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XKC 1: Warriors Pride PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyler Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damn Van Clawed Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crain's entrance music is The Roots - Kool On. A fine choice. 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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242 lbs
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270 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Crain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damn Van Clawed Jon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crain thows a body shot but no joy.
Clawed Jon tries to clinch
and Crain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crain pushes Clawed Jon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crain gets through Clawed Jon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clawed Jon tries to work over Crain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crain instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clawed Jon fails to land.
Crain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clawed Jon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crain counters quickly with a head kick that drops Clawed Jon to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Clawed Jon be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
Clawed Jon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clawed Jon tries to clinch
and Crain counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Crain!
A very excited looking Tyler Crain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Left Fist Of Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Fist Of Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn slips a jab from Yankee.
Yankee misses with an uppercut
and Steel Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yankee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yankee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel Penn feints and then cracks Yankee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yankee down.
Yankee misses with a straight right.
Yankee misses with a straight left.
Yankee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel Penn lands a jab to the head.
Steel Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tim Yankee has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yankee misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Yankee staggers Steel Penn with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Steel Penn looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Steel Penn is rocked!
It looks like Left Fist Of Steel Penn has been cut.
Yankee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yankee missing with a left hand there. Steel Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yankee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yankee throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel Penn counters with a big head kick but Yankee shrugs it off.
Tim Yankee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yankee misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel Penn counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn instigates a clinch.
Steel Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yankee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel Penn walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tim Yankee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tim Yankee made sure he mentioned Laundry 90% (Same day), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 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 - 8 - 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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Hong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Maynard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Maynard lands a slapping body shot.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Maynard.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Hong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maynard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong throws a push kick but Maynard slaps the foot to one side.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard slips a straight right by Hong.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong pushes Maynard away with a front kick.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Maynard ducks into a a hook from Hong and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Maynard is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maynard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maynard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Hong misses.
Hong lands with a nice body punch.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong thuds his shin into the meat of Maynard's side.
Maynard looks winded!
Maynard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maynard scrambles back to his feet.
Maynard is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
That has opened up Peter Maynard's cut even more.
Maynard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hong throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Maynard is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tonichie Hong!
A victorious Tonichie Hong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dark Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Beast has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dark Killer's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Beast!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer moves away from the strike by Beast.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Killer.
Beast digs a good body shot into Killer's ribs.
Killer forces Beast back against the ropes and clinches.
Beast is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Killer.
Beast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killer has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Beast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beast is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer clinches up with Beast and pushes him back against the ropes.
Beast lands a nice shot to the body.
Beast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beast looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
A right handed body shot lands from Killer.
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!
Killer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer tries to break free but Beast pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Killer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Killer.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Beast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beast is trying to break free.
Killer effectively controlling the action here.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer has Beast pressed against the ropes.
Killer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beast wants to clinch.
Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beast throws out the jab.
Killer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killer has him pressed against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Killer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Killer.
Beast looks winded!
Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killer has Beast up against the ropes in a clinch.
Beast is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Killer is keeping busy.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Beast is rocked!
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast is still on wobbly legs! Can Killer finish him?
Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killer throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killer.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Killer closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Beast out cold! Beast corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dark Killer!
Dark Killer took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Wham! Another LOD guy that picked on the wrong person...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bill Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Oquinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uru might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man - Aloe Blacc. Oquinn has chosen Damian - King Gordy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 - 1 - 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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Oquinn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oquinn is pushing Uru up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've been informed that Oquinn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Oquinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Good body shot from Oquinn.
Oquinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oquinn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Uru taking a breather.
Oquinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uru takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sonny Bill Uru has been cut.
Oquinn avoiding damage.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn looking to slow down the pace here.
Oquinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but Uru blocks with his arms.
Oquinn stalling in the clinch.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oquinn landing knees to the head.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but Uru blocks with his arms.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oquinn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oquinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn looking to throw knees to the head but Uru is blocking nicely.
Oquinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uru.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but Uru blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oquinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Uru looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oquinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uru avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquinn is struggling to control the position.
Oquinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Oquinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Oquinn tries to clinch up.
Oquinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Uru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oquinn rushes Uru and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oquinn trying to land knees to the body.
Uru takes a shot to the head.
Oquinn is pushing Uru up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Oquinn fails to land.
Oquinn digs a right hand into Uru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uru's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Oquinn.
Oquinn tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Oquinn back against the ropes.
Oquinn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uru up against the ropes.
Oquinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oquinn's elbow.
Oquinn tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Oquinn back against the ropes.
Oquinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn stalling in the clinch but Uru improves position.
Oquinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uru's face.
Oquinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn'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.
Oquinn lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uru.
Oquinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oquinn misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Oquinn.
Oquinn looking to slow down the pace here.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uru works on Oquinn's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Oquinn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uru as Oquinn tries to tie him up.
Oquinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uru blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Oquinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oquinn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uru lands with an uppercut that bounces Oquinn off the ropes and back into range.
Uru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oquinn.
Oquinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uru struggles to land a body shot inside as Oquinn controls his hands.
Oquinn tries to stall but Uru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oquinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damien Oquinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Oquinn.
Oquinn wants to stall.
Uru blocking some punches.
Oquinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oquinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn misses with the head strike.
Uru working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oquinn lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oquinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn missing with knees to the body.
Uru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but Uru blocks it.
Oquinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uru blocks it with crossed arms.
Oquinn stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Uru gets an underhook and turns Oquinn into the ropes.
Uru working aggressively here.
Oquinn misses with a body punch.
Oquinn has Uru pressed against the ropes, preventing Uru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oquinn lands a knee to the head.
Uru tries to work over Oquinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but Uru blocks it.
Uru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquinn misses with a knee strike.
Uru misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn is trying to stall.
Uru misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Oquinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oquinn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Oquinn!
Damien Oquinn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaas Van Delft (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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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Makatua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaas Van Delft!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makatua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Makatua lands with a right hand.
It looks like Klaas Van Delft has been cut.
Makatua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Delft will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Delft swings widly with a right hand
and Makatua counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makatua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Delft throws a body punch but Makatua moves out of range.
Makatua punishes Van Delft's body with a nice straight punch.
Makatua tests Van Delft's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makatua.
Van Delft looks winded!
Makatua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Delft misses with a straight left.
Van Delft walks into a big right hand from Makatua and goes down! The referee sends Makatua to a neutral corner as Van Delft gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Van Delft is rocked!
That has opened up Klaas Van Delft's cut even more.
No joy there for Van Delft, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Delft walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Van Delft is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sam Makatua!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammir Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Delisia. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammir Brooks!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks rushes Garret and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Garret misses with the head strike.
Garret misses with a body punch.
Brooks stalling against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garret tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garret misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Garret is trying to stall.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Garret definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks takes one on the button.
It looks like Sammir Brooks has been cut.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Garret saw it coming and moves away.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Garret moves out of range.
Brooks has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brooks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garret is out of range.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garret jabs at Brooks's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes one to the side of the head.
Brooks is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garret avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Garret connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Brooks onto his butt! Brooks bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Garret finish him?
Garret throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks looks winded!
Garret circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Brooks tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Garret wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Garret!
An out of breath Pat Garret thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Sammir Brooks had this to say: 'I need to put more hard work into my punches , i was not concetrated at the time and i suffered for it !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Prefers standup
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh jabs at Drago's body.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Walsh.
Drago feints a jab promting Walsh to slip. Drago then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walsh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh connects with a quick right hand that sends Drago tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Josh Walsh!
Josh Walsh 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Kite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krilla has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mic Krilla!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kite dips to his left and cracks Krilla with an uppercut!
Kite lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kite tests Krilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Kite is predictable there
and Krilla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kite is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kite.
Krilla wants to slow Kite down by chopping away at his legs.
Krilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kite.
Kite connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krilla scores with a leg kick.
Kite throws a hook but Krilla blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kite.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krilla manages to avoid it.
Kite walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krilla checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kite slips a straight right by Krilla.
Kite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kite throws a low kick but Krilla moves out of range easily.
Krilla gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kite swings for the body but Krilla moves out of range.
Kite throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Krilla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kite blocks a head kick by Krilla.
Kite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kite throws a leg kick but Krilla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krilla connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Kite.
Kite throws a hook but Krilla avoids it easily.
A jab from Kite misses.
Kite looks to land a left hand but Krilla moved out of range nicely.
Krilla slips under a jab.
Krilla clobbers Kite with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krilla cracks the inside of Kite's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Kite there.
Krilla is looking to clinch.
Krilla blocks a jab.
Kite lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krilla lands with a shot to the body.
Kite is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kite throws a chopping leg kick but Krilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krilla with a hook.
Krilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kite was well out of range. Poor timing from Krilla.
Krilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kite.
Kite slips a jab from Krilla.
A left lands for Kite.
Kite is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kite looks to land a combination but Krilla avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Kite.
Krilla wants to clinch.
Kite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kite dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Kite throws a lazy right hand but Krilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kite throws a front kick aimed at Krilla's knee but Krilla avoids it well.
Kite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Krilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looks like Kite has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Krilla tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kite connects with a nice looking jab.
Kite avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Krilla there.
Kite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krilla tries to land a leg kick but Kite saw it coming and moves away.
Krilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krilla tries to land a leg kick but Kite saw it coming and moves away.
Kite looks to throw the jab but Krilla is out of range.
A low kick from Krilla misses
and Kite counters with a stiff right hand.
Kite digs a good body shot into Krilla's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite tries to score with a low kick but Krilla moves his leg out of the way.
Kite avoids the head kick by Krilla.
Kite blocks a jab.
Krilla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kite misses with a low kick.
Krilla scores with a head kick. Kite tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kite throws a lazy right hand but Krilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kite throws a leg kick but Krilla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kite blocks a head kick by Krilla.
Kite moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Kite.
Krilla slips under a jab.
Kite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tom Kite is winning the standup battle so far.
Kite pushes Krilla away with a front kick.
Kite looks to land a left hand but Krilla moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kite misses with a head kick.
Kite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krilla.
Krilla lands with an overhand left.
Kite misses with a low kick.
Krilla moves into range and clinches up with Kite.
Kite lands a damaging elbow.
Kite works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Kite is blocking nicely.
Kite creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kite misses with the head strike.
Kite lands with a short shot to the head.
Kite throws an elbow that misses.
Kite throws an elbow but it misses.
Kite misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla scores with a hook to the body.
Kite managing to block the knees to the body from Krilla.
Krilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kite is defending well for now.
Kite pushes Krilla back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Kite dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kite just misses with a punch to the body.
Kite takes one to the chin there.
Kite throws a solid leg kick but Krilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kite.
Kite 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.
Kite tries a head kick but it misses.
Kite drives through and clinches with Krilla against the ropes.
Kite lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kite.
Krilla lands an uppercut.
Krilla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kite.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krilla obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Kite fails to land.
Krilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Kite.
Kite misses with some punches.
Kite throws a punch but it's blocked by Krilla.
Kite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Kite blocks with his arms.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
Krilla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kites head.
A short right from Kite on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kite just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krilla's brow.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Kite blocks with his arms.
Krilla lands a knee to the body.
Krilla lands a body punch.
Kite misses with an elbow over the top.
Kite lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kite throws an elbow but it misses.
Kite avoiding damage as Krilla throws knees to the body.
Krilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kite working aggressively here.
Mic Krilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krilla blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kite just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krilla's brow.
Kite pushes off an throws an elbow but Krilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kite lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Krilla prevents a body shot from Kite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kite.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krilla.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Kite blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kite is defending well for now.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
Krilla misses with the head strike.
Kite lands an elbow just above Krilla 's eye.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Krilla.
Kite lands a shot to the body.
Kite pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kite throws a punch but it's blocked by Krilla.
Krilla dodges an elbow strike from Kite.
Krilla missing with knees to the body.
Krilla digs a right hand into Kite's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kite's gas tank.
Kite blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mic Krilla just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kite jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kite thuds his right hand into Krilla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krilla.
Kite tries a head kick but it misses.
Krilla slips a jab from Kite.
Krilla throws a shot to the body.
Krilla misses with a low kick.
Krilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Krilla.
A clash of legs there as Krilla blocks the low kick.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses
and Kite counters with an outside leg kick.
Kite closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krilla throws a lazy right hand but Kite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kite throws a low kick but Krilla moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kite throws a leg kick but Krilla sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla throws a solid leg kick but Kite takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krilla.
Krilla slips a straight right by Kite.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krilla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kite - the referee stops the clock and Krilla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kite. Krilla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krilla throws out a loose jab but Kite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick from Kite lands but Krilla takes it in his stride.
Krilla scores with a kick to the body.
Krilla tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kite 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.
Kite slips under a jab.
Kite throws a head kick that half lands.
Krilla throws a sloppy head kick and Kite moves out of range easily.
Kite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kite throws a looping overhand right but Krilla ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kite misses the target.
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 closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite throws a head punch that misses.
Krilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krilla avoids the elbow strike from Kite, against the ropes.
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
Kite takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krilla.
Kite tries a body shot but Krilla blocks it.
Kite misses with the head strike.
Krilla connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kite throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kite.
Kite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kite lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
A right handed body shot lands from Krilla.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kite lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krilla blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Krilla dominated that fourth 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!
Krilla throws the kick towards the body but Kite avoids it.
Krilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Krilla moves out of range as Kite strikes.
Krilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krilla.
Jab from Kite.
Krilla instigates a clinch.
Kite can't find room to land a body shot as Krilla controls the action.
Krilla tries a body shot but Kite blocks it.
Kite lands a nice shot to the body.
Kite pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Krilla dodges an elbow strike from Kite.
Kite lands a good knee to the midsection. Krilla won't want to take too many of those.
Krilla missing with knees to the body.
Krilla lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krilla digs a right hand into Kite's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kite's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kite.
Kite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kite avoids it.
Kite presses Krilla against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krillas head.
Krilla misses with a body punch.
Krilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krilla tries to clinch but Kite moves out of range.
Krilla throws a push kick but Kite slaps the foot to one side.
Kite blocks a head kick by Krilla.
An inside leg kick from Kite misses.
Kite throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krilla throws a lazy right hand but Kite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kite throws a push kick but Krilla slaps the foot to one side.
Kite checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kite missing with a left hand there. Krilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kite with a hook.
Krilla staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Krilla misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Krilla.
Kite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kite tenderised Krilla's leg. Krilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Krilla misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Kite showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kite 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Kite!
Tom Kite is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Tom Kite 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - Just Like Daddy. Adam Kemp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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258 lbs
37 - 16 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rysty Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari swings for the body but Kemp moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sankari. That snapped Kemp's head back.
It looks like Adam Kemp has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Sankari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kemp doesn't seem phased though.
Kemp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Kemp missing with a left hand there. Sankari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari misses with a hook.
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp misses with an uppercut. Sankari saw that one coming.
Kemp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sankari has time to react.
Sankari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemp was well out of range. Poor timing from Sankari.
Decent striking displayed by Kemp there.
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!
Sankari throws a shot to the body.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. Sankari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kemp misses with a body shot.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Kemp checks it.
Kemp avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Sankari scores with a hook to the body. Kemp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari throws a leg kick which misses Kemp's front leg but catches the back leg as Kemp tries to avoid it.
Sankari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kemp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankari can pounce on him.
Sankari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kemp misses with a body punch
and Sankari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kemp throws a hook but Sankari blocks it.
Sankari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Sankari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemp. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari tries to move into range but Kemp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sankari moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sankari is looking to wear down Kemp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sankari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sankari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kemp throws a shot from downtown. Sankari moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sankari misses with a double jab.
Sankari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kemp takes a step back to recover.
Kemp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sankari throws a leg kick which misses Kemp's front leg but catches the back leg as Kemp tries to avoid it.
Kemp looks to throw the jab but Sankari is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemp. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Sankari does no damage.
Sankari lands the left hand.
Sankari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kemp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Kemp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sankari's knee momentarily.
Sankari blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Sankari connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rysty Sankari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Kemp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sankari 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.
Sankari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sankari connects with a body shot.
Sankari digs a good body shot into Kemp's ribs.
Kemp throws a low kick but Sankari avoids it.
Kemp walks into a left hand.
Sankari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sankari misses with an uppercut.
Sankari lands a head shot.
Sankari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
A swing and a miss from Sankari.
Kemp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kemp misses the shot to the body.
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Kemp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sankari.
Kemp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sankaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Kemp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sankari.
The crowd cheers as Sankari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kemp doesn't seem phased though.
Sankari cracks Kemp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kemp misses with a body shot.
Sankari scores with a sloppy right hand. Kemp should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kemp's head.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick and Sankari moves out of range easily.
Sankari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sankari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sankari scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Kemp to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sankari away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Kemp got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
A big right from Kemp misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari tries to land a body kick
and Kemp counters with a nice leg kick.
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemp connects with an inside leg kick.
Kemp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari lands a slapping body shot.
Sankari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sankari lands a front kick.
Sankari throws a shot from downtown. Kemp moves away and avoids it.
Sankari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kemp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Sankari.
Kemp is breathing heavily.
Sankari throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kemp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sankari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemp momentarily.
Sankari throws a shot from downtown. Kemp moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rysty Sankari will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Adam Kemp's cut.
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!
Sankari misses the shot to the body.
Adam Kemp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kemp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sankari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
Sankari connects with a high kick.
Kemp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kemp is rocked!
Sankari thows a body shot but no joy.
Sankari scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Kemp to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sankari away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Kemp got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Kemp is still on wobbly legs! Can Sankari finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kemp seems to have recovered his senses.
Sankari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kemp moves away.
Kemp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kemp misses with a low kick.
Sankari loads up on a big right hand but Kemp slips the punch.
Kemp wants to slow Sankari down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankari, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sankari blocks the leg kick.
Kemp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sankari.
Sankari motions for Kemp to come forward. Sankari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kemp throws out the jab.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Sankari moves out of range of the strikes.
Kemp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kemp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sankari slips under a jab.
Kemp throws a lazy right hand but Sankari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kemp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankari can pounce on him.
Sankari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sankari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankari drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Kemp onto his butt! Kemp pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Sankari lands a head kick that sends Kemp down! Kemp is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Sankari is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rysty Sankari!
Our winner, Rysty Sankari, 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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