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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Silvean Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Oquinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oquinn has chosen Damian - King Gordy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvean Maxiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Oquinn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxiq.
Oquinn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maxiq looks to land a left hand but Oquinn moved out of range nicely.
Maxiq dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxiq misses the jab.
Oquinn slips a jab from Maxiq.
Silvean Maxiq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut.
Maxiq rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oquinn counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxiq waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oquinn.
Oquinn tries to clinch there but Maxiq circles away.
Maxiq throws a right hand that misses
and Oquinn counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oquinn.
Oquinn taking a breather.
Oquinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Maxiq.
Maxiq throws a head punch that misses.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but Maxiq blocks with his arms.
Maxiq breaks the clinch.
Oquinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oquinn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maxiq ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maxiq cracks Oquinn with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Oquinn is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Oquinn is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Oquinn is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquinn defending well as Maxiq loads up on a big left hand.
Oquinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Maxiq finish him?
Oquinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxiq.
Oquinn seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Maxiq lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oquinn doesn't seem phased though.
Oquinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maxiq fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oquinn on the side of the head.
Maxiq lands a nice hook to Oquinn's body. Oquinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oquinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxiq swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oquinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxiq.
Maxiq misses with a right hand
and Oquinn counters with a series of strikes. Maxiq will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oquinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oquinn walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Maxiq rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Oquinn has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Maxiq lands a jab to Oquinn's midsection.
Maxiq cracks Oquinn with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silvean Maxiq!
During a confident post fight interview, Silvean Maxiq thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Damien Oquinn was interviewed post fight and said 'best org ever thanks for having me back. Ill be back bitches!!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari has chosen 2Pac - Just Like Daddy as his entrance music. Rysty Sankari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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293 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonichie Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sankari.
Nice uppercut lands for Sankari. That snapped Hong's head back.
Sankari blocks the body kick.
Sankari 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.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sankari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sankari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Sankari.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. Sankari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sankari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
Hong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Hong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sankari scores with a body shot.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sankari.
Rysty Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari swinging wildly here.
Sankari moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Sankari.
Sankari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hong jabs Sankari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sankari tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Sankari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankari throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong misses with a hook. Sankari ducked under it nicely.
Hong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with the punch.
Sankari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
A slow jab from Sankari misses its intended target.
Sankari thumps Hong with a low kick.
Sankari throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sankari connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sankari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sankari.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
Sankari scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hong is rocked!
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sankari connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Hong's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Hong - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rysty Sankari!
After winning the bout, Rysty Sankari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ser Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vodka has chosen 1234 as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Vodka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane moves out of range of the leg kick from Vodka.
Clegane misses with a head kick.
Clegane fakes the leg kick and cracks Vodka in the body.
Clegane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clegane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clegane fakes the leg kick and cracks Vodka in the body.
Clegane tries a low kick but Vodka avoids it.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Vodka sees coming a mile off.
Clegane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clegane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clegane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vodka misses the shot to the body.
Clegane is looking to score with low kicks.
Clegane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clegane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vodka.
Vodka digs a good body shot into Clegane's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clegane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clegane scoring well with a low kick there.
Vodka moves forwards but Clegane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clegane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clegane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vodka.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vodka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clegane throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Clegane.
Clegane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vodka throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vodka lands with a good body shot.
Clegane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vodka under the eye.
Vodka takes a swing at Clegane's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane wants to clinch.
Clegane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vodka struggles to land a body shot inside as Clegane controls his hands.
Clegane looking to stall.
Clegane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vodka's efforts to push away.
Clegane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clegane holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Clegane.
Vodka misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Gregor Clegane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vodka moves out of range of the body kick.
Vodka motions for Clegane to come forward. Vodka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ser Gregor Clegane is winning the standup battle so far.
Clegane lands a head kick. Vodka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Clegane tenderised Vodka's leg. Vodka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ser Gregor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vodka swings for the body but Clegane moves out of range.
Vodka lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Ser Gregor Clegane has been cut.
Clegane throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka moves out of range easily.
Vodka lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegane wants to land a leg kick but Vodka is out of range.
Vodka misses with a low kick as Clegane jumps back.
Clegane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Clegane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vodka looks to score with a jab to the body but Clegane is just out of range.
Vodka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clegane rather than just go for the knockout.
Clegane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clegane connects with a solid leg kick.
Clegane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vodka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vodka. Clegane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Vodka sees coming a mile off.
Clegane is looking to clinch.
Clegane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Clegane is predictable there
and Vodka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clegane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vodka struggles to land a body shot inside as Clegane controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vodka avoids it.
Clegane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vodka is breathing heavily.
Clegane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clegane blocks an uppercut.
Clegane looking to stall.
Clegane just leaning against Vodka, taking a breather.
Vodka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vodka tries to break the clinch but Clegane is controlling the position.
Vodka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clegane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vodka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clegane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clegane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clegane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vodka as Clegane tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Gregor Clegane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ser Gregor Clegane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vodka stuns Clegane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vlad Vodka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clegane moves out of range of the leg kick from Vodka.
Clegane closes the distance and clinches.
Clegane blocks a body shot from Vodka.
Clegane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vodka is defending well for now.
Clegane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vodka is defending well for now.
Vodka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vodka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vodka misses with some punches.
Vodka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vodka tries to break the clinch but Clegane is controlling the position.
Clegane landing knees to the head.
Vodka tries to throw a body punch but Clegane avoids it by throwing Vodka back against the ropes.
Clegane scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ser Gregor Clegane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vodka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clegane is trying to maintain a safe position but Vodka gets an underhook and turns Clegane into the ropes.
Clegane blocks a body shot from Vodka.
A head punch on the inside from Vodka fails to land.
Clegane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vodka.
Clegane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vodka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clegane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vodka blocks it with crossed arms.
Vodka tries to break the clinch but Clegane is controlling the position.
Vodka tries to throw a body punch but Clegane avoids it by throwing Vodka back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clegane as Vodka tries to tie him up.
Clegane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vodka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vodka working hard to break the clinch.
Clegane has Vodka pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clegane.
Clegane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clegane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vodka wants to stall.
Vodka tries a body shot but Clegane blocks it.
Clegane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clegane working Vodka over with knees to the body.
Vodka can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.
Clegane blocks an uppercut.
Vodka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ser Gregor Clegane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clegane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ser Gregor Clegane!
A very excited looking Ser Gregor Clegane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bill Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Can Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uru comes to the ring accompanied by The Man - Aloe Blacc. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bill Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Can Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uru missing with a left hand there. Crusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher misses with a leg kick.
Crusher throws a series of punches but Uru avoids them all with ease.
Crusher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusher swinging wildly here.
Uru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uru misses the body punch
and Crusher counters by clinching up.
Crusher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
Crusher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher taking a breather.
Crusher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uru is defending well for now.
Crusher has Uru pressed against the ropes, preventing Uru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crusher pushes Uru back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Uru is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusher gets an underhook and turns Uru into the ropes.
Crusher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher tries to circle away but Uru has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uru has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uru is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Can Crusher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uru takes a swing at Crusher's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusher tries to clinch but Uru moves out of range.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Can Crusher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crusher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uru slips under a jab from Crusher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crusher.
Crusher tries to clinch there but Uru circles away.
Crusher tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru lands with a straight right. Crusher didn't see that one coming.
Crusher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uru was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Uru scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusher should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Crusher.
Uru clobbers Crusher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Uru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusher tries to clinch up but Uru circles away and keeps his distance.
Uru stuns Crusher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Uru misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crusher moves forwards but Uru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Crusher tries to move into range but Uru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uru lands a nice looking body shot.
Crusher wants to land a leg kick but Uru is out of range.
Uru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crusher throws a head kick that misses.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Can Crusher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Crusher misses.
Uru misses with a hook. Crusher ducked under it nicely.
Crusher tries to clinch up.
Uru moves out of range as Crusher throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Can Crusher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crusher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Uru scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher misses with a low kick.
A jab from Uru misses.
Crusher slips under a jab.
Uru lands with a straight right. Crusher didn't see that one coming.
Crusher tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Uru.
Crusher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Uru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher tries to clinch there but Uru circles away.
No joy there for Crusher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uru, pushing him back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusher is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Uru has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher manages to break the clinch.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher misses with a low kick.
Crusher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Uru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Uru swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusher.
Uru looks to land a combination but Crusher avoids it well.
Sonny Bill Uru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Can Crusher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Can Crusher.
Well Crusher 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Can Crusher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Kite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucan The Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Butler has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Lucan The Butler has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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23
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucan The Butler!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Butler misses with a body punch
and Kite counters by moving into the clinch.
The Butler stalling the fight.
Kite throws an elbow that misses.
The Butler blocks an elbow strike.
Kite lands a hook that snaps the head of The Butler backwards.
Kite lands an elbow inside that The Butler shrugs off.
Kite pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The Butler avoids the elbow strike from Kite, against the ropes.
The Butler throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from The Butler.
Kite lands with a right to the head.
The Butler is pushing Kite up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kite throws an elbow that misses.
The Butler misses with some punches.
The Butler avoids the elbow strike from Kite, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kite lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from The Butler.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kite throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The Butler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kite seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Butler can turn it around.
Kite lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Butler taking a breather.
Our sources have told us that Kite has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucan The Butler.
Kite misses with a two punch combination.
Kite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kite throws a front kick aimed at The Butler's knee but The Butler avoids it well.
The Butler throws a sloppy body shot
and Kite counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Butler's knee momentarily.
The Butler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Butler misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butler avoids the head kick by Kite.
The Butler throws a sloppy head kick and Kite moves out of range easily.
The Butler lands a high kick!
Kite scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Butler throws a body punch but Kite moves out of range.
The Butler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Kite.
Lucan The Butler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kite throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Butler.
Kite clinches up against the ropes.
Kite lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Butler misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Butler pushes Kite back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Butler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kite tries to work over The Butler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kite dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The Butler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kite circles away quickly and effectively.
The Butler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kite avoids the head kick by The Butler.
Kite looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kite connects with a single shot there.
Kite lands the left hand.
Kite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kite lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kite bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Butler tries to land a leg kick but Kite saw it coming and moves away.
The Butler just misses with a punch to the body.
Kite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Butler is rocked!
The Butler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kite checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite throws a head kick that misses.
Kite connects with a jab.
The Butler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kite rather than just go for the knockout.
Kite feints and then cracks The Butler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Butler down.
The Butler throws a lazy right hand but Kite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Kite finish him?
Kite misses with a low kick.
The Butler seems to have recovered his senses.
The Butler throws a leg kick that misses.
Kite throws a leg kick
and The Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Butler tests Kite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kite lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Butler's sensitive parts.
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!
The Butler scores with a nice body kick.
Kite connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Butler. The Butler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Butler. Kite shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butler misses with a kick to the body.
Kite misses with a hook.
Kite takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Kite.
The Butler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kite counters with a low kick, right behind The Butler 's knee.
Tom Kite is winning the standup battle so far.
The Butler is breathing heavily.
The Butler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Butler thows a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kite.
Kite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kite. The Butler shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Butler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kite lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Butler's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kite dominated that second round.
That's time! Kite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kite scores with a leg kick.
Lucan The Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kite punishes The Butler's body with a nice straight punch.
Kite lands a front kick.
Kite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Butler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kite.
A big right from Kite misses.
Kite lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kite closes the distance and pushes The Butler back into the ropes.
The Butler lands a damaging elbow.
The Butler looking to stall.
The Butler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Butler can't break the clinch.
The Butler misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Butler takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lucan The Butler has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite pushes off an throws an elbow but The Butler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kite looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kite throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kite throws an elbow but misses.
The Butler takes an elbow to the temple.
Kite trying to land knees to the body.
The Butler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kite.
The Butler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kite is keeping busy.
The Butler scores with a shot to the side of Kite's head.
The Butler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kite lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Butler avoids a wild elbow strike from Kite.
The Butler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Butler avoids a wild elbow strike from Kite.
Tom Kite has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Butler's elbow.
Kite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kite looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Butler blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
Kite misses with a body punch.
The Butler blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
Kite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Butler lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Butler tries to work over Kite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Butler looking to slow down the pace here.
The Butler misses with a body punch.
Kite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Butler backwards.
Kite struggles to land a body shot inside as The Butler controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Butler can't break the clinch.
Kite lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kite lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kite lands an elbow that stopped The Butler in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Kite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kite 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Kite!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Kite thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harmo Heju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Beast will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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18
200 lbs
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190 lbs
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harmo Heju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Beast!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heju looks to land a right hand but Beast moved out of range.
Beast works the jab nicely.
Heju swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
A slow jab from Heju misses its intended target.
Heju misses with a straight right.
Beast fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heju, pushing him back against the ropes.
Beast's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beast has closed the distance and engaged Heju in a clinch.
Beast works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hejus head.
Beast manages to break the clinch.
Heju takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beast moves into the clinch.
Heju is looking to break free of the clinch but Beast has double underhooks.
Beast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beast has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beast.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heju's efforts to push away.
Beast cracks Heju with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heju is trying to break the clinch but Beast has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Beast.
Beast lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heju backwards.
Beast pushes Heju back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Beast as the two fighters clinch.
Heju has had enough of the clinch but Beast keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Beast.
Beast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heju throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Heju misses with an uppercut
and Beast counters with a one-two to the body.
Beast takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beast moves into the clinch successfully.
Heju is trying to push Beast away but Beast has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Beast breaks from the clinch.
Heju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast forces Heju back against the ropes and clinches.
Beast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Beast.
Beast's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Heju 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heju.
Heju misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries to bum rush Heju with a series of wild strikes but Heju uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heju moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beast counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beast fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heju, pushing him back against the ropes.
Heju has had enough of the clinch but Beast keeps him there for the moment.
Beast gets through Heju's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heju has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heju wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beast has him pressed against the ropes.
Heju is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Beast has Heju pushed against the ropes.
Beast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heju wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Heju's head.
Heju has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beast looking to stall.
Heju is trying to force a seperation but Beast has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Beast dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heju is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heju.
Heju is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
A telegraphed right hand from Heju misses the target.
Beast throws a right and a left that Heju avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Beast both land. Nice combination.
Beast closes the distance and clinches.
Beast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heju manages to break the clinch.
Beast moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heju is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beast slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beast throws a body punch but Heju moves out of range.
Heju misses with a looping left.
Harmo Heju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heju throws an off balance right hand
and Beast counters with a one-two to the body.
Beast connects with a single shot there.
Beast slips a straight right by Heju.
Beast connects with a right hand. Heju shakes it off.
Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heju swings widly with a right hand
and Beast counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heju takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heju misses with a right hand
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast has Heju up against the ropes in a clinch.
Heju is trying to break the clinch but Beast is controlling him.
Beast breaks from the clinch.
Heju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast cracks Heju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heju.
Heju cracks Beast with an open hand slap.
Heju looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Beast dips to his left and cracks Heju with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heju misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Beast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Heju is trying to force a seperation but Beast has the dominant position.
Beast has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heju backwards.
Beast keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heju's efforts to push away.
Beast breaks the clinch.
Renan Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heju throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beast moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heju looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Beast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heju throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Heju misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heju throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast cracks a nice hook into Heju's ribs.
Beast moves into the clinch.
Beast lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heju walks into a straight right hand from Beast.
Harmo Heju has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heju throws an off balance right hand
and Beast counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heju misses with a lunging right hand
and Beast counters with a one-two to the body.
Beast throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beast clinches up against the ropes.
Beast breaks the clinch.
Heju swings widly with a right hand
and Beast counters with a nice body shot.
Heju misses with a lunging right hand
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast staying out of range there.
Beast with a nice cross.
Beast has closed the distance and engaged Heju in a clinch.
Beast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beast scores with a jab to the head.
Heju connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Beast's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Beast - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harmo Heju!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Amadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Watson (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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25
190 lbs
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18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Amadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Watson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amadi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amadi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amadi lands a jab to the nose.
Amadi moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Watson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amadi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
Amadi connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Amadi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
Good work by Amadi as he checks the leg kick.
Watson tries to clinch but Amadi moves out of range.
Amadi blocks a low kick nicely.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Amadi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watson is rocked!
Amadi weaves into range and cracks Watson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Watson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Amadi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Amadi!
Joseph Amadi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaas Van Delft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti comes to the ring accompanied by Machines Of Loving Grace - Golgotha Tenement Blues. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaas Van Delft!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Delft throws a nice looking combination but Benvenuti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Delft looks to land a combination but Benvenuti avoids it well.
Van Delft missing with a left hand there. Benvenuti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benvenuti tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benvenuti.
Van Delft throws a nice looking combination but Benvenuti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Delft cracks Benvenuti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Benvenuti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Delft looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Delft leaves his chin hanging out and Benvenuti seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Van Delft crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Giacomo Benvenuti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the ring accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle. Krilla has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mic Krilla!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krilla counters by clinching up.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Krilla presses Kim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kim prevents a body shot from Krilla.
Krilla takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krilla's brow.
Krilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krilla tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Krilla back against the ropes.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krilla misses with a knee strike.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
A hook to the body from Krilla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krilla lands a jab-cross combination.
Krilla throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim rushes Krilla and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Krilla.
It looks like Ban-Ki Kim has been cut.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Krilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krilla.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Kim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim prevents a body shot from Krilla.
Krilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim looking to stall.
Krilla avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krilla.
A left hand lands to the body for Krilla.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim blocks a body shot from Krilla.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krilla throws a head punch that misses.
Krilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krilla scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Krilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Krilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ban-Ki Kim'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 big left from Krilla misses.
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Krilla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krilla landing knees to the body.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilla.
Krilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krilla lands a right hand.
Krilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Krilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Krilla is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Krilla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim blocks a body shot from Krilla.
Krilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Krilla tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim avoiding damage as Krilla throws knees to the body.
Krilla can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim looking to slow down the pace here.
Krilla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Krilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to stall but Krilla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krilla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krilla pushes Kim back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Krilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim wants to stall.
Our sources have told us that Kim has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Krilla throws a head punch that misses.
Krilla lands with a right to the head.
Krilla has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Krilla is blocking nicely.
Krilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mic Krilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Krilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krilla with a knee to the head.
Krilla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krilla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Krilla won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla lands with a light punch inside.
Krilla lands a knee to the body.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Krilla controls his hands.
Kim has Krilla pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Krilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ban-Ki Kim's cut.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim tries to clinch up
enabling Krilla to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim tries to clinch there but Krilla circles away.
Kim takes one on the button.
Krilla lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Krilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mic Krilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
A right-left combo lands from Kim.
Kim lands with a kick to the temple. Krilla shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Krilla motions for Kim to come forward. Krilla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krilla.
A left lands for Krilla.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses.
Krilla lands an overhand right.
Kim 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.
Krilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim avoids the head kick by Krilla.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch up
and Krilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krilla lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Krilla circles away.
Kim tries to clinch but Krilla is having none of it.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krilla scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krilla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krilla misses with a low kick.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Krilla pushes him off.
Krilla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Krilla 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.
Krilla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kim tries to clinch there but Krilla circles away.
Krilla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim is looking to clinch but Krilla is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Krilla really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ban-Ki Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim forces Krilla back against the ropes and clinches.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
Krilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krilla dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krilla tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Krilla back against the ropes.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krilla can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Krilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krilla is defending well for now.
Kim trying to stall but Krilla improves his position.
Krilla digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Krilla can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Krilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krilla is keeping busy.
A short left from Krilla.
Krilla tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Krilla blocks it.
A short right from Krilla on the inside.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilla thumps Kim with a low kick.
Krilla throws a leg kick that misses.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krilla.
Mic Krilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krilla throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krilla's knee momentarily.
Krilla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Krilla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krilla closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the ropes.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim has Krilla pushed against the ropes.
Kim wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krilla dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Krilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krilla has Kim pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Krilla dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ban-Ki Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kim slips a jab from Krilla.
Krilla wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim avoids the body shot from Krilla.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Krilla pushes him off.
A big right from Krilla misses.
Krilla misses with a body shot.
Krilla lands with an uppercut that bounces Kim off the ropes and back into range.
Krilla throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Krilla.
Krilla looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim has managed to clinch.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Krilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim blocks a body shot from Krilla.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Krilla is blocking nicely.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Krilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krilla.
Mic Krilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krilla lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krilla landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking to slow down the pace here.
Krilla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim trying to stall but Krilla improves his position.
Krilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilla.
Krilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krilla manages to break the clinch.
Ban-Ki Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim tries to clinch up but Krilla circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Krilla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Krilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krilla 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Krilla!
Mic Krilla is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Mic Krilla thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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