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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Az Newto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazimeras Klasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazimeras Klasson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Az Newto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazimeras Klasson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Newto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newto avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Klasson throws a sloppy head kick and Newto moves out of range easily.
Klasson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newto scores with a three punch combo!
Klasson tests Newto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newto thuds his shin into the meat of Klasson's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newto avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Newto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klasson tries to bum rush Newto with a series of wild strikes but Newto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klasson tries to keep at a distance but Newto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Newto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klasson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newto has time to react.
Klasson throws a sloppy head kick
and Newto counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klasson lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newto misses with a wild combination.
Klasson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newto was well out of range. Poor timing from Klasson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klasson moves out of range of the body kick from Newto.
Newto pushes Klasson up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazimeras Klasson will probably get the nod.
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.
Klasson throws a head kick but Newto moves out of range.
Newto avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Newto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klasson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Klasson tries to stall but Newto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klasson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klasson looks to land a body kick but Newto moved away.
Newto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newto avoids the head kick by Klasson.
Klasson throws a head kick but Newto moves out of range.
Kazimeras Klasson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klasson misses with a head kick.
Newto blocks a head kick by Klasson.
Klasson tries a head kick but it misses.
Newto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Klasson is out of range and Newto settles back down.
Newto throws a leg kick but Klasson checks it.
A head kick by Klasson misses
and Newto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klasson's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newto misses with the combination.
Klasson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newto.
Klasson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klasson throws a head kick but Newto moves out of range.
Newto throws a combination that misses
and Klasson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazimeras Klasson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Klasson throws a lazy head kick
and Newto counters with a thumping low kick.
Klasson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Klasson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Klasson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazimeras Klasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Klasson misses
and Newto counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newto. That's going to slow Klasson down.
A head kick by Klasson misses
and Newto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Newto delivers a nice body kick.
Klasson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newto cracks Klasson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Klasson 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. Klasson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Az Newto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Kazimeras Klasson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Klasson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newto, right into the meat.
Newto dances in with a quick combination. Klasson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Newto snaps Klasson's head back. Klasson stumbles backwards against the ropes. Newto steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Klasson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Klasson just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Az Newto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Thompson counters by clinching up.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodrigues Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodrigues Dos Santos backwards.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues Dos Santos working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues Dos Santos fails to land.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues Dos Santos.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Rodrigues Dos Santos's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Rodrigues Dos Santos's head.
Thompson lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Luis Fernando Rodrigues Dos Santos has been cut.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues Dos Santos avoids it.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigues Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Rodrigues Dos Santos misses.
Rodrigues Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodrigues Dos Santos is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Thompson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyler Thompson!
After winning the bout, Tyler Thompson 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 JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman blocks the body kick.
Redman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bundy.
Redman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bundy's hands.
Redman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bundy. Bundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bundy throws the kick towards the body but Redman avoids it.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Redman.
Redman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Redman avoids the body shot from Bundy.
Bundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redman.
Bundy tries to land a leg kick but Redman saw it coming and moves away.
Bundy throws a wild body kick that Redman sees coming a mile off.
Redman scores with a nice head shot.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redman missing with a left hand there. Bundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redman throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
Bundy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redman throws a lazy head kick
and Bundy counters with a body kick.
Redman wants to slow Bundy down by chopping away at his legs.
Bundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redman blocks a head kick by Bundy.
Bundy misses with a hook.
Redman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bundy counters with a nice leg kick.
Bundy feints and then cracks Redman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Redman down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Redman counters with a straight right hand.
Redman throws a nice looking combination but Bundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bundy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Redman throws a big shot that misses.
Bundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redman throws a leg kick but Bundy moved away.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Bundy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Redman 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!
Redman throws a looping overhand right but Bundy ducks down to avoid it.
Redman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bundy throws a head kick but Redman moves out of range.
That kick from Bundy tenderised Redman's leg. Redman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Redman throws a looping overhand right but Bundy ducks down to avoid it.
Al Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bundy - that will leave a mark!
Bundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy left from Bundy finds it's target.
Bundy throws a body punch but Redman moves out of range.
Bundy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redman takes a step back to recover.
Redman avoids the head kick by Bundy.
Bundy thuds his shin into the meat of Redman's side.
Bundy throws a head kick that Redman semi-blocks.
Bundy thows a body kick. Redman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Redman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bundy. Redman shrugs it off though.
Bundy lands a head kick!
Redman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redman misses with a leg kick.
Bundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redman's sensitive parts.
Bundy misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
That's time! Redman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bundy lands a nice hook to Redman's body. Redman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Redman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bundy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bundy circles away quickly and effectively.
Redman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bundy counters with a beautiful head kick that sends Redman crashing to the mat! Oh, he's out! He's out! Bundy is jumping up and down like a maniac, spit streaming from his mouthpiece, shouting and screaming at his corner. Wow, this obviously means a hell of a lot to him! What an outpouring of emotion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Al Bundy!
Al Bundy 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 Ashwan Balrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashwan Balrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Ming!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming slips under a jab.
Ming changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balrak tries to clinch but Ming is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Balrak.
Ming has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ming is trying to break free.
Ming is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Balrak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ming wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak misses with an elbow strike.
Balrak is looking to control Ming's arms but Ming gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balrak has his back to the ropes.
Balrak pushes off an throws an elbow but Ming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Balrak blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ming's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ming blocks an elbow strike.
Ming can't break the clinch.
Balrak missing with knees to the body.
Ming taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ming continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Balrak is trying to maintain a safe position but Ming gets an underhook and turns Balrak into the ropes.
Ming manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balrak lands a hook that snaps the head of Ming backwards.
Balrak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ming is trying to push Balrak away but Balrak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ming controlling the action here for a moment.
Ming takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balrak throws a series of punches but Ming moves out of range.
Balrak moves to clinch but Ming breaks away
and Ming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balrak 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!
Balrak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balrak tries to keep at a distance but Ming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balrak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balrak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balrak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ming blocks the elbow strike.
Ming can't break the clinch.
Balrak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ming tries to break free but Balrak pushes him back against the ropes.
Balrak being controlled against the ropes.
Balrak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ming's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ming 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.
Ming looks to land a body kick but Balrak moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Ming. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ming.
Balrak tries to clinch but Ming is having none of it.
Ming looks for the body kick but Balrak saw that one coming.
Balrak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ming pushes Balrak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ming is trying to force a seperation but Balrak has the dominant position.
Ming looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balrak keeps control of Ming as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balrak is trying to stall.
Balrak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ming wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balrak has him pressed against the ropes.
Balrak blocks an elbow strike from Ming.
Ming working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Balrak.
Ming has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrak wants to stall.
Balrak misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ming has had enough of the clinch but Balrak keeps him there for the moment.
Balrak wants to stall.
Ming breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balrak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Ming.
Balrak tries to keep at a distance but Ming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ming manages to break the clinch.
Ming clinches up with Balrak and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ming wants to break free but Balrak has control.
Ming is trying to break the clinch but Balrak has him pressed against the ropes.
Ming leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Balrak fails to land.
Balrak can't find room to land a body shot as Ming controls the action.
Balrak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming avoids it.
Ming pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ming working hard to break the clinch.
Ming throws an elbow but it misses.
Ming manages to break the clinch.
Ming jabs at Balrak's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming gets a clinch.
Ming tries to circle away but Balrak has him pinned against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balrak lands a right hand.
Balrak missing with knees to the body.
Balrak prevents Ming from breaking the clinch.
Ming wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balrak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balrak throws a sloppy head kick and Ming moves out of range easily.
Balrak lands with a shot to the body.
Ming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balrak was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming.
Ming throws a body punch but Balrak moves out of range.
Balrak darts in trying to clinch
and Ming counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ming cracks Balrak with a good jab.
Balrak gets tackled into the ropes by Ming. Ming maintains the clinch.
Balrak blocks an elbow strike from Ming.
Ming can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ming wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ming breaks from the clinch.
Ming goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ming swats away the attempt to clinch by Balrak.
Ming will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paul Ming is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrak tries to keep at a distance but Ming has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balrak.
Balrak working aggressively here.
Balrak trying to control the position but instead, Ming has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balrak into the ropes.
Ming avoiding damage as Balrak throws knees to the body.
Ming's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Balrak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ming up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balrak.
Ming looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balrak lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Balrak throws an elbow but misses.
Ashwan Balrak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ming blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Ming comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ming 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Ming!
Our winner, Paul Ming, 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sakim Bodindecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bodindecha comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Khru Ram Muay . Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jamie Walker is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sakim Bodindecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bodindecha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bodindecha doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Bodindecha tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Bodindecha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakim Bodindecha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodindecha throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Bodindecha tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Bodindecha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bodindecha has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bodindecha backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Bodindecha tries to tie him up.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bodindecha misses with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker works on Bodindecha's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodindecha trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Bodindecha is breathing heavily.
Bodindecha looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Bodindecha is blocking nicely.
Bodindecha tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bodindecha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Bodindecha tries to tie him up.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bodindecha as Walker tries to tie him up.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodindecha wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Bodindecha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Bodindecha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Bodindecha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Sakim Bodindecha has been cut.
Walker connects with a quick right hand that sends Bodindecha tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jamie Walker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Levi Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itse Perkele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Jensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele tries to clinch but Jensen is having none of it.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Jensen saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Jensen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jensen moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Jensen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perkele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkele's coach down at Zero Tolerance was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Perkele's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Perkele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perkele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jensen moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Jensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Jensen misses the jab.
Jensen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perkele doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Jensen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perkele tries to work over Jensen's front leg with a kick but Jensen checks it.
Perkele scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and Jensen moves out of range easily.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jensen with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Jensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
Jensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Perkele blocks the low kick.
Jensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Jensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jensen tries to avoid it.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Jensen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perkele takes a step back to recover.
Jensen throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jensen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Perkele tries to land a front kick but Jensen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jensen cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
Jensen thuds his shin into the meat of Perkele's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele checks a low kick from Jensen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Jensen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkele lands a jab to Jensen's midsection.
Jensen rushes Perkele and presses him up against the ropes.
Jensen is looking to control Perkele's arms but Perkele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jensen has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jensen.
Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Jensen lands a shot to the body.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Jensen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jensen is able to avoid easily.
Jensen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jensen connects with a leg kick. Perkele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jensen tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range.
Jensen blocks a leg kick.
Jensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jensen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Perkele tries to score with a low kick but Jensen moves his leg out of the way.
Jensen throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele throws a right and a left that Jensen avoids nicely.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jensen is out of range.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Jensen misses with the combination.
Jensen takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Jensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Jensen misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Jensen moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jensen can pounce on him.
Jensen is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Jensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele throws a low kick but Jensen avoids it.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jensen misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele checks a low kick from Jensen.
Jensen throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levi Jensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen tries a head kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jensen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Jensen tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Jensen jumps back.
Jensen throws a series of punches but Perkele moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Jensen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkele.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Jensen misses.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele jabs Jensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Jensen throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jensen.
Jensen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkele on the side of the head.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Jensen with an uppercut!
It looks like Levi Jensen has been cut.
Perkele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jensen counters with a head kick. That will keep Perkele thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Jensen off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Jensen.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele tries to work over Jensen's front leg with a kick but Jensen checks it.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Jensen tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jensen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jensen.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Jensen sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jensen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perkele if he has to take too many more of those.
Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jensen checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jensen fakes the leg kick and cracks Perkele in the body.
Perkele throws a push kick but Jensen slaps the foot to one side.
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
Jensen thows a body kick. Perkele tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jensen.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Jensen is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Jensen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Jensen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jensen tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses
and Jensen counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jensen.
Jensen throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
Perkele slips a jab and a cross from Jensen.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and Jensen counters with a nice body kick.
Jensen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perkele back to the ropes. Jensen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen sizes up Perkele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jensen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jensen throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch but Jensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Jensen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jensen can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Perkele finds it's target.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jensen.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jensen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jensen counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jensen avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Jensen cracks a nice hook into Perkele's ribs.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jensen checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and Jensen only half commits.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Jensen.
Jensen misses with a leg kick.
Jensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Nice straight punches there by Jensen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jensen.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and Jensen counters with a body kick.
Jensen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jensen.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jensen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Jensen looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele tries to keep at a distance but Jensen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Jensen had his way with Itse Perkele in that round.
The cut man is working on Levi Jensen'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Jensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Jensen misses
and Perkele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jensen really felt that one!
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jensen. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Perkele throws a push kick but Jensen slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jensen, right into the meat.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele keeps Jensen at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jensen blocks the leg kick.
Jensen tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Jensen.
Jensen cracks the inside of Perkele's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Perkele is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head kick misses from Jensen.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jensen avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Perkele tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jensen lands a head kick!
Jensen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jensen on the inside.
Jensen blocking some punches.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
Jensen lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Jensen.
Jensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perkele is keeping busy.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Jensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Jensen blocks an uppercut.
Jensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jensen lands an uppercut.
Jensen blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jensen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jensen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Jensen!
Levi Jensen is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Merel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WcW - Ernest "The Cat" Miller Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson swings for the body but Merel moves out of range.
Merel throws a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustafsson swinging wildly here.
Merel tries to clinch
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merel.
Merel connects with a body shot that sends Gustafsson's belly button to the back.
Merel doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustafsson circles away.
Merel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gustafsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Merel.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Merel scores with a punch to the head.
Gustafsson throws a looping overhand right but Merel ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merel misses with a hook.
Merel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustafsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gustafsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustafsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Merel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gustafsson in his tracks.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Merel wants to clinch up but Gustafsson keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Merel.
Merel is looking to clinch.
Gustafsson misses with a few strikes there.
Gustafsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Merel misses the shot to the body.
Merel is looking to clinch but Gustafsson is avoiding it.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Gustafsson.
Merel throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel moves in looking to clinch but Gustafsson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel stalks Gustafsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gustafsson's face. Gustafsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Merel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gustafsson moves out of range as Merel strikes.
Gustafsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Merel finds it's target.
Merel wants to clinch but Gustafsson slips to the side
and Gustafsson counters with a two punch combo.
Merel clobbers Gustafsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jay Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Gustafsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson digs a good body shot into Merel's ribs.
Merel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustafsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gustafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Merel slips under a jab from Gustafsson.
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!
Merel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gustafsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Merel's head.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson throws a nice looking combination but Merel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Merel misses.
Gustafsson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gustafsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Gustafsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gustafsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Merel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gustafsson takes a shot to the head.
Merel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Merel gets through Gustafsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Merel as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Merel's head backwards.
Merel throws a shot from downtown. Gustafsson moves away and avoids it.
Gustafsson misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Merel avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Merel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a nice looking combination but Merel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Merel lands with a good body shot.
Gustafsson sizes up Merel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jay Merel is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Merel blocks the leg kick.
Merel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustafsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Merel is just out of range.
Merel tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Merel rushes Gustafsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Gustafsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel can't find room to land a body shot as Gustafsson controls the action.
Good body shot from Merel.
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!
Gustafsson 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 stalling in the clinch but Gustafsson improves position.
Merel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Merel taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Merel.
Merel digs a right hand underneath Gustafsson's ribcage. Gustafsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
Merel breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merel tries to clinch up.
Gustafsson misses with a straight left.
Merel throws a big shot that misses.
Gustafsson misses with a hook. Merel ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Merel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gustafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merel.
A jab from Gustafsson finds it's way through Merel's defenses.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Merel tries to clinch but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Merel lands with a shot to the body.
Merel tries to clinch up but Gustafsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Merel.
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Merel circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Merel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson throws a jab when Merel was well out of range.
Gustafsson takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merel clinches up with Gustafsson and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Merel misses with a body punch.
Merel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustafsson prevents a body shot from Merel.
Gustafsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gustafsson misses with a hook.
Merel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gustafsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Merel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Merel misses with a right hand
and Gustafsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Merel moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merel cracks Gustafsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Merel slips a straight right by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merel tries to clinch but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Gustafsson slips under a jab from Merel.
Jake Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merel.
Gustafsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merel finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustafsson's head.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Merel is out of range.
Merel throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merel looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Gustafsson slips a jab from Merel.
Gustafsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merel on the side of the head.
Merel walks into a straight right hand from Gustafsson.
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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Merel!
Our winner, Jay Merel, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Slime Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slime Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ball.
Ball looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ball drops his hands momentarily and Trapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ball tries to keep at a distance but Trapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Trapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trapp.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Trapp.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but Ball blocks it.
Trapp slowing the pace effectively.
Trapp letting Ball take a breather here.
Trapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trapp misses with the head strike.
Trapp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ball seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trapp can turn it around.
Trapp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ball's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trapp stalls.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trapp.
It looks like Slime Ball has been cut.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trapp.
Ball pushes off an throws an elbow but Trapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Trapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Ball.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Trapp gets an underhook and turns Ball into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ball.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ball has had enough of the clinch but Trapp keeps him there for the moment.
Ball letting Trapp take a breather here.
Trapp lands with a right to the head.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
A short right from Ball on the inside.
Trapp looking to throw knees to the head but Ball is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but Ball blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Norman Trapp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slime Ball's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ball feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trapp clinches.
Ball lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trapp backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trapp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
Trapp misses with the head strike.
Trapp lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trapp as Ball tries to tie him up.
Trapp throws a head punch that misses.
Trapp lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Ball avoids the damage to the body.
Trapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norman Trapp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
A short right from Trapp.
Trapp misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Trapp to work.
Trapp receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ball.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trapp letting Ball take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trapp.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Trapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball managing to block the knees to the body from Trapp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball stalling in the clinch but Trapp improves position.
Trapp has Ball pressed against the ropes, preventing Ball from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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!
Ball lands with a short shot to the head.
Trapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Trapp gets an underhook and turns Ball into the ropes.
Ball tries to break the clinch but Trapp is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ball is trying to force a seperation but Trapp has the dominant position.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ball's elbow.
Ball lands with a left to the head.
Ball tries to work over Trapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ball throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Slime Ball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slime Ball'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!
Trapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slime Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ball dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trapp. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ball.
Trapp closes the distance and clinches.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
Trapp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Trapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
Ball tries to throw a body punch but Trapp avoids it by throwing Ball back against the ropes.
Trapp lands with a right to the head.
Ball is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trapp prevents a body shot from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Trapp misses with a punch to the body.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trapp is keeping busy.
Ball seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Trapp is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ball tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trapp's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Trapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ball.
Ball looking to slow down the pace here.
Trapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball blocking some punches.
Trapp working aggressively here.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
Ball can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Trapp blocking some punches.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trapp blocking some punches.
Ball lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ball digs a right hand underneath Trapp's ribcage. Trapp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Slime Ball.
I think Ball 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Norman Trapp!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codin Viperescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti comes to the ring accompanied by Machines Of Loving Grace - Golgotha Tenement Blues. Viperescu has chosen Right In The Night as his entrance music. Codin Viperescu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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318 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Codin Viperescu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viperescu throws a poor cross that misses
and Benvenuti counters by clinching up.
Viperescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Benvenuti scores with a shot to the side of Viperescu's head.
It looks like Codin Viperescu has been cut.
Benvenuti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viperescus head.
Benvenuti prevents Viperescu from breaking the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Benvenuti scores with a hook to the body.
Benvenuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benvenuti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Viperescu looks winded!
Benvenuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Viperescu backwards.
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viperescu backwards.
A shot in the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Codin Viperescu's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Benvenuti.
A short uppercut from Benvenuti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti presses Viperescu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viperescu takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Viperescu with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Viperescu looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Viperescu get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Viperescu is rocked!
Viperescu misses with an uppercut
and Benvenuti counters by moving into the clinch.
Viperescu is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvenuti finish him?
Viperescu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benvenuti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Viperescu can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benvenuti tries a knee to the head but Viperescu blocks it.
Viperescu seems to have recovered his senses.
Benvenuti digs a right hand into Viperescu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viperescu's gas tank.
Benvenuti presses Viperescu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benvenuti missing with knees to the body.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benvenuti works on Viperescu's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Benvenuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Codin Viperescu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benvenuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Benvenuti is leaning against Viperescu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benvenuti cracks Viperescu with a nice body shot.
Benvenuti creates a bit of space and cracks Viperescu with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Viperescu is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Viperescu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benvenuti counters by moving into the clinch.
Benvenuti is leaning against Viperescu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benvenuti pushes Viperescu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benvenuti obliges.
A short right from Benvenuti.
Codin Viperescu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Benvenuti cracks Viperescu with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Viperescu 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! Viperescu wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Giacomo Benvenuti took to the microphone: 'It is an honor to have won this championship from an outstanding fighter like Codin! *Giacomo lifts Codin's right hand and the crowd cheers. He lowers his hand and walks to the center of the ring* Legion of Pain!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mikael Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dory Raly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 lbs
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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 Montreal, Mikael Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dory Raly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Raly checks it.
Raly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raly throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Raly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raly scores with a nice body kick.
Raly cracks Heikkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Raly.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Raly.
Raly lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Raly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Raly lands with a good body shot.
Raly feints a jab promting Heikkinen to slip. Raly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heikkinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raly lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raly slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Raly scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Raly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly lands a high kick!
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Raly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dory Raly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Raly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Raly moves out of range.
Raly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heikkinen can pounce on him.
Raly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heikkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raly scores with a nice right hand.
Raly throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Raly scores with a kick to the body.
Raly blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Raly circles away.
Raly blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
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!
Raly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raly lands with a nice body kick.
Raly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen scores with a head kick. Raly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raly has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly scores with a shoulder strike.
Raly has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Raly lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Raly is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raly.
A short left from Raly.
Raly works on Heikkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Raly avoiding damage.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raly gets through Heikkinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raly lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raly.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Raly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raly lands a body shot.
Heikkinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dory Raly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raly scores with a spinning back kick!
Raly instigates a clinch.
Raly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Raly.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Raly is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Raly into the ropes.
Heikkinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heikkinen tries to work over Raly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Raly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raly is defending well for now.
Heikkinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Raly scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Raly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Raly misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Raly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Mikael Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raly lands a right hand.
Raly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Raly.
Heikkinen is rocked!
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Oh Heikkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raly misses with some punches.
Raly misses with some punches.
Raly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raly swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Raly fails to land.
Raly has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Raly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heikkinen tries to work over Raly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Raly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Raly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Raly on the inside.
Dory Raly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Raly cracks Heikkinen with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Heikkinen 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! Heikkinen wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dory Raly!
Dory Raly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Mikael Heikkinen had this to say: 'Nothing to be ashamed of. All of the pressure was on Mr. Raly. He has been training for 3 years, compared to my 1.'.
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RATING
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