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Pride Sunday Funday 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kauko Tyrmä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kauko Tyrmä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Black Death!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Tyrmä
and Death counters with a stiff right hand.
Death keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrmä.
Tyrmä scores with a jab. Death acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyrmä throws a body punch but Death moves out of range.
Death tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrmä was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrmä takes a swing at Death's ribcage but misses.
Tyrmä swats away the attempt to clinch by Death.
Tyrmä scores with a nice head shot.
Death moves out of range as Tyrmä throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrmä fakes the leg kick and cracks Death in the body.
Tyrmä throws a hook to the side of Death's head but Death sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Death is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Death tries to clinch but Tyrmä moves out of range.
Tyrmä connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Death's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Death - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kauko Tyrmä!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Bojangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Bojangles!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas slips under a jab from Bojangles.
Dallas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bojangles throws a combination. Dallas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A lazy body kick from Bojangles
and Dallas counters with a nice body shot.
Dallas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bojangles throws out a loose jab but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas throws a shot from downtown. Bojangles moves away and avoids it.
Dallas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dallas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bojangles.
Bojangles throws a right hand that misses
and Dallas counters with a stiff right hand.
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bojangles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bojangles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bojangles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dallas throws out a leg kick but Bojangles moves out of range and Dallas only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dallas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bojangles. That did some damage!
Bojangles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dallas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bojangles. Bojangles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dallas lands with a shot to the body.
Dallas misses with a body kick.
Dallas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bojangles counters with a body kick that stops Dallas in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas throws the left hand but Bojangles avoids the punch easily.
Bojangles throws out a loose jab but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Bojangles misses.
Dallas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bojangles.
Bojangles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dallas's sensitive parts.
Bojangles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dallas's hands.
Dallas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dallas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bojangles.
Dallas throws an overhand right that lands on Bojangles's shoulder, as Bojangles tries to avoid the shot.
Bojangles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dallas counter with a right hand.
Bojangles lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Dallas goes down! The ref sends Bojangles to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Dallas is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Dallas is rocked!
It looks like Joe Dallas has been cut.
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!
Bojangles weaves into range and cracks Dallas right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dallas goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bojangles is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Bojangles!
Mr Bojangles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Vega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cole Anderson's chin.
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185 lbs
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Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Vega!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vega has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega misses with some punches.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Anderson tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega avoiding damage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
It looks like Joel Vega has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to circle away but Vega has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson wants to break free but Vega has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson wants to stall.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vega blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Anderson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Vega.
Vega digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Vega lands a body punch.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson keeps control of Vega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Vega is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Vega.
Vega misses with some punches.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Vega keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson wants to stall.
Vega working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vega has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Vega has the dominant position.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson looking to stall.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Vega tries to tie him up.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vega prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Anderson is looking to control Vega's arms but Vega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Vega.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vega misses with some punches.
Anderson trying to stall but Vega improves his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vega is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Vega blocks it.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vega has double underhooks.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Vega pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vega working aggressively here.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Vega is controlling him.
Vega lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Vega has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses the body punch
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Vega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vega takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vega looks winded!
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Vega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson is looking to control Vega's arms but Vega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Vega letting Anderson take a breather here.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson wants to break free but Vega has control.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vega misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Vega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Vega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Vega stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Vega is looking to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vega. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Vega closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vega as the two fighters clinch.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vega wants to stall.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vega prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vega's elbow.
Vega avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Anderson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Vega keeps him there for the moment.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Vega.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vega won't allow it.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Vega.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Vega with a nice body shot.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.
Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vega misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vega working aggressively here.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vega.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega is trying to stall.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vega has double underhooks.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vega has him pressed against the cage.
Vega stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vega takes a kick to the side of the head.
That has opened up Joel Vega's cut even more.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vega circles away.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Vega is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Vega takes it in his stride.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Vega moves out of range.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Vega moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson lands a front kick to the face, that drops Vega to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Vega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a right and a left and another right! Vega goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cole Anderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Osama Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Rahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osama Suzuki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Osama Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Rahim!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahim misses with a head kick.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Rahim slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzuki.
Suzuki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ali Rahim has been cut.
Rahim throws a wild body kick that Suzuki sees coming a mile off.
Suzuki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rahim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzuki.
Rahim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.
Suzuki throws a one two combo.
A cross from Rahim lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahim stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rahim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Suzuki as he connects with a hook.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Rahim.
Suzuki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rahim checks a leg kick.
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahim connects with a single shot there.
Rahim connects with a jab.
Rahim misses with a two punch combination.
Rahim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rahim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahim as he connects with a hook.
Suzuki is rocked!
Suzuki throws a shot from downtown. Rahim moves away and avoids it.
Oh Suzuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki moves out of range as Rahim throws a body kick.
Suzuki seems to have got his legs back now.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Rahim moves out of range.
Rahim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suzuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahim.
Rahim throws the left hand but Suzuki avoids the punch easily.
Rahim throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rahim.
Suzuki lands a jab to Rahim's midsection.
Rahim throws a head kick that misses.
Ali Rahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahim lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Rahim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzuki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Suzuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahim slips a jab from Suzuki.
Rahim has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rahim scores with a head kick.
Rahim thuds his right hand into Suzuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rahim throws out a leg kick but Suzuki moves out of range and Rahim only half commits.
Suzuki walks into a straight right hand from Rahim.
Suzuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suzuki.
Rahim misses with a body kick.
Rahim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rahim.
Suzuki throws a lazy right hand but Rahim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suzuki throws a leg kick that misses.
Suzuki lands with a straight right. Rahim didn't see that one coming.
Suzuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rahim looks to land a body kick but Suzuki moved away.
Suzuki throws a counter high kick but Rahim was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rahim misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahim misses with a kick to the body.
Suzuki tries to land a front kick but Rahim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Rahim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahim was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
Rahim lands a high kick!
Rahim scores with a head kick. Suzuki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rahim connects with a quick right hand that sends Suzuki 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 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ali Rahim!
After the fight, Ali Rahim 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wood Pecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pecker comes into the arena with The Woody Woodpecker Song (Short Intro) blaring out of the sound system. Schulz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Leben. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wood Pecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mads Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pecker lands a right hook to the body.
Pecker scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mads Schulz has been cut.
Schulz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pecker throws out the jab.
Schulz throws a hook to the side of Pecker's head but Pecker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pecker takes a swing at Schulz's ribcage but misses.
Pecker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pecker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schulz.
Pecker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulz tries to clinch up but Pecker circles away and keeps his distance.
Pecker is looking to counter punch.
Schulz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Pecker as he connects with a hook.
Schulz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pecker. Schulz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pecker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pecker is looking to wear down Schulz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pecker lands a jab.
Pecker cracks Schulz with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Schulz get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Schulz looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz gets a clinch.
Pecker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schulz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Mads Schulz's cut even more.
Pecker jabs Schulz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schulz blocks the body kick.
Schulz throws out a counter right but Pecker avoids it with no problem.
Pecker defending well as Schulz loads up on a big left hand.
Pecker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pecker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pecker sets himself, and Schulz steps forward looking for the clinch! Pecker avoids it this time.
Pecker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schulz.
Schulz ducks under a wild hook from Pecker.
Nice uppercut lands for Pecker. That snapped Schulz's head back.
Schulz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pecker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pecker.
Schulz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pecker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schulz is still on wobbly legs! Can Pecker finish him?
The cut above Mads Schulz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schulz walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Schulz is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wood Pecker!
Wood Pecker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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