WBA VI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexandre Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Cold (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!

Nascimento
vs
Cold

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Cold!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cold clinches with his opponent.
Cold has Nascimento pressed against the ropes, preventing Nascimento from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nascimento is trying to stall.

Cold manages to break the clinch.
Cold throws a lazy uppercut
and Nascimento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Cold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nascimento circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Cold moved out of range.

Cold pushes Nascimento up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nascimento wants to break free but Cold has control.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cold trying to control the position but instead, Nascimento has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cold into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cold breaks from the clinch.
Cold misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Nascimento wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Cold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Cold breaks the clinch.
Nascimento definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cold throws a lazy head kick
and Nascimento counters with a right hand to the body.

Cold rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the ropes.
Nascimento is trying to force a seperation but Cold has the dominant position.
Nascimento has had enough of the clinch but Cold keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cold looks to clinch
and Nascimento counters with a left to the body.
Cold is looking to clinch.
Cold ducks right into an uppercut from Nascimento.
Cold tries a low kick but Nascimento avoids it.
Cold wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.

Cold clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cold breaks the clinch.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Cold moves out of range.
Nascimento moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCold.
Cold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
Cold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jax Cold will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cold has closed the distance and engaged Nascimento in a clinch.

Cold manages to break the clinch.

Cold closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the ropes.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cold misses with a knee strike.
Cold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nascimento's efforts to push away.
Nascimento wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nascimento getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alexandre Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nascimento goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cold.
Nascimento listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nascimento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cold throws out a counter right but Nascimento avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Nascimento. Those never looked like landing.
Cold throws a head kick that misses
and Nascimento counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt.

Cold is rocked!

Cold darts in and clinches Nascimento up against the ropes.
Cold is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
Cold prevents Nascimento from breaking the clinch.
Cold prevents Nascimento from breaking the clinch.

Cold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cold moves into the clinch.
Come on Cold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Nascimento breaks the clinch.
Nascimento connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Cold's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Cold - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexandre Nascimento!
Alexandre Nascimento looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Obrigado pelo apoio galera é Brasil porra!! Alexandre Nascimento gravem este nome. Quero agradecer também ao meu professor de boxe Gustavo Santos! É nois valeu'.

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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nazar Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazar Ivanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven Jackson's chin.

Ivanov
vs
Jackson

205 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
260 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazar Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ivanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanov. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the ropes.
Ivanov is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the ropes.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Ivanov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the ropes.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Ivanov is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the ropes.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Ivanov tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanov.

It looks like Steven Jackson has been cut.
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
Ivanov wants to break free but Jackson has control.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ivanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazar Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.

Jackson clinches.
Ivanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nazar Ivanov.

Ivanov clinches.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanov is trying to break free.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the ropes.
Ivanov wants to stall.
Ivanov can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Ivanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov is trying to stall.
Maybe Ivanov would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nazar Ivanov.
Ivanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Ivanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivanov is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Ivanov.
Nazar Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jackson forces Ivanov back against the ropes and clinches.
Ivanov trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanov into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazar Ivanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the ropes.
Ivanov is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nazar Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the ropes and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Ivanov lands the left hand.

That has opened up Steven Jackson's cut even more.
Ivanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
Ivanov is trying to stall.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Ivanov taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ivanov lands an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Steven Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazar Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nazar Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazar Ivanov!

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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Lemana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Cruz (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.

Lemana
vs
Cruz

200 cm
26
206 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
209 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

Basic striking
Very strong

Good kicks
Solid chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

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 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Lemana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jos Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz throws a hook but Lemana avoids it easily.
Lemana throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Lemana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemana connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Lemana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemana scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lemana scores with a jab to the head.
Lemana looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Lemana counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemana scores with a nice right hand.
Lemana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lemana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lemana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Lemana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lemana digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Lemana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Old Irish's Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lemana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lemana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Jos Cruz has been cut.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lemana scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Lemana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemana is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lemana slips under a jab from Cruz.
Lemana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemana is just out of range.
Lemana cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Lemana misses with a wild body shot.
Joe Lemana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz takes one on the button.
Lemana scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lemana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemana.
Jos Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemana throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Lemana.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lemana scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemana tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lemana swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lemana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Lemana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lemana misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemana cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Lemana lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lemana.
Lemana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemana throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Lemana.
Lemana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lemana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jos Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lemana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lemana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemana.
Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lemana staying out of range there.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemana counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Lemana does it's job there.
Lemana lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Lemana counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Lemana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lemana lands with a cross.
Lemana scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Lemana connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Lemana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Lemana connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Lemana jabs at Cruz's body.
Lemana scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemana lands with a nice body punch.
Lemana throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Lemana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Lemana.
Lemana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemana takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Lemana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemana. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Lemana.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Lemana counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Lemana defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Lemana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Lemana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Lemana misses.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Lemana counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemana lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Lemana.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Lemana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemana tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Cruz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemana scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemana. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemana lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lemana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jos Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
Lemana lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the ropes and back into range.
Lemana misses with a body shot.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Lemana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Lemana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lemana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Lemana counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Lemana is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Lemana counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Lemana.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lemana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Lemana counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Cruz is rocked!
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lemana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemana finish him?
Lemana lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemana.
Lemana feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Lemana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Lemana.
Lemana lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Lemana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemana.
Lemana digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Lemana throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Lemana counters with a nice uppercut.
Lemana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lemana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Lemana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lemana takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Lemana connects with a single shot there.
Lemana lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemana jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Lemana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lemana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lemana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemana lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lemana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lemana dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Lemana connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lemana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Lemana counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemana swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Jos Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Lemana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lemana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Lemana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lemana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Lemana!

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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Thicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thicke has chosen David Guetta and Snoop Dogg - Sweat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Worner
vs
Thicke

170 cm
34
153 lbs
25 - 33 - 0

184 cm
33
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good knees
Good chin

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Thicke!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Worner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thicke misses the shot to the body.
Thicke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Worner swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Worner misses.
Thicke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thicke duly obliges.
Worner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thicke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thicke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worner was well out of range. Poor timing from Thicke.
Thicke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Thicke pushes Worner up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thicke presses Worner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thicke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Worner fails to land.

Thicke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worner misses with the combination.
Thicke throws a right and a left that Worner avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Thicke misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thicke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Thicke.
Worner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Austin Worner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thicke misses the shot to the body.
Worner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Worner throws a combination that misses
enabling Thicke to counter with a crisp jab.
Thicke lands an overhand right.

Thicke clips Worner with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Worner a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
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!
Worner slips a jab and a cross from Thicke.

Thicke closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Worner crashing to the mat! Worner uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Worner is rocked!
Thicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worner.
Oh Worner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Worner slips under a jab from Thicke.
Thicke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Worner throws a right hand that Thicke ducks under and follows up with a left that Thicke also avoids with ease.
Worner walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brad Thicke!
A less than humble Brad Thicke misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincade comes to the ring accompanied by Good Rats. Roger Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kincade
vs
Martinez

162 cm
35
144 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

162 cm
27
160 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Kincade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Kincade gets a clinch.
Kincade lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Kincade.
Martinez trying to stall but Kincade improves his position.
Kincade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kincade effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kincade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kincade slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade has Martinez pressed against the ropes.
Kincade gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kincade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kincade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez wants to stall.
The referee calls for Kincade to work.
Kincade lands with a left to the head.
Kincade has Martinez pushed against the ropes.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the ropes.
Kincade taking a breather.
Kincade pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Kincade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Old Irish's Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kincade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kincade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincade effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Kincade.
Come on Kincade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kincade lands a right hand.
Kincade scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez being controlled against the ropes.
Kincade gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kincade gets a clinch.
Martinez is looking to control Kincade's arms but Kincade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the ropes.
Kincade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez is looking to control Kincade's arms but Kincade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the ropes.
Martinez trying to stall but Kincade improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook. Kincade ducked under it nicely.

Kincade pushes Martinez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kincade stalling in the clinch.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Kincade improves position.

Kincade manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kincade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kincade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kincade is stalling here.

Kincade breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kincade pushes Martinez up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kincade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Kincade to work.
Kincade is pushing Martinez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez throws a combination. Kincade tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Kincade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Martinez.
Kincade lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kincade to score with a decent uppercut.

Kincade has Martinez up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the ropes.
Kincade leaning against his opponent.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kincade is keeping busy.
Kincade is struggling to control the position.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.

Kincade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kincade drives through and clinches with Martinez against the ropes.

Kincade breaks the clinch.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Kincade with an uppercut!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rory Kincade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Kincade just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Kincade lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Kincade leaning against his opponent.
Kincade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Kincade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kincade manages to break the clinch.
Kincade misses with a body shot.

Kincade has managed to clinch.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kincade swinging wildly here.
Kincade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.

Kincade clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kincade leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kincade scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the ropes.
Kincade stalling in the clinch.
Kincade is stalling here.
Kincade has Martinez pushed against the ropes.
Kincade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Rory Kincade is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kincade lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rory Kincade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kincade clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kincade slows down the pace here.
Kincade just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Kincade seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kincade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Martinez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Kincade throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kincade digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.

Kincade rushes Martinez and presses him up against the ropes.
Kincade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kincade slows down the pace here.
Kincade has Martinez pushed against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kincade for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A right hook to the body lands for Kincade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kincade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Kincade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Nice body punch from Kincade.

Kincade forces Martinez back against the ropes and clinches.
Kincade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Kincade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kincade lands a body punch in the clinch.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Jab from Kincade.

Kincade clinches up against the ropes.

Kincade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Kincade as the two fighters clinch.

Kincade breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the ropes.
Kincade has Martinez pushed against the ropes.

Kincade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Kincade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Kincade drives through and clinches with Martinez against the ropes.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kincade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kincade closes the distance and clinches.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kincade. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kincade has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade had his way with Roger Martinez in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincade manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.

Kincade clinches with his opponent.
Martinez is looking to control Kincade's arms but Kincade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the ropes.
Kincade lands a left hand.
Kincade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roger Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kincade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Kincade moves out of range.
Jab by Martinez.
Kincade connects with the punch.
Kincade misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kincade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kincade is pushing Martinez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kincade is stalling here.
Kincade lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincade lands with a right hand.

Kincade instigates a clinch.
Kincade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the ropes.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Kincade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the ropes.
Kincade digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Martinez cracks Kincade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kincade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kincade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Kincade!
Rory Kincade retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rory Kincade waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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