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SFC 49: The Summit Rd 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between George Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lard Pecs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Dawson!
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, Lard Pecs!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawson lands a nice hook to Pecs's body. Pecs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pecs misses with a leg kick.
Pecs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pecs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson throws a jab when Pecs was well out of range.
Dawson connects with a body shot that sends Pecs's belly button to the back.
We've been informed that Pecs has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawson.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pecs scores with a nice right hand.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Pecs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pecs is defending well for now.
Dawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Dawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pecs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pecs tries to break free but Dawson pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pecs tries to circle away but Dawson has him pinned against the ropes.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Pecs blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Pecs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pecs wants to break free but Dawson has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pecs.
Pecs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Dawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pecs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson trying to land knees to the body.
Pecs avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pecs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pecs avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Pecs blocking some punches.
Pecs wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawson won't allow it.
Pecs misses with the head strike.
Dawson scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pecs.
Pecs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawson has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
Pecs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pecs wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Dawson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pecs swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Pecs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pecs throws a lazy body kick
and Dawson counters with a low kick, right behind Pecs 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Pecs. That snapped Dawson's head back.
Dawson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pecs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawson checks the leg kick.
Pecs avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Dawson throws a solid leg kick but Pecs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dawson.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawson with a hook.
Dawson throws a leg kick which misses Pecs's front leg but catches the back leg as Pecs tries to avoid it.
Pecs checks the leg kick.
Dawson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pecs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson clinches.
Pecs breaks from the clinch.
Dawson lands a head kick. Pecs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Lard Pecs has been cut.
That kick from Dawson tenderised Pecs's leg. Pecs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pecs misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for Pecs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawson throws a hook but Pecs blocks it.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Pecs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pecs is defending well for now.
Pecs is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawson has double underhooks.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.
Dawson is leaning against Pecs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pecs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pecs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson pushes Pecs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Pecs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pecs is trying to push Dawson away but Dawson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawson.
Dawson lands a left hand.
Pecs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pecs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Dawson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lard Pecs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pecs moves away.
Pecs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawson throws a nice head kick!
Dawson checks a leg kick.
Pecs throws a solid leg kick but Dawson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pecs.
Lard Pecs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pecs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawson takes a swing at Pecs's ribcage but misses.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pecs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pecs.
Pecs tries to work over Dawson's front leg with a kick but Dawson checks it.
Pecs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick from Dawson lands but Pecs takes it in his stride.
Pecs is looking to score with low kicks.
Pecs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pecs circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecs thuds his right hand into Dawson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dawson. That's going to slow Pecs down.
Dawson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pecs swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pecs misses its intended target.
Pecs swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dawson, right into the meat.
Dawson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pecs misses with an uppercut. Dawson saw that one coming.
Dawson is looking to wear down Pecs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pecs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Dawson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pecs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pecs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pecs can do to turn this around?
Dawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Pecs misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawson.
Pecs throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson clinches up against the ropes.
Pecs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dawson pushes Pecs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson tries a body shot but Pecs blocks it.
Dawson working Pecs over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dawson.
Pecs tries to circle away but Dawson has him pinned against the ropes.
Dawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dawson lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawson.
Pecs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pecs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson gets through Pecs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dawson on the inside.
Dawson digs a right hand underneath Pecs's ribcage. Pecs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Dawson!
A very excited looking George Dawson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matheus Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Wangu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wangu's choice of entrance music: Lux Aeterna (go to 3:21). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Wangu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dias has him pressed against the ropes.
Wangu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dias rushes Wangu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wangu looking to stall.
Dias looking to throw knees to the head but Wangu is blocking nicely.
Wangu tries to stall but Dias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias lands an elbow that stopped Wangu in his tracks for a moment.
Dias cracks Wangu with a huge knee and knocks him out cold! No need for the referee to start the count here - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Matheus Dias!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benny Yuvaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yuvaves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - How I Can Just Kill A Man. The key to victory for Benny Yuvaves has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Yuvaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hematoma Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick misses with a straight right.
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Yuvaves.
Yuvaves connects with a looping right hand.
Hominick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hominick avoids the head kick by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves tries to land a leg kick but Hominick saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Hominick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hominick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yuvaves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuvaves.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hominick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuvaves - the referee stops the clock and Hominick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuvaves. Hominick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yuvaves throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hominick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hominick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hominick.
Yuvaves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yuvaves blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Hominick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yuvaves is defending well for now.
Hominick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuvaves blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yuvaves blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Hominick throws an elbow that misses.
Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Yuvaves has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yuvaves stalling the fight.
Hominick misses with a knee strike.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuvaves avoids the damage to the body.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hominick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuvaves blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuvaves throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuvaves blocks an uppercut.
Yuvaves tries to stall but Hominick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hominick is struggling to control the position.
Yuvaves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yuvaves blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Yuvaves tries to tie him up.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but Yuvaves blocks it.
Hominick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Yuvaves scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but Yuvaves blocks it.
Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Benny Yuvaves will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hominick avoids the head kick by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves lands with an overhand left.
Yuvaves lands a high kick!
A big left from Yuvaves misses.
Hominick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuvaves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick from Yuvaves lands but Hominick takes it in his stride.
Yuvaves cracks Hominick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hominick misses with a straight right.
Hominick blocks a head kick by Yuvaves.
A head kick by Yuvaves misses
and Hominick moves into the clinch.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but Yuvaves blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hominick.
Hominick stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuvaves misses with the head strike.
Yuvaves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hominick lands an elbow inside that Yuvaves shrugs off.
Hominick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuvaves avoids it.
Yuvaves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuvaves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuvaves blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Hominick lands a body punch.
Hominick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuvaves misses with a body punch.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick stalls.
Yuvaves prevents a body shot from Hominick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuvaves backwards.
Hominick tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuvaves avoids the damage to the body.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Hominick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuvaves.
Yuvaves digs a right hand underneath Hominick's ribcage. Hominick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yuvaves lands with a left to the head.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuvaves controls his hands.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but Yuvaves blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hominick stalling in the clinch but Yuvaves improves position.
Yuvaves stalling in the clinch but Hominick improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hematoma Hominick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yuvaves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yuvaves throws the kick towards the body but Hominick avoids it.
Yuvaves throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Yuvaves.
Hominick tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuvaves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hominick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hominick throws a jab when Yuvaves was well out of range.
Hominick digs a good hook to Yuvaves's body.
Hominick is looking to clinch.
Hominick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuvaves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuvaves.
That kick from Yuvaves tenderised Hominick's leg. Hominick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hominick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yuvaves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yuvaves connects with an inside leg kick.
Benny Yuvaves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hominick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hominick misses.
A lazy left from Yuvaves finds it's target.
Yuvaves misses with an uppercut. Hominick saw that one coming.
Yuvaves tried to score with a low kick but Hominick checks it.
Yuvaves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hominick just misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick 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.
A good leg kick by Yuvaves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuvaves.
Yuvaves checks a low kick from Hominick.
Yuvaves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuvaves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yuvaves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hominick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hominick just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuvaves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hominick avoids the head kick by Yuvaves.
Yuvaves looks to land a right hand but Hominick moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Yuvaves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hominick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuvaves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hominick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yuvaves connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuvaves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yuvaves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hominick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hominick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yuvaves throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuvaves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hominick checks it well.
Yuvaves looks for the body kick but Hominick saw that one coming.
Yuvaves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hominick tries to clinch there but Yuvaves circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Yuvaves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yuvaves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benny Yuvaves!
Benny Yuvaves bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shang Tsung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simon Adebisi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tsung misses.
Adebisi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adebisi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tsung thinking.
Tsung has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Training Hive (msg to rent a coach) in the buildup to the fight.
Tsung gets tackled into the ropes by Adebisi. Adebisi maintains the clinch.
Tsung trying to control the position but instead, Adebisi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsung into the ropes.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsung takes a swing at Adebisi's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi gets a clinch.
Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adebisi rushes Tsung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adebisi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adebisi tries to clinch there but Tsung circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adebisi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adebisi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tsung's corner calls for a 1-2. Tsung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adebisi wants to clinch.
Tsung misses with a wild body shot.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Adebisi moves out of range easily.
Tsung connects with a solid leg kick.
Adebisi's corner calls for a 1-2. Adebisi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adebisi slips under a jab.
Adebisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsung circles away.
Adebisi takes one to the side of the head.
Adebisi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adebisi is looking to land body kicks.
Tsung throws a big shot that misses.
Adebisi slips under a jab from Tsung.
Tsung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi tries to clinch up but Tsung circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsung circles away.
Adebisi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adebisi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adebisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsung circles away.
Tsung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsung misses with a looping right.
Adebisi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Tsung has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the ropes.
Tsung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adebisi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adebisi breaks the clinch.
Adebisi has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsung scores with a jab to the body.
Tsung lunges at Adebisi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adebisi's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsung. That's going to slow Adebisi down.
Tsung jabs Adebisi right on the nose. Adebisi blinks but takes it well.
Tsung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsung throws a hook but Adebisi avoids it easily.
Adebisi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adebisi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tsung on the side of the head.
Tsung misses with a body shot.
Simon Adebisi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adebisi darts in and clinches Tsung up against the ropes.
Adebisi blocks a body shot from Tsung.
Adebisi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tsung swings wildly with an uppercut but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsung has a couple of punches blocked by Adebisi.
Adebisi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tsung - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebisi tries to clinch there but Tsung circles away.
Adebisi wants to clinch up but Tsung keeps it at a distance.
Adebisi ducks under a wild hook from Tsung.
Adebisi moves away from the strike by Tsung.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Tsung.
Tsung avoids the head kick by Adebisi.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.
Tsung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adebisi's elbow.
Adebisi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adebisi stalling in the clinch but Tsung improves position.
Tsung tries a body shot but Adebisi blocks it.
Adebisi manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adebisi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi wants to clinch.
Adebisi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adebisi tries to clinch but Tsung is having none of it.
Tsung tries to keep at a distance but Adebisi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adebisi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsung misses with a body punch.
Tsung blocks the elbow strike.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsung misses with a wild body shot.
Tsung with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsung.
Adebisi tries to clinch but Tsung moves out of range.
Adebisi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Tsung dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tsung swats away the attempt to clinch by Adebisi.
Adebisi rushes Tsung and presses him up against the ropes.
Tsung working aggressively here.
Tsung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsung tries to work over Adebisi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adebisi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tsung avoiding damage as Adebisi throws knees to the body.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi is looking to clinch but Tsung is avoiding it.
Tsung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsung avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Tsung misses with an uppercut.
Tsung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adebisi momentarily.
Adebisi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsung. Tsung obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsung jabs Adebisi right on the nose. Adebisi blinks but takes it well.
Tsung lands with a right hand.
Adebisi is rocked!
Tsung feints and then cracks Adebisi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adebisi down.
Adebisi is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsung finish him?
Tsung lands a nice hook to Adebisi's body. Adebisi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adebisi is looking to clinch but Tsung is avoiding it.
Tsung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adebisi swings for the body but Tsung moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Tsung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adebisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tsung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adebisi on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adebisi's head.
Adebisi walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Adebisi is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shang Tsung!
A victorious Shang Tsung 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Abel Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Prudnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Secoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Prudnikov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Prudnikov misses
and Secoy counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Secoy.
Secoy delivers a nice body kick.
Prudnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prudnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Prudnikov drops his hands momentarily and Secoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick from Secoy lands but Prudnikov takes it in his stride.
Prudnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prudnikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Secoy.
Secoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prudnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Secoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prudnikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Secoy.
Secoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Secoy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prudnikov. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prudnikov looks to land a right hand but Secoy moved out of range.
Prudnikov throws a body kick that misses
and Secoy counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prudnikov throws a shot to the body.
Prudnikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Prudnikov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Secoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prudnikov.
Secoy scores with a head kick.
Secoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prudnikov.
Secoy avoids the head kick by Prudnikov.
Secoy connects with an inside leg kick.
Secoy scores with a head kick. Prudnikov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Prudnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Secoy moves out of range easily.
Secoy throws a head kick but Prudnikov moves out of range.
Ruslan Prudnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Secoy connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Secoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Secoy scores with a leg kick.
Prudnikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy avoids the head kick by Prudnikov.
Prudnikov looks to throw the jab but Secoy is out of range.
Prudnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prudnikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prudnikov is rocked!
Prudnikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Prudnikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Secoy finish him?
Boom! Secoy lands a massive head kick that sends Prudnikov crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Secoy is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Abel Secoy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Voyager by Daft Punk as his entrance music. Emory Garcia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Lannister checks it.
Lannister has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Sanok Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lannister.
Lannister throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lannister misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a body kick.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lannister misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Garcia tenderised Lannister's leg. Lannister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Lannister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lannister will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lannister tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Lannister throws a combination that misses
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lannister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lannister takes a step back to recover.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lannister 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lannister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lannister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emory Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Lannister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lannister's efforts to push away.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
Lannister throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lannister.
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lannister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lannister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Garcia cracks the inside of Lannister's front leg.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaime Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Lannister with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Lannister misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emory Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia is looking to slow Lannister down with leg kicks.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a body kick.
Lannister misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Emory Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Lannister off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lannister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia scores with a head kick.
Lannister will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Garcia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lannister will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia feints and then cracks Lannister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lannister down.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Lannister's leg. Lannister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaime Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lannister doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lannister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Lannister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Emory Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emory Garcia!
Emory Garcia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anna Velvet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Alexander Pyke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anna Velvet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Alexander Pyke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pyke.
Velvet throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pyke to counter with a crisp jab.
Velvet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pyke.
Velvet cracks Pyke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pyke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velvet rushes Pyke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Velvet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pyke misses with an elbow strike.
Pyke misses with a punch on the inside.
Pyke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velvet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyke's elbow.
Velvet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Velvet lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pyke.
Velvet misses with a punch to the body.
Velvet struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyke controls his hands.
Pyke pushes Velvet back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet tries a body shot but Pyke blocks it.
Velvet is working Pyke over against the ropes.
Velvet lands a body punch.
Pyke tries a body shot but Velvet blocks it.
Velvet tries to work over Pyke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velvet tries to throw a body punch but Pyke avoids it by throwing Velvet back against the ropes.
Pyke lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Velvet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pyke tries to work over Velvet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyke told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Pyke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velvet digs a right hand into Pyke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pyke's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velvet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pyke.
Pyke misses with a body punch.
Velvet lands a body punch.
Pyke lands a damaging elbow.
Pyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Velvet to work.
Velvet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyke backwards.
Velvet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velvet tries to work over Pyke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyke blocks an uppercut.
Velvet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyke's elbow.
Good body shot from Pyke.
Pyke misses with some punches.
Pyke takes a shot to the head.
Velvet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyke is keeping busy.
Pyke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pyke tries to work over Velvet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyke throws an elbow that misses.
Pyke blocks a body shot from Velvet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velvet tries a body shot but Pyke blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Velvet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velvet blocks an elbow strike from Pyke.
Pyke throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anna Velvet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Velvet lands a glancing blow to the side of Pyke's head.
Velvet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Velvet jabs Pyke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anna Velvet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velvet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pyke under the eye.
Pyke blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Pyke. Beautiful body shot.
Pyke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velvet.
Pyke wants to clinch.
Velvet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velvet doesn't manage to clinch there - Pyke circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyke moves out of range as Velvet strikes.
Pyke cracks Velvet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pyke lands a glancing blow to the side of Velvet's head.
Velvet loads up on a big right hand but Pyke slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet throws a jab when Pyke was well out of range.
Pyke slips a straight right by Velvet.
Pyke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velvet throws out the jab.
A left lands for Velvet.
Velvet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Velvet.
The fighters circling - Pyke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velvet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pyke.
Pyke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pyke walks into a stiff left hand from Velvet.
A jab from Velvet finds it's way through Pyke's defenses.
Pyke is rocked!
Velvet swings widly with a right hand
and Pyke counters with a stiff right hand.
Pyke is still on wobbly legs! Can Velvet finish him?
Velvet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pyke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Velvet thinking.
Velvet circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Pyke tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Velvet wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anna Velvet!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jercules Sanchez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffery Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Sanchez gets tackled into the ropes by Maynard . Maynard maintains the clinch.
Maynard 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard .
Maynard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Maynard has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maynard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Maynard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maynard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard .
Maynard misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard .
Stalling in the clinch from Maynard .
Maynard working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard .
Maynard lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Maynard .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez looks winded!
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Maynard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard creates a bit of space and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Sanchez is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Jeffery Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sanchez crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Maynard has him pressed against the ropes.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sanchez with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sanchez looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sanchez get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Maynard tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the ropes.
Maynard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Maynard is muscling Sanchez up against the ropes and as Sanchez bounces back off, Maynard cracks him with a huge right hand! Sanchez crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffery Maynard !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Weston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver avoids a kick to the body.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weston misses the shot to the body.
Weston lands with a good body shot.
Weston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matt Weston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Weston just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver tries to bum rush Weston with a series of wild strikes but Weston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver takes a swing at Weston's ribcage but misses.
Weston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weston throws a lazy body kick
and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Weston blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Weston struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver has Weston pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Weston digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weston breaks the clinch.
Weston looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weston was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Weston just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Silver blocks a head kick by Weston.
Weston misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Weston.
Weston throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver moves into the clinch.
Weston is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the ropes.
Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weston throws the kick towards the body but Silver avoids it.
Weston is looking to land body kicks.
Weston misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Silver misses.
Weston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver clinches up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver lands an elbow just above Weston 's eye.
Weston misses with a punch to the body.
Weston blocks the elbow strike.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Weston shrugs off.
Weston misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Weston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weston connects with a body shot that sends Silver's belly button to the back.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Weston throws a lazy head kick
and Silver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Weston breaks from the clinch.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Weston counters with a nice body kick.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weston keeps the fight on the outside.
Weston keeps the fight on the outside.
Weston looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Weston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weston throws a lazy head kick
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silver throws a right and a left that Weston avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weston was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver tries to clinch there but Weston circles away.
Weston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weston scores with a jab to the body.
Weston thows a body shot but no joy.
Weston takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Weston is just out of range.
Silver gets a clinch.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Weston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver tries to stall but Weston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Weston.
Nice body punch from Weston.
Stalling in the clinch from Silver.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Weston shrugs off.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Weston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Weston can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weston avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Weston can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Weston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Weston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Weston looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Matt Weston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston misses with a body punch
and Silver counters by clinching up.
Weston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver is stalling here.
Matt Weston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weston misses with a punch to the body.
Weston is leaning against Silver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weston's brow.
Silver blocks a body shot from Weston.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weston's defenses.
Weston tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the ropes.
Silver blocks a body shot from Weston.
Silver taking a breather.
Weston dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Weston can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Weston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Weston blocks the elbow strike.
Silver has Weston pressed against the ropes.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weston's defenses.
Weston blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Weston manages to break the clinch.
Weston misses with a body kick.
Weston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weston.
Weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weston moves away.
Weston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weston misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Weston.
Well Weston 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Weston!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuohi Kuiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuiva's entrance music is Killing time. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuohi Kuiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuiva throws a head kick that Powarenko semi-blocks.
Powarenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuiva in his tracks.
It looks like Tuohi Kuiva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuiva forces Powarenko back against the ropes and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Powarenko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Powarenko blocks it.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Powarenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Powarenko is blocking nicely.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Powarenko blocks with his arms.
Powarenko landing knees to the body.
Powarenko trying to land knees to the body.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Powarenko is blocking nicely.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Powarenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powarenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuiva blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Powarenko as the two fighters clinch.
Kuiva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powarenko's face.
Powarenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuiva avoids the damage to the body.
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Powarenko.
Kuiva blocks the elbow strike.
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Powarenko.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Powarenko has the Thai clinch. Powarenko obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Kuiva's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powarenko tries to bum rush Kuiva with a series of wild strikes but Kuiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuiva looks to clinch
and Powarenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Powarenko.
Powarenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Powarenko.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Powarenko blocks with his arms.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powarenko trying to land knees to the body.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Powarenko blocks with his arms.
Powarenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Powarenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Powarenko breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kuiva with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kuiva looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kuiva get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Slavonik Powarenko!
In defeat, Tuohi Kuiva stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got lucky.'.
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