tries to tie him up.
Park lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLean moves into the clinch successfully.
McLean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Park's face.
McLean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Park on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLean pushes off an throws an elbow but Park leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Park's efforts to push away.
McLean throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Park lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from McLean.
Park wants to break the clinch but can't.
McLean tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Park.
McLean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Park is defending well for now.
Park looking to throw knees to the head but McLean is blocking nicely.
Park is trying to break the clinch but McLean has him pressed against the ropes.
McLean misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean keeps control of Park as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barry McLean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Park blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Park is defending well for now.
McLean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Park lands an uppercut.
McLean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Park looking to throw knees to the head but McLean is blocking nicely.
Park is trying to break free.
McLean tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
McLean looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.
Park avoiding damage as McLean throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park misses with a knee to the head.
McLean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Park avoids a wild elbow strike from McLean.
Park landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McLean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rhyks Park's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McLean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Park, pushing him back against the ropes.
McLean trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLean into the ropes.
McLean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Park working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Park looking to slow down the pace here.
McLean trying to stall but Park improves his position.
McLean connects with a knee to the head.
Park breaks from the clinch.
McLean clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLean scores with a knee to the head.
McLean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McLean misses with a knee strike.
McLean gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean being controlled against the ropes.
Park is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Park is trying to maintain a safe position but McLean gets an underhook and turns Park into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Park as McLean tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McLean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park is looking to break free of the clinch but McLean has double underhooks.
McLean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McLean looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Park - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McLean connects with a knee to the head.
Park tries to stall but McLean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McLean tries to stall but Park uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Park looking to stall.
McLean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park takes a knee right on the jaw!
McLean scores with a knee to the head.
Park working hard to break the clinch.
Park looking to slow down the pace here.
McLean misses with a knee strike.
Park has had enough of the clinch but McLean keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLean scores with a knee to the head.
Park stalling against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McLean tries to land a knee to the head but Park blocks with his arms.
Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLean has closed the distance and engaged Park in a clinch.
Park is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McLean throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Park missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Park wants to get back to striking at distance but McLean won't allow it.
Park using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by McLean.
Park is trying to force a seperation but McLean has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McLean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Park.
Park has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McLean throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean takes a knee to the side of the body.
McLean throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Park can't break the clinch.
McLean lands a good knee to the midsection. Park won't want to take too many of those.
McLean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Park is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLean just leaning against Park, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park lands an elbow just above McLean 's eye.
McLean tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Rhyks Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry McLean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park working McLean over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry McLean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McLean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry McLean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wyatt Hands Of Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hands Of Stone comes to the ring accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Cuts easily
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wyatt Hands Of Stone!
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, Belt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands Of Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Hunter counters quickly with a head kick that drops Hands Of Stone to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Hands Of Stone be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands Of Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hands Of Stone lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Hands Of Stone wants to clinch
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut that drops Hands Of Stone onto his backside! Hands Of Stone bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Hands Of Stone is rocked!
It looks like Wyatt Hands Of Stone has been cut.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Hands Of Stone.
Hands Of Stone throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hands Of Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunter counters with a beautiful hook that drops Hands Of Stone to the mat! Will Hands Of Stone be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Hunter to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Hands Of Stone is up. He looks OK to continue.
Oh Hands Of Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hands Of Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunter counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Hands Of Stone goes down! Hunter rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Hands Of Stone is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Belt Hunter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Ardona has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ardona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Ardona finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Ardona jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Ardona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ardona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinez eats them both and turns towards Ardona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martinez cracks Ardona with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ardona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James Ardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ardona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinez scores with a one two! Ardona had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Ardona.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ardona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ardona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ardonas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ardona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona scores with a nice strike.
Ardona tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardona is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ardona scores with a jab.
Ardona is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ardona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ardona moves away.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ardona lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Martinez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ardona is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ardona misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardona cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ardona falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ardona was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Ardona misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ardona misses the target.
A slow jab from Ardona misses its intended target.
Ardona is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ardona takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ardona misses with a wild combination.
Martinez defending well as Ardona loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Ardona.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Martinez takes a swing at Ardona's ribcage but misses.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ardona throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Ardona lands a jab-cross combination.
Ardona with a jab.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Ardona misses with a two punch combination.
Ardona lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Ardona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardona is breathing heavily.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez lunges at Ardona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ardona's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez catches Ardona napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Ardona crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Martinez raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Martinez!
Roger Martinez is the new lightweight champion!
Roger Martinez gave a mention to Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hoop (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Butler!
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, John Hoop!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Ted Butler has been cut.
Butler pushes Hoop up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hoop can't break the clinch.
Hoop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butler stalling the fight.
Butler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hoop wants to break free but Butler has control.
Hoop tries to break the clinch but Butler is controlling the position.
Hoop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoop is trying to force a seperation but Butler has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Butler.
Hoop is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Butler.
Hoop throws a right hand that Butler ducks under and follows up with a left that Butler also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoop looks winded!
Butler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Hoop.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butler gets a clinch.
Butler leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Butler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoop working hard to break the clinch.
Butler wants to stall.
Butler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoop throws a nice looking combination but Butler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Hoop. Those never looked like landing.
Hoop looks for the body kick but Butler saw that one coming.
Butler throws a head kick that half lands.
John Hoop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Butler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoop misses with a wild combination.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butler tries to clinch but Hoop is having none of it.
Butler lands with a kick to the temple. Hoop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoop moves out of range as Butler strikes.
Hoop misses with a double jab
and Butler counters with a one-two to the body.
Hoop scores with a jab to the body.
Hoop looks to land a combination but Butler avoids it well.
Butler tries to clinch but Hoop is having none of it.
Hoop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler wants to clinch.
Hoop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoop.
Butler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoop, pushing him back against the ropes.
Butler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoop blocks an elbow strike from Butler.
Butler keeps control of Hoop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoop wants to get back to striking at distance but Butler won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Butler.
Hoop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler is trying to stall.
Butler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoop up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Butler.
Hoop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butler counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoop tries to circle away but Butler has him pinned against the ropes.
Hoop has had enough of the clinch but Butler keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butler taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Butler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Butler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hoop scores with a three punch combo!
Hoop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butler circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoop misses with a body shot.
Butler wants to clinch up but Hoop keeps it at a distance.
Butler loads up on a big right hand but Hoop slips the punch.
Butler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoop, pushing him back against the ropes.
Butler looking to slow down the pace here.
Butler keeps control of Hoop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoop is breathing heavily.
Butler has Hoop pressed against the ropes, preventing Hoop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butler tries to clinch up.
Butler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoop manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Butler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoop duly obliges.
Hoop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butler darts in and clinches Hoop up against the ropes.
Butler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoop swats away the attempt to clinch by Butler.
Butler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butler moves into the clinch.
Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butler misses with a body kick.
Hoop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Hoop misses.
Butler tries to clinch up.
Ted Butler is winning the standup battle so far.
Butler misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoop moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoop misses with the combination.
Butler is looking to clinch but Hoop is avoiding it.
Butler lands with a hook. Hoop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoop throws a nice looking combination but Butler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butler has managed to clinch.
Butler tries to stall but Hoop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butler prevents Hoop from breaking the clinch.
Butler has Hoop pressed against the ropes.
Hoop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoop up against the ropes.
Butler is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Butler.
Hoop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hoop wants to get back to striking at distance but Butler won't allow it.
Butler is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoop gets an underhook and turns Butler into the ropes.
Hoop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ted Butler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Butler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoop looks to land a combination but Butler avoids it well.
Butler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Come on Butler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Butler tries a knee to the head but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butler stalling.
Hoop has had enough of the clinch but Butler keeps him there for the moment.
Butler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Butler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Butler's cut.
That's time! Butler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Hoop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoop slips a straight right by Butler.
Hoop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butler swings for the body but Hoop moves out of range.
Butler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoop was well out of range. Poor timing from Butler.
Butler clinches.
Butler is trying to stall.
Butler can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hoop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butler scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Butler.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Butler.
Hoop scores with a one two! Butler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Butler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Butler moves in looking to clinch but Hoop pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Hoop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Butler clinches up against the ropes.
Butler taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Butler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoop's brow.
Hoop is trying to force a seperation but Butler has the dominant position.
Butler missing with knees to the body.
Hoop tries to break the clinch but Butler is controlling the position.
Butler avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoop's efforts to push away.
Butler effectively controlling the action here.
Butler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ted Butler.
Butler slips a jab and a cross from Hoop.
Butler blocks the body kick.
Ted Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butler has closed the distance and engaged Hoop in a clinch.
Butler throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop wants to get back to striking at distance but Butler won't allow it.
Butler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Butler tries to stall but Hoop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoop wants to break free but Butler has control.
Butler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Hoop. Those never looked like landing.
Hoop misses with a two punch combination.
Butler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler is looking to clinch but Hoop is avoiding it.
Hoop throws a right hand that Butler ducks under and follows up with a left that Butler also avoids with ease.
Butler misses with a head kick.
Hoop throws a combination that misses
and Butler counters with a big head kick but Hoop shrugs it off.
John Hoop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butler moves into range and clinches up with Hoop.
Hoop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Hoop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Butler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoop's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butler breaks from the clinch.
Ted Butler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Butler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Butler!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tmothy Aztec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nnamdi Nnamdi Asomugha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tmothy Aztec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nnamdi Nnamdi Asomugha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aztec throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nnamdi Asomugha.
Aztec gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aztec is looking to break free of the clinch but Nnamdi Asomugha has double underhooks.
Aztec could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aztec blocks an uppercut.
Aztec tries to break the clinch but Nnamdi Asomugha is controlling the position.
Nnamdi Asomugha misses with a punch on the inside.
Nnamdi Asomugha throws a punch but it's blocked by Aztec.
Aztec looking to throw knees to the head but Nnamdi Asomugha is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Aztec.
Aztec is trying to push Nnamdi Asomugha away but Nnamdi Asomugha has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aztec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nnamdi Asomugha.
Aztec lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nnamdi Asomugha or not.
Aztec wants to get back to striking at distance but Nnamdi Asomugha won't allow it.
Nnamdi Asomugha letting Aztec take a breather here.
Aztec is trying to break the clinch but Nnamdi Asomugha has him pressed against the ropes.
Nnamdi Asomugha throws an elbow but it misses.
Aztec lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aztec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aztec breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nnamdi Asomugha just misses with a punch to the body.
Aztec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nnamdi Asomugha.
Aztec misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Aztec misses.
Nnamdi Asomugha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aztec. Aztec circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aztec tries to clinch but Nnamdi Asomugha is having none of it.
Aztec takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nnamdi Asomugha checks a low kick from Aztec.
Nnamdi Asomugha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tmothy Aztec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aztec is looking to clinch.
Nnamdi Asomugha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nnamdi Asomugha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aztec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aztec has managed to clinch.
Aztec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nnamdi Asomugha avoids it.
Aztec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aztec tries to break the clinch but Nnamdi Asomugha is controlling the position.
Aztec stalls.
Nnamdi Asomugha wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nnamdi Asomugha stalling in the clinch but Aztec improves position.
Aztec misses with a knee strike.
Aztec can't break the clinch.
Aztec wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nnamdi Asomugha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aztec is struggling to control the position.
Nnamdi Asomugha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aztec is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tmothy Aztec dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aztec throws a right hand that misses
and Nnamdi Asomugha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aztec avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aztec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nnamdi Asomugha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aztec throws a head kick that misses.
Aztec tries to close the distance and clinch but Nnamdi Asomugha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nnamdi Asomugha throws a solid leg kick but Aztec takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nnamdi Asomugha.
Aztec tries a low kick but Nnamdi Asomugha avoids it.
Nnamdi Asomugha scores with a one two! Aztec had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nnamdi Asomugha cracks Aztec with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Aztec get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Aztec looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nnamdi Asomugha staggers Aztec with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Aztec looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Nnamdi Asomugha is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nnamdi Nnamdi Asomugha!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Reut Mimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Rolins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reut Mimi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reut Mimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Rolins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolins swats away the attempt to clinch by Mimi.
Mimi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolins lands a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Mimi scores with a four punch combination!
Mimi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mimi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mimi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolins.
Rolins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Reut Mimi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mimi takes a swing at Rolins's ribcage but misses.
Rolins swats away the attempt to clinch by Mimi.
Mimi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mimi misses the shot to the body.
Rolins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mimi tries to clinch but Rolins moves away
and Rolins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rolins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mimi's efforts to push away.
Mimi takes a shot to the head.
Rolins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mimi wants to get back to striking at distance but Rolins won't allow it.
Mimi can't break the clinch.
Mimi wants to get back to striking at distance but Rolins won't allow it.
Rolins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rolins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mimi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rolins wants to get back to striking at distance but Mimi won't allow it.
Mimi has had enough of the clinch but Rolins keeps him there for the moment.
Mimi is trying to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling him.
Mimi tries to break free but Rolins pushes him back against the ropes.
Rolins tries to break the clinch but Mimi is controlling the position.
Mimi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolins is trying to push Mimi away but Mimi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rolins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mimis head.
Rolins cracks Mimi with a nice body shot.
Rolins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mimi is trying to maintain a safe position but Rolins gets an underhook and turns Mimi into the ropes.
Rolins is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Mimi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mimi trying to stall but Rolins improves his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mimi is trying to break the clinch but Rolins has him pressed against the ropes.
Rolins avoiding damage.
Mimi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rolins is keeping busy.
Mimi is trying to break the clinch but Rolins has him pressed against the ropes.
Rolins keeps control of Mimi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mimi trying to stall but Rolins improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rolins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimi working hard to break the clinch.
Mimi letting Rolins take a breather here.
Rolins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rolins has Mimi pressed against the ropes, preventing Mimi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rolins has Mimi pressed against the ropes, preventing Mimi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rolins is trying to break the clinch but Mimi is controlling him.
Rolins lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mimi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rolins lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mimi is trying to break the clinch but Rolins has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mimi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rolins.
Rolins stalls.
Mimi is trying to maintain a safe position but Rolins gets an underhook and turns Mimi into the ropes.
Mimi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mimi swings for the body but Rolins moves out of range.
Rolins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reut Mimi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mimi swings for the body but Rolins moves out of range.
Rolins staying out of range there.
No joy there for Mimi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mimi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mimi is looking to wear down Rolins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mimi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rolins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mimi tries to clinch
and Rolins counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Rolins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reut Mimi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rolins rushes Mimi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rolins wants to break free but Mimi has control.
Mimi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rolins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rolins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rolins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mimi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rolins can't break the clinch.
Mimi tries to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling the position.
Mimi tries to circle away but Rolins has him pinned against the ropes.
Rolins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richard Rolins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mimi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolins manages to avoid it.
Mimi connects with a solid leg kick.
Mimi with a hook.
Mimi misses with a body shot.
Mimi closes the distance but Rolins moves to the side
and Rolins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mimi tries to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling the position.
Mimi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rolins tries to circle away but Mimi has him pinned against the ropes.
Mimi stalling in the clinch but Rolins improves position.
Rolins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rolins scores with a shot to the side of Mimi's head.
Mimi has had enough of the clinch but Rolins keeps him there for the moment.
Mimi is trying to push Rolins away but Rolins has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mimi is trying to break the clinch but Rolins has him pressed against the ropes.
Mimi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rolins's efforts to push away.
Rolins has Mimi pressed against the ropes, preventing Mimi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rolins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mimi is looking to clinch but Rolins is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimi darts in trying to clinch
and Rolins counters by moving into the clinch.
Mimi keeps control of Rolins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mimi working hard to break the clinch.
Mimi tries to break free but Rolins pushes him back against the ropes.
Mimi has had enough of the clinch but Rolins keeps him there for the moment.
Rolins is trying to break the clinch but Mimi is controlling him.
Rolins is pushing Mimi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mimi trying to stall but Rolins improves his position.
Mimi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolins is trying to break free.
Rolins gets through Mimi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mimi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolins effectively controlling the action here.
Rolins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mimi's efforts to push away.
Mimi tries to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rolins is stalling here.
Mimi tries to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling the position.
Mimi has a couple of punches blocked by Rolins.
Mimi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rolins has double underhooks.
Mimi tries to break free but Rolins pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rolins.
Mimi looking to slow down the pace here.
Mimi is trying to break free.
Mimi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolins is stalling here.
Rolins prevents Mimi from breaking the clinch.
Mimi tries to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling the position.
Mimi blocks an elbow strike from Rolins.
Rolins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Mimi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mimi wants to get back to striking at distance but Rolins won't allow it.
Rolins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolins gets a clinch.
Rolins has Mimi pressed against the ropes, preventing Mimi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mimi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mimi moves in looking to clinch but Rolins pushes him off.
Rolins drives through and clinches with Mimi against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Rolins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reut Mimi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mimi misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mimi.
Mimi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mimi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mimi moves to clinch but Rolins breaks away
and Rolins counters with a left and a right that stings Mimi.
Rolins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mimi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rolins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mimi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolins.
Rolins clinches up with Mimi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rolins is trying to break the clinch but Mimi is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mimi's efforts to push away.
Rolins breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rolins.
Mimi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rolins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Mimi misses.
Mimi misses with a body shot
and Rolins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rolins.
Rolins tries to land knees in the clinch but Mimi avoids the damage to the body.
Mimi working hard to break the clinch.
Mimi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rolins has double underhooks.
Rolins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mimi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rolins can't break the clinch.
Mimi letting Rolins take a breather here.
Rolins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mimi's efforts to push away.
Mimi is looking to control Rolins's arms but Rolins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mimi has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimi is looking to break free of the clinch but Rolins has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Rolins to work.
Mimi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rolins has Mimi pressed against the ropes, preventing Mimi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rolins lands with a left to the head.
Rolins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mimi or not.
Rolins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rolins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mimi 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rolins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mimi.
Mimi throws a combination. Rolins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mimi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mimi tries to bum rush Rolins with a series of wild strikes but Rolins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mimi misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mimi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rolins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mimi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mimi tries to clinch up.
Mimi scores with a jab. Rolins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rolins looks to land a body kick but Mimi moved away.
Mimi misses the body punch
and Rolins counters with a three punch combo that has Mimi backing up. Mimi nods at Rolins to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mimi misses the shot to the body.
Mimi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mimi misses with a body punch
and Rolins counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mimi tries to clinch but Rolins moves out of range.
Rolins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mimi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rolins rushes Mimi and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mimi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rolins has him pressed against the ropes.
Mimi is trying to break free.
Rolins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mimi has him pressed against the ropes.
Rolins pushes off an throws an elbow but Mimi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rolins tries to break the clinch but Mimi is controlling the position.
Reut Mimi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolins cracks Mimi with a nice body shot.
Mimi is trying to break the clinch but Rolins is controlling him.
Rolins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rolins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mimi up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Rolins as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolins can't break the clinch.
Mimi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richard Rolins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mimi misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Rolins.
Well Rolins 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Rolins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frederick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frederick Jackson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Frederick Jackson has been cut.
Morrison is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to push Morrison away but Morrison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Morrison is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrison has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Morrison has Jackson pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Morrison avoiding damage.
Morrison digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morrison has Jackson pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Morrison improves position.
Morrison stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morrison.
Morrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morrison working Jackson over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison is struggling to control the position.
Morrison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morrison lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Morrison has double underhooks.
Morrison leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Conrad Morrison.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrison is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson letting Morrison take a breather here.
Jackson wants to stall.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrison lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Morrison.
Jackson tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Morrison is pushing Jackson 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 crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Morrison is pushing Jackson 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 lands with a right to the head.
Morrison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Conrad Morrison.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Morrison clinches.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Morrison.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Morrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morrison lands a knee to the body.
Morrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Morrison taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison scores with a knee to the head.
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrison lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederick Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison cracks Jackson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Jackson get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Jackson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison clinches.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson is rocked!
Frederick Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Morrison avoiding damage.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conrad Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morrison lands a damaging elbow.
Morrison lands a shot to the body.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morrison.
Morrison stalls.
Morrison lands a nice elbow.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison cracks Jackson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Jackson is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Jackson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Jackson could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Conrad Morrison!
Conrad Morrison is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick White (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Trades!
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, Nick White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes one to the side of the head.
White tries to clinch but Trades moves out of range.
White tries to clinch but Trades moves away
and Trades connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is looking to clinch but Trades is avoiding it.
Trades scores a knockdown with a big right hand! White beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trades counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White moves to clinch but Trades breaks away
and Trades counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! White goes down! Will White beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
White is rocked!
Trades connects with a beautiful left hand that drops White onto his butt! White bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Trades finish him?
Trades lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trades swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White wants to clinch
and Trades makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White looks winded!
Trades instigates a clinch.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Trades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White misses with a knee strike.
Trades breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks White with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! White looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. White get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jack Trades!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Headed Step Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Headed Step Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonichie Hong!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Step Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Step Child gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Step Child lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 thows a body shot but no joy.
Step Child with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Step Child throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Tonichie Hong has been cut.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Step Child ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong cracks Step Child with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hong misses with a series of wild punches.
Step Child 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! Step Child takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Red Headed Step Child!
Red Headed Step Child decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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