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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kampama Sidafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Can Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kampama Sidafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Can Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidafa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusher, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crusher gets a clinch.
Sidafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sidafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crusher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sidafa backwards.
Crusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sidafa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sidafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crusher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sidafa has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher.
Crusher taking a breather.
Sidafa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidafa has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher.
Crusher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sidafa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidafa working aggressively here.
Crusher looking to stall.
Crusher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusher clinches up with Sidafa and pushes him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sidafa misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crusher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crusher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crusher has Sidafa up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sidafa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sidafa working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sidafa fails to land.
Crusher taking a breather.
Sidafa pushes Crusher back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crusher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusher moves into the clinch successfully.
Crusher trying to control the position but instead, Sidafa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crusher into the ropes.
Crusher scores with a shoulder strike.
Crusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sidafa has Crusher up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusher pushes Sidafa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sidafa misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sidafa fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Crusher.
Crusher breaks the clinch.
Sidafa has closed the distance and engaged Crusher in a clinch.
Crusher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sidafa backwards.
Crusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher tries to keep at a distance but Sidafa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crusher lands an uppercut.
Crusher blocking some punches.
Sidafa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Crusher.
Crusher manages to break the clinch.
Sidafa gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crusher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sidafa lands with a light punch inside.
Sidafa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sidafa misses with a punch on the inside.
Crusher taking a breather.
Crusher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sidafa throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Can Crusher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sidafa closes the distance and clinches.
Sidafa misses with a punch on the inside.
Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Sidafa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sidafa takes a shot to the head.
Crusher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sidafa backwards.
Crusher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidafa lands a high kick!
Sidafa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Can Crusher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sidafa misses with some punches.
Crusher scores with a shoulder strike.
Crusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sidafa rushes Crusher and presses him up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Crusher on the inside.
Crusher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crusher blocking some punches.
Crusher lands a shoulder strike.
Sidafa is rocked!
Crusher cracks Sidafa with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Sidafa goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Sidafa wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Can Crusher!
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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 Harold Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King Drum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Left Fist Of Steel Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Hari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steel Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab by Steel Penn.
Hari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hari throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel Penn lands a head kick!
Steel Penn drives through and clinches with Hari against the ropes.
Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Hari working aggressively here.
Steel Penn effectively controlling the action here.
Steel Penn breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steel Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn clinches up with Hari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Steel Penn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hari.
Hari fails to land with a series of punches.
Hari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Hari.
Steel Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Hari looks for the body kick but Steel Penn saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harold Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hari tries to keep at a distance but Steel Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn breaks from the clinch.
Harold Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hari misses with a body kick.
Hari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hari misses.
Hari is looking to land body kicks.
Steel Penn ducks under a wild hook from Hari.
Steel Penn blocks the body kick.
Steel Penn closes the distance and pushes Hari back into the ropes.
Hari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel Penn breaks from the clinch.
Hari tries to clinch
and Steel Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Hari.
Steel Penn throws a nice head kick!
Hari is rocked!
Steel Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Left Fist Of Steel Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steel Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
Steel Penn blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hari fails to land.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel Penn is looking to slow Hari down with leg kicks.
Hari tries to clinch but Steel Penn moves away
and Steel Penn counters with a big head kick but Hari shrugs it off.
Hari is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel Penn finish him?
Hari throws the kick towards the body but Steel Penn avoids it.
Hari seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel Penn scores with the left hand. Hari knows he should have avoided that one.
Hari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Left Fist Of Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel Penn cracks Hari with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hari looks to land a body kick but Steel Penn moved away.
Hari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel Penn digs a good body shot into Hari's ribs.
Hari misses with a straight left.
Steel Penn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steel Penn checks a leg kick.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steel Penn cracks the inside of Hari's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steel Penn - that will leave a mark!
Steel Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hari.
Steel Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Hari moves out of range easily.
Steel Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel Penn circles away.
Hari throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Steel Penn throws a nice looking combination but Hari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
Hari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn gets a clinch.
Steel Penn lands a body punch.
Steel Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hari or not.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Steel Penn landing knees to the head.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel Penn as he connects with a hook.
Steel Penn moves into the clinch.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel Penn.
Boom! Steel Penn lands a massive head kick that sends Hari crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Steel Penn is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Left Fist Of Steel Penn!
Left Fist Of Steel Penn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Harold Hari stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will learn from this,....thank you for your support'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kwnstantoulakis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Spartan Graunt. Styr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The song of a freeman. Magnar Styr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnar Styr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styr lands a leg kick that knocks Kwnstantoulakis off balance momentarily.
Styr cracks the inside of Kwnstantoulakis's front leg.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a straight left.
Styr feints and then cracks Kwnstantoulakis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kwnstantoulakis down.
Kwnstantoulakis looks to land a left hand but Styr moved out of range nicely.
Kwnstantoulakis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Styr.
Kwnstantoulakis looks to throw the jab but Styr is out of range.
Styr cracks the inside of Kwnstantoulakis's front leg.
Styr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwnstantoulakis. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Styr.
Kwnstantoulakis just misses with a punch to the body.
Styr slips a straight right by Kwnstantoulakis.
A jab from Kwnstantoulakis does it's job there.
Styr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a looping left.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a right hand that misses
and Styr moves into the clinch.
Styr lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Styr.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Styr.
Kwnstantoulakis is breathing heavily.
Styr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Styr.
Styr presses Kwnstantoulakis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Styr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Styr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Styr gets through Kwnstantoulakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Styr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Styr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Styr throws a front kick to the face that drops Kwnstantoulakis face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Magnar Styr!
As Magnar Styr got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I will feast on this man later tonight. Which part shall I eat first?'.
Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis was interviewed post fight and said 'I want rematch..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Toshiro Hitsugaya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Hitsugaya moves out of range.
Lodbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitsugaya manages to avoid it.
Hitsugaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitsugaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lodbrok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hitsugaya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lodbrok has him pressed against the ropes.
Lodbrok scores with a shot to the side of Hitsugaya's head.
Lodbrok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lodbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitsugaya is just out of range.
Lodbrok throws a push kick but Hitsugaya slaps the foot to one side.
Hitsugaya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lodbrok circles away quickly and effectively.
Lodbrok scores with the left hand. Hitsugaya knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok scores with a nice right hand.
Hitsugaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitsugaya throws a big shot that misses.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitsugaya.
Lodbrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hitsugaya.
A shot to the liver by Lodbrok. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitsugaya throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok is looking to wear down Hitsugaya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hitsugaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodbrok is just out of range.
Lodbrok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lodbrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lodbrok crunches a lovely knee into Hitsugaya's ribcage.
Hitsugaya looks winded!
Lodbrok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lodbrok lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Lodbrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lodbrok working Hitsugaya over with knees to the body.
Lodbrok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitsugaya is rocked!
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitsugaya is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok lands an elbow just above Hitsugaya 's eye.
Lodbrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hitsugaya with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hitsugaya looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hitsugaya get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Halfdan Lodbrok!
Halfdan Lodbrok spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Toshiro Hitsugaya spoke after the fight, saying 'Well just seems I didn't have the right game plan for today, well you win some you lose some I will come back and win my next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Guran Gugeneshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiko Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Guran Gugeneshvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gugeneshvili closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Akihiko Yamato has been cut.
Yamato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gugeneshvili.
Yamato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato misses with a hook.
Gugeneshvili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamato scores with a push kick.
Yamato fakes the leg kick and cracks Gugeneshvili in the body.
Gugeneshvili is breathing heavily.
Yamato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamato.
Yamato connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Gugeneshvili onto his butt! Gugeneshvili bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Guran Gugeneshvili has been cut.
Yamato closes the distance and catches Gugeneshvili with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Gugeneshvili is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Gugeneshvili is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Gugeneshvili is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Yamato takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Akihiko Yamato!
A relieved looking Akihiko Yamato 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankee lands a really nice looking cross but Weston seems unphased.
It looks like Matt Weston has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Weston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yankee looks to land a right hand but Weston moved out of range.
Yankee misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weston.
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!
Weston lands a body shot.
Weston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yankee backwards.
It looks like Tim Yankee has been cut.
Yankee working hard to break the clinch.
Weston pushes Yankee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weston digs a right hand underneath Yankee's ribcage. Yankee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yankee backwards.
Yankee is looking to break free of the clinch but Weston has double underhooks.
Yankee wants to break free but Weston has control.
Yankee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Weston.
Yankee looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Weston.
Weston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yankee is rocked!
Weston lands a body shot.
Weston is leaning against Yankee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Weston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yankee is still on wobbly legs! Can Weston finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Yankee crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Yankee face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Weston takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Matt Weston!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joakim-Antrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joakim-Antrim has chosen زنده بمانی، as his entrance music. Hematoma Hominick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hematoma Hominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Joakim-Antrim!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joakim-Antrim jabs at Hominick's body.
Joakim-Antrim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hominick.
Joakim-Antrim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick is looking to slow Joakim-Antrim down with leg kicks.
A cross from Joakim-Antrim lands.
Hominick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hominick throws a head kick that misses.
Joakim-Antrim walks into a stiff left hand from Hominick.
It looks like Billy Joakim-Antrim has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim-Antrim scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joakim-Antrim in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joakim-Antrim, right into the meat.
Joakim-Antrim scores with a nice strike.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a looping right.
Joakim-Antrim moves in looking to clinch but Hominick pushes him off.
Joakim-Antrim scores with a hook.
Joakim-Antrim moves out of range of the body kick.
Joakim-Antrim throws a head kick that Hominick semi-blocks.
It looks like Hematoma Hominick has been cut.
Nice body kick from Hominick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joakim-Antrim doesn't seem bothered though.
Joakim-Antrim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Joakim-Antrim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hominick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hominick.
Joakim-Antrim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joakim-Antrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hominick manages to break the clinch.
Joakim-Antrim lunges at Hominick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hominick's hand.
Hominick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hominick throws a head kick but Joakim-Antrim moves out of range.
Hominick with a jab.
Hominick moves out of range as Joakim-Antrim throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hominick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hominick.
Joakim-Antrim lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim-Antrim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hominick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hominick.
Hominick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim-Antrim has a couple of punches blocked by Hominick.
Hominick blocks an uppercut.
Hominick scores with a shot to the side of Joakim-Antrim's head.
Joakim-Antrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hominick trying to control the position but instead, Joakim-Antrim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hominick into the ropes.
Hominick tries to circle away but Joakim-Antrim has him pinned against the ropes.
Hominick landing knees to the head.
Joakim-Antrim tries a body shot but Hominick blocks it.
Hominick prevents a body shot from Joakim-Antrim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a body punch.
Joakim-Antrim working aggressively here.
Hominick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Joakim-Antrim will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hominick drops his hands momentarily and Joakim-Antrim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joakim-Antrim connects with an inside leg kick.
Joakim-Antrim thows a body shot but no joy.
Hominick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice body kick from Hominick.
Hominick wants to slow Joakim-Antrim down by chopping away at his legs.
Joakim-Antrim tries to clinch
and Hominick moves into the clinch.
Hominick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joakim-Antrim tries to close the distance and clinch but Hominick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joakim-Antrim lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hominick.
Hominick avoids the body shot from Joakim-Antrim.
Billy Joakim-Antrim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joakim-Antrim lands a glancing blow to the side of Hominick's head.
Joakim-Antrim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joakim-Antrim tries to land a leg kick but Hominick saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hominick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hominick misses with a left hand
and Joakim-Antrim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a punch on the inside.
Joakim-Antrim pushes Hominick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hominick blocking some punches.
Joakim-Antrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a body punch.
Joakim-Antrim scores with a hook to the body.
Joakim-Antrim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joakim-Antrim tries to work over Hominick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a punch on the inside.
Hominick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hominick.
Joakim-Antrim with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a lunging right hand
and Hominick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joakim-Antrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joakim-Antrim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joakim-Antrim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hominick lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim-Antrim tries a body shot but Hominick blocks it.
Hominick blocking some punches.
Hominick lands a hook that snaps the head of Joakim-Antrim backwards.
Hominick breaks from the clinch.
Hominick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joakim-Antrim moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hominick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joakim-Antrim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hominick lands a head kick that bluckles Joakim-Antrim and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Hominick no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Hominick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hominick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hematoma Hominick will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hominick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hominick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joakim-Antrim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joakim-Antrim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joakim-Antrim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joakim-Antrim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Joakim-Antrim working aggressively here.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Billy Joakim-Antrim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joakim-Antrim throws a head punch that misses.
Hominick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Joakim-Antrim.
Hominick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hominick is looking to break free of the clinch but Joakim-Antrim has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Joakim-Antrim fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Joakim-Antrim misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim-Antrim misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim swings wildly with an uppercut but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a punch on the inside.
Hominick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hominick blocking some punches.
Hominick blocks an uppercut.
Joakim-Antrim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hominick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a leg kick.
Joakim-Antrim ducks under a wild hook from Hominick.
Billy Joakim-Antrim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joakim-Antrim blocks a head kick by Hominick.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a body kick.
Joakim-Antrim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joakim-Antrim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a hook. Hominick ducked under it nicely.
Joakim-Antrim moves out of range of the body kick.
Joakim-Antrim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hominick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joakim-Antrim tries to clinch but Hominick moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hominick.
Hominick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joakim-Antrim at a distance.
Hominick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hominick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joakim-Antrim throws a looping overhand right but Hominick ducks down to avoid it.
Hominick looks to land a body kick but Joakim-Antrim moved away.
Hominick lands a front kick to the face, that drops Joakim-Antrim to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Joakim-Antrim is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hominick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joakim-Antrim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hominick finish him?
Joakim-Antrim misses with a wild body shot.
Joakim-Antrim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joakim-Antrim darts in trying to clinch
and Hominick moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hematoma Hominick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hominick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hematoma Hominick!
The defeated Billy Joakim-Antrim had this to say: 'I'm pretty sure my boots need to be moving in synch with my feet right now.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joaozinho Gurgel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel tried to score with a low kick but Ciosek checks it.
Ciosek misses with a low kick.
Gurgel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Gurgel. Those never looked like landing.
Gurgel avoids a kick to the body.
Gurgel thows a body kick. Ciosek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Ciosek does no damage.
Ciosek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ciosek avoids a kick to the body.
Gurgel 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.
Gurgel moves out of range of the body kick.
Gurgel lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek misses with a looping left.
A jab from Ciosek finds it's way through Gurgel's defenses.
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!
Ciosek throws an overhand right that lands on Gurgel's shoulder, as Gurgel tries to avoid the shot.
Gurgel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ciosek ducks under a wild hook from Gurgel.
Ciosek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ciosek. Gurgel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gurgel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciosek clinches.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Gurgel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gurgel digs a right hand into Ciosek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ciosek's gas tank.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Ciosek.
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ciosek backwards.
Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gurgel has him pressed against the ropes.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek swings wildly with an uppercut but Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gurgel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Gurgel.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Good body shot from Gurgel.
Gurgel lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gurgel as Ciosek tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ciosek backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaozinho Gurgel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ciosek lands a jab.
Gurgel looks to land a right hand but Ciosek moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Ciosek - just one landing.
Ciosek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ciosek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurgel on the side of the head.
Ciosek lands a two punch combo.
Ciosek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ciosek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Gurgel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurgel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel throws a body kick that misses.
Gurgel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ciosek. Ciosek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ciosek throws a solid leg kick but Gurgel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ciosek.
Gurgel lands a leg kick that knocks Ciosek off balance momentarily.
Gurgel blocks a jab.
Ciosek is looking to clinch.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ciosek is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciosek avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Ciosek is predictable there
enabling Gurgel to counter with a crisp jab.
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is getting worse.
Gurgel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gurgel wants to slow Ciosek down by chopping away at his legs.
Ciosek throws a lazy body kick
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gurgel scores with a hook to the body. Ciosek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciosek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurgel circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciosek looks to land a right hand but Gurgel moved out of range.
Gurgel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ciosek misses with a looping left.
Ciosek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciosek misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek defending well as Gurgel loads up on a big left hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gurgel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ciosek clobbers Gurgel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ciosek throws the kick towards the body but Gurgel avoids it.
Ciosek misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gurgel.
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gurgel looks to land a body kick but Ciosek moved away.
Ciosek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Gurgel.
Gurgel ducks under a wild hook from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to clinch there but Gurgel circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Gurgel.
Jeez, Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ciosek throws a head kick that misses.
Gurgel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gurgel moves away from the strike by Ciosek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaozinho Gurgel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gurgel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ciosek tries to bum rush Gurgel with a series of wild strikes but Gurgel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciosek moves out of range as Gurgel strikes.
Gurgel connects with the punch.
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gurgel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gurgel jabs Ciosek right on the nose. Ciosek blinks but takes it well.
Gurgel cracks Ciosek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gurgel scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Ciosek to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbigniew Ciosek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joaozinho Gurgel!
Joaozinho Gurgel 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalachenko has chosen Fistfull of Credit Cards as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kemp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kemp swings for the body but Zalachenko moves out of range.
Zalachenko throws a hook to the side of Kemp's head but Kemp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kemp scoring well with a low kick there.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Zalachenko takes one to the side of the head.
Zalachenko misses with a straight left.
Zalachenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zalachenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemp momentarily.
Zalachenko 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.
Kemp thumps Zalachenko with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemp throws a head kick that half lands.
Zalachenko pushes Kemp away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Kemp.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kemp.
Zalachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kemp throws out the jab.
Zalachenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zalachenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zalachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zalachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zalachenko throws a body kick that misses
and Kemp counters with a stiff right hand.
Kemp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kemp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
Zalachenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Kemp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kemp throws a hook but Zalachenko avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Kemp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kemp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kemp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko catches Kemp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kemp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp avoids the body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot lands for Zalachenko.
Kemp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp blocks a jab.
Kemp moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zalachenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kemp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zalachenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kemp avoids a kick to the body.
Kemp cracks a nice hook into Zalachenko's ribs.
Kemp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kemp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemp cracks Zalachenko with an open hand slap.
Kemp ducks under a wild hook from Zalachenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zalachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adam Kemp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zalachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Zalachenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
Zalachenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zalachenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kemp looks to throw the jab but Zalachenko is out of range.
Zalachenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zalachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemp was well out of range. Poor timing from Zalachenko.
Kemp misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zalachenko.
Kemp blocks a head kick by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kemp.
Zalachenko throws a head kick but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp throws a jab but it's blocked by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko misses with a low kick as Kemp jumps back.
Zalachenko ducks right into an uppercut from Kemp.
Zalachenko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zalachenko throws a sloppy head kick and Kemp moves out of range easily.
Kemp with a hook.
Kemp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kemp swinging wildly here.
Kemp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zalachenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kemp scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalachenko. Kemp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemp throws a series of punches but Zalachenko moves out of range.
Zalachenko throws a head kick but Kemp moves out of range.
A big left from Zalachenko misses.
Zalachenko misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a lazy right hand but Kemp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kemp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
Zalachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemp.
Zalachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemp.
Zalachenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kemp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zalachenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zalachenko misses with a body kick.
Kemp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zalachenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kemp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp throws the kick towards the body but Zalachenko avoids it.
Kemp staying out of range there.
Zalachenko throws a body punch but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zalachenko.
Kemp tries to work over Zalachenko's front leg with a kick but Zalachenko checks it.
Zalachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kemp is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zalachenko blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Zalachenko misses with a body shot.
Kemp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kemp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Kemp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kemp looks to score with a jab to the body but Zalachenko is just out of range.
Kemp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kemp scores with a jab to the head.
Kemp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kemp blocks a head kick by Zalachenko.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kemp here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kemp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalachenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kemp will feel that in the morning.
Zalachenko throws a push kick but Kemp slaps the foot to one side.
Zalachenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kemp circles away quickly and effectively.
Kemp throws a hook but Zalachenko avoids it easily.
Kemp avoids a kick to the body.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Zalachenko slips a jab and a cross from Kemp.
Zalachenko slips a straight right by Kemp.
Zalachenko looks to throw the jab but Kemp is out of range.
Adam Kemp is winning the standup battle so far.
Zalachenko misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zalachenko moves out of range as Kemp strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kemp.
Kemp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zalachenko.
Kemp looks for the body kick but Zalachenko saw that one coming.
Zalachenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zalachenko looks for the body kick but Kemp saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Zalachenko misses its intended target.
Zalachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zalachenko throws a series of punches but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zalachenko checks it well.
Kemp tries to land a leg kick but Zalachenko saw it coming and moves away.
Kemp misses with a wild body shot.
Adam Kemp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good exchange - Zalachenko coming out on top.
Zalachenko slips under a jab from Kemp.
Zalachenko wants to land a leg kick but Kemp is out of range.
Zalachenko lands with a good body shot.
Zalachenko moves forwards but Kemp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kemp throws a body punch but Zalachenko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemp lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zalachenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zalachenko.
It looks like Adam Kemp has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Kemp.
Zalachenko moves into the clinch.
Kemp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kemp avoiding damage as Zalachenko throws knees to the body.
Kemp avoiding damage as Zalachenko throws knees to the body.
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander Zalachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kemp lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemp.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Kemp.
Well Kemp 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 Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Kemp!
A victorious Adam Kemp thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Alexander Zalachenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wish I hadn't spent the night with a Thai prostitute ... not making excuses here but that girl was willing to do some crazy stuff and I had to try everything she offered ... '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barksdale. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bounty throws a combination. Barksdale tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barksdale lands with a nice combination. Bounty backs away looking to recover.
Barksdale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bounty throws a shot from downtown. Barksdale moves away and avoids it.
Bounty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barksdale on the side of the head.
Barksdale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Barksdale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bounty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale scores with a nice strike.
Bounty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bounty fails to land with a series of punches.
Barksdale throws a big shot that misses.
Barksdale blocks a jab.
Bounty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale lands a really nice looking cross but Bounty seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a one two combo.
Bounty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barksdale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barksdale blocks a jab.
Bounty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barksdale connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barksdale moves out of range as Bounty strikes.
Barksdale catches Bounty napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Bounty crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Barksdale raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Avon Barksdale!
A relieved looking Avon Barksdale 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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