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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gino Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gino Petrovich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Gallagher! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gallagher blocks a leg kick. Petrovich looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range. Petrovich lands with a good body shot. Gallagher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Johnny Gallagher has been cut. Gallagher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrovich. Petrovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gallagher under the eye. Petrovich throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it. Petrovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gallagher's hands. Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petrovich with a nice cross. Petrovich cracks Gallagher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Petrovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Petrovich lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrovich throws an overhand right that lands on Gallagher's shoulder, as Gallagher tries to avoid the shot. Gallagher tries to counter by closing the distance. Petrovich lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Johnny Gallagher's cut even more. Gallagher closes the distance and clinches. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrovich. Petrovich is looking to control Gallagher's arms but Gallagher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrovich has his back to the cage. Gallagher working Petrovich over with knees to the body. Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gino Petrovich has been cut. Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrovich.
Petrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch. Petrovich trying to stall but Gallagher improves his position.
Petrovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Gallagher lands a good knee to the midsection. Petrovich won't want to take too many of those. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Petrovich blocks it.
Petrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrovich is defending well for now. Petrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher stalling.
Gallagher lands a good knee to the midsection. Petrovich won't want to take too many of those. Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Petrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Petrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
A head punch on the inside from Petrovich fails to land. Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher stalling in the clinch.
Petrovich is trying to break free. Petrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petrovich's face.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Petrovich blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gallagher just leaning against Petrovich, taking a breather. Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Petrovich blocks it.
Petrovich tries to stall but Gallagher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gino Petrovich's cut is getting worse. Petrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Petrovich wants to stall.
Petrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Petrovich blocks it.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrovich scores with a shoulder strike. Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrovich letting Gallagher take a breather here. Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrovich is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head. Gallagher landing knees to the body.
Gallagher is struggling to control the position. Petrovich tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Petrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it. Petrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
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! Gallagher landing knees to the head.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrovich avoids it. Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrovich is defending well for now. Petrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Gallagher misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gallagher dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrovich connects with a crisp jab. Petrovich throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range. Petrovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Petrovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gallaghers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Petrovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gallagher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Gallagher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Petrovich is looking to slow Gallagher down with leg kicks. Petrovich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Gino Petrovich is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petrovich scores with a jab. Petrovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Gallagher. Petrovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Johnny Gallagher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gallagher slips under a jab. Petrovich cracks Gallagher with a good jab. Gallagher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrovich connects with a quick right hand that sends Gallagher tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gino Petrovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie Chesterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (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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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Self confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Chesterfield! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enoch Thompson! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chesterfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chesterfield throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Chesterfield. A looping hook to the body misses from Chesterfield. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet. Chesterfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Thompson tries a quick counter leg kick but Chesterfield is wise to it. Chesterfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Chesterfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Chesterfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chesterfield is rocked! Thompson cracks Chesterfield with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enoch Thompson! Enoch Thompson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor Ramon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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211 lbs
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212 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Judah! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Judah blocks the body kick.
A combination from Ramon does no damage. Ramon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ramon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Judah with a jab. Ramon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Ramon does a little dance to reset his feet. A swing and a miss from Ramon. Judah thows a left - swing and a miss! Ramon has managed to clinch.
Ramon blocking some punches.
Ramon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ramon scores with a hook to the body. Judah lands a nice uppercut. Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramon. Judah working aggressively here.
Ramon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ramon scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramon tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramon misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ramon on the inside. Ramon throws a head punch that misses. Ramon digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank. Nice body punch from Ramon - that landed with a thud.
Ramon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramon.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah blocks a body shot from Ramon. Ramon scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ramon lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Ramon lands a nice shot to the body. Judah misses with a hook from the clinch. Ramon working some nice short punches in the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
Ramon tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah takes a shot to the head. Ramon lands an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short body shot lands from Ramon as the two fighters clinch.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramon lands a shot to the body. Judah looks winded! Judah working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A short uppercut from Ramon. Good body shot from Ramon.
Ramon digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected. Judah prevents a body shot from Ramon. Ramon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Ramon tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ramon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ramon working some nice short punches in the clinch. Judah misses with the head strike.
Ramon misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Ramon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Ramon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch. Ramon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judah throws a head punch that misses. Ramon lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ramon working some nice short punches in the clinch. A hook to the body from Ramon.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramon backwards. Ramon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Still in the clinch, Ramon scores with a nice short uppercut. Ramon scores with a hook to the body. Judah blocks a body shot from Ramon. Ramon lands a nice shot to the body. Ramon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Ramon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramon. Ramon lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ramon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Judah up against the cage. Ramon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ramon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Ramon. Judah throws a head punch that misses. A body shot lands from Ramon.
Ramon controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Ramon. Ramon pushes Judah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ramon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Ramon stalling the fight.
Ramon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramon cracks Judah with a nice body shot. Ramon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. A short uppercut from Ramon. Ramon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hook to the body lands for Ramon.
Ramon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Judah throws a head punch that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramon dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ramon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Ramon drops his hands momentarily and Judah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ramon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Judah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Ramon throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ramon throws a quick inside leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Ramon does a little dance to reset his feet. Ramon moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Ramon clinches up with Judah and pushes him back against the cage. Nice body punch from Ramon - that landed with a thud.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch. Stalling in the clinch from Ramon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramon misses with a hook from the clinch. Ramon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A right handed body shot lands from Ramon.
Ramon trying to stall but Judah improves his position.
Ramon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around? Judah misses with the head strike.
Ramon presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land. Judah is breathing heavily. Ramon cracks Judah with a nice body shot. Nice body punch from Ramon. Ramon scores with a hook to the body. Razor Ramon has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ramon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramon struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Ramon has Judah pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ramon - that landed with a thud.
Ramon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ramon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow. Ramon lands with a light punch inside. Judah working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Ramon.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramon. Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ramon misses with a body punch.
Ramon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ramon lands with a light punch inside. Ramon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ramon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not. A short right from Ramon on the inside. Ramon lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Ramon. Ramon scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head. Ramon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head. A right handed body shot lands from Ramon.
Ramon can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Ramon scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head. A hook to the body from Ramon.
Ramon lands a nice uppercut. Ramon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Still in the clinch, Ramon scores with a nice short uppercut. Ramon lands a nice uppercut. Ramon presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ramon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Ramon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Judah tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ramon blocks an uppercut.
Ramon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramon is leaning against Judah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Ramon - that landed with a thud.
Ramon lands with a short shot to the head. Ramon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ramon scores with a nice hook to the head. Ramon tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramon struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Ramon lands with a right to the head. Ramon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Ramon is leaning against Judah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Judah takes a shot to the head. Ramon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Come on Ramon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ramon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah throws a head punch that misses. Ramon digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ramon looking to slow down the pace here. Ramon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Ramon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramon taking a breather. Judah prevents a body shot from Ramon. Ramon works on Judah's body with a couple of short punches. Ramon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramon lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ramon gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ramon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short body shot lands from Ramon as the two fighters clinch.
Ramon lands an uppercut. Ramon lands a body shot. Ramon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramon dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramon lands with a good body shot. Judah misses the body punch and Ramon moves into the clinch. Ramon blocking some punches.
Ramon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Ramon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ramon tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramon lands with a light punch inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramon. A short uppercut from Ramon. A right handed body shot lands from Ramon.
Ramon taking a breather. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ramon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Ramon tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramon digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ramon lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ramon is working Judah over against the cage. Ramon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Ramon. Ramon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Ramon pressing his opponent against the cage. Ramon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah is rocked! Ramon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ramon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ramon lands with a short shot to the head. Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramon finish him? Ramon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Ramon working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ramon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Ramon cracks Judah with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Judah goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Judah wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Razor Ramon! During a confident post fight interview, Razor Ramon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Farrelly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Farrelly! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Farrelly. Salamanca blocks the body kick.
Salamanca has Farrelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Salamanca prevents Farrelly from breaking the clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Salamanca.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salamanca. Salamanca throws a head punch that misses. Salamanca misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrelly. Farrelly tries to circle away but Salamanca has him pinned against the cage. Salamanca misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrelly. Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
Farrelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farrelly scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Farrelly. It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Salamanca scores with the left hand. Farrelly knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. A combination from Salamanca does no damage. Salamanca takes the fight into the clinch. Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salamanca. Nice body punch from Salamanca - that landed with a thud.
Salamanca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short uppercut from Salamanca. Salamanca is working Farrelly over against the cage. Farrelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head. Farrelly looks winded! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Salamanca is leaning against Farrelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salamanca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike. Farrelly prevents a body shot from Salamanca. Farrelly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Salamanca seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrelly can turn it around. Salamanca creates a bit of distance and cracks Farrelly with a big uppercut! Farrelly goes down! The referee pushes Salamanca away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Farrelly make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Salamanca takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tuco Salamanca! Stephen Farrelly spoke after the fight, saying 'I will kick his face in next time!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocky Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Westen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Thunder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Thunder! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Westen ! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thunder swinging wildly here.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Westen takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. Thunder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Thunder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Westen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Westen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Thunder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Thunder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Westen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Westen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder. Westen now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Westen takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses. Westen lands a nice looking body shot.
Westen misses with a body shot.
Westen swinging wildly here.
Westen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Westen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Thunder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Thunder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westen . Westen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Westen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Westen misses the shot to the body. Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Westen moves away and avoids it. Westen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder. Thunder tries to clinch up. Thunder is looking to clinch. Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range. Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Westen punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch. Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range. Thunder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Westen stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Westen takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses. Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thunder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Westen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westen lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunder's head. Westen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. 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! Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A nice combination there by Westen .
Westen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
Thunder tries to clinch up. Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thunder rather than just go for the knockout. Thunder misses with a hook. Westen ducked under it nicely. Westen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively. Thunder takes a swing at Westen 's ribcage but misses. Thunder tries to clinch there but Westen circles away.
Westen misses with a body shot.
Thunder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Westen . Westen with a body punch. A glancing blow. Westen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder. Westen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Westen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Westen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Westen .
Thunder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westen manages to circle out of the way. Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Westen pushes him off. Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen .
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Westen just misses with a punch to the body.
Westen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thunder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Westen misses the shot to the body. Thunder is looking to clinch but Westen is avoiding it.
Westen misses the shot to the body. As Westen tries to get set, Thunder tries to push him back and clinch up but Westen manages to avoid the attempt. Westen cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs. Westen keeps the fight on the outside. Thunder moves to clinch but Westen breaks away and Westen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thunder misses the jab. A countering left hand to the body from Westen misses. Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Westen pushes him off. Westen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Westen staying out of range there. Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Westen misses the shot to the body. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Westen takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses. Thunder is looking to clinch. Westen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away. Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it. Westen throws a shot to the body.
Westen tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thunder looks to land a left hand but Westen moved out of range nicely. Westen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder. The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Westen dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thunder walks into a straight right hand from Westen . Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder appears to be looking for a big counter. Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Westen pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Thunder wants to clinch up but Westen keeps it at a distance. Thunder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. Westen throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease. An attempted straight right counter from Thunder misses the target. Westen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Westen lands a body shot.
Thunder is looking to clinch. Westen swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch up but Westen circles away and keeps his distance. Westen digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Westen circles away.
Westen misses with a wild body shot. Thunder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westen manages to circle out of the way. A big right from Thunder misses. Thunder is looking to clinch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Westen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range. Westen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thunder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Westen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Westen connects with a body shot. The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Thunder wants to clinch. Thunder tries to clinch there but Westen circles away.
Thunder tries to clinch up but Westen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Westen lands a nice shot that snaps Thunder's head back.
Thunder is looking to clinch. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Westen works Thunder's body with a nice hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Westen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thunder has time to react. Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Westen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Thunder tries to clinch but fails miserably and Westen counters with a left to the body. Westen lands a jab to the nose. Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Westen avoids the body shot from Thunder.
A nice side step and Westen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Westen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thunder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Michael Westen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Westen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen . Thunder wants to clinch up but Westen keeps it at a distance. Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen . Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Westen pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it. Westen takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses. Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Westen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Thunder rushes Westen and presses him up against the cage. Westen 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Thunder takes a body punch but keeps moving. Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Westen pushes him off. Thunder tries to clinch there but Westen circles away.
Nice body punch from Westen . Westen throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range. Thunder tries to clinch there but Westen circles away.
Westen takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses. Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Westen clinches up with Thunder and pushes him back against the cage. Thunder is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Westen 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Westen breaks from the clinch.
Thunder is looking to clinch but Westen is avoiding it.
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away. Nice body punch from Westen . Thunder wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Westen jabs at Thunder's body. Thunder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Westen cracks Thunder with a right hand to the side of the head. Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Westen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Westen misses with a body shot.
Thunder is looking to clinch. Westen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Westen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Westen misses the shot to the body. Thunder wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Westen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. Thunder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it. Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Westen jabs Thunder to the body, keeping him at a distance. Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Westen closes the distance and clinches. Westen breaks the clinch.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Westen scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunder should have avoided that one. Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder wants to clinch. A nice side step and Westen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Westen throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Thunder is looking to clinch. Westen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Westen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Thunder avoids the body shot from Westen .
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Westen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Westen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range. Westen misses with a wild body shot. Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Westen clinches. Thunder tries to land knees in the clinch but Westen avoids the damage to the body. Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Westen . Westen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Westen stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen .
Westen looks to land a combination. Thunder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Thunder avoids the body shot from Westen .
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! Thunder is looking to clinch. Westen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thunder avoids the body shot from Westen .
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Westen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
Westen throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range. Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it. Thunder avoids the body shot from Westen .
Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range. Westen gets tackled into the cage by Thunder. Thunder maintains the clinch. Westen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunder wants to clinch. Thunder misses with a body shot.
Westen unleashes a big counter combination but Thunder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. A looping hook to the body misses from Westen . Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet. Westen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Westen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder. Westen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Westen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thunder doesn't seem bothered though. Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it. Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen .
Westen scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Westen keeps it at a distance. Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch. Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen . Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Westen keeps the fight on the outside. Westen just misses with a punch to the body.
Westen misses with the combination.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Westen gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thunder lands a hook that snaps the head of Westen backwards. Westen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Westen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thunder eats them both and turns towards Westen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thunder tries to clinch but Westen is having none of it. Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen . Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thunder takes a body punch but keeps moving. Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder tries to clinch but Westen moves out of range. Westen jabs Thunder to the body, keeping him at a distance. Thunder tries to clinch up but Westen circles away and keeps his distance. Thunder lands the left hand. Thunder wants to clinch. Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen . Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch. Rocky Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Michael Westen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen .
And that's the end of the fight! Michael Westen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Westen 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Westen ! Michael Westen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Moses Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Judah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rutherford! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Judah throws a shot from downtown. Rutherford moves away and avoids it. It seemed like Rutherford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Judah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Judah digs a good body shot into Rutherford's ribs. Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford sizes up Judah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Moses Judah has been cut. Rutherford throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutherford. A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target. Judah throws a low kick but Rutherford moves out of range easily. Judah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Judah throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford wants to get back to striking at distance but Judah won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it. Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Judah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutherford or not. This has been an exciting period of action! Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head. Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rutherford blocks a body shot from Judah. Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford. Judah misses with a body punch.
Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah throws a front kick that sends Rutherford stumbling back into the cage. Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Judah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah. Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow. Judah misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Judah misses with some punches.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away. Judah lands with a short shot to the head. Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage. Judah manages to break the clinch.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Judah moves out of range easily. Judah lands with a straight right. Rutherford didn't see that one coming. A combination from Rutherford does no damage. Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily. Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Rutherford has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Judah throws a lazy head kick and Rutherford counters with a left to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet. Rutherford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head. Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rutherford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and moves out of range. Some wild striking there from Rutherford.
Judah throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and checks it nicely. Rutherford throws a counter combo. Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range. Rutherford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nice defenses there by Judah. Judah tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
A shot to the liver by Rutherford. Beautiful body shot. Judah lands with a straight right. Rutherford didn't see that one coming. Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range. Rutherford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Rutherford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Judah lands an overhand right. This has been an exciting period of action! Rutherford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Judah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutherford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Rutherford throws a shot to the body.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford. Judah walks into a jab.
Judah is rocked! Rutherford cracks Judah with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Rutherford!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Arno Engelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darryl Bauer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arno Engelman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darryl Bauer! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Engelman with a jab. Engelman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Engelman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bauer's head backwards. Bauer throws a sloppy head kick and Engelman moves out of range easily. Bauer throws a body shot but no joy. Engelman connects with a body shot that sends Bauer's belly button to the back. Engelman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bauer can pounce on him.
Bauer throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Engelman lands with an overhand left. Bauer scoring well with a low kick there.
Engelman connects with the punch. Bauer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bauer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Engelman sees it coming and avoids it easily. An attempted straight right counter from Engelman misses the target. Bauer lands with a shot to the body. Engelman scores with a nice right hand.
Engelman throws an overhand right that lands on Bauer's shoulder, as Bauer tries to avoid the shot. Bauer delivers a nice body kick. Bauer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Engelman throws a big shot that misses. Engelman walks into a jab. Bauer feints and then cracks Engelman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Engelman down. Engelman throws a shot from downtown. Bauer moves away and avoids it. Bauer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Decent striking displayed by Engelman there. Bauer thumps Engelman with a low kick. Bauer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bauer takes a swing at Engelman's ribcage but misses. Engelman scores with a nice head shot. Darryl Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bauer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Bauer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Engelman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Engelman throws a lazy uppercut
and Bauer counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bauer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bauer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bauer.
Engelman is rocked! Bauer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Engelman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bauer cracks Engelman with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darryl Bauer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dark Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessio Legionarius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Killer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice cross by Legionarius.
It looks like Dark Killer has been cut. Legionarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killer moves away. Killer pushes Legionarius up against the cage in a clinch. Legionarius gets through Killer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Killer misses with a body punch.
Killer throws an elbow but it misses.
Legionarius misses with a short punch on the inside. Legionarius misses with a short punch on the inside. Killer looking to slow down the pace here. A short right from Legionarius. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legionarius. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Killer. Legionarius misses with a short punch on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Killer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards. Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Killer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Legionarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer throws an elbow but it misses.
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Legionarius scores with a spinning back kick! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Killer scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Killer tries to clinch up and Legionarius counters with a nice body shot. Legionarius closes the distance and pushes Killer back into the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Legionarius's brow. Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legionariuss head. Legionarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legionarius paws at him with a jab and circles away. Legionarius scoring well with a low kick there.
Killer lands with a straight right. Legionarius didn't see that one coming. Legionarius closes the distance and clinches. Legionarius blocks an elbow strike from Killer.
Legionarius scores with a nice hook to the head. Legionarius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Killer. Killer manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Legionarius fails to land with a series of punches.
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legionarius swats away the attempt to clinch by Killer. Legionarius staying out of range there. Legionarius unleashes a big counter combination but Killer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Legionarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legionarius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Killer is out of range. Killer closes the distance and clinches. Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses. Legionarius digs a right hand into Killer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Killer's gas tank. Legionarius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Killer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A hook to the body from Legionarius.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Legionarius has him pressed against the cage. Legionarius prevents a body shot from Killer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legionarius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Good body shot from Legionarius.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses. Legionarius managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Legionarius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Legionarius lands a nice uppercut. Legionarius lands a nice shot to the body. Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Killer controlling the action here for a moment.
Legionarius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Legionarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killer stalling in the clinch but Legionarius improves position. Killer misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses. Legionarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legionarius blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Legionarius.
Killer effectively controlling the action here. Legionarius working some nice short punches in the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Legionarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer lands a hook to the side of the head. Killer misses with a body punch.
Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow. Killer tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Killer throws a head punch that misses. Killer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Killer is leaning against Legionarius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Legionarius pushes Killer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legionarius working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Legionarius dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dark Killer's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Legionarius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A looping hook to the body misses from Legionarius. Killer does a little dance to reset his feet. Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Legionarius circles away.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it. Legionarius connects with an inside leg kick. Legionarius gets tackled into the cage by Killer. Killer maintains the clinch. Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Killer misses with a body punch.
Killer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Legionarius tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Legionarius throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Killer tries to throw a body punch but Legionarius avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage. Killer is trying to stall.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Killer looking to throw knees to the head but Legionarius is blocking nicely.
Legionarius blocks an elbow strike. Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the cage. Killer misses with the head strike.
Legionarius lands with a right to the head. Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer. Killer scores with a shot to the side of Legionarius's head. Legionarius keeps control of Killer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Legionarius lands an uppercut. Legionarius digs a right hand underneath Killer's ribcage. Killer let out a lung full of air as it connected. A short body shot lands from Legionarius as the two fighters clinch.
Killer looking to stall.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Legionarius.
Killer is looking to control Legionarius's arms but Legionarius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killer has his back to the cage. Killer lands an elbow just above Legionarius 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks with his arms.
Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legionarius punishes Killer's body with a nice straight punch. Killer fails in his attempt to clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Killer gets in close and instigates a clinch. Dark Killer has scored more points in the clinch so far. Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Killer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right hook to the body lands for Legionarius.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legionarius prevents a body shot from Killer. Killer tries to stall but Legionarius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Legionarius blocks an uppercut.
Killer wants to stall.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius. Killer prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius closes the distance and pushes Killer back into the cage. A short right from Legionarius on the inside. Killer prevents a body shot from Legionarius. Killer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow. Legionarius cracks Killer with a nice body shot. Killer trying to control the position but instead, Legionarius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Killer into the cage. Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses. Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Legionarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killer. Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Killer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legionarius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Killer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks with his arms.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius scores with a shot to the side of Killer's head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Killer. Legionarius tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Killer throws an elbow but misses. Killer lands an elbow inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legionarius. Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Legionarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer blocking some punches.
A short left from Legionarius. Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legionariuss head. Killer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Legionarius tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Killer working aggressively here.
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 Dark Killer will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dark Killer's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Killer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Dark Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Legionarius keeps the fight on the outside. Killer closes the distance and clinches. Legionarius scores with a nice hook to the head. Legionarius blocks the elbow strike.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius. Legionarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legionarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Killer obliges. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A right hand to the body from Legionarius.
A short right from Legionarius. Legionarius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Legionarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land. Legionarius lands a nice shot to the body. Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Legionarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Legionarius lands a shoulder strike. Legionarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer is rocked! Legionarius is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Killer trying to control the position but instead, Legionarius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Killer into the cage. Legionarius breaks from the clinch.
Killer walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Killer is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alessio Legionarius! Alessio Legionarius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hominick thuds a left hand into Fighter's body. Hominick misses with an uppercut. Fighter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight. Fighter throws a jab when Hominick was well out of range. Fighter connects with a solid leg kick. Hominick avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fighter misses with a low kick. Hominick tries to counter with a clinch but Fighter shakes him off and moves away. A head kick misses from Fighter. Fighter misses with a looping right. Hominick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hominick now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hominick throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tourney Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hominick avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Fighter throws a sloppy head kick and Hominick moves out of range easily. A head kick misses from Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fighter takes one to the chin there. Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss! Hominick misses with a head kick.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A big right from Fighter misses. It seemed like Hominick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hominick ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Fighter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hominick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A head kick misses from Fighter. Hominick avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Hominick blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Hominick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Fighter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fighter misses with a head kick.
Hominick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hominick lands a jab to the nose. Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter clinches up with Hominick and pushes him back against the cage. Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Hominick controls the action.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but Hominick blocks it.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head. Fighter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter. Fighter looking to slow down the pace here. Hominick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hominick takes a shot to the head. Fighter misses with a knee to the head. Hominick misses with a hook from the clinch. Hominick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hominick misses with some punches.
Hominick lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hominick has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hominick misses with a short punch on the inside. Fighter stalls. A short right from Hominick on the inside. Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch. Hominick scores with a hook to the body. Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Hominick avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick misses with the head strike.
Hominick blocks a body shot from Fighter. Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! 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! Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Hominick controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fighter.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hominick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head. Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hominick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fighter's brow. Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hominick working aggressively here.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike. Hominick lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards. Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hominick avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick prevents a body shot from Fighter. Hominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land. Fighter tries a body shot but Hominick blocks it.
A short left from Fighter. Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hominick fails to land. Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Hominick blocks with his arms.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Hominick. Fighter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hominick. Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head. Hominick misses with a body punch.
Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hominick obliges.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Hominick swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it. Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Fighter tries to break free but Hominick pushes him back against the cage. Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it. Fighter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hominick up against the cage. Fighter misses with a body punch.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hominick lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards. Fighter can't break the clinch.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Hominick controls his hands.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Fighter is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Fighter.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Hominick scores with a nice short uppercut. Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Hominick.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hominick backwards. Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a nice uppercut. Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fighter lands a hook to the side of the head. Fighter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter tries to work over Hominick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hominick lands with a light punch inside. Hominick managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
Hominick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Hominick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Fighter dodges an elbow strike from Hominick.
Fighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hominick has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter breaks the clinch.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hominick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter is rocked! Fighter clinches with his opponent.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hominick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow. Hominick tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Hominick avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage. Fighter seems to have got his legs back now. Fighter pushes Hominick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head. Hominick misses with some punches.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Fighter working Hominick over with knees to the body. A right hand to the body from Fighter.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hominick misses with a hook from the clinch. Hominick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hominick. Fighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hominick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head. Fighter throws a lazy head kick and Hominick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hominick. Hominick gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hominick misses with the head strike.
Hominick scores with a shot to the side of Fighter's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hematoma Hominick will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fighter rushes Hominick and presses him up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hominick. Fighter stalling the fight.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter gets tackled into the cage by Hominick. Hominick maintains the clinch. Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Hominick.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hominick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hominick scores with a shoulder strike. Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Hominick is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hominick has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it. Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hominick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fighter landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hematoma Hominick has been cut. Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hominick. Hominick lands with a short shot to the head. Fighter wants to stall.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter throws an elbow but it misses.
Hominick scores with a nice hook to the head. Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Hominick controls the action.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hominick. Hominick tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick. Fighter prevents a body shot from Hominick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Fighter.
Hominick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Hominick.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fighter pushes Hominick up against the cage in a clinch. Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick misses with a hook from the clinch. Hominick tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hominick's elbow. Fighter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hominick's face.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hominick is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hominick's elbow. Fighter wants to stall.
Hominick pushes Fighter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hominick throws a head punch that misses. A short left from Hominick. Hominick lands with a short shot to the head. Hominick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch on the inside from Hominick fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hominick. Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Hominick pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hominick scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fighter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter trying to control the position but instead, Hominick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fighter into the cage. Fighter taking a breather. Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter lands with a right to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hominick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fighter or not. Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick is leaning against Fighter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Hematoma Hominick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hominick as the two fighters clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hominick scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hominick lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fighter misses with a knee to the head. Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter lands a body punch. Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hominick throws a head punch that misses. Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hominick lands with a short shot to the head. Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter. Hominick breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fighter with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fighter looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fighter get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hematoma Hominick! Hematoma Hominick retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarno Lackenmeier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joaozinho Gurgel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bjarno Lackenmeier! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gurgel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lackenmeier has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gurgel is landing a low percentage of strikes. Lackenmeier rushes Gurgel and presses him up against the cage. Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gurgel gets through Lackenmeier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. I was talking to Gurgel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Gurgel can't find room to land a body shot as Lackenmeier controls the action.
Gurgel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lackenmeier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Gurgel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lackenmeier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurgel's defenses.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut. Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel. Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lackenmeier trying to control the position but instead, Gurgel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lackenmeier into the cage. Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Gurgel on the inside. Gurgel lands a hook that snaps the head of Lackenmeier backwards. Lackenmeier taking a breather. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel. Gurgel avoids the elbow strike from Lackenmeier, against the cage.
Lackenmeier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gurgel tries a body shot but Lackenmeier blocks it.
Lackenmeier takes a shot to the head. Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Lackenmeier.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Gurgel avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lackenmeier throws an elbow but misses. Gurgel lands with a left to the head. Gurgel throws a head punch that misses. Gurgel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lackenmeier backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gurgel avoiding damage as Lackenmeier throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gurgel struggles to land a body shot inside as Lackenmeier controls his hands.
Gurgel avoids a wild elbow strike from Lackenmeier. Gurgel lands a shoulder strike. Gurgel pushes Lackenmeier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lackenmeier slows down the pace here.
Lackenmeier trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gurgel. Gurgel lands a shot to the body. Gurgel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch. Gurgel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lackenmeier backwards. Gurgel lands a nice shot to the body. Gurgel avoids a wild elbow strike from Lackenmeier. Gurgel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gurgel blocks the elbow strike.
Gurgel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Lackenmeier looks winded! Gurgel digs a right hand into Lackenmeier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lackenmeier's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gurgel presses Lackenmeier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gurgel lands a shot to the body. Gurgel is working Lackenmeier over against the cage. Gurgel lands a shot to the body. Gurgel lands an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Gurgel.
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lackenmeier backwards. Gurgel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lackenmeier's elbow. Gurgel is leaning against Lackenmeier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Gurgel. Gurgel lands with a light punch inside. Gurgel lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Bjarno Lackenmeier has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gurgel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lackenmeier backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gurgel.
Lackenmeier is rocked! Gurgel creates a bit of distance and cracks Lackenmeier with a big uppercut! Lackenmeier goes down! The referee pushes Gurgel away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Lackenmeier make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gurgel takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joaozinho Gurgel! A victorious Joaozinho Gurgel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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