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Xtreme Combat 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Dupre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (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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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Dupre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dupre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kint lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dupre. That's going to slow Kint down.
A lazy body kick from Dupre
and Kint counters with a leg kick.
Dupre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dupre throws a leg kick
and Kint counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dupre loads up on a big right hand but Kint slips the punch.
A lazy left from Kint finds it's target.
Dupre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kint.
Dupre motions for Kint to come forward. Dupre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Dupre misses
and Kint counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dupre counters by moving into the clinch.
Kint's coach down at ELITE GYM 48CAP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kint's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dupre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kint is keeping busy.
Dupre scores with a hook to the body.
Dupre tries to land knees in the clinch but Kint avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupre is looking to control Kint's arms but Kint gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dupre has his back to the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
Kint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
Dupre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kint blocks it with crossed arms.
Dupre is looking to control Kint's arms but Kint gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dupre has his back to the ropes.
Dupre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Dupre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Dupre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kint blocks it with crossed arms.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
Kint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dupre is breathing heavily.
Kint trying to stall but Dupre improves his position.
Dupre managing to block the knees to the body from Kint.
Kint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupre avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupre breaks the clinch.
Dupre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kint.
Kint lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dupre doesn't manage to clinch there - Kint circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kint.
Kint moves out of range as Dupre throws a body kick.
Dupre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kint misses with a head kick.
Dupre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kint checks it well.
Dupre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kint is out of range and Dupre settles back down.
Kint lands a nice looking body kick.
Kint lands a front kick.
Dupre tries to keep at a distance but Kint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kint with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jerome Dupre has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kint landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dupre as Kint tries to tie him up.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kint.
Kint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Kint landing knees to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
Kint tries to land a knee to the head but Dupre blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dupre is trying to break the clinch but Kint has him pressed against the ropes.
Dupre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a knee to the head.
Dupre is trying to break the clinch but Kint has him pressed against the ropes.
Kint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dupre managing to block the knees to the body from Kint.
Kint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupre.
Dupre tries a knee to the head but Kint blocks it.
Kint tries a knee to the head but Dupre blocks it.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
Dupre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dupre throws an elbow but it misses.
Kint stalling in the clinch but Dupre improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dupre lands an elbow inside.
Dupre looking to stall.
Kint displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dupre up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Dupre'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.
Dupre lands a jab to the nose.
Dupre lunges at Kint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kint's hand.
Dupre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kint. Kint obviously looking to wear him down.
Kint moves into the clinch.
Kint with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Kint.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Dupre lands an elbow that stopped Kint in his tracks for a moment.
Kint prevents Dupre from breaking the clinch.
Dupre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kint is trying to stall.
Kint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kint stalling in the clinch but Dupre improves position.
Kint with a knee to the head.
Kint tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupre avoids the damage to the body.
Kint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kint blocks an elbow strike.
Dupre lands a damaging elbow.
Dupre misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kint blocks an elbow strike from Dupre.
Kint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Kint.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
Kint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roger Kint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Kint landing knees to the body.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Kint working Dupre over with knees to the body.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Kint scores a nice knee to the body.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dupre as Kint tries to tie him up.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kint connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupre's face.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kint.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
Kint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kint.
Kint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupre avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupre.
Kint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kint.
Kint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kint has Dupre pressed against the ropes.
Kint managing to block the knees to the body from Dupre.
Kint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kint.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dupre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Dupre takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupre's face.
Kint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupre avoids it.
Kint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kint's brow.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Dupre misses with an elbow strike.
Dupre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kint avoids it.
Kint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kint wants to stall.
Dupre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Dupre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dupre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kint.
Kint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kint closes the distance and pushes Dupre back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dupre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kint's brow.
Kint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dupre avoiding damage as Kint throws knees to the body.
Dupre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kint is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dupre is keeping busy.
Dupre breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupre tries to clinch
and Kint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kint lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kint connects with the punch.
Dupre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kint is out of range and Dupre settles back down.
Kint lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dupre will feel that in the morning.
Kint closes the distance and clinches.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
Kint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Kint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kint misses with a knee strike.
Roger Kint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kint is looking to control Dupre's arms but Dupre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kint has his back to the ropes.
Dupre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the head.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
Dupre tries to land knees in the clinch but Kint avoids the damage to the body.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Kint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dupre tries a knee to the head but Kint blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupre tries to land a knee to the head but Kint blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint landing knees to the head.
Kint working Dupre over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kint.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kint.
Kint lands a good knee to the midsection. Dupre won't want to take too many of those.
Kint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Kint tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupre avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dupre throws an elbow but misses.
Kint avoiding damage as Dupre throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Dupre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
Kint tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupre avoids the damage to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Jerome Dupre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Kint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kint 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Kint!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pumet Mokkasem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pumet Mokkasem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Morris!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mokkasem throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mokkasem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slow jab from Morris misses its intended target.
Mokkasem is looking to clinch.
Mokkasem is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Morris.
Mokkasem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up.
Mokkasem lands a leg kick that knocks Morris off balance momentarily.
Morris swings for the body but Mokkasem moves out of range.
Mokkasem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morris misses with the combination.
Mokkasem is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mokkasem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Mokkasem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morris misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
Mokkasem tries to clinch but Morris moves away
and Morris counters with a series of strikes. Mokkasem will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mokkasem is rocked!
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Mokkasem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mokkasem seems to have got his legs back now.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Mokkasem counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mokkasem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkasem lands with a kick to the temple. Morris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aaron Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris throws a head kick but Mokkasem moves out of range.
Mokkasem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mokkasem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morris throws a poor cross that misses
and Mokkasem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice cross by Morris.
That kick from Mokkasem tenderised Morris's leg. Morris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mokkasem wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mokkasem throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkasem wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Mokkasem avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mokkasem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mokkasem counters with a head kick. That will keep Morris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mokkasem scores with a kick to the body.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Morris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morris scores with a jab to the body.
Mokkasem doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mokkasem tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Mokkasem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mokkasem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Morris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mokkasem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morris misses with a hook. Mokkasem ducked under it nicely.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Mokkasem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morris's knee momentarily.
Mokkasem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mokkasem with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morris to score with a decent uppercut.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick
and Mokkasem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mokkasem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mokkasem needs to keep his hands up - Morris had a free shot at his head there.
Mokkasem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mokkasem wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mokkasem counters with a solid body kick.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Mokkasem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morris's knee momentarily.
Mokkasem tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mokkasem was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Good shot there by Morris.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Aaron Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mokkasem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mokkasem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a right hand that Mokkasem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mokkasem also avoids with ease.
Mokkasem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morris scores with a nice strike.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
Mokkasem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mokkasem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Mokkasem moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris throws a head kick but Mokkasem moves out of range.
Morris connects with a right hand. Mokkasem shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkasem wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Morris counters with a nice body shot.
Morris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mokkasem wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Morris counters with a straight right hand.
Mokkasem tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Morris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mokkasem doesn't seem phased though.
Morris scores with a nice head shot.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Mokkasem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkasem tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Mokkasem wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Morris counters with a one-two to the body.
Morris throws a body kick that misses.
Morris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Mokkasem looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Morris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mokkasem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mokkasem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morris counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Mokkasem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a two punch combo.
Morris misses with a straight right.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Mokkasem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Aaron Morris has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
Mokkasem is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris misses with the combination.
Morris misses with a body kick.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris takes a swing at Mokkasem's ribcage but misses.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Mokkasem.
Mokkasem tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mokkasem.
Mokkasem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Mokkasem ducks down to avoid it.
Mokkasem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Mokkasem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris looks to land a combination but Mokkasem avoids it well.
Mokkasem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Morris
and Mokkasem counters with a head kick. That will keep Morris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Morris swings widly with a right hand
and Mokkasem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Mokkasem's head but Mokkasem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Mokkasem avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mokkasem counters with a good low kick that Morris was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris misses with a hook
and Mokkasem counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Mokkasem moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Morris misses
and Mokkasem counters with a leg kick.
Mokkasem wants to clinch.
Mokkasem tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Mokkasem.
Mokkasem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aaron Morris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mokkasem tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a kick to the body.
Mokkasem lands a nice looking body shot.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Mokkasem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Morris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mokkasem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morris wants to slow Mokkasem down by chopping away at his legs.
Mokkasem tries to clinch but Morris moves away
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mokkasem fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mokkasem ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris throws a right and a left that Mokkasem avoids nicely.
Pumet Mokkasem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mokkasem walks into a straight right hand from Morris.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pumet Mokkasem.
Well Morris 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Morris!
A victorious Aaron Morris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem comes to the ring accompanied by Motionless In White-Devils Night. Benvenuti has chosen Machines Of Loving Grace - Golgotha Tenement Blues as his entrance music. 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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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 London, Curtis Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti wants to clinch.
Benvenuti throws a big shot that misses.
Mayhem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayhem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benvenuti drives through and clinches with Mayhem against the ropes.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benvenuti scores with a shot to the side of Mayhem's head.
It looks like Curtis Mayhem has been cut.
Mayhem is breathing heavily.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benvenuti cracks Mayhem with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elrond Aragorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Yankee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elrond Aragorn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elrond Aragorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Yankee.
Aragorn checks a leg kick nicely.
Aragorn with a hook.
Yankee throws a hook but Aragorn avoids it easily.
Yankee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aragorn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yankee motions for Aragorn to come forward. Yankee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yankee misses with an uppercut
and Aragorn counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Aragorn catches Yankee right on the button with a cross.
Aragorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yankee connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Aragorn onto his butt! Aragorn bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Elrond Aragorn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yankee misses with a wild combination.
Yankee misses with a series of wild punches.
Yankee throws a hook but Aragorn avoids it easily.
Yankee throws a body punch but Aragorn moves out of range.
Yankee throws a right hand that Aragorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Aragorn also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aragorn. Yankee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yankee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aragorn counters with a left and a right that stings Yankee.
Yankee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yankee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aragorn misses with a double jab.
Yankee dodges the punch combination from Aragorn.
Yankee throws an off balance right hand
and Aragorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Yankee staying out of range there.
Aragorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aragorn scores with a jab. Yankee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yankee cracks Aragorn with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Aragorn 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. Aragorn looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragorn throws a right and a left that Yankee avoids nicely.
Yankee throws a looping overhand right but Aragorn ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yankee misses the target.
Aragorn misses with an uppercut.
Yankee misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Yankee misses the target.
Aragorn thuds his right hand into Yankee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yankee throws a low kick, looking for Aragorn's leg but Aragorn calmly moves out of range.
Aragorn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aragorn is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Yankee. Beautiful body shot.
Yankee lands with a nice body punch.
Yankee throws a leg kick but Aragorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yankee misses with a straight right.
Yankee looks to throw the jab but Aragorn is out of range.
Yankee misses with a low kick.
Yankee misses with an uppercut. Aragorn saw that one coming.
Yankee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aragorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Aragorn defending well as Yankee loads up on a big left hand.
Yankee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aragorn defending well as Yankee loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yankee.
Yankee closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Aragorn out cold! Aragorn corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Yankee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Merel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron KickingKing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merel comes to the ring accompanied by WcW - Ernest "The Cat" Miller Theme. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron KickingKing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel clinches.
Merel blocks a body shot from KickingKing.
Merel managing to block the knees to the body from KickingKing.
KickingKing tries to stall but Merel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Merel.
KickingKing has a couple of punches blocked by Merel.
KickingKing manages to break the clinch.
KickingKing thuds his shin into the meat of Merel's side.
KickingKing swinging wildly here.
Merel lands a body shot.
KickingKing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
KickingKing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Merel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Merel scores with a jab.
Merel misses with an uppercut.
Merel circles away from the clinch attempt
and KickingKing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Merel.
A big left from Merel misses.
KickingKing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
KickingKing misses with a body kick.
Merel clinches with his opponent.
KickingKing trying to land knees to the body.
Merel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Merel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
KickingKing takes a shot to the head.
KickingKing controlling the action here for a moment.
Merel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of KickingKing backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Merel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Merel breaks from the clinch.
KickingKing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merel 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.
Merel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merel with a jab.
Merel darts in and clinches KickingKing up against the ropes.
Merel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with KickingKing's elbow.
Merel scores with a hook to the body.
Merel breaks from the clinch.
KickingKing wants to clinch up but Merel keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KickingKing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - KickingKing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
KickingKing slips a jab and a cross from Merel.
Merel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KickingKing clinches up against the ropes.
Merel tries to work over KickingKing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
KickingKing taking a breather.
KickingKing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merel is defending well for now.
Merel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
KickingKing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merel moves out of range as KickingKing strikes.
KickingKing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
KickingKing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Merel lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Merel.
KickingKing tries to clinch
and Merel counters with a left to the body.
KickingKing moves in looking to clinch but Merel pushes him off.
KickingKing takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel 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.
KickingKing tries to move into range but Merel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
KickingKing is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
KickingKing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Merel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
KickingKing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merel cracks a nice hook into KickingKing's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Merel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
KickingKing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merel counters with a nice uppercut.
Merel circles away from the clinch attempt.
KickingKing walks into a left hand.
KickingKing tries a low kick but Merel avoids it.
Merel slips a straight right by KickingKing.
KickingKing misses with a wild body shot.
Merel circles away from the clinch attempt.
KickingKing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merel lands a jab.
KickingKing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Merel.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from KickingKing.
Merel cracks KickingKing with a right hand to the side of the head.
KickingKing rushes Merel and presses him up against the ropes.
Merel tries to break the clinch but KickingKing is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel can't break the clinch.
Merel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aaron KickingKing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
KickingKing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
KickingKing tries to clinch
and Merel counters with a left to the body.
KickingKing forces Merel back against the ropes and clinches.
Merel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Merel as KickingKing tries to tie him up.
KickingKing seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Merel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merel pushes KickingKing back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
KickingKing is trying to push Merel away but Merel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Merel tries to break free but KickingKing pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KickingKing scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jay Merel has been cut.
Merel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
KickingKing tries to clinch there but Merel circles away.
Merel swats away the attempt to clinch by KickingKing.
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KickingKing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from KickingKing there as he acknowledges the shot.
KickingKing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel moves out of range.
Merel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jay Merel is winning the standup battle so far.
KickingKing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of KickingKing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel moves out of range.
Merel dips to his left and cracks KickingKing with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel swats away the attempt to clinch by KickingKing.
Merel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KickingKing.
KickingKing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
KickingKing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Merel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
KickingKing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merel scores with a punch to the head.
Merel scores with a punch to the head.
KickingKing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel is having none of it.
Merel blocks a leg kick.
Merel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent KickingKing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KickingKing drops his hands momentarily and Merel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
KickingKing wants to clinch.
KickingKing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merel.
Merel has closed the distance and engaged KickingKing in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Merel digs a right hand into KickingKing's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on KickingKing's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Merel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Merel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KickingKing tries to break free but Merel pushes him back against the ropes.
KickingKing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Merel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Merel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
KickingKing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
KickingKing tries to bum rush Merel with a series of wild strikes but Merel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
KickingKing tries to close the distance and clinch but Merel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KickingKing throws a sloppy head kick and Merel moves out of range easily.
Merel cracks KickingKing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
KickingKing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Merel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
KickingKing tries to clinch there but Merel circles away.
Merel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel is having none of it.
Merel throws out a powerful jab.
KickingKing tries a head kick but it misses.
KickingKing misses with a series of wild punches.
KickingKing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jay Merel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Merel.
Merel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
KickingKing wants to clinch up but Merel keeps it at a distance.
KickingKing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merel lands with a straight right. KickingKing didn't see that one coming.
Merel looks to land a combination. KickingKing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Merel scores with the left hand. KickingKing knows he should have avoided that one.
Merel jabs at KickingKing's body.
KickingKing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Merel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
KickingKing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
KickingKing moves to clinch but Merel breaks away
and Merel counters with a two punch combo.
Merel connects with a body shot.
Jay Merel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KickingKing wants to clinch.
KickingKing takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel dips to his left and cracks KickingKing with an uppercut!
KickingKing tries to clinch there but Merel circles away.
Merel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Merel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel moves away
and Merel counters with a straight right hand.
KickingKing doesn't manage to clinch there - Merel circles away.
KickingKing tries to clinch but Merel moves out of range.
KickingKing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Merel connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KickingKing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
KickingKing has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merel finds it's way round the side to connect with KickingKing's head.
Merel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
KickingKing is looking to clinch.
KickingKing tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Merel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. KickingKing doesn't seem bothered though.
KickingKing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Merel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before KickingKing has time to react.
KickingKing throws out a loose jab but Merel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel scores with a nice head shot.
Merel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Merel scores with a four punch combination!
KickingKing is rocked!
KickingKing fails with an attempt to clinch.
KickingKing is still on wobbly legs! Can Merel finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KickingKing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Merel finds it's way through KickingKing's defenses.
Good shot there by Merel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
KickingKing throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Merel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
KickingKing misses with a head kick.
KickingKing throws a head kick that misses.
KickingKing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab lands there for Merel.
Merel clinches up against the ropes.
Merel digs a right hand underneath KickingKing's ribcage. KickingKing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite KickingKing's efforts to push away.
Merel lands a body punch.
KickingKing seems to have recovered his senses.
Merel tries a body shot but KickingKing blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
KickingKing manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Merel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Merel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merel 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Merel!
Jay Merel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Az Newto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Az Newto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustafsson stalks Newto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newto's face. Newto staggers backwards, shaken.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Newto avoids nicely.
Gustafsson cracks a nice hook into Newto's ribs.
Gustafsson tries to land a leg kick but Newto saw it coming and moves away.
Gustafsson blocks the body kick.
Gustafsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustafsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Newto avoids it well.
Gustafsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Newto checks it well.
Gustafsson connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newto dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Newto is rocked!
Jake Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newto glances at the clock... BAM! Gustafsson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Newto crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Newto is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Gustafsson!
After winning the bout, Jake Gustafsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dante Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pakon Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajanont has chosen Metallica - That Was Just Your Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pakon Rajanont!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano cracks Rajanont with a nice body shot.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Rajanont.
Luciano wants to get back to striking at distance but Rajanont won't allow it.
Rajanont lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rajanont unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rajanont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Rajanont.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajanont trying to stall but Luciano improves his position.
Rajanont trying to land knees to the body.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajanont working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luciano is looking to control Rajanont's arms but Rajanont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luciano has his back to the ropes.
Rajanont lands an elbow just above Luciano 's eye.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Luciano has Rajanont pressed against the ropes, preventing Rajanont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luciano is trying to stall.
Rajanont wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rajanont is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano avoiding damage as Rajanont throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rajanont.
Rajanont tries to land knees in the clinch but Luciano avoids the damage to the body.
Luciano tries to break free but Rajanont pushes him back against the ropes.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Luciano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rajanont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luciano is keeping busy.
Rajanont landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Rajanont moves into the clinch.
Rajanont tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Luciano throws an elbow but misses.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rajanont lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rajanont has Luciano pressed against the ropes.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Rajanont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano throws an elbow that misses.
Rajanont stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Luciano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Luciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luciano.
Luciano keeps control of Rajanont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Rajanont.
Rajanont managing to block the knees to the body from Luciano.
Rajanont blocks an elbow strike from Luciano.
Rajanont missing with knees to the body.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Rajanont controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rajanont is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rajanont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rajanont has Luciano pressed against the ropes, preventing Luciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rajanont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rajanont.
Luciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rajanont is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rajanont is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano avoids the elbow strike from Rajanont, against the ropes.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajanont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rajanont slips under a jab.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajanont throws a push kick but Luciano slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rajanont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rajanont, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Luciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Rajanont 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.
Pakon Rajanont dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rajanont.
Luciano has managed to clinch.
Rajanont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rajanont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is rocked!
Rajanont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Luciano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rajanont is keeping busy.
Rajanont wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano managing to block the knees to the body from Rajanont.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rajanont.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with an elbow strike.
Luciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont is trying to push Luciano away but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rajanont using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rajanont avoids it.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rajanont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rajanont moves into the clinch.
Rajanont stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rajanont tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
Rajanont avoiding damage as Luciano throws knees to the body.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Rajanont lands an elbow inside that Luciano shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont blocks an uppercut.
Luciano is trying to maintain a safe position but Rajanont gets an underhook and turns Luciano into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajanont avoids the elbow strike from Luciano, against the ropes.
Rajanont pushes Luciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rajanont blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Luciano looking to throw knees to the head but Rajanont is blocking nicely.
Rajanont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajanont lands an elbow inside.
Rajanont tries to land knees in the clinch but Luciano avoids the damage to the body.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rajanont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Luciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rajanont's brow.
Luciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rajanont tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Luciano scores with a knee to the head.
Rajanont manages to break the clinch.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
Rajanont forces Luciano back against the ropes and clinches.
Rajanont dodges an elbow strike from Luciano.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rajanont backwards.
Luciano prevents Rajanont from breaking the clinch.
Luciano letting Rajanont take a breather here.
Rajanont lands an elbow inside.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rajanont trying to land knees to the body.
Rajanont avoids the elbow strike from Luciano, against the ropes.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont lands a shoulder strike.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Rajanont drives through and clinches with Luciano against the ropes.
Rajanont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Rajanont.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajanont tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Rajanont back against the ropes.
Rajanont blocks the elbow strike.
Luciano avoids the elbow strike from Rajanont, against the ropes.
Rajanont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rajanont misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajanont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano rushes Rajanont and presses him up against the ropes.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Rajanont.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pakon Rajanont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Rajanont.
Luciano gets a clinch.
Rajanont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano is trying to stall.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luciano misses with a hook. Rajanont ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Rajanont is out of range.
Rajanont moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
Sloppy strikes from Luciano. Those never looked like landing.
Rajanont tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rajanont trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont is trying to maintain a safe position but Luciano gets an underhook and turns Rajanont into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luciano.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Rajanont.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Pakon Rajanont seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rajanont misses with a body punch.
Luciano throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Luciano prevents Rajanont from breaking the clinch.
Luciano blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Luciano throws an elbow but misses.
Rajanont lands a nice elbow.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Rajanont in a clinch.
Rajanont prevents Luciano from breaking the clinch.
Luciano managing to block the knees to the body from Rajanont.
Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rajanont's efforts to push away.
Rajanont avoids a wild elbow strike from Luciano.
Rajanont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Rajanont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rajanont crunches a lovely knee into Luciano's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajanont tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Rajanont back against the ropes.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano feints and then cracks Rajanont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rajanont down.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajanont circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luciano clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rajanont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rajanont landing knees to the body.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Luciano clinches.
Rajanont working Luciano over with knees to the body.
Rajanont using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rajanont. Rajanont obviously looking to wear him down.
Rajanont throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rajanont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rajanont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajanont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rajanont lands a damaging elbow.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Rajanont.
Pakon Rajanont is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rajanont putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luciano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rajanont.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luciano wants to stall.
Rajanont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luciano.
Dante Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajanont is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rajanont digs a right hand into Luciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luciano's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rajanont throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Rajanont gets a clinch.
Rajanont landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pakon Rajanont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rajanont 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pakon Rajanont!
An out of breath Pakon Rajanont thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itse Perkele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkele scores with a push kick.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele throws a front kick that sends Thompson stumbling back into the ropes.
Perkele is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
Perkele lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele connects with a high kick.
It looks like Fred Thompson has been cut.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Itse Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele lands a front kick.
Perkele looks low and kicks high, catching Thompson right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Both fighters circling a little - Perkele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Good leg kick by Perkele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Perkele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Perkele slams his shin into Thompson's torso.
Perkele explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thompson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thompson 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.
Perkele lands a head kick that bluckles Thompson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Perkele no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Fred Thompson's cut is getting worse.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkele scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat.
Perkele is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Thompson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkele. That one must have hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkele - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkele. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from Perkele.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkele feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkele - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkele. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perkele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thompson if he has to take too many more of those.
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thompson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perkele - the referee stops the clock and Thompson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perkele. Thompson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perkele feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a push kick.
Perkele lands a front kick to the face, that drops Thompson to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Fred Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Thompson walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Perkele and drops face first to the floor! Thompson's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Thompson in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Itse Perkele!
Itse Perkele is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Itse Perkele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Big Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Israel (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Israel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Israel cracks the inside of Hands's front leg.
Jacob Israel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Israel instigates a clinch.
Hands really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hands is trying to push Israel away but Israel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Israel holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Israel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hands's defenses.
It looks like Big Hands has been cut.
Hands takes a knee right on the jaw!
Israel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Israel crunches a lovely knee into Hands's ribcage.
Hands is breathing heavily.
Hands wants to break the clinch but can't.
Israel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Israel with a knee to the head.
Israel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hands's face.
Israel landing knees to the head.
Hands is rocked!
Israel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Hands is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Israel cracks Hands with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hands goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hands wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jacob Israel!
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