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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between King Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriksson has chosen Alla Heter Glenn i Göteborg as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Faraday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Faraday.
Eriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faraday manages to avoid it.
Eriksson throws a looping overhand right but Faraday ducks down to avoid it.
Faraday feints and then cracks Eriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eriksson down.
Eriksson checks a leg kick.
Faraday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faraday chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faraday.
Good leg kick by Faraday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faraday fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Faraday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eriksson.
Faraday throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faraday explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faraday scores with a head kick.
Eriksson blocks a low kick nicely.
Eriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faraday thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eriksson if he has to take too many more of those.
Faraday throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eriksson.
Faraday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faraday lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faraday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faraday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eriksson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Faraday throws a leg kick but Eriksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Faraday feints and then cracks Eriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eriksson down.
Faraday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faraday circles away quickly and effectively.
Eriksson with a jab.
Faraday throws a solid leg kick but Eriksson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faraday.
A clash of legs there as Eriksson blocks the low kick.
Faraday looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faraday moves away.
Good leg kick by Faraday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Faraday's shoulder, as Faraday tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faraday.
Eriksson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eriksson cracks a nice hook into Faraday's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Faraday. That's going to slow Eriksson down.
Eriksson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Faraday throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Eriksson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Eriksson.
Faraday seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Eriksson looks to land a combination but Faraday avoids it well.
Eriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eriksson lands with a nice body punch.
Faraday scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Faraday scoring well with a low kick there.
Faraday moves out of range of the strikes.
Faraday tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Faraday throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faraday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eriksson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like King Faraday has been cut.
Eriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faraday fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Faraday fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Eriksson. Those never looked like landing.
Faraday staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Eriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Faraday'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.
A good leg kick by Faraday.
Faraday connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faraday scores with a leg kick.
Eriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Faraday's shoulder, as Faraday tries to avoid the shot.
Faraday stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eriksson misses with a looping right.
Faraday lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eriksson's sensitive parts.
Faraday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eriksson.
Eriksson throws a hook but Faraday avoids it easily.
Faraday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eriksson.
Eriksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faraday.
Faraday scores with a leg kick.
Eriksson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Eriksson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Faraday misses the target.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faraday.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faraday.
Faraday misses with an uppercut. Eriksson saw that one coming.
Faraday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faraday.
Eriksson throws a body punch but Faraday moves out of range.
Eriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faraday manages to avoid it.
Faraday connects with an inside leg kick.
Faraday swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eriksson scores with a jab.
Faraday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eriksson throws out a powerful jab.
Faraday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faraday moves away.
Faraday looks to land a right hand but Eriksson moved out of range.
Faraday moves out of range of the strikes.
Eriksson throws a nice looking combination but Faraday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faraday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eriksson.
Faraday moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faraday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faraday lands with a nice body kick.
Faraday with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faraday connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eriksson misses the jab.
Eriksson misses with a shot to the body
and Faraday counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eriksson. Faraday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eriksson throws a right and a left that Faraday avoids nicely.
Faraday throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eriksson misses with a body shot.
Eriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faraday circles away quickly and effectively.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faraday.
Faraday tries a head kick but it misses.
Faraday tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faraday scores with a push kick.
Eriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glenn Eriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eriksson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Faraday's head backwards.
Faraday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eriksson.
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 King Faraday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Faraday's cut.
That's time! Faraday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Faraday lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eriksson takes a swing at Faraday's ribcage but misses.
Eriksson throws a jab when Faraday was well out of range.
Eriksson jabs at Faraday's body.
Faraday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faraday lands a jab.
Faraday lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Faraday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Faraday.
Eriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faraday takes one on the button.
Faraday is looking to score with low kicks.
Faraday tries to score with a low kick but Eriksson moves his leg out of the way.
Faraday slips under a jab.
Faraday throws a leg kick but Eriksson moved away.
Eriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faraday moves away.
Eriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Faraday rather than just go for the knockout.
Eriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faraday.
Faraday throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a body shot.
Faraday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faraday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eriksson.
Eriksson throws a hook but Faraday blocks it.
A solid body kick from Faraday.
Faraday thumps Eriksson with a low kick.
Eriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Eriksson coming out on top.
A punch combination from Eriksson misses.
Faraday connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eriksson. Eriksson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab from Eriksson misses.
Faraday lands the left hand.
Eriksson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eriksson jabs Faraday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Faraday.
Eriksson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faraday. Faraday circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eriksson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Faraday.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson lands a slapping body shot.
Eriksson swinging wildly here.
Eriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Faraday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eriksson scores with a shot to the body.
Faraday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eriksson throws a combination that misses
and Faraday counters with an inside leg kick.
Eriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faraday fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faraday lands with an uppercut that bounces Eriksson off the ropes and back into range.
Faraday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faraday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eriksson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faraday feints and then cracks Eriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eriksson down.
Eriksson throws a shot from downtown. Faraday moves away and avoids it.
Faraday avoids the body shot from Eriksson.
Eriksson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Eriksson.
Well Eriksson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Eriksson!
Glenn Eriksson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated King Faraday had this to say: 'Naka chamba sana man ika!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bugsy Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hara Kiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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137 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bugsy Siegel!
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, Hara Kiri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel has Kiri up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siegel lands with a left to the head.
Kiri breaks from the clinch.
Kiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Siegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kiri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Siegel misses with a leg kick.
Siegel wants to clinch up but Kiri keeps it at a distance.
Kiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Kiri.
Siegel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siegel misses with a straight left.
Kiri misses with a kick to the body.
Siegel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiri.
Siegel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Siegel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siegel checks a leg kick.
Kiri misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiri throws a low kick but Siegel avoids it.
Siegel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Siegel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kiri is looking to land body kicks.
Kiri cracks the inside of Siegel's front leg.
Siegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Siegel scores with a head kick.
Siegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Siegel.
Kiri looks for the body kick but Siegel saw that one coming.
Siegel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siegel looks for the body kick but Kiri saw that one coming.
Kiri throws a head kick but Siegel moves out of range.
Siegel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Siegel misses with an uppercut.
Kiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siegel.
Hara Kiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiri tries to land a body kick
and Siegel counters with a good low kick that Kiri was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Kiri misses.
Kiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiri misses with a shot to the body
and Siegel counters with a thumping low kick.
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiri.
Siegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiri scores with a spinning back kick!
Siegel scores with a shot to the body.
Siegel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiri's sensitive parts.
Kiri misses with a head kick.
Kiri misses with a low kick.
Siegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegel tries to clinch but Kiri moves out of range.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiri scores with a spinning back kick!
Siegel checks the leg kick.
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 Bugsy Siegel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kiri misses with a double jab.
Siegel blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiri looks for the body kick but Siegel saw that one coming.
Siegel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Siegel blocks the low kick.
Siegel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiri. Kiri obviously looking to wear him down.
Bugsy Siegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Siegel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiri's calf.
Siegel tries to clinch but Kiri moves out of range.
Kiri tries to land a front kick but Siegel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiri throws a leg kick that misses.
Siegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiri.
Siegel misses with an uppercut. Kiri saw that one coming.
Siegel misses with a body kick.
Kiri connects with a leg kick. Siegel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kiri misses with a wild body shot.
Kiri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Siegel blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Siegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiri.
Siegel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Siegel tries to score with a low kick but Kiri moves his leg out of the way.
Siegel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siegel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siegel connects with a single shot there.
Siegel clinches up with Kiri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siegel misses with the head strike.
Kiri lands with a short shot to the head.
Siegel throws a head punch that misses.
Siegel looking to stall.
Kiri tries to work over Siegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiri breaks from the clinch.
Siegel throws a leg kick which misses Kiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiri tries to avoid it.
Kiri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiri throws a poor cross that misses
and Siegel counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siegel.
Siegel thumps Kiri with a low kick.
Siegel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siegel.
Kiri blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiri throws out a leg kick but Siegel moves out of range and Kiri only half commits.
Kiri slips a straight right by Siegel.
Kiri throws a sloppy head kick and Siegel moves out of range easily.
Kiri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bugsy Siegel 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!
Siegel misses with a head kick.
Hara Kiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siegel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiri is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kiri misses with a body kick.
Kiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Siegel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kiri.
Kiri motions for Siegel to come forward. Kiri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Kiri
and Siegel counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Siegel blocks the low kick.
Kiri slips under a jab.
Siegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiri checks a low kick from Siegel.
Siegel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Kiri.
Siegel wants to clinch up but Kiri keeps it at a distance.
Kiri thuds his right hand into Siegel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kiri - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiri punishes Siegel's body with a nice straight punch.
Siegel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Siegel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Siegel 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 low kick from Kiri misses
and Siegel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kiri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiri misses with a kick to the body
and Siegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiri throws the left hand but Siegel avoids the punch easily.
Siegel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Siegel is looking to clinch.
Siegel instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel tries to throw a body punch but Kiri avoids it by throwing Siegel back against the ropes.
Siegel blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Siegel.
A short uppercut from Siegel.
Siegel tries a body shot but Kiri blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Siegel fails to land.
Siegel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siegel misses with some punches.
Siegel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiri.
Kiri tries a body shot but Siegel blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hara Kiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Siegel 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bugsy Siegel!
Our winner, Bugsy Siegel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toafa Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toafa Shakur!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reijonen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakur blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Shakur gets an underhook and turns Reijonen into the ropes.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakur throws an elbow that misses.
Shakur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reijonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Reijonen dodges an elbow strike from Shakur.
Reijonen lands a body shot.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakur.
Reijonen dodges an elbow strike from Shakur.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen blocks the elbow strike.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Shakur.
Shakur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Reijonen blocks an elbow strike.
Shakur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Shakur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Reijonen.
Shakur lands an elbow inside that Reijonen shrugs off.
Shakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shakur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shakur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shakur throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur pushes off an throws an elbow but Reijonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reijonen blocks an elbow strike.
Reijonen avoids the elbow strike from Shakur, against the ropes.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur misses with an elbow over the top.
Shakur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reijonen blocks an elbow strike from Shakur.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reijonen dodges an elbow strike from Shakur.
Reijonen blocks an elbow strike from Shakur.
Shakur throws an elbow but it misses.
Shakur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shakur pushes off an throws an elbow but Reijonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reijonen blocks an elbow strike from Shakur.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shakur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reijonen's brow.
Reijonen dodges an elbow strike from Shakur.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Shakur.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakur's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakur.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
Shakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reijonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shakur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reijonen counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reijonen throws a jab when Shakur was well out of range.
Reijonen scores with a jab. Shakur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reijonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reijonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shakur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reijonen throws a looping overhand right but Shakur ducks down to avoid it.
Shakur wants to clinch.
Shakur darts in trying to clinch
and Reijonen counters with a series of strikes. Shakur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot by Reijonen.
Reijonen throws a hook to the side of Shakur's head but Shakur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reijonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Reijonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reijonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shakur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reijonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen misses with a hook. Shakur ducked under it nicely.
Reijonen looks to land a left hand but Shakur moved out of range nicely.
Shakur tries to clinch up.
Shakur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakur tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reijonen with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reijonen looks to throw the jab but Shakur is out of range.
Reijonen throws out a loose jab but Shakur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakur tries to clinch up.
Shakur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shakur tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reijonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakur tries to clinch up.
Shakur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur tries to clinch up but Reijonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Shakur is looking to clinch.
Shakur fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Reijonen misses.
Skreba Reijonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Reijonen is just out of range.
Shakur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reijonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reijonen throws a jab when Shakur was well out of range.
Shakur just misses with a punch 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!
Shakur tries to clinch there but Reijonen circles away.
Reijonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shakur thows a body shot but no joy.
Reijonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakur was well out of range. Poor timing from Reijonen.
Shakur tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shakur darts in trying to clinch
and Reijonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Shakur blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shakur moves in looking to clinch but Reijonen pushes him off.
Shakur wants to clinch but Reijonen slips to the side
and Reijonen counters with a nice body shot.
Shakur tries to clinch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Shakur tries to clinch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Shakur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Toafa Shakur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reijonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shakur's head backwards.
Shakur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reijonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Shakur's head.
Shakur swings for the body but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen throws a body punch but Shakur moves out of range.
Shakur tries to clinch
and Shakur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reijonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reijonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakur.
Shakur dodges the punch combination from Reijonen.
Reijonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
Reijonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shakur moves in looking to clinch but Reijonen pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen throws a series of punches but Shakur avoids them all with ease.
Shakur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reijonen.
Shakur doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijonen circles away.
Shakur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reijonen.
Reijonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reijonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shakur tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Reijonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakur tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Reijonen misses its intended target.
Reijonen digs a good hook to Shakur's body.
Shakur misses with a body shot.
Shakur misses the shot to the body.
Shakur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reijonen throws out the jab.
Shakur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reijonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Shakur tries to clinch there but Reijonen circles away.
Shakur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reijonen throws out the jab.
Shakur is looking to clinch but Reijonen is avoiding it.
Shakur is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakur.
Shakur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijonen throws a shot to the body.
Shakur tries to clinch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakur rushes Reijonen and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Reijonen.
Shakur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Shakur.
Shakur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shakur throws an elbow but it misses.
Reijonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakur backwards.
Skreba Reijonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Shakur throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakur.
Toafa Shakur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reijonen blocks an elbow strike.
Shakur throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toafa Shakur.
Well Reijonen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skreba Reijonen!
Skreba Reijonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Han Sung Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Evil (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Sung Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Evil!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung Ji moves out of range as Evil throws a body kick.
A left and a right from Sung Ji both land. Nice combination.
Evil tries to keep at a distance but Sung Ji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sung Ji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evil avoids it.
Sung Ji dodges an elbow strike from Evil.
Sung Ji scores a nice knee to the body.
Evil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sung Ji scores with a knee to the head.
Sung Ji avoids the elbow strike from Evil, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Sung Ji.
Evil is trying to break the clinch but Sung Ji has him pressed against the ropes.
Evil avoiding damage as Sung Ji throws knees to the body.
Evil misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sung Ji.
Evil misses with an elbow strike.
Sung Ji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sung Ji with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sung Ji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evil is rocked!
Knees to the body from Sung Ji.
Evil is still on wobbly legs! Can Sung Ji finish him?
Evil looks winded!
Sung Ji connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evil's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sung Ji obliges.
Sung Ji working Evil over with knees to the body.
Sung Ji creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Evil off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Evil is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Sung Ji is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Han Sung Ji!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Rutherford has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
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, Meat Chris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rutherford there.
Rutherford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chris looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Chris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Chris.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Chris.
A leg kick checked by Chris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Chris saw that one coming.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford scores with a push kick.
Rutherford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford connects with an inside leg kick.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chris manages to avoid it.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Chris.
Chris throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Chris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutherford if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Chris.
Chris lands with a cross.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Chris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chris moves away.
Chris blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Chris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chris lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Chris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chris throws a leg kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chris. That one must have hurt.
Chris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutherford blocks the leg kick.
Rutherford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rutherford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chris loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chris tries to score with a low kick but Rutherford moves his leg out of the way.
Rutherford thows a body shot but no joy.
Chris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rutherford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rutherford 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.
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 Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutherford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Chris moved out of range.
Chris throws a head kick that misses.
Rutherford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chris lands a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Chris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chris has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chris - that will leave a mark!
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chris.
Chris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Chris moves out of range.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
Chris throws a leg kick
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Chris throws a series of strikes that have Rutherford backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chris throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Chris only half commits.
Good leg kick by Rutherford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
Chris throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Chris only half commits.
Rutherford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Chris moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Steven Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Rutherford.
Chris misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutherford scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick
and Chris counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Chris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutherford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Chris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chris lands with a hook. Rutherford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutherford scores with a head kick. Chris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chris is rocked!
Rutherford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chris is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chris.
Chris seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutherford will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutherford stuns Chris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Chris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rutherford throws the left hand but Chris avoids the punch easily.
Meat Chris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chris's head.
Chris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford connects with a right hand. Chris shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Chris.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chris.
Rutherford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutherford is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutherford.
Chris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Chris avoids the punch easily.
Chris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rutherford tries to score with a low kick but Chris moves his leg out of the way.
Chris walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
Steven Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chris takes one to the chin there.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
Rutherford throws a nice looking combination but Chris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Chris.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Chris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chris down.
Chris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutherford is looking to slow Chris down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutherford. That snapped Chris's head back.
Chris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chris throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chris checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutherford.
Chris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutherford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick from Chris.
Rutherford scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutherford lands a jab to the head.
Chris throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chris throws a leg kick but Rutherford checks it.
Rutherford connects with a crisp jab.
Rutherford connects with a body shot.
Chris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chris lands a really nice looking cross but Rutherford seems unphased.
Nice body kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks the body kick.
Chris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Rutherford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutherford 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Rutherford!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonard Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
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, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fighter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lewis - the referee stops the clock and Fighter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lewis. Fighter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lewis slips a straight right by Fighter.
A good leg kick by Lewis.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Fighter saw that one coming.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Fighter's legs.
Fighter blocks a low kick nicely.
Fighter swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Fighter's leg but Fighter calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Fighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lewis. Lewis obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter misses with an uppercut
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Fighter blocks the low kick.
Fighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Fighter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter slows down the pace here.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.
Lewis working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Fighter trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fighter into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fighter looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Lewis misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Fighter is trying to stall.
Fighter stalls.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
Lewis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Fighter.
Fighter misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fighter is out of range and Lewis settles back down.
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 Tourney Fighter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fighter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Fighter leaning against his opponent.
Fighter looking to slow down the pace here.
Fighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Fighter.
Fighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Tourney Fighter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Fighter works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
Fighter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the ropes.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fighter trying to land knees to the body.
Fighter breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Fighter moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis throws a head kick that half lands.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis wants to slow Fighter down by chopping away at his legs.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Fighter scores with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Fighter blocks the low kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Fighter moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Fighter looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Fighter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lewis.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Fighter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Leonard Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Fighter moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis cracks the inside of Fighter's front leg.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Fighter checks it.
Fighter darts in and clinches Lewis up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fighter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter pushes Lewis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Fighter blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Lewis is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Fighter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fighter works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Fighter stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fighter digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.
Fighter stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tourney Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Fighter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricky Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Van Horsekick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Van Horsekick!
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, Roy Harper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper feints and then cracks Van Horsekick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Horsekick down.
Van Horsekick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Horsekick was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Horsekick. Harper shrugs it off though.
Van Horsekick is looking to land body kicks.
Van Horsekick moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Horsekick won't allow it.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Van Horsekick avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Van Horsekick misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Van Horsekick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Van Horsekick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Van Horsekick is out of range.
Van Horsekick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Horsekick.
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!
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Van Horsekick moves away and avoids it.
Harper's coach down at Convicted - Redemption was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Horsekick scores with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Horsekick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Horsekick tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but Harper moved away.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Horsekick.
Harper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Horsekick forces Harper back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Horsekick.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Horsekick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick blocking some punches.
Harper is trying to break the clinch but Van Horsekick is controlling him.
Van Horsekick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Harper misses.
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Van Horsekick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Van Horsekick moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Harper moves out of range as Van Horsekick throws a body kick.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Horsekick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Horsekick.
Harper lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper throws a hook to the side of Van Horsekick's head but Van Horsekick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Van Horsekick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Horsekick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harper's head.
Van Horsekick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Horsekick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricky Van Horsekick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Horsekick blocks the leg kick.
Van Horsekick fakes the leg kick and cracks Harper in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Horsekick.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper misses with a low kick as Van Horsekick jumps back.
Harper lands with a good body shot.
Van Horsekick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body.
Van Horsekick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Horsekick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harper.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harper. Van Horsekick shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Horsekick blocks a head kick by Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Van Horsekick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Horsekick misses with a leg kick.
Harper blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body
and Harper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Harper moves out of range of the body kick.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Van Horsekick saw that one coming.
Van Horsekick wants to land a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Van Horsekick lands a jab.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Van Horsekick down.
Harper scores with a push kick.
Van Horsekick misses with a body kick.
Van Horsekick checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but Harper avoids it.
A head kick by Van Horsekick misses
and Harper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Horsekick thows a body kick. Harper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Horsekick tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Harper thuds his right hand into Van Horsekick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper scores with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Horsekick!
Van Horsekick checks a leg kick.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Horsekick is looking to land body kicks.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Horsekick's sensitive parts.
Harper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Horsekick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Horsekick. Harper shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Horsekick.
Harper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Horsekick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ricky Van Horsekick is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Van Horsekick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Harper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Van Horsekick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper gets tackled into the ropes by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick maintains the clinch.
Harper has had enough of the clinch but Van Horsekick keeps him there for the moment.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Horsekick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Van Horsekick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper working hard to break the clinch.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Horsekick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Horsekick throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Van Horsekick prevents Harper from breaking the clinch.
Van Horsekick blocking some punches.
Van Horsekick blocks an uppercut.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harper throws a body punch but Van Horsekick moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick thuds his shin into the meat of Harper's side.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice body kick.
Van Horsekick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Van Horsekick's head but Van Horsekick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to score with a low kick but Van Horsekick moves his leg out of the way.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper lands a nice hook to Van Horsekick's body. Van Horsekick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harper blocks a low kick nicely.
Harper punishes Van Horsekick's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper scores with a kick to the body.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Van Horsekick's shoulder, as Van Horsekick tries to avoid the shot.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Horsekick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Harper down with leg kicks.
Van Horsekick throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Horsekick staying out of range there.
Van Horsekick throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Van Horsekick only half commits.
Harper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Harper.
I think Harper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Harper!
A very excited looking Roy Harper 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Anttolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Anttolainen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays throws a sloppy head kick and Anttolainen moves out of range easily.
Anttolainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paavo Anttolainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anttolainen jabs Hays right on the nose. Hays blinks but takes it well.
Anttolainen tries to bum rush Hays with a series of wild strikes but Hays uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hays tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anttolainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anttolainen avoids the head kick by Hays.
Nice straight punches there by Anttolainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anttolainen.
Anttolainen catches Hays with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anttolainen moves out of range as Hays strikes.
Hays throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hays misses with a low kick.
Anttolainen takes a swing at Hays's ribcage but misses.
Anttolainen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttolainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hays trying to stall but Anttolainen improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays working hard to break the clinch.
Hays blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anttolainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anttolainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Anttolainen.
Anttolainen scores with a shot to the side of Hays's head.
Anttolainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Anttolainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
A short uppercut from Anttolainen.
Hays looking to stall.
Anttolainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttolainen stalling the fight.
Anttolainen lands a nice uppercut.
Anttolainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anttolainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anttolainen lands a shoulder strike.
Anttolainen has a couple of punches blocked by Hays.
Anttolainen lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hays's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anttolainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hays 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.
Anttolainen misses with some punches.
Anttolainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hays controls his hands.
Anttolainen effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Anttolainen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anttolainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hays dodges the punch combination from Anttolainen.
Hays throws a leg kick but Anttolainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hays pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hays moves out of range as Anttolainen strikes.
Hays tries to keep at a distance but Anttolainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Anttolainen as the two fighters clinch.
Hays is trying to stall.
Anttolainen misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anttolainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anttolainen tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Anttolainen back against the ropes.
Anttolainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anttolainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anttolainen manages to break the clinch.
Anttolainen misses with a head kick.
Anttolainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anttolainen scores with a head kick. Hays tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hays blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hays checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hays has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hays there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anttolainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hays looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hays takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttolainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hays moves away.
Anttolainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anttolainen throws a nice head kick!
Anttolainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hays was well out of range. Poor timing from Anttolainen.
An inside leg kick from Hays misses.
Hays tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anttolainen is able to avoid easily.
Anttolainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hays ducks under a wild hook from Anttolainen.
A low kick from Hays misses
and Anttolainen counters with a nice body kick.
Anttolainen misses with an uppercut.
Hays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anttolainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hays.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anttolainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anttolainen.
Hays throws a leg kick but Anttolainen moved away.
Hays jabs Anttolainen right on the nose. Anttolainen blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Anttolainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hays's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anttolainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hays tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anttolainen is able to avoid easily.
Paavo Anttolainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hays has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anttolainen.
Anttolainen cracks Hays with a good jab.
Anttolainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Anttolainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hays.
Anttolainen checks a leg kick.
Anttolainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anttolainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anttolainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hays lands a jab to Anttolainen's midsection.
Hays gets tackled into the ropes by Anttolainen. Anttolainen maintains the clinch.
Anttolainen misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Anttolainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anttolainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anttolainen stalling the fight.
Paavo Anttolainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anttolainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anttolainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hays.
A nice left hand lands by Anttolainen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hays's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hays is trying to push Anttolainen away but Anttolainen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anttolainen misses with a punch to the body.
Anttolainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anttolainen lands a shoulder strike.
Paavo Anttolainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anttolainen.
Anttolainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anttolainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Anttolainen as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Anttolainen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anttolainen.
Anttolainen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anttolainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anttolainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Anttolainen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Anttolainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anttolainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Anttolainen!
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