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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Balgair Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balgair Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Duff is out of range.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duff.
Duff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duff looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Duff stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duff swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrison throws a lazy right hand but Duff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duff just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duff swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duff. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duff misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Duff.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Duff moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duff struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Duff.
Duff digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duff.
Harrison lands a shot to the body.
Harrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duff's elbow.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Duff.
Harrison tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duff scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duff lands a body punch.
Duff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duff.
Duff scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Harrison.
Duff pushes Harrison back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Duff lands with a short shot to the head.
Duff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duff presses Harrison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duff.
Duff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Duff on the inside.
Duff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison cracks Duff with a nice body shot.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Harrison as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balgair Duff dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut there from Duff.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duff.
Harrison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff throws a shot to the body.
Duff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison moves away from the strike by Duff.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
Duff connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duff. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Duff takes one on the button.
It looks like Balgair Duff has been cut.
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!
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Duff is just out of range.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrison throws a shot to the body.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Duff thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Nice jab there from Harrison.
Duff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duff ducks into a a hook from Harrison and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Duff is rocked!
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!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Duff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balgair Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrison counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Duff goes down! Harrison rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Duff is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duff seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duff. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duff staying out of range there.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Harrison drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Duff onto his butt! Duff pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duff was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duff does it's job there.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duff misses with a hook.
Duff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duff. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duff was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duff. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duff looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
Duff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harrison backs up against the ropes.
Duff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Harrison will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Balgair Duff's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison lands with a good body shot.
Duff lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Duff is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Harrison - just one landing.
Duff lands with an overhand left.
Harrison scores with the left hand. Duff knows he should have avoided that one.
Duff tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duff swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Duff throws a shot to the body.
Duff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Duff misses
and Harrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
Duff cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrison scores with a jab. Duff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duff tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Duff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Duff.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Duff's body.
Harrison takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Duff moved out of range.
Duff looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Duff is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Harrison.
Duff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Duff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Duff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison misses with a straight right.
Duff misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff misses with a straight right.
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duff throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Harrison lunges at Duff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duff's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Lou Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Harrison stuns Duff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Duff thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison stuns Duff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrison, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duff lands a head shot.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
A jab from Harrison finds it's way through Duff's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Harrison really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balgair Duff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duff misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
Harrison connects with a body shot that sends Duff's belly button to the back.
Harrison takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Duff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison moves out of range as Duff strikes.
Harrison throws a body punch but Duff moves out of range.
Harrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duff. Duff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Harrison misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duff.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Duff.
Duff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duff throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Duff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duff throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Duff clinches with his opponent.
Duff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balgair Duff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duff's elbow.
Duff lands with a left to the head.
Duff blocks an uppercut.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
Duff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
Harrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duff lands a body punch.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
Duff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balgair Duff had his way with Lou Harrison in that round.
The cut man is working on Balgair Duff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrison.
Duff misses with a double jab.
Duff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duff works the jab nicely.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison misses the jab.
Duff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Harrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison stuns Duff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Duff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Duff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duff cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Duff.
A big left from Duff misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harrison throws a body punch but Duff moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff swinging wildly here.
Duff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
Duff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff clinches with his opponent.
Duff misses with the head strike.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrison.
Duff scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
Duff blocks an uppercut.
Duff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison lands a right hand.
Harrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
Duff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duff's elbow.
Duff pushes Harrison back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Duff controls his hands.
Duff lands an uppercut.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Harrison.
I think Harrison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 44:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 44:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 44:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Harrison!
During a confident post fight interview, Lou Harrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Balgair Duff spoke after the fight, saying 'I should have trained more instead of drinking all that Macallan single malt! Man, I need a drink. Where's the Macallan at?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sampo Hongisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill BumFight (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Hongisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - BumFight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BumFight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BumFight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hongisto.
Hongisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BumFight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Hongisto's head but Hongisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
Hongisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BumFight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hongisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Hongisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BumFight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from BumFight misses the target.
BumFight 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.
Hongisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hongisto misses with a straight right.
BumFight looks to land a right hand but Hongisto moved out of range.
Hongisto scores with a nice head shot.
Hongisto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hongisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BumFight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight cracks Hongisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
BumFight lands with a right hand.
Hongisto swings for the body but BumFight moves out of range.
BumFight thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Hongisto.
Hongisto throws a jab but it's blocked by BumFight.
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BumFight misses with a jab, cross combination.
BumFight lands a really nice looking cross but Hongisto seems unphased.
BumFight throws a looping overhand right but Hongisto ducks down to avoid it.
BumFight looks to land a left hand but Hongisto moved out of range nicely.
Hongisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BumFight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hongisto ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
BumFight cracks Hongisto with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BumFight cracks a nice hook into Hongisto's ribs.
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!
BumFight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
Hongisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BumFight.
Hongisto slips a jab from BumFight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hongisto misses the target.
Hongisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BumFight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hongisto manages to avoid it.
BumFight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hongisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BumFight at a distance.
BumFight misses with a wild body shot.
Hongisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BumFight throws the left hand but Hongisto avoids the punch easily.
Hongisto drops his hands momentarily and BumFight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hongisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill BumFight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from BumFight misses.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto avoids it easily.
BumFight misses with a straight right.
Hongisto throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.
BumFight scores with a nice head shot.
BumFight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hongisto ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
Hongisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
BumFight thows a body shot but no joy.
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Hongisto's head but Hongisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hongisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BumFight finds it's way round the side to connect with Hongisto's head.
BumFight misses with a series of wild punches.
BumFight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongisto throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hongisto.
BumFight missing with a left hand there. Hongisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill BumFight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hongisto catches BumFight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Hongisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hongisto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BumFights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hongisto throws a lazy right hand but BumFight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
BumFight slips under a jab from Hongisto.
BumFight jabs at Hongisto's body.
BumFight cracks Hongisto with a good jab.
BumFight ducks under a wild hook from Hongisto.
Hongisto scores with a hook.
Hongisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hongisto throws a jab but it's blocked by BumFight.
Hongisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hongisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hongisto throws out a loose jab but BumFight uses good head movement to avoid it.
BumFight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BumFight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from BumFight.
BumFight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hongisto under the eye.
Hongisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BumFight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hongisto was well out of range. Poor timing from BumFight.
BumFight misses with a looping right.
BumFight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hongisto.
BumFight ducks right into an uppercut from Hongisto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BumFight misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Hongisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Hongisto misses.
BumFight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hongisto is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill BumFight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BumFight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Hongisto.
Hongisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hongisto moves out of range as BumFight strikes.
BumFight slips under a jab.
Hongisto looks to score with a jab to the body but BumFight is just out of range.
Hongisto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BumFight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
A big left from Hongisto misses.
A shot to the body from BumFight misses
and Hongisto counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hongisto!
BumFight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
BumFight digs a good hook to Hongisto's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BumFight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BumFight lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hongisto.
Hongisto misses with a wild body shot.
Hongisto throws a hook to the side of BumFight's head but BumFight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto blocks it.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
A big right from BumFight misses.
Hongisto throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.
Hongisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
BumFight misses with a straight left.
Hongisto lands a nice hook to BumFight's body. BumFight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hongisto throws a looping overhand right but BumFight ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hongisto misses its intended target.
BumFight lands a nice looking body shot.
Hongisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto works over BumFight's head and body with a nice combination.
Hongisto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hongisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight works the jab nicely.
BumFight looks to land a left hand but Hongisto moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Hongisto.
BumFight thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from BumFight misses its intended target.
Hongisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BumFight.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongisto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BumFight misses with a straight left.
BumFight thows a left - swing and a miss!
BumFight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hongisto throws a hook but BumFight blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Hongisto clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donk. Hongisto catches BumFight right on the button with a cross.
Hongisto avoids the body shot from BumFight.
BumFight throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hongisto to counter with a crisp jab.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
BumFight misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hongisto does it's job there.
BumFight digs a good body shot into Hongisto's ribs.
BumFight misses with a hook. Hongisto ducked under it nicely.
Hongisto lands a right hook to the body.
BumFight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hongisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BumFight.
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Hongisto's head but Hongisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Nice defenses there by BumFight.
BumFight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight looks to land a combination but Hongisto avoids it well.
Hongisto connects with a nice looking jab.
BumFight looks to clinch
and Hongisto counters with a one-two to the body.
Hongisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Hongisto saw that one coming.
Hongisto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hongisto digs a good hook to BumFight's body.
Hongisto ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
Hongisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
BumFight throws a looping overhand right but Hongisto ducks down to avoid it.
BumFight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hongisto.
BumFight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hongisto.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
BumFight throws a lazy right hand but Hongisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hongisto jabs BumFight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hongisto staying out of range there.
BumFight needs to keep his hands up - Hongisto had a free shot at his head there.
Hongisto throws a body punch but BumFight moves out of range.
BumFight throws a body punch but Hongisto moves out of range.
BumFight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BumFight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight throws out a loose jab but Hongisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hongisto sizes up BumFight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BumFight avoids the body shot from Hongisto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BumFight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hongisto manages to avoid it.
Hongisto throws a shot from downtown. BumFight moves away and avoids it.
Hongisto lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Hongisto had his way with Bill BumFight in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hongisto works BumFight's body with a nice hook.
Hongisto throws a lazy right hand but BumFight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hongisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BumFight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hongisto misses with a straight left.
Hongisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hongisto circles away quickly and effectively.
BumFight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
BumFight throws a big shot that misses.
Hongisto connects with the punch.
Hongisto misses the jab.
BumFight throws a big shot that misses.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto blocks it.
Hongisto defending well as BumFight loads up on a big left hand.
Hongisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight misses with a looping left.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but Hongisto slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hongisto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hongisto lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from BumFight misses.
BumFight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BumFight sizes up Hongisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BumFight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BumFight connects with a jab.
BumFight throws a poor cross that misses
and Hongisto counters with a series of strikes. BumFight will be more careful next time no doubt.
BumFight throws a hook but Hongisto blocks it.
Hongisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BumFight.
Hongisto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto misses with a straight left.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Hongisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BumFight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hongisto moves away.
Hongisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BumFight manages to avoid it.
Hongisto moves out of range as BumFight strikes.
Nice jab there from BumFight.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
A shot to the liver by Hongisto. Beautiful body shot.
BumFight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hongisto swings for the body but BumFight moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hongisto there.
BumFight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sampo Hongisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hongisto 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampo Hongisto!
A victorious Sampo Hongisto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Godson Fiore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Godson Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Godson Fiore has been cut.
Fiore throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fiore.
Fiore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiore.
Judah tries to bum rush Fiore with a series of wild strikes but Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Fiore slips under a jab.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiore manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiore tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fiore scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fiore moves out of range.
Judah works Fiore's body with a nice hook.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judah misses with a jab to the body
and Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fiore finds it's way round the side to connect with Judah's head.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fiore rather than just go for the knockout.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fiore at a distance.
Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Judah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fiore eats them both and turns towards Judah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Fiore misses.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a right hand that Fiore ducks under and follows up with a left that Fiore also avoids with ease.
Judah looks winded!
Fiore scores with a hook.
Judah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiore.
A jab from Judah misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Fiore as he connects with a hook.
Judah misses with a shot to the body
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fiore misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Judah throws a hook but Fiore avoids it easily.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fiore moves out of range.
Fiore misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
That's time! Fiore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fiore misses with a straight left.
Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a jab when Fiore was well out of range.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiore.
Daniel Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiore looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Fiore throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Fiore avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah slips a jab from Fiore.
Judah defending well as Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Judah lands a really nice looking cross but Fiore seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah moves away from the strike by Fiore.
Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Judah staying out of range there.
Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Judah lands a two punch combo.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiore.
Judah slips a jab from Fiore.
Fiore thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Fiore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fiore.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Fiore throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fiore moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiore moves away.
Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fiore circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah slips a jab from Fiore.
Judah swinging wildly here.
Fiore lands with a cross.
Fiore slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Judah sizes up Fiore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Fiore misses.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Fiore.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
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 Godson Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fiore lunges at Judah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judah's hand.
Fiore slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Nice cross by Judah.
Fiore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fiore lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Fiore's shoulder, as Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Fiore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Judah misses.
Fiore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiore.
Fiore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fiore.
Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Judah blocks a jab.
Fiore lands a slapping body shot.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Fiore.
Fiore moves away from the strike by Judah.
Judah thows a body shot but no joy.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judah's head backwards.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore counters with a right hand to the body.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiore scores with a nice right hand.
Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
The fighters circling - Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Fiore.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiore.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
and Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiore clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godson Fiore clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore'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.
Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiore catches Judah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fiore throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Judah throws a right and a left that Fiore avoids nicely.
Fiore misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiore.
Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Fiore.
Fiore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fiore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judah to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Judah moves out of range as Fiore strikes.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiore throws out the jab.
Judah moves away from the strike by Fiore.
Judah throws the left hand but Fiore avoids the punch easily.
Judah throws a hook but Fiore avoids it easily.
Fiore missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiore takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah jabs Fiore right on the nose. Fiore blinks but takes it well.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Fiore throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Fiore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Judah throws a combination that misses
letting Fiore counter with a right hand.
A jab from Judah finds it's way through Fiore's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Fiore finds it's target.
Fiore misses with a looping right.
Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fiore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Fiore.
Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fiore moves away from the strike by Judah.
Judah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiore to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fiore throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Fiore misses the target.
Judah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godson Fiore had his way with Daniel Judah in that round.
The cut man is working on Godson Fiore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fiore avoids the body shot from Judah.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah is rocked!
Judah throws a combination that misses
and Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Fiore finish him?
Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiore moves away.
Fiore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Judah looks to land a combination but Fiore avoids it well.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Judah seems to have recovered his senses.
Fiore cracks Judah with a good jab.
Judah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah defending well as Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a combination
and Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left lands for Fiore.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Fiore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fiore throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Fiore.
Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Fiore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiore cracks Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fiore 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.
Fiore slips a jab from Judah.
Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fiore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Fiore dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah moves away from the strike by Fiore.
The crowd cheers as Fiore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
Judah misses with a hook. Fiore ducked under it nicely.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godson Fiore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiore 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godson Fiore!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beech has chosen You Know My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arlington Beech!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beech throws a hook but Knoxville blocks it.
Beech gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knoxville is trying to maintain a safe position but Beech gets an underhook and turns Knoxville into the ropes.
Knoxville is trying to break the clinch but Beech is controlling him.
Knoxville struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
Knoxville misses with a punch on the inside.
Beech works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beech presses Knoxville against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beech gets through Knoxville's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knoxville is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beech is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Knoxville.
A right hook to the body lands for Beech.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Beech.
Beech lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beech lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beech scores with a shot to the side of Knoxville's head.
Beech lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beech lands a hook that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
Knoxville wants to break free but Beech has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beech misses with a punch to the body.
Beech cracks Knoxville with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Knoxville 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! Knoxville wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arlington Beech!
Our winner, Arlington Beech, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Green Machine (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Green Machine!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green Machine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green Machine jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green Machine misses the shot to the body.
Brooks tries to bum rush Green Machine with a series of wild strikes but Green Machine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Green Machine slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green Machine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Green Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Green Machine avoids it well.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green Machine swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Green Machine does no damage.
Green Machine looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Green Machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green Machine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green Machine lands with a light punch inside.
Green Machine breaks from the clinch.
Green Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Green Machine avoids them all with ease.
Brooks fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks walks into a jab.
Green Machine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green Machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green Machine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Green Machine tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Green Machine.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Green Machine misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green Machine connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Green Machine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green Machine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Green Machine loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Green Machine moves out of range.
Green Machine looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Green Machine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green Machine thows a body shot but no joy.
Green Machine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks feints a jab promting Green Machine to slip. Brooks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Green Machine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Green Machine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Green Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Green Machine misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green Machine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks misses with a double jab
and Green Machine counters with a left and a right that stings Brooks.
Brooks is rocked!
Green Machine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green Machine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Green Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Green Machine.
Green Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Eric Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Green Machine.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Green Machine moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Brooks! Green Machine continues to tee off on Brooks, landing with a left and a right! Green Machine connects with a right hand that leaves Brooks sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Green Machine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Green Machine!
A victorious The Green Machine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichol Enndime (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 5 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Brian McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nichol Enndime!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie darts in trying to clinch
and Enndime counters with a left to the body.
Enndime throws a good cross that connects.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Enndime moves away
and Enndime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie wants to clinch but Enndime slips to the side
and Enndime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brian McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enndime fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McKenzie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Enndime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enndime tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McKenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enndime tries to clinch up but McKenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
McKenzie tries to clinch up but Enndime circles away and keeps his distance.
McKenzie moves in looking to clinch but Enndime pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie takes one to the chin there.
Enndime keeps the fight on the outside.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Enndime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Enndime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enndime clinches with his opponent.
Enndime is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
Enndime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKenzie tries to clinch
and Enndime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie moves to clinch but Enndime breaks away
and Enndime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenzie is looking to clinch but Enndime is avoiding it.
McKenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enndime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enndime keeps the fight on the outside.
Enndime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Enndime misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie dodges the punch combination from Enndime.
Enndime looks to land a combination but McKenzie avoids it well.
McKenzie darts in trying to clinch
and Enndime counters with a right hand 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!
McKenzie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Enndime counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enndime instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nichol Enndime dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Enndime circles away from the clinch attempt
and Enndime counters with a one-two to the body.
Enndime keeps the fight on the outside.
McKenzie wants to clinch up but Enndime keeps it at a distance.
McKenzie moves to clinch but Enndime breaks away
and Enndime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McKenzie closes the distance but Enndime moves to the side
and Enndime counters with a series of strikes. McKenzie will be more careful next time no doubt.
McKenzie moves in looking to clinch but Enndime pushes him off.
Enndime throws a series of punches but McKenzie moves out of range.
Enndime swats away the attempt to clinch by McKenzie.
McKenzie wants to clinch but Enndime slips to the side
and Enndime counters with a three punch combo that has McKenzie backing up. McKenzie nods at Enndime to acknowledge the strikes.
McKenzie is rocked!
McKenzie is looking to clinch but Enndime is avoiding it.
Oh McKenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to clinch up
and Enndime counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! McKenzie goes down! Enndime rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... McKenzie is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nichol Enndime!
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