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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Donnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Donnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Donnik keeps it at a distance.
Martinez has Donnik up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donnik is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Donnik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donnik tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnik's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Donnik is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Donnik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donnik tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnik backwards.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnik's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Donnik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donnik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Donnik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donnik is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnik wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnik's efforts to push away.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Donnik is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Donnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Donnik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donnik is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Donnik tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Donnik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donnik is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Donnik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donnik misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donnik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Donnik tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnik scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donnik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donnik seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Donnik is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donnik lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Donnik is trying to break free.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez prevents Donnik from breaking the clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donnik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Donnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez prevents Donnik from breaking the clinch.
Donnik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Leonardo Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnik tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnik wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Donnik tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Donnik can't break the clinch.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A frustrated look appears on Donnik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Donnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donnik tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Donnik breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donnik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez rushes Donnik and presses him up against the cage.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeps control of Donnik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnik is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Donnik.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Martinez working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Donnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martinez clinches.
Martinez prevents Donnik from breaking the clinch.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez prevents Donnik from breaking the clinch.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnik.
Donnik tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Donnik is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez prevents Donnik from breaking the clinch.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donnik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Donnik working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Don Donnik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Donnik blocking some punches.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnik tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Donnik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donnik tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donnik working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnik has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Donnik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnik tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnik.
Donnik tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Donnik can't break the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnik is trying to break free.
Donnik is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Donnik blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnik working hard to break the clinch.
Donnik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donnik wants to break free but Martinez has control.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnik blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Martinez!
A relieved looking Leonardo Martinez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance De Ropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance De Ropp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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172 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance De Ropp!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ropp wants to clinch.
Hussle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Ropp if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice straight punches there by Hussle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussle.
Hussle lands the left hand.
De Ropp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Ropp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hussle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Ropp tries to clinch there but Hussle circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle swings for the body but De Ropp moves out of range.
De Ropp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Ropp wants to clinch but Hussle slips to the side
letting Hussle counter with a right hand.
De Ropp tries to clinch up but Hussle circles away and keeps his distance.
De Ropp moves out of range of the body kick from Hussle.
Hussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Ropp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussle.
De Ropp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Ropp blocks a head kick by Hussle.
De Ropp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussle looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
De Ropp closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Ropp tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Ropp moves in looking to clinch but Hussle pushes him off.
De Ropp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Ropp tries to clinch but Hussle moves out of range.
Hussle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Ropp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussle throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Ropp.
Hussle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Hussle - just one landing.
De Ropp tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As De Ropp looks to move away, Hussle throws a big counter combo bu De Ropp just gets out of the way.
Hussle throws a hook but De Ropp blocks it.
De Ropp throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle thuds a left hand into De Ropp's body.
Hussle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Ropp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hussle lands with a good body shot.
Hussle is looking to chop away at De Ropp's legs.
Hussle swings for the body but De Ropp moves out of range.
De Ropp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hussle tried to score with a low kick but De Ropp checks it.
De Ropp fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Ropp is looking to clinch but Hussle is avoiding it.
Hussle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hussle lands a nice looking body kick.
De Ropp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussle dips to his left and cracks De Ropp with an uppercut!
De Ropp wants to clinch up but Hussle keeps it at a distance.
De Ropp slips a jab from Hussle.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Ropp.
De Ropp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Ropp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Ropp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle feints a jab promting De Ropp to slip. Hussle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Ropp slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Lance De Ropp has been cut.
De Ropp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Ropp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Ropp is rocked!
De Ropp glances at the clock... BAM! Hussle nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends De Ropp crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, De Ropp is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Saint Louis Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eri Voriguabuanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
Good chin
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint Louis Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eri Voriguabuanga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kato moves into the clinch.
Voriguabuanga avoids the elbow strike from Kato, against the cage.
Voriguabuanga managing to block the knees to the body from Kato.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Voriguabuanga.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Voriguabuanga avoids a wild elbow strike from Kato.
Kato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Voriguabuanga dodges an elbow strike from Kato.
Kato lands an elbow that stopped Voriguabuanga in his tracks for a moment.
Kato pushes off an throws an elbow but Voriguabuanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voriguabuanga misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato tries to land a knee to the head but Voriguabuanga blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Kato has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voriguabuanga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Voriguabuanga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kato blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato blocks an elbow strike.
Kato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kato pushes off an throws an elbow but Voriguabuanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voriguabuanga managing to block the knees to the body from Kato.
Voriguabuanga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break free.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break the clinch but Kato is controlling him.
Voriguabuanga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voriguabuanga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kato landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voriguabuanga.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voriguabuanga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kato throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break the clinch but Kato is controlling him.
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
Kato throws an elbow but it misses.
Kato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voriguabuanga dodges an elbow strike from Kato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato throws an elbow but it misses.
Voriguabuanga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
Kato pushes off an throws an elbow but Voriguabuanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voriguabuanga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Voriguabuanga avoids a wild elbow strike from Kato.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voriguabuanga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voriguabuanga misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Voriguabuanga is looking to control Kato's arms but Kato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Voriguabuanga has his back to the cage.
Kato trying to land knees to the body.
Voriguabuanga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kato has him pressed against the cage.
Kato tries to land knees in the clinch but Voriguabuanga avoids the damage to the body.
Voriguabuanga misses with the head strike.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike.
Kato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voriguabuanga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break the clinch but Kato is controlling him.
Voriguabuanga landing knees to the head.
Kato misses with an elbow strike.
Kato misses with an elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga working hard to break the clinch.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga has had enough of the clinch but Kato keeps him there for the moment.
Kato lands an elbow inside.
Kato landing knees to the body.
Voriguabuanga lands an elbow just above Kato 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voriguabuanga's brow.
Kato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato lands an elbow that stopped Voriguabuanga in his tracks for a moment.
Voriguabuanga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voriguabuanga misses with an elbow over the top.
Voriguabuanga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Voriguabuanga tries a knee to the head but Kato blocks it.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Voriguabuanga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voriguabuanga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kato throws an elbow that misses.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Louis Kato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint Louis Kato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voriguabuanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Voriguabuanga dodges an elbow strike from Kato.
Kato lands an elbow inside that Voriguabuanga shrugs off.
Voriguabuanga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kato lands an elbow that stopped Voriguabuanga in his tracks for a moment.
Kato lands an elbow just above Voriguabuanga 's eye.
Kato lands a nice elbow.
Voriguabuanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kato misses with a knee to the head.
Kato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voriguabuanga is defending well for now.
Kato blocks the elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga has had enough of the clinch but Kato keeps him there for the moment.
Voriguabuanga wants to get back to striking at distance but Kato won't allow it.
Voriguabuanga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato pushes off an throws an elbow but Voriguabuanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voriguabuanga's defenses.
It looks like Eri Voriguabuanga has been cut.
Voriguabuanga misses with an elbow over the top.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kato.
Kato blocks an elbow strike.
Kato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kato misses with an elbow over the top.
Voriguabuanga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kato throws an elbow that misses.
Kato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voriguabuanga can do to turn this around?
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
Kato lands an elbow that stopped Voriguabuanga in his tracks for a moment.
Kato misses with an elbow over the top.
Voriguabuanga dodges an elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kato throws an elbow but misses.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kato lands an elbow that stopped Voriguabuanga in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voriguabuanga tries to break free but Kato pushes him back against the cage.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kato lands an elbow just above Voriguabuanga 's eye.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kato misses with an elbow over the top.
Kato lands an elbow inside that Voriguabuanga shrugs off.
Voriguabuanga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voriguabuanga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voriguabuanga avoids the elbow strike from Kato, against the cage.
Kato misses with an elbow strike.
Kato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kato keeps control of Voriguabuanga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voriguabuanga's brow.
Kato lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Voriguabuanga.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voriguabuanga's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voriguabuanga throws an elbow but misses.
Kato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Voriguabuanga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Voriguabuanga avoids a wild elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga is trying to push Kato away but Kato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Voriguabuanga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with an elbow over the top.
Kato throws an elbow but it misses.
Voriguabuanga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voriguabuanga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voriguabuanga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga working hard to break the clinch.
Kato has Voriguabuanga pressed against the cage, preventing Voriguabuanga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kato lands a nice elbow.
Kato blocks an elbow strike from Voriguabuanga.
Kato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Voriguabuanga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Voriguabuanga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Kato tries to land knees in the clinch but Voriguabuanga avoids the damage to the body.
Voriguabuanga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Louis Kato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eri Voriguabuanga's cut.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Voriguabuanga tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voriguabuanga connects with a looping right hand.
Saint Louis Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Voriguabuanga.
Kato moves into range and clinches up with Voriguabuanga.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break free.
Kato blocks an uppercut.
Kato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kato throws an elbow but misses.
Voriguabuanga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
Kato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Voriguabuanga blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato misses with an elbow over the top.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga tries a knee to the head but Kato blocks it.
Voriguabuanga avoids a wild elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voriguabuanga takes an elbow to the temple.
Voriguabuanga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kato blocks it with crossed arms.
Voriguabuanga misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voriguabuanga's brow.
Voriguabuanga avoids a wild elbow strike from Kato.
Voriguabuanga swings wildly with an uppercut but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kato dodges an elbow strike from Voriguabuanga.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kato.
Voriguabuanga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga is trying to break the clinch but Kato is controlling him.
Voriguabuanga avoids a wild elbow strike from Kato.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
Kato tries a knee to the head but Voriguabuanga blocks it.
Voriguabuanga misses with an elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kato missing with knees to the body.
Kato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kato trying to land knees to the body.
Kato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voriguabuanga avoids it.
Voriguabuanga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Voriguabuanga wants to get back to striking at distance but Kato won't allow it.
Voriguabuanga avoiding damage as Kato throws knees to the body.
Kato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voriguabuanga wants to get back to striking at distance but Kato won't allow it.
Voriguabuanga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kato pushes off an throws an elbow but Voriguabuanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
Kato pushes off an throws an elbow but Voriguabuanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike from Kato.
Kato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voriguabuanga's efforts to push away.
Voriguabuanga managing to block the knees to the body from Kato.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kato throws an elbow but misses.
Kato throws an elbow that misses.
Kato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voriguabuanga is looking to control Kato's arms but Kato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Voriguabuanga has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voriguabuanga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kato backwards.
Voriguabuanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Voriguabuanga blocks the elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga wants to break free but Kato has control.
Voriguabuanga managing to block the knees to the body from Kato.
Kato lands an elbow inside that Voriguabuanga shrugs off.
Kato looking to throw knees to the head but Voriguabuanga is blocking nicely.
Voriguabuanga is trying to force a seperation but Kato has the dominant position.
Kato prevents Voriguabuanga from breaking the clinch.
Voriguabuanga blocks an elbow strike.
Voriguabuanga throws an elbow that misses.
Kato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kato prevents Voriguabuanga from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voriguabuanga's brow.
Eri Voriguabuanga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Louis Kato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Louis Kato!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Semmy Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styr has chosen The song of a freeman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Semmy Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnar Styr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Styr. That's going to slow Hightower down.
Hightower throws a combination that misses
and Styr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hightower blocks the body kick.
Hightower is looking to clinch but Styr is avoiding it.
Styr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hightower throws a series of punches but Styr avoids them all with ease.
Hightower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hightower closes the distance but Styr moves to the side
and Styr counters with an inside leg kick.
Hightower throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Styr. That's going to slow Hightower down.
Hightower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Styr.
Styr defending well as Hightower loads up on a big left hand.
Semmy Hightower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styr has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styr avoids the elbow strike from Hightower, against the cage.
Styr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Styr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hightower misses with a shot to the body
and Styr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Styr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Styr.
Hightower takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hightower is breathing heavily.
Styr is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Hightower tries to break Styr's hands from around his neck, Styr unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Hightower will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Magnar Styr!
Magnar Styr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smoking man - Burning lungs. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Oliver Buddington was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Buddington tries to get set, Marcus tries to push him back and clinch up but Buddington manages to avoid the attempt.
Marcus moves away from the strike by Buddington.
Buddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
Buddington blocks a head kick by Marcus.
A bone on bone clash there as Marcus blocks the leg kick.
Buddington misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Buddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Marcus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Buddington keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buddington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marcus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddington looks to land a body kick but Marcus moved away.
Marcus is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Buddington misses.
Marcus is looking to counter punch.
Buddington moves into range and clinches up with Marcus.
Buddington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buddington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Marcus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcus avoiding damage as Buddington throws knees to the body.
Buddington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buddington is pushing Marcus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marcus is trying to force a seperation but Buddington has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Buddington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buddington avoids it.
Buddington told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Buddington.
Buddington misses with a body punch.
Marcus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buddington is keeping busy.
Buddington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marcus digs a right hand underneath Buddington's ribcage. Buddington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buddington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buddington misses with an elbow strike.
Buddington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buddington.
Buddington misses with some punches.
Marcus missing with knees to the body.
Buddington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcus or not.
Buddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Buddington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcus avoids it.
Marcus avoids a wild elbow strike from Buddington.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcus avoids it.
Marcus is trying to break free.
Marcus managing to block the knees to the body from Buddington.
Marcus is trying to break the clinch but Buddington is controlling him.
Buddington lands a nice knee to the body.
Buddington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Buddington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Buddington lands a knee to the body.
Buddington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buddington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Buddington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Buddington.
The crowd are getting on Buddington's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Buddington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marcus wants to break free but Buddington has control.
Marcus looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Buddington.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Buddington.
Marcus tries to break free but Buddington pushes him back against the cage.
Marcus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Buddington.
Nice body punch from Buddington - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marcus tries to clinch but Buddington is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buddington! But no joy.
Marcus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marcus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick and Marcus moves out of range easily.
Buddington keeps Marcus at a distance using the push kick.
Buddington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buddington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Buddington misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Marcus as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington tries to land a leg kick but Marcus saw it coming and moves away.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Buddington.
Marcus tries to clinch but Buddington is having none of it.
Marcus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick and Marcus moves out of range easily.
Buddington just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Buddington.
Buddington forces Marcus back against the cage and clinches.
Marcus pushes off an throws an elbow but Buddington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marcus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buddington has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Buddington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marcus stalling in the clinch but Buddington improves position.
Marcus is looking to control Buddington's arms but Buddington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcus has his back to the cage.
Buddington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Buddington has double underhooks.
Marcus tries to break free but Buddington pushes him back against the cage.
Buddington misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Buddington.
Buddington has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buddington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Buddington tries to throw a body punch but Marcus avoids it by throwing Buddington back against the cage.
Buddington is stalling here.
Buddington takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buddington.
Buddington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buddington slowing the pace effectively.
Buddington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marcus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buddington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddington misses with a body punch.
Marcus is trying to break the clinch but Buddington has him pressed against the cage.
Marcus throws an elbow but it misses.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus tries to stall but Buddington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marcus wants to stall.
Marcus looking to stall.
Marcus seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Buddington is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Buddington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Buddington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buddington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcus up against the cage.
Buddington struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddington has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Buddington swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
Marcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buddington works on Marcus's body with a couple of short punches.
Buddington is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Buddington.
Buddington continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Buddington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buddington taking a breather.
Buddington has Marcus pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marcus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marcus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buddington keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcus slips a straight right by Buddington.
Buddington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buddington moves out of range as Marcus throws a body kick.
Buddington looks to land a left hand but Marcus moved out of range nicely.
Oliver Buddington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buddington.
Marcus takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick and Marcus moves out of range easily.
Buddington missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buddington throws a head kick that misses
and Marcus counters with a left and a right that stings Buddington.
Buddington loads up on a big right hand but Marcus slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington misses the shot to the body.
Buddington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marcus is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Marcus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Buddington misses.
Marcus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Buddington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buddington scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus walks into a jab.
Buddington closes the distance and clinches.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcus avoids it.
Marcus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buddington.
Buddington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simon Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington misses with a body punch.
Buddington misses with a punch on the inside.
Buddington prevents Marcus from breaking the clinch.
Oliver Buddington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus looking to stall.
Marcus misses with an elbow strike.
Marcus is trying to maintain a safe position but Buddington gets an underhook and turns Marcus into the cage.
Marcus missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Buddington.
Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marcus is defending well for now.
Marcus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcus is trying to break the clinch but Buddington has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddington digs a right hand underneath Marcus's ribcage. Marcus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buddington tries a body shot but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Buddington won't allow it.
Marcus looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Buddington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buddington.
Buddington is struggling to control the position.
A short body shot lands from Buddington as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buddington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliver Buddington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marcus throws an elbow but misses.
Buddington misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus misses with some punches.
Marcus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marcus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buddington's defenses.
Buddington'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.
Buddington slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Marcus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marcus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buddington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marcus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buddington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcus.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the head but Buddington blocks with his arms.
Marcus taking a breather.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcus avoids it.
Marcus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Buddington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buddington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Buddington!
Oliver Buddington made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ha, nice predictions again! Hope you now understand to under estimate me. Yes, im very good..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksandar Dragovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dragovic.
Dragovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Dragovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hurley throws a counter high kick but Dragovic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hurley tries to clinch up.
Dragovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hurley takes a step back to recover.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Crunch! Dragovic slams his shin into Hurley's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hurley moves out of range easily.
Hurley is looking to counter the offense by Dragovic and move into the clinch.
Dragovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragovic scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Hurley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dragovic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dragovic - that will leave a mark!
Hurley pushes Dragovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Dragovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hurley misses with a head kick.
Hurley wants to clinch up but Dragovic keeps it at a distance.
Hurley tries to clinch there but Dragovic circles away.
Hurley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hurley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovic scores with a kick to the body.
Hurley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brian Hurley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dragovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Dragovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dragovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hurley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hurley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hurley tries to land a body kick
and Dragovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dragovic scores with a nice body kick.
Dragovic pushes Hurley away with a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragovic.
Dragovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dragovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hurley. That did some damage!
Dragovic tried to score with a low kick but Hurley checks it.
Nice body kick there by Dragovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hurley.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hurley's sensitive parts.
Dragovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hurley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hurley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragovic.
Hurley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragovic throws a front kick that sends Hurley stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hurley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hurley if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Dragovic tenderised Hurley's leg. Hurley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dragovic lands with a kick to the temple. Hurley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hurley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hurley avoids the head kick by Dragovic.
A solid body kick from Dragovic.
Dragovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragovic thinks about the counter body kick.
Dragovic thows a body kick. Hurley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Brian Hurley's cut is getting worse.
Dragovic keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Hurley'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.
Dragovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Hurley in the body.
Dragovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Hurley in the body.
Dragovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dragovic throws a nice head kick!
Brian Hurley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hurley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dragovic thuds his shin into the meat of Hurley's side.
Hurley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dragovic scores with a spinning back 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!
Dragovic is looking to slow Hurley down with leg kicks.
Dragovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hurley takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dragovic lands a head kick!
Aleksandar Dragovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Hurley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dragovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dragovic connects with a leg kick. Hurley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragovic takes a swing at Hurley's ribcage but misses.
Dragovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragovic.
Hurley misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragovic.
Dragovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dragovic!
Hurley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Dragovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dragovic.
Good leg kick by Dragovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dragovic throws a front kick that sends Hurley stumbling back into the cage.
Hurley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dragovic throws a head kick that Hurley semi-blocks.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Dragovic throws a head kick but Hurley moves out of range.
Dragovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Dragovic pushes him off.
Dragovic scores with a kick to the body.
Hurley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragovic.
Dragovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hurley's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley throws a sloppy head kick and Dragovic moves out of range easily.
Dragovic scores with a kick to the body.
Hurley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hurley blocks a head kick by Dragovic.
Hurley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Dragovic.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hurley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dragovic scores with a kick to the body.
Hurley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dragovic scores with a head kick. Hurley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dragovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Dragovic throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragovic. That's going to slow Hurley down.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragovic thows a body kick. Hurley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hurley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Dragovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hurley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragovic.
Dragovic lands with a kick to the temple. Hurley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Dragovic slams his shin into Hurley's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dragovic lands a head kick!
Hurley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Hurley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurley wants to clinch.
Hurley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragovic misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley throws a low kick but Dragovic moves out of range easily.
Dragovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Dragovic.
Hurley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hurley tries to clinch there but Dragovic circles away.
Hurley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurley is looking to slow Dragovic down with leg kicks.
Hurley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurley blocks a head kick by Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a shot to the body.
Hurley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dragovic.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
Hurley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Dragovic.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses.
Dragovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dragovic tries to work over Hurley's front leg with a kick but Hurley checks it.
Hurley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragovic connects with a high kick.
Dragovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hurley tries to land a front kick but Dragovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Dragovic connects with a body shot that sends Hurley's belly button to the back.
Hurley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hurley rather than just go for the knockout.
Hurley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dragovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic connects with a body shot that sends Hurley's belly button to the back.
Dragovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hurley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragovic.
Hurley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aleksandar Dragovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Hurley.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragovic.
Dragovic lands a head shot.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hurley avoids the body shot from Dragovic.
Hurley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Dragovic.
Dragovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurley.
Dragovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurley checks it well.
Hurley misses with a head kick.
Hurley is looking to land body kicks.
Hurley misses with a head kick.
Dragovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses.
Dragovic keeps Hurley at a distance using the push kick.
Hurley looks to throw a body kick
and Dragovic counters with a leg kick.
Dragovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling a little - Dragovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dragovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brian Hurley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksandar Dragovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragovic scores with a hook to the body. Hurley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Dragovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dragovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandar Dragovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Ciosek has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ciosek lands with an uppercut that bounces Lumpio off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Ciosek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ciosek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lumpio.
Lumpio looks to throw the jab but Ciosek is out of range.
Ciosek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lumpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lumpio moves out of range as Ciosek strikes.
Lumpio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lumpio throws a front kick aimed at Ciosek's knee but Ciosek avoids it well.
Ciosek misses with a looping left.
As Ciosek backs away, Lumpio returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ciosek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lumpio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek tries a head kick but it misses.
Lumpio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ciosek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Ciosek.
Lumpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciosek manages to avoid it.
Lumpio throws a sloppy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a good low kick that Lumpio was not able to check.
Ciosek slips under a jab from Lumpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek tries a low kick but Lumpio avoids it.
Ciosek drives through and clinches with Lumpio against the cage.
Lumpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio throws out a loose jab but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio 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.
Armas Lumpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lumpio misses the target.
Ciosek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lumpio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lumpio throws a lazy right hand but Ciosek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ciosek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lumpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciosek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciosek jabs at Lumpio's body.
Nice shot by Ciosek.
Lumpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ciosek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lumpio thuds a left hand into Ciosek's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek cracks the inside of Lumpio's front leg.
Lumpio misses with a left hand
enabling Ciosek to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio drops his hands momentarily and Ciosek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ciosek dodges the punch combination from Lumpio.
Lumpio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lumpio keeps the fight on the outside.
Lumpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciosek manages to avoid it.
Ciosek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lumpio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lumpio moves forwards but Ciosek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Ciosek misses.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
Ciosek slips a jab from Lumpio.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Lumpio moves out of range.
Lumpio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ciosek on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciosek staying out of range there.
Lumpio throws a looping overhand right but Ciosek ducks down to avoid it.
Ciosek misses with a double jab.
Lumpio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ciosek is looking to clinch but Lumpio is avoiding it.
Ciosek throws a lazy right hand but Lumpio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lumpio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Ciosek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lumpio.
An inside leg kick lands from Ciosek.
Ciosek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lumpio throws a hook to the side of Ciosek's head but Ciosek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lumpio works the jab nicely.
Ciosek misses with a looping right.
Lumpio tries to counter by clinching up but Ciosek breaks away and moves out of range.
Ciosek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lumpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Lumpio misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a shot from downtown. Ciosek moves away and avoids it.
Lumpio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciosek tests Lumpio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumpio throws a big shot that misses.
Lumpio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lumpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciosek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lumpio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lumpio looks to land a combination but Ciosek avoids it well.
Ciosek ducks under a wild hook from Lumpio.
A head kick misses from Ciosek.
Ciosek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Ciosek misses.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut
letting Ciosek counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zbigniew Ciosek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ciosek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lumpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciosek.
Lumpio misses with a two punch combination.
Ciosek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lumpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
Ciosek slips a jab from Lumpio.
A little jabbing left from Ciosek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lumpio misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciosek misses with a straight left.
Ciosek misses with a looping right.
Ciosek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lumpio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Lumpio misses its intended target.
Lumpio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ciosek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ciosek scores with a head kick.
Ciosek tries to clinch up but Lumpio circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek moves away from the strike by Lumpio.
Ciosek rushes Lumpio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lumpio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Ciosek takes an elbow to the temple.
Lumpio blocks an uppercut.
Ciosek misses with a knee to the head.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Ciosek is trying to break free.
Lumpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciosek takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a body punch.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciosek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ciosek lands a good knee to the midsection. Lumpio won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciosek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lumpio up against the cage.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciosek misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Lumpio controls his hands.
Lumpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciosek tries to break free but Lumpio pushes him back against the cage.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Ciosek.
Lumpio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lumpio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lumpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Ciosek trying to control the position but instead, Lumpio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciosek into the cage.
Ciosek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciosek lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a knee to the body.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Lumpio on the inside.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lumpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lumpio lands a nice uppercut.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lumpio is defending well for now.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Lumpio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armas Lumpio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Lumpio.
Ciosek slips under a jab.
Ciosek throws a body punch but Lumpio moves out of range.
Ciosek throws a nice looking combination but Lumpio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lumpio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lumpio has managed to clinch.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ciosek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lumpio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciosek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciosek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lumpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Ciosek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a really nice looking cross but Lumpio seems unphased.
Lumpio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ciosek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lumpio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ciosek really felt that one!
Lumpio connects with an inside leg kick.
Lumpio dodges the punch combination from Ciosek.
Lumpio scores with a body shot.
Lumpio dodges the punch combination from Ciosek.
Nice jab there from Ciosek.
Nice jab there from Lumpio.
Ciosek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ciosek misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek defending well as Lumpio loads up on a big left hand.
Lumpio connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Lumpio misses.
Lumpio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciosek circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciosek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Ciosek misses its intended target.
Ciosek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lumpio throws a looping overhand right but Ciosek ducks down to avoid it.
Lumpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Ciosek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ciosek.
Lumpio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ciosek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Lumpio is predictable there
and Ciosek counters with a head kick.
Ciosek scores with a push kick.
Lumpio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek moves away from the strike by Lumpio.
Lumpio scores with a leg kick.
Lumpio misses the jab.
Lumpio slips under a jab.
Ciosek blocks a head kick by Lumpio.
Ciosek cracks Lumpio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ciosek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ciosek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lumpio.
Lumpio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lumpio tries to move into range but Ciosek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciosek scores with a decent looking hook.
Lumpio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciosek.
Ciosek throws a body kick that misses.
Ciosek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a shot to the body.
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!
Lumpio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a low kick.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lumpio scores with a jab.
Ciosek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lumpio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio moves out of range as Ciosek throws a body kick.
Ciosek tries to work over Lumpio's front leg with a kick but Lumpio checks it.
Lumpio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lumpio.
Lumpio is looking to clinch.
Lumpio throws a big shot that misses.
Ciosek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ciosek.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zbigniew Ciosek.
I think Ciosek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek very nearly forgot to thank 10th World Order + 10% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Labed Murazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Labed Murazel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murazel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hominick scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murazel.
Murazel looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
Hominick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hominick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Labed Murazel has been cut.
Murazel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murazel misses with an uppercut.
Murazel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hominick counter with a right hand.
Murazel is rocked!
Murazel misses with a right hand
and Hominick counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hematoma Hominick!
Hematoma Hominick retains his featherweight title!
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