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PRIDE: Cast Away IV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Potan Nesquik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Porco Nudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Potan Nesquik! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porco Nudo! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nesquik moves into the clinch successfully.
Nesquik breaks the clinch.
Nesquik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nudo tries to clinch but Nesquik is having none of it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nesquik, right into the meat.
Nesquik circles away from the clinch attempt and Nesquik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Nesquik crunches a lovely knee into Nudo's ribcage. Nudo throws an elbow that misses.
Nesquik blocks an elbow strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nesquik throws an elbow but it misses.
Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
Nudo misses the shot to the body. A head kick misses from Nesquik. Nudo wants to clinch but Nesquik slips to the side and Nesquik counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nesquik scores with a leg kick.
Nesquik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nesquik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nudo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nudo wants to clinch up but Nesquik keeps it at a distance. Nudo moves to clinch but Nesquik breaks away and Nesquik counters by clinching up. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
Nudo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nesquik counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Nesquik breaks the clinch.
Nudo tries to clinch up and Nesquik counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Nudo has Nesquik pressed against the cage, preventing Nesquik from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Nesquik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The fight stays on the outside here - Nudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nudo walks into a left hand. Nesquik throws a series of punches but Nudo moves out of range. Nudo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nesquik counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nesquik tries to land knees in the clinch but Nudo avoids the damage to the body. Nesquik blocks the elbow strike.
Nesquik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nesquik gets a clinch. Nesquik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nudo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nesquik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nudo moves in looking to clinch but Nesquik pushes him off. Nudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nudo is looking to clinch. A head kick misses from Nesquik. Nudo tries to clinch up and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesquik.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nesquik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
Nudo darts in and clinches Nesquik up against the cage. Nesquik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nudo up against the cage. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nesquik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nudo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesquik paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nesquik misses with a series of wild punches.
Nesquik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Nesquik throws a nice looking combination but Nudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nesquik keeps the fight on the outside. Nudo dodges the punch combination from Nesquik.
Porco Nudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nesquik. Nesquik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Nudo. Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nudo throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nesquik slowing the pace effectively. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nudo tries to clinch there but Nesquik circles away.
Nesquik instigates a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Nudo throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesquik's brow. Nesquik effectively controlling the action here. Nesquik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nesquik lands with a good body shot. Nesquik swats away the attempt to clinch by Nudo. Nesquik circles away from the clinch attempt and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesquik. Nesquik blocks the elbow strike.
Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nesquik has a couple of punches blocked by Nudo.
Nudo misses with an elbow strike.
Nesquik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nesquik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Nudo tries to clinch up and Nesquik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Nesquik tries to work over Nudo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nesquik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nudo throws an elbow but misses. Nesquik manages to break the clinch.
Nesquik darts in and clinches Nudo up against the cage. Nudo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
Nesquik circles away from the clinch attempt and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesquik. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Nudo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
Nudo looks to clinch and Nesquik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nesquik blocks the elbow strike.
Nudo misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Nesquik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nesquik connects with a high kick.
It looks like Porco Nudo has been cut. Nudo closes the distance but Nesquik moves to the side and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Nesquik tries to throw a body punch but Nudo avoids it by throwing Nesquik back against the cage. Nudo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Nesquik manages to break the clinch.
Nudo blocks a head kick by Nesquik.
Nudo is looking to clinch but Nesquik is avoiding it.
Nesquik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nudo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nesquik swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nesquik throws a quick inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nudo tries to clinch up but Nesquik circles away and keeps his distance. Nesquik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nudo. Nudo moves in looking to clinch but Nesquik pushes him off. Nudo fails in his attempt to clinch. Nesquik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nesquik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nudo darts in trying to clinch and Nesquik counters with a good, hard body kick but Nudo shrugs it off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Nesquik. Those never looked like landing. Nudo tries to clinch up but Nesquik circles away and keeps his distance. Nudo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesquik paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nesquik throws a sloppy head kick and Nudo moves out of range easily. Nesquik gets a clinch. Nesquik is trying to break the clinch but Nudo has him pressed against the cage. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik effectively controlling the action here. Nudo lands a damaging elbow. Nesquik tries a body shot but Nudo blocks it.
Nesquik stalling.
Nesquik is trying to push Nudo away but Nudo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike. Nesquik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potan Nesquik dominated that round. The cut man is working on Porco Nudo's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nesquik closes the distance and pushes Nudo back into the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesquik's brow. Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nudo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Nesquik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nudo can do to turn this around? Nudo throws an elbow that misses.
Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nesquik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nesquik throws a head kick that misses. Nudo tries to clinch up. Nesquik clinches up with Nudo and pushes him back against the cage. Nudo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Nudo, against the cage.
Nesquik breaks the clinch.
Nesquik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nesquik circles away from the clinch attempt and Nesquik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesquik's brow. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik pressing his opponent against the cage. Nesquik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nesquik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nesquik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nudo closes the distance looking to clinch and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesquik. Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nudo misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Nudo, against the cage.
Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nudo.
Nudo throws an elbow that misses.
Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nudo tries to clinch and Nesquik counters with a flying knee. Nice. Nudo moves to clinch but Nesquik breaks away and Nesquik counters by clinching up. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nesquik breaks the clinch.
Nudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nudo tries to clinch and Nesquik moves into the clinch. Nudo lands an elbow inside. Nesquik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nudo closes the distance but Nesquik moves to the side and Nesquik counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Nice elbow from Nudo. Nudo pushes off an throws an elbow but Nesquik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nesquik tries to land knees in the clinch but Nudo avoids the damage to the body. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Nesquik blocks the elbow strike.
Nesquik slowing the pace effectively. Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nesquik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nudo up against the cage. Nudo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice elbow from Nudo. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nudo lands a damaging elbow. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nudo throws an elbow but misses. Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Nudo, against the cage.
Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
This has been an exciting period of action! Nesquik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nesquik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nudo tries to clinch up but Nesquik circles away and keeps his distance. Nesquik darts in and clinches Nudo up against the cage. Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Nudo. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
A bit of stalling here from Nesquik.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Nesquik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nesquik avoiding damage.
Nesquik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porco Nudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nesquik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nudo wants to clinch up but Nesquik keeps it at a distance. Nesquik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nudo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Nesquik counters with a straight right hand. Nudo tries to clinch but Nesquik moves out of range. Nudo checks a leg kick nicely. Nesquik moves into range and clinches up with Nudo. Nudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nesquik blocks an elbow strike. Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Nudo, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nudo misses with a kick to the body.
Nudo fails in his attempt to clinch. Nesquik rushes Nudo and presses him up against the cage. Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Nudo, against the cage.
Nudo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nudo throws an elbow but misses. Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Nudo. Potan Nesquik has scored more points in the clinch so far. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nesquik breaks from the clinch.
Nudo moves in looking to clinch but Nesquik pushes him off. Nudo closes the distance but Nesquik moves to the side and Nesquik counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Porco Nudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Nudo pushes off an throws an elbow but Nesquik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nudo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesquik's brow. Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nesquik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nesquik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nudo. Nudo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nesquik circles away.
A leg kick checked by Nesquik. Potan Nesquik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nesquik throws a series of punches but Nudo avoids them all with ease. An inside leg kick lands from Nesquik. Nesquik has Nudo up against the cage in a clinch.
Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nudo pushes off an throws an elbow but Nesquik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nudo misses with an elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Nudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nesquik's efforts to push away. Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nudo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Nudo misses with an elbow over the top. Nesquik working Nudo over with knees to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Nesquik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nudo closes the distance looking to clinch and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesquik. With the fighters up against the cage, Nudo throws an elbow but misses. Nudo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Nudo. Nudo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nudo being controlled against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Nudo throws an elbow that misses.
Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nesquik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nesquik blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nudo throws an elbow but misses. Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Nudo, against the cage.
Nudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nesquik takes an elbow to the temple. Nesquik working some nice short punches in the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Nudo throws an elbow but misses. Nudo looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesquik's brow. Nudo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potan Nesquik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Nesquik dodges an elbow strike from Nudo.
Nudo misses with an elbow strike.
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 Potan Nesquik. I think Nesquik 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Potan Nesquik! Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Potan Nesquik! Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Potan Nesquik!
Potan Nesquik wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernard Earnhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doucet has chosen Pop Evil - Trenches as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 The Island, Bernard Earnhardt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Doucet! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Earnhardt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Doucet. That's going to slow Earnhardt down. Doucet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Doucet tries to clinch but Earnhardt is having none of it. Earnhardt moves into range and clinches up with Doucet. Earnhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doucet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Earnhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Doucet controls the action.
Earnhardt'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. Earnhardt misses with a short punch on the inside. Doucet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Doucet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doucet lands a right hand. Earnhardt misses with a knee strike.
Doucet lands a body punch in the clinch. Doucet lands with a left to the head. Earnhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Doucet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Earnhardt or not. Doucet misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doucet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Earnhardt is breathing heavily. Earnhardt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doucet is keeping busy. Doucet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Earnhardt backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doucet as Earnhardt tries to tie him up. Doucet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doucet working some nice short punches in the clinch. Earnhardt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. A head punch blocked on the inside by Doucet. Earnhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Earnhardt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doucet blocks it with crossed arms. A battle for position here, against the cage. Earnhardt blocks a body shot from Doucet. Doucet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doucet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Doucet.
Earnhardt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Doucet blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doucet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Earnhardt tries to land a knee to the head but Doucet blocks with his arms.
Doucet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Earnhardt misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Doucet.
Doucet is trying to maintain a safe position but Earnhardt gets an underhook and turns Doucet into the cage. Doucet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Earnhardt or not. Doucet struggles to land a body shot inside as Earnhardt controls his hands.
Doucet blocking some punches.
Earnhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Doucet controls his hands.
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! Earnhardt looking to throw knees to the head but Doucet is blocking nicely.
Doucet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doucet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Earnhardt tries to throw a body punch but Doucet avoids it by throwing Earnhardt back against the cage. Doucet pushes Earnhardt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Doucet lands with a right to the head. Doucet tries to land knees in the clinch but Earnhardt avoids the damage to the body. Earnhardt looking to throw knees to the head but Doucet is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doucet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Earnhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Doucet uses good head movement to avoid it. Doucet scores with an uppercut up the middle. Doucet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Doucet cracks Earnhardt with a nice body shot. Earnhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Doucet uses good head movement to avoid it. Doucet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Doucet looking to throw knees to the head but Earnhardt is blocking nicely.
Earnhardt misses with a body punch.
Earnhardt looking to slow down the pace here. Doucet missing with knees to the body.
Doucet struggles to land a body shot inside as Earnhardt controls his hands.
Doucet lands on the inside with an uppercut. Earnhardt misses with some punches.
Earnhardt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Doucet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doucet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Earnhardt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doucet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Earnhardts head. Earnhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Earnhardt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Earnhardt misses with a low kick. Doucet lands a front kick. 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! Doucet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Bernard Earnhardt has been cut. Good leg kick by Doucet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doucet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Doucet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Earnhardt throws a lazy right hand but Doucet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Doucet scoring well with a low kick there.
Earnhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Doucet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Earnhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Doucet avoids the head kick by Earnhardt.
Doucet delivers a nice body kick. Doucet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doucet. That's going to slow Earnhardt down. Doucet lands a nice hook to Earnhardt's body. Earnhardt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Doucet scores with a jab to the jaw. Jab, jab by Doucet - just one landing. Doucet takes a swing at Earnhardt's ribcage but misses. Doucet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Doucet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doucet catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Earnhardt stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Earnhardt walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Earnhardt is rocked! Doucet takes a swing at Earnhardt's ribcage but misses. Doucet misses with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Doucet scores with a big combo that sends Earnhardt crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Earnhardt flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Doucet jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Doucet! A victorious Aaron Doucet 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gregor Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martin (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 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregor Five! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Martin! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Five. Martin moves into the clinch. Five scores with a hook to the body. Five misses with a short punch on the inside. Martin slowing the pace effectively. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Five. Come on Martin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Five tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Five back against the cage. Five tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Five has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Five wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martin pushes Five back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin is struggling to control the position. Five throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin. Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
Five lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
It looks like Javier Martin has been cut. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Five working hard to break the clinch. Five lands a body punch in the clinch. Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
Five misses with a punch to the body.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Five really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Martin prevents a body shot from Five. Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Five avoids the damage to the body. Five scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head. Five lands with a right to the head. Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Martin breaks the clinch.
Five connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Martin's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Martin - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gregor Five!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Wisniowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Sykes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremi Wisniowiecki! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wisniowiecki misses with a double jab.
Sykes throws a jab but it's blocked by Wisniowiecki. Wisniowiecki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mark Sykes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sykes gets a clinch. Sykes lands a body punch. A shot in the inside from Sykes. Sykes avoiding damage as Wisniowiecki throws knees to the body.
Sykes managing to block the knees to the body from Wisniowiecki.
Wisniowiecki working aggressively here.
Sykes manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Sykes misses and Wisniowiecki counters with a two punch combo. Wisniowiecki throws a series of punches but Sykes avoids them all with ease. Wisniowiecki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sykes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wisniowiecki.
That kick from Sykes tenderised Wisniowiecki's leg. Wisniowiecki is trying to keep his angry face on. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sykes stuns Wisniowiecki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sykes thumps Wisniowiecki with a low kick. Sykes moves into the clinch successfully.
Sykes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sykes with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wisniowiecki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sykes can pounce on him.
Wisniowiecki 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. A combination from Sykes does no damage. Wisniowiecki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wisniowiecki looks winded! Sykes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sykes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wisniowiecki. A solid leg kick lands there for Sykes.
Wisniowiecki avoids the head kick by Sykes.
Wisniowiecki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sykes dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sloppy strikes from Sykes. Those never looked like landing. A nice inside leg kick there by Sykes. That's going to slow Wisniowiecki down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sykes checks a low kick from Wisniowiecki. Sykes fakes the leg kick and cracks Wisniowiecki in the body. Nice uppercut there from Sykes. Sykes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sykes scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sykes throws a head kick that misses. Wisniowiecki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sykes can pounce on him.
Sykes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sykes moves into the clinch successfully.
Sykes breaks the clinch.
Wisniowiecki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Sykes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Sykes lands with an uppercut that bounces Wisniowiecki off the cage and back into range. Sykes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sykes takes the fight into the clinch. Sykes scores with a nice hook to the head. Sykes blocking some punches.
Sykes lands a knee to the head.
Sykes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wisniowieckis head. Wisniowiecki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wisniowiecki is rocked! Sykes creates a bit of distance and cracks Wisniowiecki with a big uppercut! Wisniowiecki goes down! The referee pushes Sykes away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Wisniowiecki make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Sykes takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Sykes! Mark Sykes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyhma Saapas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Stevenson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyhma Saapas! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saapas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Stevenson feints and then cracks Saapas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saapas down. Saapas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Stevenson throws a head punch that misses. Saapas breaks the clinch.
Saapas thows a left - swing and a miss! Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Saapas uses good head movement to avoid it. Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson throws a nice outside leg kick. Saapas misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saapas throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range. Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside. Saapas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saapas slips under a jab. Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Saapas connects with a solid leg kick. Saapas instigates a clinch. Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saapas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Saapas slowing the pace effectively. Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Saapas.
Saapas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Saapas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Saapas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saapas gets a clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Stevenson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Saapas has him pressed against the cage. Saapas is struggling to control the position. Saapas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Stevenson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Saapas blocks an elbow strike. Saapas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saapas breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saapas.
Stevenson moves out of range of the body kick from Saapas.
Saapas tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Saapas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stevenson lands with a nice body kick. Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saapas manages to avoid it. Stevenson cracks a nice hook into Saapas's ribs. Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saapas.
Stevenson throws a push kick but Saapas slaps the foot to one side. Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Saapas has taken the fight into the clinch. Stevenson lands a damaging elbow. Saapas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Saapas.
Saapas misses the shot to the body. Stevenson is looking to wear down Saapas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Stevenson thumps Saapas with a low kick. Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Stevenson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saapas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stevenson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saapas breaks the clinch.
Stevenson throws a solid leg kick but Saapas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stevenson. Stevenson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saapas closes the distance and clinches. Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
Saapas breaks the clinch.
Saapas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saapas misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Saapas takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses. Stevenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Saapas doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Saapas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson tries to work over Saapas's front leg with a kick but Saapas checks it. Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saapas was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson. Stevenson throws a leg kick that is checked and Saapas counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Stevenson tries to break free but Saapas pushes him back against the cage. Saapas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Saapas counters by clinching up. Stevenson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saapas avoids it. Saapas lands a right hand. Stevenson throws an elbow that misses.
Saapas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Saapas. Saapas fails in his attempt to clinch. Saapas misses with a head kick.
Stevenson lands with a nice body kick. Good exchange - Stevenson coming out on top. 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! Stevenson swings for the body but Saapas moves out of range.
Saapas moves away from the strike by Stevenson. Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saapas closes the distance and clinches. Saapas pushes Stevenson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Stevenson tries to circle away but Saapas has him pinned against the cage. Stevenson is breathing heavily. Saapas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Saapas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Saapas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saapas clinches with his opponent.
Saapas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Stevenson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saapas misses with a punch to the body.
Saapas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saapas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Saapas instigates a clinch. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Saapas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Jake Stevenson has been cut. Saapas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy. Stevenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Saapas misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson cracks the inside of Saapas's front leg. Saapas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Saapas tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body. Saapas leaning against his opponent.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stevenson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saapas's brow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Saapas missing with knees to the body.
Saapas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Saapas is looking to clinch. Saapas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saapas throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot. Stevenson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Saapas does a little dance to reset his feet. Saapas moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off. Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saapas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Stevenson lands a nice hook to Saapas's body. Saapas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Saapas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Saapas drives through and clinches with Stevenson against the cage.
Saapas prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch. Saapas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stevenson lands a jab to Saapas's midsection. Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Stevenson with a hook. 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 Jake Stevenson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jake Stevenson's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Saapas avoids a kick to the body.
Jake Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stevenson lands a nice looking body kick. Saapas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saapas gets in close and instigates a clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Saapas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saapas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stevenson. Saapas closes the distance and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saapas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stevenson.
Saapas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Saapas darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the cage. Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Saapas is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stevenson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saapas manages to break the clinch.
Saapas tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range. Saapas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with a body kick. Saapas throws a right and a left that both miss. Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Saapas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Saapas tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance. Saapas pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch. Stevenson misses with a knee strike.
Saapas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Saapas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Saapas breaks the clinch.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Stevenson.
Saapas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stevenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jake Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Saapas tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stevenson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Saapas. Saapas throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily. Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saapas manages to avoid it. Saapas throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Saapas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saapas.
Stevenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Saapas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevenson. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saapas moves out of range as Stevenson strikes. Saapas staying out of range there. Saapas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saapas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Stevenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Saapas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Saapas moves into the clinch. Stevenson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stevenson throws an elbow that misses.
Saapas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stevenson up against the cage. Saapas blocks the elbow strike.
Saapas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saapas slowing the pace effectively. Saapas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jake Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saapas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Saapas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Saapas blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stevenson.
Saapas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Stevenson throws a nice outside leg kick. That kick from Stevenson tenderised Saapas's leg. Saapas is trying to keep his angry face on. Saapas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saapas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saapas rushes Stevenson and presses him up against the cage. Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Saapas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saapas walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson. Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside. Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saapas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Stevenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Saapas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Saapas avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Stevenson pushes off an throws an elbow but Saapas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Saapas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Saapas tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range. Saapas tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Saapas has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Saapas has double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Saapas keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Saapas manages to break the clinch.
Saapas thows a left - swing and a miss! Saapas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch. A head kick misses from Stevenson. Saapas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Saapas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Saapas closes the distance and clinches. Saapas pressing his opponent against the cage. Saapas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Saapas keeps him there for the moment. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saapas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Tyhma Saapas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Saapas breaks the clinch.
Stevenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevenson tries to land a body kick letting Saapas counter with a right hand. Saapas closes the distance and clinches. Saapas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saapas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saapas throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Saapas misses with a head kick.
Stevenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Saapas fails in his attempt to clinch. Saapas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Saapas pressing his opponent against the cage. Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
Saapas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it. Saapas avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevenson. Saapas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Stevenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
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 Jake Stevenson. I think Stevenson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight as a draw! Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Jake Stevenson! Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Holley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andries Harald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lard - Sizzling. Ron Holley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andries Harald's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Holley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andries Harald! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Harald. Holley throws a hook but Harald blocks it. Holley throws a nice inside leg kick. Harald moves out of range as Holley strikes. Harald misses with a double jab.
Holley wants to land a leg kick but Harald is out of range. Holley closes the distance looking to clinch and Harald counters with a nice body kick. Harald throws a good cross that connects.
Ron Holley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Holley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Harald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harald avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Harald is looking to chop away at Holley's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Holley darts in and clinches Harald up against the cage. Harald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Harald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holley has him pressed against the cage. Holley misses with a body punch.
Harald can't break the clinch.
Harald throws a punch but it's blocked by Holley. Holley prevents a body shot from Harald. Harald throws a head punch that misses. A right handed body shot lands from Holley.
Holley misses with some punches.
Harald tries to work over Holley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Holley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Holley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harald tries to land knees in the clinch but Holley avoids the damage to the body. Holley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harald up against the cage. Harald lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Holley blocking some punches.
Holley blocks the elbow strike.
Harald missing with knees to the body.
Holley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holley. Holley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holley throws a body shot but no joy. Holley darts in trying to clinch and Harald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Holley throws a poor cross that misses
and Harald counters with a stiff right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Holley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Holley.
Holley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Holley throws a poor cross that misses
and Harald counters with a lovely shot to the body. Holley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Holley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harald moves out of range of the leg kick from Holley. Holley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Harald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Harald slips a jab from Holley. Harald misses with a two punch combination.
Holley throws a jab when Harald was well out of range. Holley doesn't manage to clinch there - Harald circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harald dips to his left and cracks Holley with an uppercut! Holley is looking to clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A punch lands to the side of Harald 's head but he takes it in his stride. Holley misses with an uppercut
and Harald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holley thinking. Holley is breathing heavily. Harald misses with a body kick. Holley misses with a hook to the body
and Harald counters with a good low kick that Holley was not able to check. Holley scores with a leg kick.
Holley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harald counters with a straight right that drops Holley to the canvas! Will Holley beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andries Harald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grubby McFists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abidemi Kwame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwame has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. Abidemi Kwame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grubby McFists! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Abidemi Kwame! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kwame misses with a two punch combination.
Kwame throws a head kick that misses. Kwame throws a low kick but McFists moves out of range easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Kwame.
Kwame lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kwame tries a low kick but McFists avoids it. McFists pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwame just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McFists scores with a head kick.
Kwame scores with a nice head shot. An inside leg kick lands from Kwame.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kwame lands with a shot to the body. Kwame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFists.
Kwame pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. McFists looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. McFists ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. McFists takes one on the button. Kwame wants to slow McFists down by chopping away at his legs. Kwame scores with a spinning back kick! Kwame is looking to land body kicks. McFists throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McFists dodges the punch combination from Kwame.
McFists uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwame. Kwame throws a nice looking combination but McFists bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. McFists gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kwame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kwame connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McFists momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kwame looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kwame buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kwame throws a nice outside leg kick. Kwame looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kwame ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. McFists takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A combination from Kwame does no damage. Kwame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kwame comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kwame misses with a looping left. Kwame is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Kwame misses with a head kick.
Kwame scores with a leg kick.
McFists avoids the head kick by Kwame.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McFists throws a leg kick but Kwame sees it coming and checks it nicely. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kwame.
Abidemi Kwame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kwame throws a leg kick that is checked letting McFists counter with a right hand. McFists has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwame finds it's way round the side to connect with McFists's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kwame throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kwame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kwame fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McFists looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. McFists takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kwame lands a nice shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round. McFists misses with a hook. Kwame ducked under it nicely. McFists pushes Kwame away with a front kick. A right-left combo lands from Kwame. A telegraphed right hand from McFists misses the target. Kwame swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kwame, as that shot connected.
Kwame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McFists on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Kwame misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Kwame tenderised McFists's leg. McFists is trying to keep his angry face on. McFists fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kwame misses with a left hand and McFists counters with a straight right hand. Kwame dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McFists shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. McFists misses with a straight left. A head kick misses from Kwame.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Kwame listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kwame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwame throws a body shot but no joy. Kwame keeps McFists at a distance using the push kick. Kwame dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kwame misses with a left hand and Kwame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. McFists swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kwame. Kwame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFists moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kwame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. McFists blocks a head kick by Kwame.
McFists steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwame. Kwame scores with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kwame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwame misses with a few strikes there.
Kwame tries a head kick but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Kwame moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. McFists pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFists showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwame.
Kwame scores with a jab to the body. Kwame fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kwame throws out a powerful jab. Kwame throws a low kick but it's checked well by McFists. Kwame misses with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abidemi Kwame dominated that round. That's time! McFists's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kwame attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kwame lands a head kick. McFists smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Kwame dips to his left and cracks McFists with an uppercut! Kwame dips to his left and cracks McFists with an uppercut! Kwame throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFists stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kwame looks to throw the jab but McFists is out of range. Kwame lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Abidemi Kwame seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kwame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFists at a distance.
Kwame dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McFists is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kwame lands with a straight right. McFists didn't see that one coming. Kwame scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McFists doesn't seem bothered though. Kwame swings away with a leg kick that misses. McFists with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwame to score with a decent uppercut. McFists takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Jab by Kwame.
McFists is rocked! Kwame thuds a left hand into McFists's body. Oh McFists is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kwame connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of McFists's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked McFists - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abidemi Kwame! Our winner, Abidemi Kwame, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Riski Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Katy Perry - ROAR as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riski Hester! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calvin King! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King avoids the head kick by Hester.
Hester tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it. King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. King throws a body shot but no joy. King lands a head shot. King throws a hook but Hester avoids it easily. Hester scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. King misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely. King lands with a nice combination. Hester backs away looking to recover. Hester throws a quick inside leg kick. Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Hester throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hester checks the leg kick. Hester throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. King tries to bum rush Hester with a series of wild strikes but Hester uses good footwork to avoid the assault. King swinging wildly here.
Hester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hester manages to avoid it. Hester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hester ducks under a wild hook from King. Hester drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King letting Hester take a breather here. Hester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King lands a jab-cross combination. King throws a leg kick and Hester finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hester. King shrugs it off though. King looks winded! Hester blocks a jab. Hester scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body kick there by Hester.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hester goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut. Hester clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage. King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
King letting Hester take a breather here. Hester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hester is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hester breaks from the clinch.
King misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely. King tries a low kick but Hester avoids it. King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hester is able to avoid easily. Hester rushes King and presses him up against the cage. Hester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Hester can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hester'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. King tries to stall but Hester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hester is struggling to control the position. Hester tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Hester.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hester as King tries to tie him up. King avoiding damage as Hester throws knees to the body.
King is trying to break the clinch but Hester has him pressed against the cage. King blocks a body shot from Hester. King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King effectively controlling the action here. Come on Hester - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hester misses with a knee strike.
Hester throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it. Hester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. King working hard to break the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by King. Hester trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land. Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it. Hester'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. King is trying to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. King is pushing Hester up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Hester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Hester - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hester tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Hester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Hester has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester trying to land knees to the body.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hester as King tries to tie him up. King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester. King tries to stall but Hester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hester displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hester tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body. Hester misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hester as King tries to tie him up. Hester tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Hester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riski Hester dominated that round. The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hester takes the fight into the clinch. Hester has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Hester scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Hester leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hester for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Hester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now. Hester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Hester throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Hester feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down. King scores with the left hand. Hester knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. King throws out a loose jab but Hester uses good head movement to avoid it. King throws a jab but it's blocked by Hester. King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hester was well out of range. Poor timing from King. King thows a left - swing and a miss! Hester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around? King throws a shot from downtown. Hester moves away and avoids it. Hester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hester has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses. King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hester - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hester breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Hester. King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King lands a nice shot to the body.
Hester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King. Hester throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King. Hester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Riski Hester is winning the standup battle so far. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hester tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King throws a low kick, looking for Hester's leg but Hester calmly moves out of range. Hester pushing out the jab but it's not landing. King cracks Hester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hester checks the leg kick nicely there.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hester is out of range and King settles back down. Hester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage. King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hester is keeping busy. Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hester missing with knees to the body.
King prevents a body shot from Hester. Hester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage. Hester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hester.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by King. Hester just leaning against King, taking a breather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Riski Hester. King misses the shot to the body. Hester is looking to score with low kicks. King is looking to land body kicks. Hester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King. Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. King throws an overhand right that lands on Hester's shoulder, as Hester tries to avoid the shot. King misses with a low kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hester.
That's five minutes gone in the round. King looks to throw the jab but Hester is out of range. Hester defending well as King loads up on a big left hand. King cracks Hester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. King just misses with a punch to the body.
Hester scores with a kick to the midsection. A head kick misses from Hester. King misses the shot to the body. That kick from Hester tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on. King swings widly with a right hand
and Hester counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee. Hester feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down. Hester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. King throws out a loose jab but Hester uses good head movement to avoid it. Hester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily. King throws a solid leg kick but Hester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hester tries a head kick but it misses.
Hester wants to clinch. Hester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hester. A jab from King misses. King throws a body punch but Hester moves out of range. Hester throws a head kick that misses. A jab from King misses. Hester lands with a nice body kick. King misses with an uppercut. Hester on the wrong end of a nice jab. Calvin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Hester lands but King takes it in his stride. King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hester was well out of range. Poor timing from King. King throws a leg kick but Hester sees it coming and checks it nicely. Hester clinches with his opponent.
King stalling in the clinch but Hester improves position. A left hand lands to the body for Hester.
King is breathing heavily. Hester tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by King. Hester stalling the fight.
Hester has a couple of punches blocked by King.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Hester tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Hester manages to break the clinch.
A big right from King misses. Hester scores with a slapping inside leg kick. King connects with a body shot. Hester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King misses the shot to the body. Riski Hester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. King thows a left - swing and a miss! King avoids the body shot from Hester.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. King misses with a wild body shot. A chopping leg kick lands by Hester. King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hester. King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hester counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily. A slapping leg kick lands for Hester.
King misses with a low kick. Hester connects with a high kick. Hester blocks a leg kick. King throws a body shot but no joy. King misses with a straight left. King tries to keep at a distance but Hester has taken the fight into the clinch. Hester prevents a body shot from King. King working aggressively here.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Riski Hester showed his dominance in that final round. Well Hester 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Riski Hester! Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Riski Hester! Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Riski Hester!
Riski Hester wins by unanimous decision! A relieved looking Riski Hester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Sinclair will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Dillinger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerome Sinclair! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sinclair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dillinger misses with a hook. Sinclair ducked under it nicely. Sinclair misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Sinclair misses and Dillinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sinclair misses with a straight right. Dillinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Sinclair misses. Sinclair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dillinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sinclair. Sinclair throws a front kick aimed at Dillinger's knee but Dillinger avoids it well. Sinclair will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dillinger drives through and clinches with Sinclair against the cage.
Sinclair lands a good knee to the midsection. Dillinger won't want to take too many of those. Dillinger lands a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dillinger just leaning against Sinclair, taking a breather. Sinclair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dillinger misses with a knee to the head. Dillinger lands a left hand.
Dillinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillinger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillinger takes a knee to the side of the body. Sinclair trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger misses with a knee to the head. A hook to the body from Dillinger.
Sinclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillinger.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dillinger instigates a clinch. Dillinger has Sinclair pressed against the cage.
Sinclair working aggressively here.
Dillinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Dillinger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dillinger lands with a nice body punch. Jerome Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sinclair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sinclair thumps Dillinger with a low kick. Dillinger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinclair has time to react. Dillinger blocks a leg kick. Sinclair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dillinger misses the jab. Dillinger sizes up Sinclair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Sinclair avoids the head kick by Dillinger.
Dillinger clinches. Dillinger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards. Dillinger scores with a nice hook to the head. A bit of stalling here from Dillinger.
Sinclair missing with knees to the body.
Dillinger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Dillinger scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dillinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillinger lands a nice hook to Sinclair's body. Sinclair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dillinger has Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillinger blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dillinger as the two fighters clinch.
Dillinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms. Sinclair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sinclair is rocked! Dillinger lands with a short shot to the head. Sinclair is still on wobbly legs! Can Dillinger finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillinger pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Sinclair looks winded! Dillinger is controlling Sinclair's neck. Dillinger unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Sinclair goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). William Dillinger! During a confident post fight interview, William Dillinger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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