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PRIDE: Cast Away V PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oddr Sigsteinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heart has chosen Last Man Standing as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Oddr Sigsteinn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oddr Sigsteinn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oddr Sigsteinn!
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, Lion Heart!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigsteinn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sigsteinn digs a good hook to Heart's body.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Sigsteinn saw that one coming.
Sigsteinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Sigsteinn lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sigsteinn, right into the meat.
Sigsteinn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heart. That did some damage!
Heart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sigsteinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Heart checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sigsteinn.
Sigsteinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sigsteinn can pounce on him.
Heart rushes Sigsteinn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart tries a body shot but Sigsteinn blocks it.
A short left from Heart.
Sigsteinn blocks a body shot from Heart.
Sigsteinn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heart gets through Sigsteinn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigsteinn's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigsteinn misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heart.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Sigsteinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigsteinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigsteinn's elbow.
Heart presses Sigsteinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heart lands a left hand.
Sigsteinn stalling in the clinch but Heart improves position.
Sigsteinn misses with some punches.
Heart digs a right hand into Sigsteinn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigsteinn's gas tank.
Heart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigsteinn backwards.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigsteinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
Sigsteinn blocks a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Sigsteinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with a straight left.
Sigsteinn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heart.
Sigsteinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Sigsteinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sigsteinn misses with a looping left.
Sigsteinn lands the left hand.
Heart takes one to the side of the head.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Sigsteinn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heart counters by clinching up.
Sigsteinn is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Heart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sigsteinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigsteinn blocks a body shot from Heart.
Sigsteinn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigsteinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Nice body punch from Heart - that landed with a thud.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigsteinn's elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Heart presses Sigsteinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heart has Sigsteinn pressed against the cage.
Heart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sigsteinn is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sigsteinn gets through Heart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigsteinn tries to circle away but Heart has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Heart.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sigsteinn prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sigsteinn or not.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heart controlling the action here for a moment.
Sigsteinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Sigsteinn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heart holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Sigsteinn controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigsteinn.
Heart blocking some punches.
A short right from Heart.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigsteinn working aggressively here.
Sigsteinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sigsteinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Heart.
Heart blocking some punches.
Sigsteinn has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
Heart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heart is working Sigsteinn over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sigsteinn fails to land.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Sigsteinn taking a breather.
Sigsteinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Heart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sigsteinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Heart gets an underhook and turns Sigsteinn into the cage.
Heart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sigsteinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Sigsteinn throws a head punch that misses.
Heart cracks Sigsteinn with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Heart.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Heart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Heart digs a right hand into Sigsteinn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sigsteinn's gas tank.
Sigsteinn is breathing heavily.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Sigsteinn's ribcage. Sigsteinn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart is leaning against Sigsteinn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigsteinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sigsteinn blocks a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Heart.
Heart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Heart.
Heart tries to work over Sigsteinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heart lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart works on Sigsteinn's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Sigsteinn has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
Heart tries to work over Sigsteinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Heart is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heart.
Sigsteinn is rocked!
Heart lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Heart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sigsteinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heart.
Oh Sigsteinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heart sizes up Sigsteinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Sigsteinn misses
and Heart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heart creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sigsteinn crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sigsteinn face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Heart takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lion Heart!
Lion Heart 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mickey Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preuss Skura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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, Mickey Cohen!
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, Preuss Skura!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skura throws a series of punches but Cohen avoids them all with ease.
Skura lands with a cross.
It looks like Mickey Cohen has been cut.
Cohen throws a jab when Skura was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cohen. Skura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cohen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cohen takes a swing at Skura's ribcage but misses.
Cohen moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Cohen misses.
Skura closes the distance and catches Cohen with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Cohen is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Cohen is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Cohen is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Skura takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Preuss Skura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andua Rameau Sokoudju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonsus Narcissus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andua Rameau Sokoudju!
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, Alphonsus Narcissus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narcissus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sokoudjus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A good leg kick by Sokoudju.
Sokoudju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narcissus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sokoudju has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sokoudju there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narcissus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narcissus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sokoudju throws a sloppy head kick and Narcissus moves out of range easily.
Sokoudju misses with a body shot.
Sokoudju jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narcissus misses with a few strikes there.
Sokoudju looks to land a combination but Narcissus avoids it well.
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!
Narcissus missing with a left hand there. Sokoudju was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokoudju misses with a head kick.
Sokoudju throws a combination that misses
letting Narcissus counter with a right hand.
Sokoudju blocks a head kick by Narcissus.
Narcissus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokoudju's calf.
Sokoudju doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narcissus cracks Sokoudju with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sokoudju looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Sokoudju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudju slips under a jab from Narcissus.
Sokoudju pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Narcissus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sokoudju lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narcissus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sokoudju misses with a lunging right hand
and Narcissus takes advantage, countering with a massive head kick that sends Sokoudju sprawling across the canvas! That's completely screwed up his equilibrium and I'm not sure he's going to beat the count! The referee's already at 6 and Sokoudju is flopping around all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has called an end to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alphonsus Narcissus!
Alphonsus Narcissus 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kazanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Kazanski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Bryant Baez!
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, Tom Kazanski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baez rushes Kazanski and presses him up against the cage.
Kazanski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kazanski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baez effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Kazanski.
Baez is working Kazanski over against the cage.
Baez works on Kazanski's body with a couple of short punches.
Baez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baez prevents a body shot from Kazanski.
Kazanski misses with a body punch.
A short right from Baez on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baez.
A short right from Kazanski on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazanski lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Baez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kazanski lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazanski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baez throws a body punch but Kazanski moves out of range.
Baez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baez clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazanski slows down the pace here.
Kazanski tries to throw a body punch but Baez avoids it by throwing Kazanski back against the cage.
Kazanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kazanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez working aggressively here.
Kazanski manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Baez.
Baez misses with a looping left.
Baez throws a hook but Kazanski avoids it easily.
Baez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazanski.
Kazanski staying out of range there.
Kazanski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Baez.
Baez is looking to clinch but Kazanski is avoiding it.
Kazanski cracks a nice hook into Baez's ribs.
Baez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazanski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez misses with a straight left.
Baez throws a lazy right hand but Kazanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazanski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Baez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kazanski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazanski throws a body punch but Baez moves out of range.
Baez rushes Kazanski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kazanski tries to throw a body punch but Baez avoids it by throwing Kazanski back against the cage.
Kazanski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baez dodges an elbow strike from Kazanski.
Kazanski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baez is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Baez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazanski tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazanski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kazanski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kazanski breaks the clinch.
Kazanski's coach down at The GYM (12 elite coaches on the Island) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kazanski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kazanski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baez, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kazanski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Baez.
Kazanski blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Baez.
Kazanski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baez.
Baez wants to stall.
Baez misses with a body punch.
Kazanski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kazanski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kazanski misses with a straight left.
Kazanski misses with an uppercut.
Kazanski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baez with a jab.
Kazanski is rocked!
Baez missing with a left hand there. Kazanski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazanski is still on wobbly legs! Can Baez finish him?
BAM! Baez delivers a spinning backfist that drops Kazanski like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Bryant Baez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rakharo Soladdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rakharo Soladdo!
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, Rorion Villanova!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanova misses with a head kick.
Villanova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soladdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villanova throws a head kick but Soladdo moves out of range.
Villanova moves out of range of the body kick from Soladdo.
Nice body kick there by Soladdo.
Soladdo throws a wild body kick that Villanova sees coming a mile off.
Soladdo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soladdo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villanova misses with a two punch combination.
Soladdo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Villanova checks a leg kick.
Villanova slips a straight right by Soladdo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villanova.
Villanova misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Soladdo.
Soladdo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soladdo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villanova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soladdo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soladdo manages to avoid it.
Villanova throws a push kick but Soladdo slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soladdo.
Soladdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Soladdo throws a front kick that sends Villanova stumbling back into the cage.
Soladdo scores with a head kick. Villanova tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rorion Villanova has been cut.
Villanova moves out of range of the strikes.
Villanova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soladdo.
Soladdo ducks under a wild hook from Villanova.
Soladdo ducks under a wild hook from Villanova.
Villanova avoids the head kick by Soladdo.
Villanova avoids the head kick by Soladdo.
Villanova moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villanova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo tries to land knees in the clinch but Villanova avoids the damage to the body.
Soladdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soladdo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villanova.
Soladdo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soladdo obliges.
Villanova trying to stall but Soladdo improves his position.
Villanova misses with a body punch.
Villanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villanova is trying to stall.
Soladdo has Villanova pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova works on Soladdo's body with a couple of short punches.
Soladdo taking a breather.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Soladdo.
Villanova is looking to break free of the clinch but Soladdo has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soladdo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Soladdo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soladdo misses with a knee strike.
Soladdo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Soladdo.
Soladdo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Villanova stalling in the clinch but Soladdo improves position.
Villanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soladdo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soladdo tries to throw a body punch but Villanova avoids it by throwing Soladdo back against the cage.
Villanova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soladdo trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Soladdo.
Soladdo landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villanova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soladdo is keeping busy.
Soladdo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villanova blocks it with crossed arms.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villanova tries to break the clinch but Soladdo is controlling the position.
Villanova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soladdo throws a leg kick which misses Villanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Villanova tries to avoid it.
Villanova ducks under a wild hook from Soladdo.
Soladdo misses with a head kick.
A big right from Villanova misses.
Soladdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Soladdo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villanova manages to avoid it.
Villanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soladdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Villanova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soladdo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soladdo throws a wild body kick that Villanova sees coming a mile off.
Villanova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villanova takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villanova throws a leg kick but Soladdo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Villanova takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Villanova lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Soladdo tenderised Villanova's leg. Villanova is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Villanova checks a leg kick.
Soladdo connects with a leg kick. Villanova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soladdo throws a leg kick which misses Villanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Villanova tries to avoid it.
Soladdo connects with a leg kick. Villanova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Villanova is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Villanova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soladdo is looking to wear down Villanova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo is looking to slow Villanova down with leg kicks.
Villanova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soladdo.
Villanova throws a low kick, looking for Soladdo's leg but Soladdo calmly moves out of range.
Villanova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Villanova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soladdo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soladdo.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Villanova blocks a head kick by Soladdo.
Villanova misses with a body kick.
A cross from Soladdo lands.
Soladdo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soladdo ducks under a wild hook from Villanova.
Villanova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villanova feints and then cracks Soladdo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soladdo down.
Villanova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soladdo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soladdo throws a head kick that misses.
Villanova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soladdo.
Villanova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villanova misses with a body shot.
Soladdo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Villanova looks to land a combination but Soladdo avoids it well.
Villanova cracks Soladdo with a good jab.
Villanova moves out of range of the body kick from Soladdo.
The fighters circling - Villanova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villanova misses the shot to the body.
Soladdo misses with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Villanova looks to land a combination but Soladdo avoids it well.
Soladdo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Villanova moves out of range as Soladdo throws a body kick.
A cross from Soladdo lands.
A leg kick checked by Soladdo.
Soladdo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villanova tried to score with a low kick but Soladdo checks it.
Villanova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Villanova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soladdo lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Villanova crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soladdo - the referee stops the clock and Villanova gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soladdo. Villanova manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Villanova looks winded!
Soladdo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakharo Soladdo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rorion Villanova's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab by Soladdo.
Soladdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villanova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Villanova throws a right and a left that Soladdo avoids nicely.
Soladdo lands a head kick that bluckles Villanova and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Soladdo no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Villanova is rocked!
Villanova has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soladdo.
Soladdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villanova is still on wobbly legs! Can Soladdo finish him?
Villanova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Villanova misses the target.
Soladdo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villanova seems to have recovered his senses.
Soladdo throws a series of punches but Villanova avoids them all with ease.
Villanova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soladdo is out of range.
Soladdo pushes Villanova away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Villanova.
Soladdo delivers a nice body kick.
Soladdo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Villanova is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soladdo. Villanova shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soladdo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Villanova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rakharo Soladdo is winning the standup battle so far.
Soladdo throws a front kick to the face that drops Villanova face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the cage, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Rakharo Soladdo!
A determined Rakharo Soladdo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mikael Saputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dierk Riese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saputo's entrance music is The Milk Song. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Mikael Saputo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dierk Riese!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saputo rushes Riese and presses him up against the cage.
Riese misses with a body punch.
Riese misses with some punches.
Saputo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riese can't find room to land a body shot as Saputo controls the action.
Saputo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riese backwards.
Saputo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riese has a couple of punches blocked by Saputo.
Saputo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riese misses with the head strike.
Saputo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but Riese blocks with his arms.
Saputo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saputo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riese.
Saputo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riese is trying to break the clinch but Saputo has him pressed against the cage.
Riese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saputo tries to throw a body punch but Riese avoids it by throwing Saputo back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saputo.
Saputo landing knees to the head.
Riese can't break the clinch.
Riese lands a nice shot to the body.
Saputo looking to throw knees to the head but Riese is blocking nicely.
Riese looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riese takes a shot to the head.
Saputo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saputo.
Saputo is leaning against Riese and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saputo tries to land knees in the clinch but Riese avoids the damage to the body.
Riese struggles to land a body shot inside as Saputo controls his hands.
Saputo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riese.
Riese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saputo lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Saputo - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saputo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saputo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riese's face.
Riese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saputo lands a body punch.
Saputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saputo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saputo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riese.
A shot in the inside from Riese.
Saputo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riese is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Riese.
Saputo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saputo blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Saputo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saputo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saputo is working Riese over against the cage.
Saputo avoiding damage.
Riese takes a shot to the head.
Saputo slowing the pace effectively.
Saputo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saputo lands with a left to the head.
Riese has a couple of punches blocked by Saputo.
Riese misses with some punches.
Saputo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saputo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riese is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saputo.
Riese is still on wobbly legs! Can Saputo finish him?
Saputo scores with a shot to the side of Riese's head.
Saputo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riese putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saputo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riese or not.
Saputo lands with a right to the head.
Saputo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riese.
Saputo creates a bit of distance and cracks Riese with a big uppercut! Riese goes down! The referee pushes Saputo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Riese make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Saputo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mikael Saputo!
A very excited looking Mikael Saputo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sami Bernill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernill comes to the cage accompanied by Magic System - Magic In The Air . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sami Bernill!
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, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green slips a jab from Bernill.
Bernill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bernill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Green on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Bernill. Those never looked like landing.
Green throws out a loose jab but Bernill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bernill scores with a jab to the head.
Green avoids the head kick by Bernill.
Bernill takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Bernill scores with a punch to the head.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Bernill.
Bernill misses with a wild body shot.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Bernill avoids it.
Bernill takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a head kick but Bernill moves out of range.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Bernill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bernill throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
A head kick misses from Bernill.
Bernill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Bernill blocks the leg kick.
Bernill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green prevents a body shot from Bernill.
A bit of stalling here from Green.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Green on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernill has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green digs a right hand underneath Bernill's ribcage. Bernill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bernill can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernill is breathing heavily.
Green is working Bernill over against the cage.
Green lands an uppercut.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Bernill can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bernill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green is struggling to control the position.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green stalls.
Green gets through Bernill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green slowing the pace effectively.
Green lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bernill.
Bernill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Green lands an uppercut.
Green slowing the pace effectively.
Bernill pressing his opponent against the cage.
Green works on Bernill's body with a couple of short punches.
Green holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernill doesn't seem phased though.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bernill throws out the jab.
Bernill throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green cracks Bernill with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Bernill get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Bernill looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Bernill is rocked!
It looks like Sami Bernill has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Bernill's side.
Oh Bernill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green slips under a jab from Bernill.
Bernill slips under a jab.
Bernill misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Bernill seems to have got his legs back now.
Bernill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bernill slips a straight right by Green.
Green darts in and clinches Bernill up against the cage.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bernill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Green slowing the pace effectively.
Bernill misses with a knee to the head.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernill backwards.
Bernill misses with the head strike.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green misses the jab.
Bernill closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green misses with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bernill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Bernill avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Bernill misses with some punches.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Green.
The crowd are getting on Green's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Green breaks the clinch.
Bernill misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bernill punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Green misses.
A big right from Bernill misses.
Green clinches.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Green on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Bernill misses with the head strike.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bernill misses with the head strike.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernill backwards.
Bernill misses with some punches.
Green slowing the pace effectively.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bernill backwards.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernill controls his hands.
Bernill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Green.
Bernill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green cracks Bernill with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Green works on Bernill's body with a couple of short punches.
Green digs a right hand underneath Bernill's ribcage. Bernill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bernill misses with some punches.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bernill darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green taking a breather.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bernill.
Green blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Green.
Bernill is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bernill.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a right hand.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green pushes Bernill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green leaning against his opponent.
Bernill throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bernill misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Bernill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Green cracks Bernill with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Bernill get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Bernill looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernill lands a nice looking body shot.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green throws a push kick but Bernill slaps the foot to one side.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green throws a lazy body kick
and Bernill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernill ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Bernill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green moves forwards but Bernill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green misses with a head kick.
Bernill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bernill tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Bernill swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bernill tries to stall but Green uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Green is working Bernill over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernill is trying to maintain a safe position but Green gets an underhook and turns Bernill into the cage.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Bernill's head.
Bernill defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green keeps Bernill at a distance using the push kick.
Green 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.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bernill throws out the jab.
Bernill thumps Green with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Bernill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernill throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Bernill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bernill.
Bernill pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Green is leaning against Bernill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Bernill crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Bernill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Bernill on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Bernill letting Green take a breather here.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green stalling against the cage.
Green continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Bernill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Bernill's head.
Bernill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bernill slips under a jab from Green.
Green scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Bernill to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Bernill moves out of range as Green strikes.
Bernill motions for Green to come forward. Bernill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bernill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bernill struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Bernill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mike Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green creates a bit of space and cracks Bernill with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Bernill is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Bernill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bernill throws a big shot that misses.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bernill counters with an inside leg kick.
Green scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Bernill to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Green away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Bernill got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Bernill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Green.
Bernill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Green plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Bernill's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Bernill, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Green!
A relieved looking Mike Green 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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