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NACF 15- PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nieky Paauwers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paauwers comes into the arena with Eminem – Guts Over Fear (ft. Sia) blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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189 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nieky Paauwers!
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, Luke Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paauwers walks into a stiff left hand from Plouman.
Plouman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Plouman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paauwers, pushing him back against the cage.
Plouman lands an elbow that stopped Paauwers in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nieky Paauwers has been cut.
Paauwers avoids the elbow strike from Plouman, against the cage.
Plouman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paauwers connects with a knee to the head.
Paauwers lands a good knee to the midsection. Plouman won't want to take too many of those.
Paauwers misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Paauwers has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Plouman tries to throw a body punch but Paauwers avoids it by throwing Plouman back against the cage.
Plouman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plouman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paauwers's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paauwers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paauwers being controlled against the cage.
Plouman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman lands an elbow inside that Paauwers shrugs off.
Plouman throws an elbow that misses.
Plouman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plouman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paauwers looking to throw knees to the head but Plouman is blocking nicely.
Paauwers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Plouman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paauwers or not.
Plouman lands an elbow inside that Paauwers shrugs off.
Plouman lands an elbow that stopped Paauwers in his tracks for a moment.
Plouman is struggling to control the position.
Paauwers is trying to push Plouman away but Plouman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paauwers takes an elbow to the temple.
Paauwers tries to land a knee to the head but Plouman blocks with his arms.
Plouman effectively controlling the action here.
Plouman lands an elbow inside that Paauwers shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paauwers's elbow.
Plouman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paauwers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Paauwers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plouman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paauwers prevents a body shot from Plouman.
Paauwers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Plouman.
Plouman misses with a punch to the body.
Paauwers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Plouman lands an elbow just above Paauwers 's eye.
Paauwers landing knees to the head.
Plouman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plouman scores with a hook to the body.
Paauwers blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Plouman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paauwers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Plouman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paauwers blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plouman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paauwers's brow.
Plouman pushes off an throws an elbow but Paauwers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paauwers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plouman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paauwers misses with a knee strike.
Plouman is pushing Paauwers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Plouman tries a body shot but Paauwers blocks it.
Plouman can't find room to land a body shot as Paauwers controls the action.
Plouman can't find room to land a body shot as Paauwers controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plouman.
Plouman lands a nice elbow.
Plouman throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman stalling the fight.
Paauwers blocks an elbow strike.
Plouman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Plouman.
Plouman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paauwers blocks an elbow strike from Plouman.
Plouman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paauwers trying to control the position but instead, Plouman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paauwers into the cage.
Paauwers is looking to control Plouman's arms but Plouman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paauwers has his back to the cage.
Paauwers avoids the elbow strike from Plouman, against the cage.
Paauwers working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plouman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paauwers up against the cage.
Plouman lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Plouman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nieky Paauwers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paauwers avoids the body shot from Plouman.
Paauwers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Plouman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plouman clinches up against the cage.
Plouman prevents Paauwers from breaking the clinch.
Plouman misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Plouman - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plouman.
Paauwers wants to get back to striking at distance but Plouman won't allow it.
Paauwers takes an elbow to the temple.
Luke Plouman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paauwers's defenses.
Plouman lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paauwers takes an elbow to the temple.
Paauwers tries to circle away but Plouman has him pinned against the cage.
Plouman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plouman throws an elbow that misses.
Plouman has Paauwers pressed against the cage, preventing Paauwers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paauwers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plouman has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paauwers prevents a body shot from Plouman.
Paauwers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plouman lands a damaging elbow.
Paauwers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plouman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plouman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paauwers can't break the clinch.
Paauwers is looking to break free of the clinch but Plouman has double underhooks.
Plouman misses with an elbow strike.
Plouman pushes Paauwers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plouman lands a nice shot to the body.
Plouman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Plouman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Plouman.
Nieky Paauwers's cut is getting worse.
Paauwers takes an elbow to the temple.
Plouman misses with a body punch.
Plouman works on Paauwers's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman lands an elbow inside.
Plouman scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paauwers's defenses.
Paauwers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Plouman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plouman.
Paauwers is rocked!
Plouman lands an elbow inside.
Oh Paauwers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plouman has control of Paauwers and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Paauwers crashing to the mat! Paauwers looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Plouman looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Luke Plouman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good knees
Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Asikainen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Asikainen is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Wallace!
An intense looking Bill Wallace took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My hard head is why I'm the winner. My coaches suck ass I'm self taught I'd like to thank Satan bless be the dark lord & God our father.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duterte comes to the cage accompanied by Tayo ay Dabawenyo. King has chosen ROAR by Katy Perry as his entrance music. Calvin King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duterte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duterte wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King throws out a counter right but Duterte avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Duterte's head back.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Duterte defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Duterte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duterte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King blocks a head kick by Duterte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a leg kick
and Duterte counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off.
King scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Rodrigo Duterte has been cut.
King looks to land a left hand but Duterte moved out of range nicely.
King throws a body punch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duterte is rocked!
King connects with a quick right hand that sends Duterte 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 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Calvin King!
Calvin King 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Asmar Dagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Asmar Dagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dagher feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dagher punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dagher misses with a low kick as Peterson jumps back.
Peterson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dagher.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Dagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Dagher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws a nice looking combination but Dagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dagher throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Dagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Dagher throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagher misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson throws a fast counter high kick but Dagher manages to duck under it in time.
Dagher misses the shot to the body.
Peterson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dagher.
Dagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Lou Peterson has been cut.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson tries to clinch but Dagher moves away
and Dagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Dagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Dagher looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dagher.
Dagher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dagher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lou Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dagher.
Peterson throws a right hand that Dagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Dagher also avoids with ease.
Peterson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dagher is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dagher throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagher thuds his shin into the meat of Peterson's side.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dagher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dagher plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Peterson's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Peterson, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Asmar Dagher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Feargus Urquhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feargus Urquhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumpio loads up on a big right hand but Urquhart slips the punch.
Urquhart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lumpio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Feargus Urquhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urquhart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lumpio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lumpio misses the jab.
Lumpio throws a hook but Urquhart avoids it easily.
Urquhart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urquhart seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Urquhart swings widly with a right hand
and Lumpio counters by moving into the clinch.
Urquhart is trying to break the clinch but Lumpio has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
A short right from Lumpio on the inside.
Urquhart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lumpio's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lumpio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Urquhart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lumpio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urquhart misses with a low kick.
Urquhart sets himself, and Lumpio steps forward looking for the clinch! Urquhart avoids it this time.
Lumpio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumpio avoids the body shot from Urquhart.
Nice jab there from Lumpio.
Lumpio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urquhart throws a leg kick that misses.
Urquhart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lumpio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urquhart.
Lumpio looks to land a right hand but Urquhart moved out of range.
Urquhart misses with a looping right.
Urquhart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Woodhouse's in the buildup to the fight.
Urquhart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lumpio counters with a stiff right hand.
Lumpio tries to clinch but Urquhart is having none of it.
Urquhart tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lumpio to counter with a crisp jab.
Urquhart throws a head kick that misses.
Urquhart wants to clinch.
Urquhart moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urquhart.
Urquhart stalls.
Urquhart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urquhart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Urquhart missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urquhart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio gets through Urquhart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urquhart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lumpio's defenses.
Urquhart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urquhart blocks an uppercut.
Lumpio scores with a shot to the side of Urquhart's head.
Urquhart tries to throw a body punch but Lumpio avoids it by throwing Urquhart back against the cage.
Lumpio lands a knee to the body.
Lumpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Urquhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urquhart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urquhart prevents a body shot from Lumpio.
Urquhart throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquhart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urquhart.
Lumpio lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urquhart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lumpio's brow.
Lumpio lands a right hand.
Urquhart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Urquhart misses with an elbow strike.
Urquhart throws an elbow but it misses.
Urquhart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Urquhart managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urquhart throws a combination that misses
and Lumpio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urquhart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lumpio.
Urquhart scores with a hook to the body. Lumpio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick from Lumpio lands but Urquhart takes it in his stride.
Lumpio sizes up Urquhart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lumpio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urquhart's corner calls for a 1-2. Urquhart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Urquhart defending well as Lumpio loads up on a big left hand.
Urquhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lumpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Urquhart.
Urquhart clinches up against the cage.
Urquhart misses with a knee strike.
Urquhart looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Urquhart.
Urquhart lands a hook that snaps the head of Lumpio backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urquhart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Urquhart misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Lumpio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Urquhart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Lumpio tenderised Urquhart's leg. Urquhart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urquhart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Armas Lumpio has been cut.
Lumpio instigates a clinch.
Lumpio scores with a shoulder strike.
Urquhart is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Urquhart has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Urquhart.
Lumpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urquhart tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urquhart.
Lumpio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lumpio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urquhart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Urquhart is stalling here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urquhart throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Lumpio.
Urquhart tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart misses with an elbow strike.
Armas Lumpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Urquhart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Urquhart.
Urquhart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lumpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Urquhart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.
Urquhart scores with a knee to the head.
Lumpio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urquhart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urquhart can't find room to land a body shot as Lumpio controls the action.
Lumpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urquhart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Urquhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lumpio throws out the jab.
Feargus Urquhart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urquhart catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Lumpio stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Lumpio walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio throws a right hand that misses
and Urquhart counters with a right hand from hell and Lumpio is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Feargus Urquhart!
After the fight, Feargus Urquhart was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into the arena with Another One Bites the Dust blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Banks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Walker misses.
Banks thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Banks 's knee.
Banks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Banks just manages to avoid it.
Walker misses the body punch
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.
Banks avoids the head kick by Walker.
Banks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Banks closes the distance and clinches.
Banks pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
We've been informed that Banks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Banks looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks throws a lazy head kick
and Walker counters with a big head kick but Banks shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker looks to throw a body kick
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker 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.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Banks checks a low kick from Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a chopping leg kick but Banks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Banks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Banks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Banks slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banks! But no joy.
Banks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Banks.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker tries a low kick but Banks avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Banks misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Banks lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Banks.
Walker breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker dominated 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.
A shot to the body from Walker misses
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
John Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Banks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker scores with a nice body kick.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Banks.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robin Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick.
Banks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker misses with a low kick as Banks jumps back.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Banks.
Banks scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Banks moved away.
Walker throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks has managed to clinch.
Banks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to work over Banks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banks pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Banks.
Banks lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Banks has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Walker tries to break free but Banks pushes him back against the cage.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Banks has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker trying to stall but Banks improves his position.
Banks lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Banks pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Banks.
Banks keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Banks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the cage.
Banks misses with an elbow over the top.
Banks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
Banks misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Robin Banks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Walker tenderised Banks's leg. Banks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banks wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
It seemed like Banks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Banks slips under a jab from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Banks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped Walker's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Banks darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Banks won't allow it.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Banks moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
Banks tries to counter with a clinch but Walker shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Banks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker has Banks pressed against the cage, preventing Banks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Banks, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Banks throws an elbow that misses.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Banks controls the action.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Banks.
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
Banks misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Banks, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Banks lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Banks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Banks has the dominant position.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Banks on the inside.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banks lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Walker tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banks throws an elbow but misses.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Banks.
Banks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banks counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Banks tries to counter with a clinch but Walker shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker throws a leg kick but Banks checks it.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Banks controls the action.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Banks, against the cage.
Banks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robin Banks!
In his post fight interview, Robin Banks started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dokken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cherry Pie "Warrant". Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dokken.
Dokken throws a wild body kick that Solzhenitsyn sees coming a mile off.
Solzhenitsyn connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Dokken misses its intended target.
Dokken misses with a body shot.
Solzhenitsyn stuns Dokken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dokken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dokken cracks Solzhenitsyn with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Solzhenitsyn is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Solzhenitsyn is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dokken moves forwards but Solzhenitsyn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solzhenitsyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dokken catches Solzhenitsyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Solzhenitsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dokken.
Axl Dokken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solzhenitsyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dokken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solzhenitsyn's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solzhenitsyn has him pressed against the cage.
Dokken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Dokken has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dokken tries to throw a body punch but Solzhenitsyn avoids it by throwing Dokken back against the cage.
Dokken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solzhenitsyn working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Solzhenitsyn on the inside.
Dokken blocking some punches.
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.
Dokken will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solzhenitsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Solzhenitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Solzhenitsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Dokken tries to throw a body punch but Solzhenitsyn avoids it by throwing Dokken back against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solzhenitsyn crunches a lovely knee into Dokken's ribcage.
Solzhenitsyn tries a body shot but Dokken blocks it.
Solzhenitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Solzhenitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Solzhenitsyn tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dokken lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn lands a right hand.
Dokken tries to circle away but Solzhenitsyn has him pinned against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dokken tries to break free but Solzhenitsyn pushes him back against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn prevents a body shot from Dokken.
Still in the clinch, Solzhenitsyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axl Dokken should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dokken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a hook.
Solzhenitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn connects with a looping right hand.
Dokken is rocked!
Dokken gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Solzhenitsyn presses Dokken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solzhenitsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Solzhenitsyn tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solzhenitsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solzhenitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a body punch.
Solzhenitsyn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
Solzhenitsyn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Solzhenitsyn on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn missing with knees to the body.
Solzhenitsyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dokken backwards.
Solzhenitsyn lands a shot to the body.
Solzhenitsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Solzhenitsyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dokken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dokken struggles to land a body shot inside as Solzhenitsyn controls his hands.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solzhenitsyn prevents a body shot from Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dokken tries a body shot but Solzhenitsyn blocks it.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn misses with some punches.
Solzhenitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn tries a body shot but Dokken blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken tries to throw a body punch but Solzhenitsyn avoids it by throwing Dokken back against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn lands a body punch.
Dokken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solzhenitsyn cracks Dokken with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dokken wants to break free but Solzhenitsyn has control.
Solzhenitsyn lands a hook that snaps the head of Dokken backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn 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. This is the final round!
A jab from Dokken misses.
Dokken closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dokken takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Solzhenitsyn on the inside.
Solzhenitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Solzhenitsyn throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn tries a body shot but Dokken blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solzhenitsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a light punch inside.
Dokken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn lands a right hand.
Solzhenitsyn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Solzhenitsyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dokken.
Solzhenitsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axl Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solzhenitsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
Dokken trying to stall but Solzhenitsyn improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken has a couple of punches blocked by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Dokken displaying some good clinch control by pressing Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Dokken is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Solzhenitsyn cracks Dokken with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokken trying to land knees to the body.
Dokken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Solzhenitsyn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Solzhenitsyn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Solzhenitsyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solzhenitsyn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewoud Roelof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack drops his hands momentarily and Roelof takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roelof closes the distance and clinches.
Roelof utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roelof presses Jack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roelof is defending well for now.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
Jack pushes Roelof back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Roelof makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack avoiding damage as Roelof throws knees to the body.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Roelof uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roelof leaning against his opponent.
Roelof lands a body punch.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roelof avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roelof creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roelof.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Roelof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Jack working aggressively here.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jack.
Roelof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roelof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Roelof is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jack is trying to break the clinch but Roelof is controlling him.
A short left from Roelof.
Jack is rocked!
Jack working aggressively here.
Roelof lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Roelof on the inside.
Oh Jack 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.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Roelof - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof stalls.
Roelof scores a nice knee to the body.
Roelof scores with a hook to the body.
Jack seems to have got his legs back now.
Roelof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roelof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roelof softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roelof lands a left hand.
Roelof lands a knee to the body.
Jack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Roelof lands a knee to the body.
Roelof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Roelof scores with a hook to the body.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Roelof.
Roelof lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jack.
Roelof stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roelof putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack avoiding damage as Roelof throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roelof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roelof gets through Jack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roelof trying to land knees to the body.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Roelof.
Roelof lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Roelof.
Roelof cracks Jack with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Jack 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! Jack wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ewoud Roelof!
As Ewoud Roelof got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Tough challenges i am facing, but it is always good to come out on top of it. Nothing personal, but i needed this win for me and my run at the titel.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Gaarlandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaarlandt 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 throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Fighter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fighter connects with a leg kick. Gaarlandt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fighter throws a chopping leg kick but Gaarlandt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fighter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donk. Gaarlandt catches Fighter right on the button with a cross.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Fighter as he connects with a hook.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Gaarlandt walks into a jab.
A jab from Gaarlandt misses.
Fighter tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gaarlandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fighter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fighter throws a body punch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Gaarlandt throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Fighter blocks a jab.
Gaarlandt scores with a punch to the head.
Fighter has Gaarlandt up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaarlandt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaarlandt.
Fighter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
Gaarlandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaarlandt presses Fighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaarlandt.
I was talking to Gaarlandt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Fighter.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fighter pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter has Gaarlandt pressed against the cage, preventing Gaarlandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt drops his hands momentarily and Fighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaarlandt scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot.
Gaarlandt misses with a right hand
and Fighter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaarlandt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fighter looks to clinch
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt misses with the combination.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Fighter - just one landing.
Gaarlandt dips to his left and cracks Fighter with an uppercut!
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaarlandt.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaarlandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fighter.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaarlandt manages to avoid it.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fighter.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaarlandt is just out of range.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gaarlandt throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Fighter tries to counter with a clinch but Gaarlandt shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fighter throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Fighter misses.
A big right from Gaarlandt misses.
Nice defenses there by Gaarlandt.
Fighter scores with a nice head shot.
Gaarlandt moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Nice straight punches there by Gaarlandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter digs a good hook to Gaarlandt's body.
Fighter swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter is working Gaarlandt over against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Gaarlandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fighter can pounce on him.
Gaarlandt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fighter blocks a jab.
Fighter misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Fighter throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut.
Fighter tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaarlandt, pushing him back against the cage.
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaarlandt. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fighter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Fighter moves into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Gaarlandt can't break the clinch.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaarlandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
Fighter takes a shot to the head.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
Fighter has Gaarlandt pressed against the cage, preventing Gaarlandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaarlandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Gaarlandt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaarlandt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gaarlandt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a leg kick which misses Gaarlandt's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaarlandt tries to avoid it.
Gaarlandt scores with a jab.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Gaarlandt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter throws a body punch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
Gaarlandt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Fighter wants to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Gaarlandt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gaarlandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fighter slips under a jab from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fighter counter with a right hand.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Gaarlandt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaarlandt throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Gaarlandt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fighter throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gaarlandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaarlandt throws a big shot that misses.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut.
Fighter tries to clinch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a right hand.
Gaarlandt connects with the punch.
Gaarlandt takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Fighter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fighter, as that shot connected.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt with a hook.
Gaarlandt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaarlandt misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Gaarlandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Fighter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt is rocked!
Fighter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Gaarlandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Gaarlandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Fighter tenderised Gaarlandt's leg. Gaarlandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaarlandt seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tourney Fighter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fighter scores with a jab to the head.
Fighter slips a jab from Gaarlandt.
Fighter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaarlandt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter tries to counter with a clinch but Gaarlandt shakes him off and moves away.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gaarlandt with a hook.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaarlandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaarlandt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaarlandt.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter throws a combination. Gaarlandt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaarlandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fighter throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws out a loose jab but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaarlandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Fighter - just one landing.
Jeff Gaarlandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaarlandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaarlandt.
Fighter thuds a left hand into Gaarlandt's body.
Gaarlandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fighter works Gaarlandt's body with a nice hook.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Gaarlandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter throws a body kick that misses.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaarlandt misses the target.
Fighter tries a head kick but it misses.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gaarlandt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fighter.
Fighter wants to clinch but Gaarlandt slips to the side
and Gaarlandt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt avoids the head kick by Fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter missing with a left hand there. Gaarlandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaarlandt misses the target.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Gaarlandt's head but Gaarlandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighter scores with a nice head shot.
Gaarlandt looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Gaarlandt throws a series of strikes that have Fighter backpedaling.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild combination.
Fighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaarlandt scores with a four punch combination!
Gaarlandt ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Gaarlandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gaarlandt misses.
Fighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Gaarlandt misses its target.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice strike.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter throws a leg kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Gaarlandt misses.
Gaarlandt lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Gaarlandt misses.
Fighter throws a solid leg kick but Gaarlandt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fighter.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter takes a swing at Gaarlandt's ribcage but misses.
Gaarlandt cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
Fighter throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Fighter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gaarlandt if he has to take too many more of those.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping left.
Fighter throws a hook but Gaarlandt blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt defending well as Fighter loads up on a big left hand.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild combination.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaarlandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Gaarlandt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Fighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gaarlandt throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
Fighter pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaarlandt.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter lands a nice uppercut.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter trying to land knees to the body.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Tourney Fighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaarlandt dodges an elbow strike from Fighter.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
A short right from Gaarlandt on the inside.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt lands with a light punch inside.
Gaarlandt is trying to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling him.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter lands a knee to the head.
Fighter tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaarlandt managing to block the knees to the body from Fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaarlandt avoids it.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Fighter tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Gaarlandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaarlandt tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Gaarlandt knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Fighter lands a lovely overhand right.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Gaarlandt throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter misses with a low kick as Gaarlandt jumps back.
Gaarlandt blocks a head kick by Fighter.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Fighter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaarlandt under the eye.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter moves out of range as Gaarlandt strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Gaarlandt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fighter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gaarlandt loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Fighter tries to clinch but Gaarlandt is having none of it.
Fighter lands with a kick to the temple. Gaarlandt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaarlandt works the jab nicely.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight left.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaarlandt scores with a hook.
Gaarlandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Gaarlandt avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Gaarlandt swinging wildly here.
Fighter clinches up against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Gaarlandt avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch.
Fighter lands with a good body shot.
Fighter defending well as Gaarlandt loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Fighter catches Gaarlandt right on the button with a cross.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter cracks Gaarlandt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fighter closes the distance but Gaarlandt moves to the side
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tourney Fighter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fighter throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Fighter scores with a jab. Gaarlandt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Gaarlandt lands a head shot.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaarlandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
Fighter slips a straight right by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Gaarlandt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fighter back to the cage. Gaarlandt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Gaarlandt does no damage.
Gaarlandt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaarlandt tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaarlandt throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gaarlandt if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
Fighter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaarlandt under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Gaarlandt.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Gaarlandt throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaarlandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter scores with a one two! Gaarlandt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Gaarlandt. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gaarlandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaarlandt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaarlandt walks into a straight right hand from Fighter.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Gaarlandt avoids nicely.
Gaarlandt throws an off balance right hand
and Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fighter presses Gaarlandt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Fighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaarlandt's elbow.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Gaarlandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaarlandt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fighter moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter lands a left hand.
Fighter prevents Gaarlandt from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Gaarlandt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Fighter as the two fighters clinch.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Gaarlandt's ribcage. Gaarlandt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fighter lands a right hand.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaarlandt takes a shot to the head.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Gaarlandt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fighter pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaarlandt controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Fighter.
Fighter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter works on Gaarlandt's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaarlandt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fighter prevents Gaarlandt from breaking the clinch.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
Gaarlandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Gaarlandt avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gaarlandt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
Fighter presses Gaarlandt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Fighter working Gaarlandt over with knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looking to throw knees to the head but Gaarlandt is blocking nicely.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch but Fighter keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaarlandt's elbow.
Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gaarlandt's head.
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter slips a straight right by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fighter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaarlandt.
Fighter throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Fighter tries to clinch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Fighter lands with a kick to the temple. Gaarlandt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaarlandt misses the shot to the body.
Fighter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaarlandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaarlandt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fighter eats them both and turns towards Gaarlandt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gaarlandt cracks Fighter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Gaarlandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fighter throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight left.
Fighter feints and then cracks Gaarlandt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaarlandt down.
Gaarlandt misses with a two punch combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Fighter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Gaarlandt.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
A jab lands there for Gaarlandt.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaarlandt misses with a few strikes there.
Gaarlandt throws a body punch but Fighter moves out of range.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight left.
Fighter lands a jab to Gaarlandt's midsection.
Gaarlandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt scores with a shot to the body.
Fighter swings for the body but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
A big right from Gaarlandt misses.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt sets himself, and Fighter steps forward looking for the clinch! Gaarlandt avoids it this time.
Fighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaarlandt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaarlandt.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Fighter wants to counter with a clinch but Gaarlandt pushes him away.
Fighter throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but Gaarlandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter throws a jab when Gaarlandt was well out of range.
Gaarlandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaarlandt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
A little feinted left hand from Gaarlandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaarlandt avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Fighter has closed the distance and engaged Gaarlandt in a clinch.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt can't break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaarlandt's elbow.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
A knee to the head by Fighter.
Gaarlandt can't break the clinch.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Fighter, against the cage.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tourney Fighter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter cracks Gaarlandt with a nice body shot.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Fighter away but Fighter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Jeff Gaarlandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Fighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fighter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Fighter!
Tourney Fighter is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Tourney Fighter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiki has chosen Reuben James as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiki needs to keep his hands up - Bird had a free shot at his head there.
Wiki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wiki misses with a low kick.
Wiki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Wiki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
William Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird clobbers Wiki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bird has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bird jabs at Wiki's body.
Wiki moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wiki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wiki scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Wiki. Beautiful body shot.
Wiki lands with an uppercut that bounces Bird off the cage and back into range.
Wiki misses with a hook. Bird ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wiki lands the left hand.
Wiki thuds his right hand into Bird's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bird is rocked!
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Wiki saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wiki looks to land a body kick but Bird moved away.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wiki connects with a quick right hand that sends Bird 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 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ruben Wiki!
Ruben Wiki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Museum of Monsters & Madmen, into his post fight interview.
William Bird spoke after the fight, saying 'You proved you were the better fighter tonight.'.
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