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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Hanz Bekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Vendrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bekker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young Jeezy - I Luv It. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanz Bekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Vendrell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekker tried to score with a low kick but Vendrell checks it.
Vendrell blocks the body kick.
Bekker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bekker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vendrell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bekker back to the ropes. Vendrell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bekker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vendrell connects with a body shot that sends Bekker's belly button to the back.
Vendrell lands an overhand right.
Bekker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bekker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bekker, right into the meat.
Bekker wants to land a leg kick but Vendrell is out of range.
Vendrell misses with a two punch combination.
Bekker moves out of range of the strikes.
Vendrell scores with a jab to the head.
Vendrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekker moves forwards but Vendrell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekker throws a wild body kick that Vendrell sees coming a mile off.
Bekker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bekker moves into range and clinches up with Vendrell.
Bekker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bekker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vendrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bekker landing knees to the body.
Bekker trying to land knees to the body.
Vendrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendrell avoids it.
Vendrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bekker missing with knees to the body.
Vendrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Vendrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bekker backwards.
Bekker stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vendrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekker.
Vendrell lands a right hand.
Bekker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vendrell.
Bekker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vendrell avoiding damage as Bekker throws knees to the body.
Bekker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bekker misses with a low kick.
Hanz Bekker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vendrell checks a low kick from Bekker.
Vendrell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bekker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bekker throws a low kick but Vendrell avoids it.
Vendrell cracks Bekker with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendrell staying out of range there.
Good work by Vendrell as he checks the leg kick.
Bekker is looking to slow Vendrell down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanz Bekker 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.
A jab lands there for Vendrell.
Vendrell blocks a leg kick.
Vendrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Bekker.
Vendrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Vendrell as he checks the leg kick.
Vendrell checks a low kick from Bekker.
Vendrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bekker throws a low kick but Vendrell moves out of range easily.
Vendrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Bekker.
That kick from Bekker tenderised Vendrell's leg. Vendrell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vendrell misses with a hook. Bekker ducked under it nicely.
Bekker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bekker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vendrell.
Vendrell checks a leg kick nicely.
Bekker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanz Bekker is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bekker.
Bekker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bekker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Bekker rushes Vendrell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bekker.
Bekker manages to break the clinch.
Bekker throws out a leg kick but Vendrell moves out of range and Bekker only half commits.
Bekker takes the fight into the clinch.
Bekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendrell avoids it.
Bekker tries to land knees in the clinch but Vendrell avoids the damage to the body.
Bekker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendrell avoids it.
Bekker missing with knees to the body.
Bekker crunches a lovely knee into Vendrell's ribcage.
Vendrell throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vendrell as Bekker tries to tie him up.
Bekker breaks from the clinch.
Vendrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bekker under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bekker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vendrell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bekker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vendrell throws out the jab.
Bekker throws a low kick but Vendrell avoids it.
Vendrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bekker moves out of range of the strikes.
Bekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Bekker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vendrell connects with a right hand. Bekker shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bekker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vendrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bekker.
Bekker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanz Bekker dominated that second round.
That's time! Bekker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bekker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vendrell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bekker throws a head kick that misses.
Vendrell throws a looping overhand right but Bekker ducks down to avoid it.
Vendrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vendrell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bekker throws a front kick aimed at Vendrell's knee but Vendrell avoids it well.
Bekker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bekker lands a leg kick that knocks Vendrell off balance momentarily.
Bekker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vendrell takes a step back to recover.
Bekker tries a low kick but Vendrell avoids it.
Vendrell lands a jab to the head.
Bekker throws a leg kick but Vendrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bekker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vendrell is out of range.
Vendrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bekker can pounce on him.
Shane Vendrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Vendrell moves out of range as Bekker throws a body kick.
Bekker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bekker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vendrell.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bekker.
Bekker throws a leg kick that misses.
Vendrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bekker in his tracks.
Vendrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bekker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vendrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vendrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vendrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bekker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bekker thumps Vendrell with a low kick.
Bekker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vendrell is able to avoid easily.
Vendrell lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bekker rushes Vendrell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vendrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bekker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vendrell has a couple of punches blocked by Bekker.
Bekker blocking some punches.
Vendrell working aggressively here.
Bekker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vendrell.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Bekker.
Vendrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bekker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vendrell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bekker throws a chopping leg kick but Vendrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bekker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bekker tries a head kick but it misses.
Bekker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanz Bekker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bekker 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanz Bekker!
Our winner, Hanz Bekker, 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Krystyn Suliaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Krystyn Suliaw has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Krystyn Suliaw seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystyn Suliaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Rix!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suliaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suliaw throws a wild body kick that Rix sees coming a mile off.
Suliaw staying out of range there.
Suliaw cracks the inside of Rix's front leg.
Suliaw takes one on the button.
Rix lands a nice looking body shot.
Rix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suliaw momentarily.
Rix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suliaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suliaw can pounce on him.
Rix blocks the body kick.
Suliaw loads up on a big right hand but Rix slips the punch.
Rix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suliaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suliaw misses with a straight left.
Suliaw thuds his shin into the meat of Rix's side.
Rix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suliaw doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suliaw's hands.
Suliaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Suliaw lands with a nice body kick.
Rix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suliaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Rix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suliaw throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rix counters with a one-two to the body.
Suliaw takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suliaw looks for the body kick but Rix saw that one coming.
Suliaw misses with a hook. Rix ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Suliaw.
Rix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rix misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rix. That's going to slow Suliaw down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suliaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Suliaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rix. That did some damage!
Suliaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suliaw is looking to land body kicks.
Suliaw connects with a single shot there.
Suliaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rix's sensitive parts.
Rix thows a leg kick but Suliaw checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suliaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rix feints and then cracks Suliaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suliaw down.
Rix throws out a leg kick but Suliaw moves out of range and Rix only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suliaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Rix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suliaw misses with a body kick.
Rix throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Rix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suliaw ducks right into an uppercut from Rix.
Suliaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suliaw darts in and clinches Rix up against the ropes.
Rix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rix scores with a hook to the body.
Rix lands with a short shot to the head.
Suliaw working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rix lands a hook that snaps the head of Suliaw backwards.
Rix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rix misses with a body punch.
Suliaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Rix backwards.
A hook to the body from Rix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rix breaks the clinch.
Suliaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rix tries to score with a low kick but Suliaw moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Rix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Rix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suliaw doesn't seem phased though.
Suliaw is rocked!
Suliaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Suliaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suliaw tries to move into range but Rix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suliaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good standup being displayed there by Rix as he connects with a hook.
Rix tries to land a leg kick but Suliaw saw it coming and moves away.
Matt Rix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suliaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Suliaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suliaw!
Suliaw blocks a leg kick.
Rix gets tackled into the ropes by Suliaw. Suliaw maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suliaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Suliaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Suliaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Suliaw fails to land.
Rix gets through Suliaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suliaw is looking to control Rix's arms but Rix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suliaw has his back to the ropes.
Suliaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suliaw throws a head punch that misses.
Rix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suliaw blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Suliaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suliaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suliaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rix misses with a low kick as Suliaw jumps back.
Rix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suliaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suliaw thows a body kick. Rix tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suliaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rix works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Rix 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rix misses with a series of wild punches.
Suliaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suliaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rix will feel that in the morning.
Suliaw feints and then cracks Rix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rix down.
Rix misses with a two punch combination.
Rix avoids a kick to the body.
Rix throws a leg kick but Suliaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suliaw throws a hook but Rix blocks it.
Rix lands a body shot.
Suliaw moves in looking to clinch but Rix pushes him off.
Krystyn Suliaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Rix.
Rix moves away from the strike by Suliaw.
Rix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rix. Suliaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suliaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suliaw tries to clinch up but Rix circles away and keeps his distance.
Rix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suliaw.
Rix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suliaw under the eye.
Rix cracks a nice hook into Suliaw's ribs.
Suliaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rix swings for the body but Suliaw moves out of range.
Rix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suliaw. Suliaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Suliaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suliaw checks a low kick from Rix.
Rix stalks Suliaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suliaw's face. Suliaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Rix misses with a wild body shot.
Suliaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suliaw tries to land a body kick
and Rix counters with a series of strikes. Suliaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suliaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Rix misses
and Suliaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Rix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Suliaw scores with a nice right hand.
Rix lands a jab.
Suliaw scores with a leg kick.
Suliaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rix circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suliaw.
Suliaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suliaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suliaw is looking to land body kicks.
Rix ducks right into an uppercut from Suliaw.
Suliaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Suliaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Rix.
Well Rix 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Rix!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Luther!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Luther.
A telegraphed right hand from Luther misses the target.
Luther gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luther dips to his left and cracks Banan with an uppercut!
Banan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luther stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
Banan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Banan moves out of range as Luther strikes.
Banan tried to score with a low kick but Luther checks it.
Luther misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luther.
Banan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luther is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan throws a jab when Luther was well out of range.
Banan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luther moves out of range of the leg kick from Banan.
Luther throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luther, as that shot connected.
Luther works Banan's body with a nice hook.
Banan misses with a low kick.
Banan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luther tries to clinch up.
Luther checks a leg kick.
Luther cracks Banan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Banan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banan is rocked!
Banan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luther counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luther has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luther lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Banan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Banan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luther cracks Banan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luther. Banan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banan.
A good leg kick by Banan.
Banan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Banan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banan lands a leg kick that knocks Luther off balance momentarily.
Banan throws a body punch but Luther moves out of range.
Banan slips a jab and a cross from Luther.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther 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.
Luther lands with a right hand.
Banan seems to have got his legs back now.
Luther just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Luther scores with a four punch combination!
Luther bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banan's head.
Luther closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banan digs a good body shot into Luther's ribs.
Luther takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luther throws an overhand right that lands on Banan's shoulder, as Banan tries to avoid the shot.
Luther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Banan eats them both and turns towards Luther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Banan lands a jab to the nose.
Banan scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Luther misses the target.
Luther lands the left hand.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Banan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banan. That's going to slow Luther down.
Luther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther loads up on a big right hand but Banan slips the punch.
Luther throws a combination. Banan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Banan avoids the body shot from Luther.
Banan throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Luther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banan.
Banan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws a looping overhand right but Luther ducks down to avoid it.
Banan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luther.
Banan misses with a shot to the body
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
Banan moves out of range as Luther strikes.
Banan connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banan was well out of range. Poor timing from Luther.
John Luther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Banan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luther displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Banan motions for Luther to come forward. Banan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Luther will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Banan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Luther is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Banan.
Banan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Banan misses.
Banan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luther has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luther scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luther checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banan moves away.
Banan lands a leg kick that knocks Luther off balance momentarily.
Luther misses with a looping left.
Luther's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luther takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jan Banan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther swings for the body but Banan moves out of range.
Luther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Luther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Banan eats them both and turns towards Luther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Banan misses the target.
Luther moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Luther.
Luther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banan.
Banan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luther has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luther slips a straight right by Banan.
Luther connects with a crisp jab.
Banan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Banan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luther throws a nice looking combination but Banan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther lands with an uppercut that bounces Banan off the ropes and back into range.
Luther connects with a single shot there.
Banan misses with a right hand
and Luther counters with a lovely shot 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Banan misses.
Banan cracks Luther with an open hand slap.
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 Jan Banan.
Well Luther 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Luther!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Daggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Van Horsekick (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Daggett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjan Van Horsekick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daggett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Horsekick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Daggett swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Horsekick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Daggett fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daggett.
Daggett lands with a left to the head.
Daggett throws a head punch that misses.
Van Horsekick misses with a body punch.
Van Horsekick blocking some punches.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Daggett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Van Horsekick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daggett's elbow.
Daggett working aggressively here.
Daggett misses with a punch on the inside.
Daggett looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daggett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daggett wants to break free but Van Horsekick has control.
Daggett prevents a body shot from Van Horsekick.
Daggett trying to control the position but instead, Van Horsekick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daggett into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daggett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daggett working aggressively here.
Daggett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daggett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daggett working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Horsekick misses with a punch to the body.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daggett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Horsekick lands a hook that snaps the head of Daggett backwards.
Van Horsekick wants to stall.
Daggett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daggett working aggressively here.
Daggett trying to stall but Van Horsekick improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daggett blocks a body shot from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick tries to throw a body punch but Daggett avoids it by throwing Van Horsekick back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Horsekick stalling in the clinch but Daggett improves position.
Van Horsekick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arjan Van Horsekick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daggett.
Van Horsekick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daggett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daggett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick misses with a head kick.
Daggett cracks the inside of Van Horsekick's front leg.
Van Horsekick checks a leg kick.
Daggett throws a wild body kick that Van Horsekick sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daggett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Horsekick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daggett's sensitive parts.
Van Horsekick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daggett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bill Daggett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Horsekick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Horsekick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Horsekick fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Van Horsekick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick moves out of range of the leg kick from Daggett.
Van Horsekick checks a low kick from Daggett.
Van Horsekick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Horsekick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Horsekick lands with a good body shot.
Van Horsekick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daggett.
Daggett misses with a body kick.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook.
Daggett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Horsekick.
Daggett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Horsekick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daggett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Horsekick loads up on a big right hand but Daggett slips the punch.
Daggett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Horsekick throws a series of punches but Daggett avoids them all with ease.
Daggett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Horsekick's calf.
Van Horsekick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daggett misses with a leg kick.
Daggett throws a leg kick but Van Horsekick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daggett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Horsekick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daggett momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daggett.
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!
Van Horsekick misses with a head kick.
Daggett slips a jab from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daggett.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Horsekick wants to slow Daggett down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Horsekick tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill Daggett is winning the standup battle so far.
Daggett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daggett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Horsekick if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Horsekick throws a right hand that Daggett ducks under and follows up with a left that Daggett also avoids with ease.
Daggett connects with a leg kick. Van Horsekick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daggett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick moves out of range as Daggett throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Horsekick tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Horsekick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daggett swings for the body but Van Horsekick moves out of range.
Van Horsekick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Daggett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body.
Daggett connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daggett takes a step back to recover.
Daggett moves out of range as Van Horsekick strikes.
Van Horsekick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daggett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Horsekick.
An inside leg kick lands from Daggett.
Van Horsekick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Horsekick avoids a kick to the body.
Daggett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but Daggett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daggett lands a leg kick that knocks Van Horsekick off balance momentarily.
Daggett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Horsekick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick which misses Daggett's front leg but catches the back leg as Daggett tries to avoid it.
Daggett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Horsekick is able to avoid easily.
Daggett misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daggett scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daggett.
Van Horsekick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daggett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Horsekick is able to avoid easily.
Van Horsekick tries to land a front kick but Daggett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that misses.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Horsekick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daggett manages to avoid it.
Van Horsekick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daggett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Horsekick scrambles back to his feet.
Van Horsekick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daggett.
Daggett misses with a body kick.
Daggett thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Horsekick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Horsekick can't find room to land a body shot as Daggett controls the action.
Daggett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daggett swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Horsekick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daggett working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daggett misses with some punches.
Daggett is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Horsekick gets an underhook and turns Daggett into the ropes.
Van Horsekick can't find room to land a body shot as Daggett controls the action.
Daggett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daggett misses with the head strike.
Daggett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daggett misses with some punches.
A short left from Van Horsekick.
Daggett tries to work over Van Horsekick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Van Horsekick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daggett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Horsekick has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daggett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arjan Van Horsekick.
I think Van Horsekick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Daggett!
The defeated Arjan Van Horsekick had this to say: 'Someone hacked my computer and changed my sliders. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Itou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuuto Itou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold.
Itou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Itou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gold's hands.
Gold is looking to slow Itou down with leg kicks.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Itou thows a body shot but no joy.
Itou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gold.
Itou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold.
Itou misses with the combination.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itou throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold tries to work over Itou's front leg with a kick but Itou checks it.
Gold slips a jab from Itou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itou. That did some damage!
Itou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold.
Gold lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Itou misses the target.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Itou scores with a jab.
Itou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold closes the distance and pushes Itou back into the ropes.
Itou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gold wants to get back to striking at distance but Itou won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Itou throws an elbow but misses.
Itou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Itou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Itou.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Itou's elbow.
Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Itou lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold tries to circle away but Itou has him pinned against the ropes.
Itou throws an elbow but it misses.
Itou lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Itou misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Gold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Itou lands a left hand.
Itou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itou gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Itou fails to land.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Itou has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Itou throws an elbow but misses.
Itou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuuto Itou will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Itou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Itou will feel that in the morning.
Itou lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Itou.
A slow jab from Itou misses its intended target.
Itou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Itou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Itou misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Itou shrugs it off though.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itou takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Itou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Itou walks into a jab.
Gold connects with a high kick.
Itou scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Itou should have avoided that one.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Itou misses with an uppercut.
Gold scores with a head kick. Itou tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itou misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Itou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold moves into range and clinches up with Itou.
Itou working aggressively here.
Itou tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Itous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Itou tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Itou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Gold dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Itou's front leg but catches the back leg as Itou tries to avoid it.
Gold has Itou up against the ropes in a clinch.
Itou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itou lands with a short shot to the head.
Itou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itou pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuuto Itou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Itou digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Itou throws an elbow but it misses.
Itou lands with a left to the head.
Itou gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Itou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Itou pushes Gold back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Itou lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itou lands an uppercut.
Gold is rocked!
Itou looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Itou lands a nice uppercut.
Itou lands an elbow inside.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Itou, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Itou.
Itou breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gold with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gold looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gold get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yuuto Itou!
A relieved looking Yuuto Itou thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrijan Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Key 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrijan Joakim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Key!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Joakim misses.
Joakim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Key misses.
A slow jab from Joakim misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joakim, as that shot connected.
Key misses with a few strikes there.
Key connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joakim misses with a looping right.
Joakim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
Key is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joakim.
Joakim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joakim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joakim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joakim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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!
Joakim breaks from the clinch.
Key takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Key moves into the clinch.
Joakim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Key gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joakim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
Joakim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joakim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Key throws a jab but it's blocked by Joakim.
Joakim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Key slips under a jab from Joakim.
Joakim avoids the body shot from Key.
Joakim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Key's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joakim looks to land a right hand but Key moved out of range.
Key lands with a nice body punch.
Joakim takes a swing at Key's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Key!
Key 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key misses with a jab, cross combination.
Key darts in and clinches Joakim up against the ropes.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Joakim.
Joakim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Key throws a shot from downtown. Joakim moves away and avoids it.
Joakim swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Joakim misses with a hook.
Key misses with a double jab
and Joakim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Key throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Joakim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joakim breaks the clinch.
Joakim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adrijan Joakim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Key misses.
Key moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joakim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Adrijan Joakim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joakim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Joakim.
Key moves away from the strike by Joakim.
Key displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joakim throws out the jab.
Joakim stuns Key with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Key throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Key defending well as Joakim loads up on a big left hand.
Joakim connects with a quick right hand that sends Key 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 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Adrijan Joakim!
In his post fight interview, Adrijan Joakim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Moses Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moses Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judah misses with a wild combination.
Judah throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Hunter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf.
Hunter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunter's head.
Judah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter walks into a jab.
Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Hunter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Judah really felt that one!
Judah throws out a powerful jab.
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Judah scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Hunter there.
Nice straight punches there by Judah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judah.
Judah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Judah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Judah scores with a nice head shot.
Hunter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
Judah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Judah throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Judah scores with a body shot.
Moses Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Judah.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Judah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Judah - just one landing.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
Judah lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judah jabs Hunter right on the nose. Hunter blinks but takes it well.
Judah scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Hunter beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunter.
Judah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.
Judah staggers Hunter with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Hunter looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Judah is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Moses Judah!
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