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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocco Manigrasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Moreton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manigrasso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Living Through Me. Rocco Manigrasso looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Manigrasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Moreton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manigrasso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moreton misses with a wild combination.
Moreton tries to clinch but Manigrasso is having none of it.
Manigrasso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moreton throws a push kick but Manigrasso slaps the foot to one side.
Moreton looks to land a combination but Manigrasso avoids it well.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manigrasso misses with a head kick.
Rocco Manigrasso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreton digs a good hook to Manigrasso's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moreton. That's going to slow Manigrasso down.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manigrasso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreton moves in looking to clinch but Manigrasso pushes him off.
Moreton lands with a straight right. Manigrasso didn't see that one coming.
Manigrasso has managed to clinch.
Moreton looking to stall.
Manigrasso dodges an elbow strike from Moreton.
Manigrasso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreton lands a leg kick that knocks Manigrasso off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Moreton.
Moreton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manigrasso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moreton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moreton pushes Manigrasso away with a front kick.
Moreton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manigrasso is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manigrasso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreton tries to clinch up.
Moreton throws a head kick that Manigrasso semi-blocks.
Moreton avoids the head kick by Manigrasso.
Manigrasso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton throws a sloppy head kick and Manigrasso moves out of range easily.
Manigrasso tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manigrasso misses with a head kick.
Manigrasso is breathing heavily.
Manigrasso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreton tries to clinch but Manigrasso moves out of range.
Moreton throws a combination. Manigrasso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreton tries to clinch there but Manigrasso circles away.
Moreton moves out of range as Manigrasso throws a body kick.
Moreton tries to clinch there but Manigrasso circles away.
Moreton stuns Manigrasso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreton misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreton thows a body shot but no joy.
Manigrasso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreton lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Moreton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Moreton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Manigrasso throws a sloppy head kick and Moreton moves out of range easily.
Manigrasso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manigrasso throws a body punch but Moreton moves out of range.
Manigrasso throws a body punch but Moreton moves out of range.
Clay Moreton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moreton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moreton wants to clinch up but Manigrasso keeps it at a distance.
Moreton swats away the attempt to clinch by Manigrasso.
Manigrasso throws the kick towards the body but Moreton avoids it.
Manigrasso swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moreton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manigrasso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moreton blocks a head kick by Manigrasso.
Rocco Manigrasso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Moreton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moreton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Manigrasso is controlling him.
Manigrasso blocks an elbow strike from Moreton.
Moreton trying to control the position but instead, Manigrasso has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moreton into the ropes.
Manigrasso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moreton wants to stall.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Manigrasso has him pressed against the ropes.
Moreton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Manigrasso keeps control of Moreton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moreton missing with knees to the body.
Moreton has Manigrasso pushed against the ropes.
Manigrasso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreton tries to clinch up.
Moreton blocks a head kick by Manigrasso.
Moreton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manigrasso doesn't seem bothered though.
Moreton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreton throws a leg kick which misses Manigrasso's front leg but catches the back leg as Manigrasso tries to avoid it.
Manigrasso tries to clinch but Moreton moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manigrasso tries a head kick but it misses.
Manigrasso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manigrasso throws a lazy head kick
and Moreton counters with a straight right hand.
Moreton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Moreton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moreton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreton misses with a head kick.
Manigrasso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manigrasso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moreton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Manigrasso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moreton looks to land a body kick but Manigrasso moved away.
Manigrasso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moreton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Manigrasso looking to stall.
Moreton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreton is looking to clinch but Manigrasso is avoiding it.
Moreton slips a straight right by Manigrasso.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manigrasso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreton looks to land a combination. Manigrasso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Moreton.
A left and a right from Moreton both land. Nice combination.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manigrasso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreton pushes Manigrasso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Moreton misses with a knee to the head.
Moreton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moreton missing with knees to the body.
Moreton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manigrasso is defending well for now.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Manigrasso is controlling him.
Manigrasso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manigrasso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton tries to clinch up but Manigrasso circles away and keeps his distance.
Moreton tries to clinch but Manigrasso moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manigrasso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moreton gets tackled into the ropes by Manigrasso. Manigrasso maintains the clinch.
Moreton working hard to break the clinch.
Manigrasso keeps control of Moreton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocco Manigrasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreton breaks from the clinch.
Manigrasso blocks a head kick by Moreton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manigrasso pushes Moreton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Moreton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manigrasso has Moreton pressed against the ropes.
Manigrasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clay Moreton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moreton taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Moreton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreton 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Moreton!
A less than humble Clay Moreton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dante Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Oquinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oquinn has chosen Damian - King Gordy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Oquinn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquinn misses with a straight left.
Oquinn lands with a good body shot.
Oquinn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oquinn throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano slips a jab from Oquinn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Oquinn is just out of range.
Oquinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oquinn.
Oquinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luciano is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquinn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damien Oquinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Oquinn misses the target.
Luciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luciano. Oquinn shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.
Oquinn clobbers Luciano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oquinn avoids a kick to the body.
Oquinn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oquinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Oquinn throws a series of punches but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano scores with a spinning back kick!
Luciano thuds his shin into the meat of Oquinn's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn throws a series of punches but Luciano moves out of range.
Oquinn looks winded!
A combination from Oquinn does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Luciano prevents Oquinn from breaking the clinch.
Luciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luciano has Oquinn pressed against the ropes, preventing Oquinn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luciano.
Luciano taking a breather.
Oquinn is trying to force a seperation but Luciano has the dominant position.
Luciano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oquinn up against the ropes.
Luciano gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Luciano landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Luciano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Luciano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oquinn's defenses.
Luciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oquinn tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the ropes.
Luciano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oquinn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Luciano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oquinn can turn it around.
Oquinn tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the ropes.
Oquinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Luciano.
Oquinn throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Luciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oquinn, pushing him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Luciano.
Oquinn letting Luciano take a breather here.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquinn letting Luciano take a breather here.
Luciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oquinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Luciano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oquinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Oquinn misses with a straight left.
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oquinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano slips a jab from Oquinn.
Luciano needs to keep his hands up - Oquinn had a free shot at his head there.
Oquinn throws a nice looking combination but Luciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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.
Luciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luciano working Oquinn over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Luciano.
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!
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Oquinn 's eye.
Luciano lands a knee to the head.
Luciano working Oquinn over with knees to the body.
Luciano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oquinn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oquinn is breathing heavily.
Luciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luciano.
Luciano effectively controlling the action here.
Luciano lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Oquinn 's eye.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Oquinn is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Luciano.
Luciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oquinn's defenses.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Dante Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luciano lands an elbow inside.
Luciano lands an elbow inside.
Oquinn tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Oquinn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oquinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luciano connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano lands a good knee to the midsection. Oquinn won't want to take too many of those.
Luciano lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
Luciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oquinn's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Luciano stalling in the clinch.
Oquinn is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Luciano prevents Oquinn from breaking the clinch.
Luciano lands a knee to the head.
Luciano is pushing Oquinn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Luciano lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oquinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Oquinn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Luciano dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Oquinn in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luciano obliges.
Luciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luciano lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Oquinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Luciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luciano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luciano.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Oquinn 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luciano obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luciano lands a knee to the head.
Luciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Oquinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Luciano.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Luciano.
Luciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Oquinn 's eye.
Luciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oquinn's face.
Luciano lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Luciano keeps control of Oquinn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Luciano.
Luciano lands a nice elbow.
Luciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luciano lands an elbow just above Oquinn 's eye.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano with a knee to the head.
Oquinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oquinn takes an elbow to the temple.
Luciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luciano crunches a lovely knee into Oquinn's ribcage.
Oquinn tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the ropes.
Luciano leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Luciano for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to stall but Oquinn improves his position.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
Luciano 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!
Luciano lands an elbow inside that Oquinn shrugs off.
Luciano leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Luciano trying to stall but Oquinn improves his position.
Luciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oquinn's face.
Oquinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Damien Oquinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano prevents Oquinn from breaking the clinch.
Luciano lands a knee to the head.
Oquinn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Luciano.
Luciano stalling in the clinch but Oquinn improves position.
Luciano lands an elbow that stopped Oquinn in his tracks for a moment.
Oquinn is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Luciano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Luciano!
Dante Luciano took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Elite Canadian Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Damien Oquinn spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Adnan Cirak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Heikkinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adnan Cirak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cirak.
Cirak misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen keeps Cirak at a distance using the push kick.
Cirak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cirak misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Cirak checks it.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cirak blocks it.
Heikkinen scores with a nice body kick.
Cirak throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen cracks the inside of Cirak's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Cirak.
Cirak tries to bum rush Heikkinen with a series of wild strikes but Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak misses with a few strikes there.
Cirak throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cirak blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heikkinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cirak throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirak throws out the jab.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirak was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Mikael Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Cirak misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cirak if he has to take too many more of those.
Cirak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cirak scores with a hook.
Cirak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a head kick.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Cirak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ciraks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Heikkinen finds it's way through Cirak's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heikkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirak misses with a left hand
and Heikkinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirak avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heikkinen cracks Cirak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heikkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cirak finds it's way round the side to connect with Heikkinen's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heikkinen!
Heikkinen walks into a jab.
Cirak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
Cirak is rocked!
Mikael Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Cirak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Cirak in the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Heikkinen and Cirak falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Heikkinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikael Heikkinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikael Heikkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Reynir Arn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Meijeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynir Arn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antti Meijeri'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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reynir Arn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Meijeri!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meijeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meijeri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Arn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meijeri misses with a low kick.
Meijeri's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Meijeri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Meijeri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arn under the eye.
Meijeri thows a leg kick but Arn checks it
and Meijeri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meijeri checks a leg kick.
Arn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Arn.
Meijeri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arn is able to avoid easily.
Arn throws a hook but Meijeri avoids it easily.
Arn throws a leg kick but Meijeri checks it.
Arn lands a front kick to the face, that drops Meijeri 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!
Meijeri throws out a loose jab but Arn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meijeri looks to land a right hand but Arn moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Meijeri misses
and Arn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meijeri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arn is out of range and Meijeri settles back down.
Arn lands a body shot.
Meijeri looks winded!
Arn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arn cracks Meijeri with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Meijeri 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 Meijeri is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Meijeri could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Reynir Arn!
Reynir Arn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymundo Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Barbosa 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfredo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymundo Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa clinches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Barbosa keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Barbosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the ropes.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Robinson stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson looking to slow down the pace here.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Barbosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson trying to stall but Barbosa improves his position.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Robinson trying to control the position but instead, Barbosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robinson into the ropes.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa pushes Robinson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa has Robinson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbosa keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alfredo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Raymundo Robinson has been cut.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson tries to circle away but Barbosa has him pinned against the ropes.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Barbosa.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Robinson looking to stall.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa has Robinson pressed against the ropes, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Barbosa has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pushes Robinson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson is trying to push Barbosa away but Barbosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barbosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymundo Robinson'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. This is the final round!
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Raymundo Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa takes advantage, countering with a massive head kick that sends Robinson sprawling across the canvas! That's completely screwed up his equilibrium and I'm not sure he's going to beat the count! The referee's already at 6 and Robinson is flopping around all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has called an end to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alfredo Barbosa!
Our winner, Alfredo Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. Ossilus Chiarmanda is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
170 lbs
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19
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Koreshkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda slips a jab and a cross from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Koreshkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koreshkov throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Koreshkov stuns Chiarmanda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chiarmanda lands a jab to the nose.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab.
Koreshkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chiarmanda misses with the combination.
Chiarmanda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koreshkov ducks under a wild hook from Chiarmanda.
The crowd cheers as Koreshkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chiarmanda doesn't seem phased though.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koreshkov to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koreshkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koreshkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Koreshkov misses its intended target.
Chiarmanda gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov has had enough of the clinch but Chiarmanda keeps him there for the moment.
Koreshkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koreshkov tries to break free but Chiarmanda pushes him back against the ropes.
Koreshkov is trying to force a seperation but Chiarmanda has the dominant position.
Chiarmanda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koreshkov backwards.
Chiarmanda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chiarmanda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Koreshkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koreshkov's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
It looks like Jake Koreshkov has been cut.
Koreshkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chiarmanda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koreshkovs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Chiarmanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chiarmanda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koreshkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koreshkov is breathing heavily.
Koreshkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chiarmanda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chiarmanda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koreshkov is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koreshkov's defenses.
Chiarmanda scores with a knee to the head.
Koreshkov is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
Oh Koreshkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda cracks Koreshkov with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Koreshkov drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Koreshkov isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Chiarmanda struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Chiarmanda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ossilus Chiarmanda! Ossilus Chiarmanda retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ossilus Chiarmanda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key has chosen Party and Bullshit - Biggie Smalls as his entrance music. Allen Key is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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202 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Key!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ming is out of range.
Ming closes the distance and pushes Key back into the ropes.
Key wants to get back to striking at distance but Ming won't allow it.
Ming looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Key has had enough of the clinch but Ming keeps him there for the moment.
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ming prevents Key from breaking the clinch.
Key blocks an elbow strike from Ming.
Ming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ming scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Key to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Allen Key has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ming closes the distance and clinches.
Ming gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Key looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Key is trying to stall.
Ming breaks the clinch.
Ming closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ming content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming has managed to clinch.
Ming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ming is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ming throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen Key is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Key drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ming to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Key! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ming takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul Ming!
After winning the bout, Paul Ming 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Darcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heraclio Olmos (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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25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Darcy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heraclio Olmos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Olmos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darcy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Olmos - the referee stops the clock and Darcy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Olmos. Darcy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Darcy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olmos throws a head kick that misses.
Darcy darts in and clinches Olmos up against the ropes.
Olmos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olmos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darcy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darcy is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darcy blocks an elbow strike from Olmos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Olmos crunches a lovely knee into Darcy's ribcage.
Olmos lands a good knee to the midsection. Darcy won't want to take too many of those.
Olmos working Darcy over with knees to the body.
Olmos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darcy's face.
The referee calls for Olmos to work.
Olmos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olmos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darcy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darcy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olmos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olmos trying to control the position but instead, Darcy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olmos into the ropes.
Olmos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darcy takes a knee to the side of the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Olmos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Olmos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darcy's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olmos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Darcy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olmos lands a good knee to the midsection. Darcy won't want to take too many of those.
Olmos crunches a lovely knee into Darcy's ribcage.
Olmos lands a good knee to the midsection. Darcy won't want to take too many of those.
Olmos trying to stall but Darcy improves his position.
Olmos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olmos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olmos working Darcy over with knees to the body.
Olmos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olmos is trying to stall.
Olmos lands a good knee to the midsection. Darcy won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Olmos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Olmos tries to clinch up but Darcy circles away and keeps his distance.
Olmos lands with a good body shot.
Olmos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olmos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olmos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darcy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Olmos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Olmos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darcy doesn't seem bothered though.
Olmos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olmos lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Olmos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Olmos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olmos.
Olmos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olmos connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Darcy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Olmos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heraclio Olmos!
Heraclio Olmos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunkinski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's my time. Francois Dubonet will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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160 lbs
29 - 24 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunkinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Dubonet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Drunkinski's head coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dubonet scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Dubonet misses
and Drunkinski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dubonet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drunkinski lands with a light punch inside.
Drunkinski lands with a right to the head.
Dubonet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drunkinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dubonet blocking some punches.
Dubonet looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Drunkinski.
Dubonet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but Drunkinski keeps him there for the moment.
Dubonet tries a body shot but Drunkinski blocks it.
Dubonet swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet manages to break the clinch.
Dubonet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubonet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drunkinski's sensitive parts.
Dubonet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubonet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drunkinski manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drunkinski.
Drunkinski jabs Dubonet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drunkinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dubonet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drunkinski is out of range.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubonet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubonet throws a leg kick
and Drunkinski moves into the clinch.
Drunkinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubonet.
A frustrated look appears on Dubonet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dubonet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubonet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dubonet avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Dubonet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dubonet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubonet avoids a wild elbow strike from Drunkinski.
Dubonet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dubonet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drunkinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubonet lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Dubonet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubonet misses with the head strike.
Dubonet scores with a shot to the side of Drunkinski's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubonet is leaning against Drunkinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dubonet lands with a short shot to the head.
Dubonet misses with some punches.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drunkinski moves out of range of the body kick from Dubonet.
Dubonet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drunkinski scores with a jab to the body.
Dubonet throws out a leg kick but Drunkinski moves out of range and Dubonet only half commits.
Drunkinski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drunkinski throws out a leg kick but Dubonet moves out of range and Drunkinski only half commits.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet throws a leg kick but Drunkinski checks it.
Dubonet wants to land a leg kick but Drunkinski is out of range.
Dubonet lands a head kick!
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drunkinski 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.
Dubonet throws a sloppy head kick and Drunkinski moves out of range easily.
Francois Dubonet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drunkinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dubonet cracks Drunkinski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Dubonet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dubonet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drunkinski counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dubonet is trying to force a seperation but Drunkinski has the dominant position.
Drunkinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dubonet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski blocks a body shot from Dubonet.
A frustrated look appears on Dubonet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a knee to the head.
Dubonet misses with a punch on the inside.
Drunkinski taking a breather.
Dubonet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drunkinski.
Dubonet misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drunkinski.
Dubonet tries to work over Drunkinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dubonet can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drunkinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubonet swings wildly with an uppercut but Drunkinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dubonet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drunkinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drunkinski misses with some punches.
Dubonet breaks the clinch.
Dubonet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drunkinski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drunkinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubonet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drunkinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drunkinski throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vodka Drunkinski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drunkinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dubonet.
Dubonet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
Drunkinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dubonet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drunkinski misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Drunkinski. Beautiful body shot.
Drunkinski wants to land a leg kick but Dubonet is out of range.
Drunkinski is looking to wear down Dubonet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Drunkinski as he checks the leg kick.
Drunkinski misses with a body kick.
Drunkinski moves out of range of the leg kick from Dubonet.
Dubonet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dubonet scores with a nice strike.
Drunkinski defending well as Dubonet loads up on a big left hand.
Dubonet tried to score with a low kick but Drunkinski checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drunkinski, right into the meat.
Drunkinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dubonet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dubonet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubonet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drunkinski.
Dubonet lands with a slapping head kick.
Dubonet tries to score with a low kick but Drunkinski moves his leg out of the way.
Drunkinski connects with a body shot that sends Dubonet's belly button to the back.
Dubonet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drunkinski.
Dubonet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drunkinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drunkinski lunges at Dubonet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dubonet's hand.
Dubonet sizes up Drunkinski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dubonet throws a wild body kick that Drunkinski sees coming a mile off.
Drunkinski throws a series of punches but Dubonet avoids them all with ease.
Drunkinski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drunkinski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dubonet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski feints and then cracks Dubonet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dubonet down.
Dubonet catches Drunkinski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Francois Dubonet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drunkinski misses with a low kick.
Drunkinski takes one to the chin there.
Dubonet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dubonet scores with a spinning back kick!
Drunkinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drunkinski misses the jab.
Dubonet misses with a kick to the body.
Drunkinski lands a leg kick that knocks Dubonet off balance momentarily.
Drunkinski throws a body kick that misses.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Dubonet sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski thows a leg kick but Dubonet checks it
and Dubonet counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Drunkinski blocks the leg kick.
Drunkinski throws out a leg kick but Dubonet moves out of range and Drunkinski only half commits.
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 Vodka Drunkinski.
I think Drunkinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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35
153 lbs
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158 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammy Sugarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sugarol's head backwards.
Sugarol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaolong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been informed that Xiaolong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sugarol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaolong lands a slapping body shot.
Xiaolong moves into the clinch.
Sugarol managing to block the knees to the body from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sugarol swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaolong.
Sugarol looking to stall.
Sugarol misses with the head strike.
Xiaolong working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Xiaolong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sugarol.
Sugarol lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiaolong blocks an uppercut.
Sugarol leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Xiaolong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Sugarol controls his hands.
Sugarol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaolong swings wildly with an uppercut but Sugarol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaolong prevents a body shot from Sugarol.
Xiaolong lands an uppercut.
Xiaolong lands a right hand.
Sugarol is rocked!
Xiaolong lands a knee to the body.
Oh Sugarol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sugarol.
Xiaolong lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sugarol with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sugarol looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sugarol 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 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Li Xiaolong!
A very excited looking Li Xiaolong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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