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EFFA 137 Baez vs. McGuiness PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean The Decimator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nkosinathi Ximba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ximba has chosen Die Antwoord - Fatty Boom Boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean The Decimator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nkosinathi Ximba!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Decimator throws an off balance right hand
and The Decimator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Decimator just misses with a punch to the body.
The Decimator misses with a wild combination.
Ximba cracks the inside of The Decimator's front leg.
Dean The Decimator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Decimator misses with a combination
and Ximba counters with a left and a right that stings The Decimator.
Ximba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ximba thuds his shin into the meat of The Decimator's side.
A leg kick checked by The Decimator.
The Decimator throwing a counter right hand but Ximba manages to avoid it.
Ximba lands a jab to The Decimator's midsection.
Nice jab there from Ximba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Decimator throws a lazy uppercut
and Ximba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ximba ducks under a wild hook from The Decimator.
Ximba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ximba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Decimator.
Sloppy strikes from The Decimator. Those never looked like landing.
The Decimator misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Decimator with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ximba to score with a decent uppercut.
The Decimator fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Decimator throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ximba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ximba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Decimator misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ximba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ximba tests The Decimator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Decimator's corner calls for a 1-2. The Decimator obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ximba has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The Decimator looks to land a combination. Ximba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ximba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ximba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for The Decimator, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Decimator throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ximba counters with a solid body kick.
The Decimator falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ximba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ximba cracks the inside of The Decimator's front leg.
The Decimator takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ximba scores with a jab to the head.
The Decimator moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Ximba.
The Decimator doesn't manage to clinch there - Ximba circles away.
Ximba takes one to the chin there.
The Decimator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ximba.
The Decimator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Decimator throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ximba counters with a two punch combo.
The Decimator is rocked!
Ximba scores with a nice strike.
Oh The Decimator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Decimator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ximba defending well as The Decimator loads up on a big left hand.
The Decimator lands a two punch combo.
Ximba connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends The Decimator to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ximba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nkosinathi Ximba!
A very excited looking Nkosinathi Ximba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nigel Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigel Hendrix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix throwing a counter right hand but Tesla manages to avoid it.
Tesla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Tesla.
Tesla connects with a crisp jab.
Tesla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Nice straight punches there by Hendrix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hendrix.
Tesla throws a head kick but Hendrix moves out of range.
Tesla throws the left hand but Hendrix avoids the punch easily.
Tesla throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tesla blocks a low kick nicely.
Tesla misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hendrix 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 Tesla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tesla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tesla feints a counter leg kick.
Tesla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tesla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tesla.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tesla 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!
Hendrix scores with a nice body kick.
Tesla connects with a leg kick. Hendrix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hendrix checks a leg kick.
Hendrix throws a low kick but Tesla avoids it.
We've been informed that Tesla 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.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesla.
Tesla lands a nice shot that snaps Hendrix's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendrix moves out of range of the leg kick from Tesla.
Hendrix looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hendrix checks a leg kick.
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Tesla is out of range.
Tesla closes the distance and clinches.
Tesla struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendrix controls his hands.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Hendrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Tesla won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tesla has Hendrix pushed against the ropes.
Hendrix lands a knee to the head.
Hendrix tries to land knees in the clinch but Tesla avoids the damage to the body.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Hendrix blocks a body shot from Tesla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tesla.
Tesla lands with a light punch inside.
Tesla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Tesla.
Tesla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tesla tries to work over Hendrix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Hendrix should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tesla moves out of range of the strikes.
Tesla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hendrix with a body shot.
Tesla misses with a wild combination.
Hendrix is looking to counter punch.
Nigel Hendrix is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendrix lands a nice shot that snaps Tesla's head back.
Tesla slips under a jab from Hendrix.
A low kick from Hendrix is predictable there
and Tesla counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Tesla on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tesla.
Tesla can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Tesla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tesla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix's elbow.
Hendrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tesla blocks a body shot from Hendrix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tesla is leaning against Hendrix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tesla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tesla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tesla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tesla misses with a body punch.
Hendrix tries to circle away but Tesla has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tesla.
Hendrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tesla cracks Hendrix with a nice body shot.
Hendrix takes a shot to the head.
Hendrix trying to control the position but instead, Tesla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hendrix into the ropes.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Hendrix avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is stalling here.
Tesla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tesla cracks Hendrix with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hendrix 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! Hendrix wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nicola Tesla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Won't Back Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a nice leg kick.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Butcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Penn misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn slips under a jab from Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Butcher catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Billy Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Butcher misses.
Butcher slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Butcher blocks the body kick.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Butcher seems unphased.
Butcher stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick from Penn lands but Butcher takes it in his stride.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butcher throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a good low kick that Butcher was not able to check.
Penn slips a jab from Butcher.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Butcher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn wants to clinch up but Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn scores with a head kick. Butcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Butcher.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice leg kick.
Butcher swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn slips under a jab from Butcher.
Penn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn moves forwards but Butcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses the jab.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher throws an off balance right hand
and Penn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butcher counters with a two punch combo.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher misses the jab.
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn rushes Butcher and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Butcher pushes Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Butcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Penn lands a nice hook to Butcher's body. Butcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Butcher is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Butcher misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Penn misses.
Butcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butcher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Penn throws a head kick but Butcher moves out of range.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Butcher's defenses.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Penn checks the leg kick.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Butcher pushes him off.
Butcher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Penn moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
As Butcher looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Butcher just gets out of the way.
Butcher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Butcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steel Penn did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
Butcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn lands a head kick!
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a nice head kick!
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Penn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn slips under a jab from Butcher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Butcher as he checks the leg kick.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but Butcher moves out of range.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn had his way with Billy Butcher in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Butcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a big head kick but Butcher shrugs it off.
Penn tries to land a front kick but Butcher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn throws a combination. Butcher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Butcher tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a big head kick but Butcher shrugs it off.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn scores with a head kick. Butcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Butcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Butcher takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Penn throws a counter high kick but Butcher was just alert enough to avoid it.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butcher lands a jab.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Butcher misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steel Penn!
Our winner, Steel Penn, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosenkilde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - 'Mother'. Mads Rosenkilde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne moves into the clinch.
Byrne lands a right hand.
Rosenkilde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenkilde's elbow.
Rosenkilde breaks from the clinch.
Rosenkilde looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rosenkilde instigates a clinch.
Rosenkilde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Byrne lands a body punch.
Rosenkilde is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rosenkilde has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Rosenkilde lands with a right to the head.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rosenkilde prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Rosenkilde creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byrne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rosenkilde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Byrne can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenkilde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosenkilde is trying to push Byrne away but Byrne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Rosenkilde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosenkilde lands with a right to the head.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenkilde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne being controlled against the ropes.
Byrne pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosenkilde leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosenkilde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenkilde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byrne.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosenkilde throws a series of punches but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosenkilde is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rosenkilde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rosenkilde thuds his shin into the meat of Byrne's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Rosenkilde.
Byrne scores with a jab to the body.
Rosenkilde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrne.
Rosenkilde checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rosenkilde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byrne momentarily.
Byrne scores with a shot to the body.
Byrne looks to throw the jab but Rosenkilde is out of range.
Rosenkilde stuns Byrne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rosenkilde tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mads Rosenkilde 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.
Byrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosenkilde.
Byrne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rosenkilde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosenkilde seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rosenkilde misses with a body shot.
Byrne is looking to slow Rosenkilde down with leg kicks.
Byrne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Byrne.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrne 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 Rosenkilde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rosenkilde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Byrne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrne throws a series of strikes that have Rosenkilde backpedaling.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut.
Rosenkilde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Byrne. That did some damage!
Byrne is looking to slow Rosenkilde down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rosenkilde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byrne slips under a jab.
Jab from Rosenkilde.
Byrne throws a wild body kick that Rosenkilde sees coming a mile off.
Rosenkilde is looking to counter punch.
Rosenkilde 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Rosenkilde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rosenkilde throws out a loose jab but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenkilde throws out a leg kick but Byrne moves out of range and Rosenkilde only half commits.
Rosenkilde tries to land a front kick but Byrne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rosenkilde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Byrne blocks the leg kick.
Byrne cracks Rosenkilde with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne throws a low kick but Rosenkilde avoids it.
Rosenkilde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne throws a looping overhand right but Rosenkilde ducks down to avoid it.
Rosenkilde swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
Rosenkilde slips under a jab from Byrne.
Nice defenses there by Rosenkilde.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rosenkilde tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenkilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrne manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mads Rosenkilde's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rosenkilde throws a lazy body kick
enabling Byrne to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosenkilde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Rosenkilde clinches with his opponent.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rosenkilde connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Byrne misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne slips under a jab from Rosenkilde.
Byrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rosenkilde throws a body kick that misses
and Byrne counters with a nice leg kick.
Rosenkilde is looking to slow Byrne down with leg kicks.
Rosenkilde misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenkilde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rosenkilde scores with a nice right hand.
Byrne tests Rosenkilde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosenkilde circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosenkilde counters with a straight right hand.
Byrne throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Rosenkilde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from Rosenkilde finds it's target.
Rosenkilde misses with a body kick.
Rosenkilde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rosenkilde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne jabs Rosenkilde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrne throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde checks it.
Rosenkilde seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne catches Rosenkilde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Rosenkilde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosenkilde slips under a jab.
Byrne missing with a left hand there. Rosenkilde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mads Rosenkilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Byrne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byrne.
Rosenkilde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenkilde 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.
Byrne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rosenkilde with a body shot.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Rosenkilde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Rosenkilde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrne doesn't seem phased though.
Rosenkilde loads up on a big right hand but Byrne slips the punch.
Byrne moves out of range as Rosenkilde throws a body kick.
Byrne throws an off balance right hand
and Rosenkilde counters with a series of strikes. Byrne will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mads Rosenkilde did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mads Rosenkilde's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Byrne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenkilde moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Byrne as Rosenkilde tries to tie him up.
David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenkilde controls his hands.
Rosenkilde blocks an uppercut.
Rosenkilde blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Rosenkilde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenkilde blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne blocks an elbow strike.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenkilde controls his hands.
Rosenkilde trying to stall but Byrne improves his position.
Rosenkilde managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenkilde prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rosenkilde blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosenkilde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenkilde.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosenkilde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rosenkilde checks a leg kick.
Byrne cracks the inside of Rosenkilde's front leg.
Rosenkilde throws a hook but Byrne avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Byrne, as that shot connected.
Byrne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosenkilde.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenkilde moves forwards but Byrne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Byrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rosenkilde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rosenkilde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Byrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rosenkilde. That did some damage!
No joy there for Rosenkilde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne misses with a kick to the body.
Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosenkilde has time to react.
Byrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rosenkilde misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Byrne.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosenkilde is looking to land body kicks.
Rosenkilde avoids the body shot from Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mads Rosenkilde's cut.
That's time! Rosenkilde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Byrne closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Rosenkilde counter with a right hand.
Rosenkilde takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Byrne stalks Rosenkilde and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rosenkilde's face. Rosenkilde staggers backwards, shaken.
Rosenkilde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Byrne.
Byrne is looking to score with low kicks.
Byrne throws a series of punches but Rosenkilde avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Rosenkilde tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenkilde checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenkilde throws an off balance right hand
and Byrne counters with an inside leg kick.
Byrne scores with the left hand. Rosenkilde knows he should have avoided that one.
Byrne scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Rosenkilde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosenkilde misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rosenkilde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosenkilde blocks the leg kick.
Rosenkilde is looking to counter punch.
Rosenkilde missing with a left hand there. Byrne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrne scores with a body shot.
Rosenkilde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byrne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rosenkilde wants to slow Byrne down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Rosenkilde.
Byrne misses with a hook. Rosenkilde ducked under it nicely.
Rosenkilde dips to his left and cracks Byrne with an uppercut!
Rosenkilde throws a leg kick but Byrne moved away.
Byrne checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a jab to Rosenkilde's midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Byrne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Byrne slips under a jab from Rosenkilde.
Byrne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Byrne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Byrne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrne avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne lands a nice hook to Rosenkilde's body. Rosenkilde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosenkilde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Byrne can pounce on him.
Byrne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Rosenkilde keeps it at a distance.
Rosenkilde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Byrne lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
Post fight, David Byrne took to the microphone: 'Thanks, EFFA'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Luis.
Gallegos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gallegos. Gallegos obviously looking to wear him down.
Gallegos throws out a head kick that Luis doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Luis crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Luis's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Luis.
It looks like Ramon Gallegos has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Luis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luis.
Luis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luis keeps the fight on the outside.
Luis wants to counter with a clinch but Gallegos pushes him away.
Gallegos tries to clinch up.
Luis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallegos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luis. Luis obviously looking to wear him down.
Gallegos tries to clinch but Luis moves out of range.
Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallegos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luis. Luis obviously looking to wear him down.
Gallegos throws a push kick but Luis slaps the foot to one side.
Gallegos doesn't manage to clinch there - Luis circles away.
Luis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luis throws a head kick but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos wants to land a leg kick but Luis is out of range.
Luis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gallegos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Gallegos blocks the leg kick.
Gallegos wants to clinch.
Luis thuds his right hand into Gallegos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gallegos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Luis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luis tries to land a body kick
letting Gallegos counter with a right hand.
Gallegos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallegos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallegos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gallegos moves in looking to clinch but Luis pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallegos is looking to clinch but Luis is avoiding it.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallegos moves away.
Luis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Luis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos wants to stall.
Luis scores with a knee to the head.
Gallegos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallegos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gallegos blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallegos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but Luis blocks with his arms.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gallegos should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallegos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luis is out of range.
Luis feints and then cracks Gallegos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallegos down.
Luis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luis presses Gallegos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallegos misses with a knee strike.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but Luis blocks with his arms.
Gallegos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luis connects with a knee to the head.
Luis lands a nice elbow.
Gallegos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luis looking to throw knees to the head but Gallegos is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallegos avoids the elbow strike from Luis, against the ropes.
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallegos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but Luis blocks with his arms.
Bruce Luis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallegos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramon Gallegos's cut is getting worse.
Luis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallegos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gallegos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gallegos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallegos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luis backwards.
Gallegos tries a knee to the head but Luis blocks it.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but Luis blocks with his arms.
Gallegos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luis avoiding damage as Gallegos throws knees to the body.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Luis misses with a knee strike.
Luis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luis tries a knee to the head but Gallegos blocks it.
Gallegos lands a right hand.
Luis managing to block the knees to the body from Gallegos.
Gallegos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luis obliges.
Gallegos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luis can't find room to land a body shot as Gallegos controls the action.
Nice body punch from Luis - that landed with a thud.
Gallegos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luis blocks it with crossed arms.
Gallegos throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but Luis blocks with his arms.
Luis misses with a punch to the body.
Gallegos throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Luis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gallegos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gallegos throws a big counter combination but Luis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gallegos wants to clinch up but Luis keeps it at a distance.
Luis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallegos throws a chopping leg kick but Luis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gallegos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luis wants to slow Gallegos down by chopping away at his legs.
Luis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallegos tries to close the distance and clinch but Luis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luis.
Gallegos is looking to clinch.
Bruce Luis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luis looks for the body kick but Gallegos saw that one coming.
Luis is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Gallegos misses the target.
Gallegos has Luis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luis takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos misses with a punch to the body.
Luis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallegos backwards.
Luis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gallegos lands a knee to the head.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but Luis blocks with his arms.
Gallegos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luis tries to work over Gallegos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Luis.
Luis is working Gallegos over against the ropes.
Luis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luis landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luis lands an elbow inside.
Luis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallegos looking to throw knees to the head but Luis is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Luis.
Luis lands a nice elbow.
Luis lands an elbow just above Gallegos 's eye.
Gallegos stalling in the clinch but Luis improves position.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luis avoids it.
Luis works on Gallegos's body with a couple of short punches.
Gallegos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luis.
Luis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallegos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallegos trying to land knees to the body.
Luis pushes Gallegos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Luis lands an elbow that stopped Gallegos in his tracks for a moment.
Ramon Gallegos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Luis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeez, Ramon Gallegos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luis lands a body shot.
Luis connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Luis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luis lands with a hook. Gallegos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luis scores with a jab to the body.
Gallegos tries to clinch but Luis moves out of range.
Gallegos sets himself, and Luis steps forward looking for the clinch! Gallegos avoids it this time.
Gallegos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luis can pounce on him.
Luis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gallegos is out of range.
Gallegos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luis rushes Gallegos and presses him up against the ropes.
Luis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ramon Gallegos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruce Luis!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Luis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes into the arena with Frank Zappa - Echidna's Arf (Of You) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Eckstein misses.
Eckstein cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eckstein has Kennedy pressed against the ropes, preventing Kennedy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Eckstein.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Eckstein.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Still in the clinch, Eckstein scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy is looking to control Eckstein's arms but Eckstein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kennedy has his back to the ropes.
Kennedy wants to stall.
Maybe Kennedy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kennedy managing to block the knees to the body from Eckstein.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Eckstein is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Eckstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Eckstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Eckstein moves out of range easily.
Eckstein throws a front kick that sends Kennedy stumbling back into the ropes.
Jason Eckstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with an uppercut.
Kennedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Kennedy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Eckstein.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Kennedy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kennedy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein misses with a hook.
A jab from Eckstein misses.
Kennedy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Eckstein.
A little feinted left hand from Kennedy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eckstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Kennedy misses.
Eckstein lands with a straight right. Kennedy didn't see that one coming.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Eckstein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eckstein throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
It appears Kennedy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Eckstein throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Eckstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kennedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eckstein lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eckstein.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eckstein, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eckstein scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Eckstein steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kennedy.
Eckstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eckstein takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Kennedy misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy tries to move into range but Eckstein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eckstein throws a hook but Kennedy avoids it easily.
Kennedy throwing a counter right hand but Eckstein manages to avoid it.
Eckstein plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eckstein throws the kick towards the body but Kennedy avoids it.
A good leg kick by Eckstein.
Jason Eckstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eckstein misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy is looking for a counter combo.
Nice straight punches there by Kennedy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kennedy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Eckstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Eckstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein swings widly with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Eckstein circles away.
Kennedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eckstein looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Eckstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
It looked like Kennedy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eckstein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kennedy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eckstein lands the left hand.
Kennedy digs a good hook to Eckstein's body.
Eckstein scores with a leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eckstein.
Jab from Eckstein.
A jab from Eckstein misses.
Eckstein throws a hook but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kennedy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eckstein can pounce on him.
A low kick from Eckstein is predictable there
and Kennedy counters with a good, hard body kick but Eckstein shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Eckstein.
Kennedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eckstein! But no joy.
Kennedy lunges at Eckstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eckstein's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eckstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kennedy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Eckstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eckstein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kennedy walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eckstein.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Eckstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kennedy. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Kennedy misses the target.
Eckstein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kennedy tries to work over Eckstein's front leg with a kick but Eckstein checks it.
Eckstein wants to land a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kennedy. Kennedy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eckstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eckstein.
Nice shot by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries to land a leg kick but Kennedy saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eckstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein misses with a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Kennedy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eckstein lands the left hand.
Eckstein throws a good cross that connects.
Eckstein loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eckstein. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Eckstein tried to score with a low kick but Kennedy checks it.
Eckstein throws a hook but Kennedy blocks it.
Nice body punch from Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Eckstein misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy scores with a three punch combo!
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Eckstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eckstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eckstein throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eckstein throws out the jab.
Kennedy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kennedy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Eckstein cracks the inside of Kennedy's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kennedy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eckstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eckstein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Eckstein throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Eckstein only half commits.
Kennedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eckstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kennedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eckstein looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Eckstein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kennedy.
Nice cross by Eckstein.
Eckstein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Eckstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Eckstein throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eckstein.
Eckstein swings widly with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eckstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein throws the kick towards the body but Kennedy avoids it.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Eckstein is having none of it.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eckstein manages to avoid it.
Kennedy blocks a leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Eckstein lands a jab to the nose.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy throwing a counter right hand but Eckstein manages to avoid it.
Eckstein misses with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Eckstein is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eckstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kennedy. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eckstein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kennedy takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Eckstein.
Kennedy throwing a counter right hand but Eckstein manages to avoid it.
A jab from Eckstein misses.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Kennedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eckstein throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kennedy is looking to chop away at Eckstein's legs.
Eckstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eckstein.
Kennedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Kennedy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nice body punch from Eckstein.
Good leg kick by Eckstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eckstein thuds his right hand into Kennedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eckstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eckstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kennedy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eckstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kennedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Eckstein is predictable there
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eckstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eckstein, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Eckstein.
Jason Eckstein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eckstein throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy scores with a hook.
Eckstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kennedy instigates a clinch.
Kennedy pushes off an throws an elbow but Eckstein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
John Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eckstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eckstein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eckstein backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy lands an uppercut.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eckstein lands a damaging elbow.
Eckstein blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eckstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eckstein's corner calls for a 1-2. Eckstein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eckstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Kennedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eckstein doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eckstein.
Eckstein slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Eckstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kennedy's sensitive parts.
Eckstein misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Eckstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eckstein 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Eckstein!
Jason Eckstein bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Addison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Addison's choice of entrance music: Retaliation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Addison!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Addison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nichols tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Addison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Addison! But no joy.
Nichols scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Mark Addison has been cut.
Addison moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Nichols's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nichols blocks a body shot from Addison.
Addison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Addison swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
Nichols tries to break the clinch but Addison is controlling the position.
Nichols pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nichols throws out a loose jab but Addison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nichols is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Addison.
Addison swats away the attempt to clinch by Nichols.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nichols. Addison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Addison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Addison has Nichols up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Addison tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichols avoids the damage to the body.
Addison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nichols struggles to land a body shot inside as Addison controls his hands.
Addison prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch.
Addison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nichols.
Nichols looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nichols is trying to break free.
Nichols's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nichols tries to break the clinch but Addison is controlling the position.
Nichols throws a punch but it's blocked by Addison.
Nichols throws a punch but it's blocked by Addison.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Addison has him pressed against the ropes.
Addison blocks an uppercut.
Addison lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Addison as the two fighters clinch.
Addison lands a right hand.
Addison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nichols.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nichols swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Addison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nichols with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nichols lands with a short shot to the head.
Addison tries a body shot but Nichols blocks it.
Nichols tries to circle away but Addison has him pinned against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Addison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nichols wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Nichols has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Addison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Addison.
A short right from Addison.
Addison working Nichols over with knees to the body.
Addison lands with a short shot to the head.
Nichols is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Addison.
Oh Nichols is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Addison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Nichols.
Nichols working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Addison.
Addison creates a bit of distance and cracks Nichols with a big uppercut! Nichols goes down! The referee pushes Addison away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Nichols make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Addison takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Addison!
Mark Addison really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Cunth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Waves- Trivium. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosby loads up on a big right hand but Von Cunth slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Cunth blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mosby.
Mosby throws a low kick but Von Cunth moves out of range easily.
Mosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Mosby looks for the body kick but Von Cunth saw that one coming.
Mosby gets tackled into the ropes by Von Cunth. Von Cunth maintains the clinch.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
Von Cunth swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.
Von Cunth landing knees to the head.
Von Cunth prevents a body shot from Mosby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Von Cunth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
Mosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby blocks an uppercut.
Von Cunth tries to work over Mosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Cunth tries to work over Mosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Cunth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mosby working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Cunth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Cunth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Cunth effectively controlling the action here.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Cunth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Cunth's elbow.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
Von Cunth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Von Cunth gets through Mosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mosby gets through Von Cunth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Von Cunth.
Mosby lands an uppercut.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ted Mosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mosby throws a leg kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Mosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Cunth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mosby connects with a jab.
A jab from Von Cunth finds it's way through Mosby's defenses.
Mosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Cunth blocks a leg kick.
Von Cunth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mosby to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Cunth motions for Mosby to come forward. Von Cunth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mosby cracks Von Cunth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Von Cunth is rocked!
Mosby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Von Cunth is still on wobbly legs! Can Mosby finish him?
Mosby forces Von Cunth back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.
Mosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Cunth.
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ted Mosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby blocks a body shot from Von Cunth.
A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land.
Mosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Cunths head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosby.
Mosby misses with a body punch.
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Cunth seems to have recovered his senses.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the head but Mosby blocks with his arms.
Von Cunth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mosby's elbow.
Von Cunth trying to land knees to the body.
Von Cunth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Cunth.
Mosby blocks an uppercut.
Mosby gets through Von Cunth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mosby misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosby throws a head punch that misses.
Mosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mosby moves into range and clinches up with Von Cunth.
Mosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
Mosby lands a right hand.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Cunth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth working Mosby over with knees to the body.
Von Cunth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Cunth misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Von Cunth prevents a body shot from Mosby.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Cunth.
Mosby cracks Von Cunth with a nice body shot.
Mosby misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Von Cunth as the two fighters clinch.
Von Cunth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby blocking some punches.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Von Cunth avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
Mosby misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mosby presses Von Cunth against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Mosby controls the action.
Von Cunth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Mosby misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby misses with a body punch.
Von Cunth misses with the head strike.
Mosby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mosby scores with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Cunth wants to stall.
Mosby lands a left hand.
Mosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Cunth can do to turn this around?
Von Cunth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Mosby misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Von Cunth.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ted Mosby did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Cunth lands with a good body shot.
Mosby swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Cunth.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mosby, right into the meat.
Mosby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Cunth avoids the body shot from Mosby.
Von Cunth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Cunth lands with an uppercut that bounces Mosby off the ropes and back into range.
Von Cunth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mosby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mosby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Cunth's hands.
Von Cunth throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mosby.
A swing and a miss from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mosby.
Mosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Von Cunth misses.
Ted Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Von Cunth. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mosby.
Ted Mosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Mosby throws a hook but Von Cunth avoids it easily.
Von Cunth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Cunth counters with a thumping low kick.
Von Cunth misses with a wild body shot.
Mosby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Cunth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Cunth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with a double jab.
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!
Nice shot lands for Mosby.
Von Cunth connects with a jab.
Mosby moves into the clinch.
Von Cunth looking to stall.
Von Cunth blocks an uppercut.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
Mosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mosby.
Von Cunth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Cunth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby had his way with Dieter Von Cunth in that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mosby staying out of range there.
Dieter Von Cunth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Cunth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy body shot
and Mosby counters by clinching up.
Von Cunth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Von Cunth struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosby controls his hands.
Mosby gets through Von Cunth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Cunth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Cunth creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Mosby off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Mosby is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Von Cunth is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dieter Von Cunth!
In his post fight interview, Dieter Von Cunth 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Remoreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Remoreras's choice of entrance music: Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop. Markus Remoreras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remoreras avoids the head kick by Bird.
A good leg kick by Remoreras.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Remoreras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bird keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bird closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Remoreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Remoreras missing with knees to the body.
Remoreras lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Remoreras avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Bird misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remoreras is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Remoreras avoids it.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird tries a body shot but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras misses with the head strike.
Remoreras blocks a body shot from Bird.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bird just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remoreras's brow.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Remoreras misses with some punches.
Remoreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Remoreras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Remoreras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras keeps control of Bird as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Remoreras throws a head punch that misses.
Remoreras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Remoreras fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Remoreras avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Remoreras avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Remoreras swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird manages to break the clinch.
Bird scores with a nice right hand.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
That's time! Bird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bird throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Bird walks into a stiff left hand from Remoreras.
Bird throws a big shot that misses.
Remoreras cracks Bird with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Remoreras motions for Bird to come forward. Remoreras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bird throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bird has Remoreras up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bird tries a body shot but Remoreras blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Remoreras blocking some punches.
Bird lands an elbow just above Remoreras 's eye.
Bird lands an elbow just above Remoreras 's eye.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Remoreras looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird tries a body shot but Remoreras blocks it.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remoreras is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bird just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remoreras's brow.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Remoreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remoreras lands with a left to the head.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Remoreras.
Bird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remoreras can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
Remoreras misses with a punch on the inside.
Remoreras blocks the elbow strike.
Remoreras avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
William Bird has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bird with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Bird.
Remoreras with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Remoreras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Remoreras misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras throws a head punch that misses.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Remoreras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird tries a knee to the head but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Remoreras avoids it.
Remoreras blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bird.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Remoreras controls the action.
Remoreras swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Remoreras.
Bird buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remoreras throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird misses with a jab to the body
and Remoreras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remoreras throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Remoreras.
Remoreras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bird can pounce on him.
Remoreras is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Remoreras jabs Bird right on the nose. Bird blinks but takes it well.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remoreras scores with a decent looking hook.
Remoreras throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird connects with a solid leg kick.
Remoreras has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Remoreras scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bird clinches up with Remoreras and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remoreras lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Remoreras fails to land.
Bird's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Remoreras is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Remoreras scores with a shoulder strike.
Remoreras blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Remoreras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Remoreras.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Remoreras avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Remoreras misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Remoreras backwards.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remoreras misses with some punches.
Bird tries to work over Remoreras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Remoreras scores with a nice hook to the head.
Remoreras prevents a body shot from Bird.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Remoreras avoids it.
Bird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Remoreras lands with a slapping head kick.
Remoreras throws a nice head kick!
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Remoreras misses with a looping right.
William Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Remoreras on the side of the head.
Remoreras throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Remoreras really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Remoreras lands a jab.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Remoreras.
Remoreras lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bird blocks a head kick by Remoreras.
Bird wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses.
Markus Remoreras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remoreras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird clinches up against the ropes.
Remoreras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Remoreras leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird tries to clinch up but Remoreras circles away and keeps his distance.
Bird scores with a nice strike.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remoreras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Remoreras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Remoreras.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
Remoreras lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bird. Those never looked like landing.
Remoreras looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bird throws a series of punches but Remoreras avoids them all with ease.
Bird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remoreras throws a head kick that half lands.
A clash of legs there as Remoreras blocks the low kick.
Remoreras scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird moves into range and connects with a jab.
Remoreras scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras tries to work over Bird's front leg with a kick but Bird checks it.
Remoreras lands with an uppercut that bounces Bird off the ropes and back into range.
Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remoreras.
Remoreras buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
Bird tries to move into range but Remoreras moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Remoreras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remoreras. That's going to slow Bird down.
Bird chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remoreras.
Remoreras catches Bird with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Remoreras.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras avoids the body shot from Bird.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Remoreras scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Remoreras misses with a head kick.
Remoreras lands a leg kick that knocks Bird off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Remoreras dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bird looks to land a right hand but Remoreras moved out of range.
Bird is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A leg kick checked by Bird.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Remoreras looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bird gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Remoreras lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Remoreras.
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
Bird wants to clinch up but Remoreras keeps it at a distance.
Remoreras loads up on a big right hand but Bird slips the punch.
Bird throws a head kick that Remoreras semi-blocks.
Bird moves away from the strike by Remoreras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras throws a nice looking combination but Bird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bird cracks the inside of Remoreras's front leg.
Remoreras pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bird is out of range and Remoreras settles back down.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses.
Bird getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bird throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Bird blocks the low kick.
Bird misses with a low kick as Remoreras jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Bird. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Bird blocks the leg kick.
Bird moves away from the strike by Remoreras.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Remoreras scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remoreras lands a glancing blow to the side of Bird's head.
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird blocks a low kick nicely.
Remoreras misses with the combination.
Bird dodges the punch combination from Remoreras.
Remoreras moves out of range of the leg kick from Bird.
Bird has managed to clinch.
Bird gets through Remoreras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remoreras is defending well for now.
Remoreras with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Remoreras.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Remoreras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Remoreras 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Remoreras!
During a confident post fight interview, Markus Remoreras thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
William Bird spoke after the fight, saying 'You proved you were the better fighter tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James McGuiness enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryant Baez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, James McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuiness blocks the body kick.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Baez moves away and avoids it.
McGuiness throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baez counters with a nice leg kick.
McGuiness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baez throws a hook to the side of McGuiness's head but McGuiness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuiness throws a low kick but Baez avoids it.
Baez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGuiness takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baez.
Baez cracks the inside of McGuiness's front leg.
McGuiness lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baez's sensitive parts.
McGuiness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baez lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuiness will feel that in the morning.
James McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuiness only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baez connects with a solid leg kick.
Baez scores with a decent looking hook.
Baez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuiness moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baez connects with a jab.
Baez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baez throws a low kick but McGuiness moves out of range easily.
Baez backing away here, and McGuiness unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGuiness pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Baez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuiness lands a leg kick that knocks Baez off balance momentarily.
McGuiness throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Baez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGuiness is looking to slow Baez down with leg kicks.
McGuiness keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuiness misses with a kick to the body.
Baez moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Baez.
Baez blocks an uppercut.
Baez has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
McGuiness trying to land knees to the body.
Baez tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness works on Baez's body with a couple of short punches.
Baez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Baez on the inside.
Baez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Baez as the two fighters clinch.
Baez blocks an elbow strike from McGuiness.
McGuiness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baez is defending well for now.
McGuiness misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from McGuiness as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baez.
McGuiness can't find room to land a body shot as Baez controls the action.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baez lands a good knee to the midsection. McGuiness won't want to take too many of those.
Baez lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Baez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from McGuiness fails to land.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Baez.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
Good body shot from Baez.
Baez misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baez tries a head kick but it misses.
Baez throws a body shot but no joy.
Baez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuiness feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baez's calf.
Baez scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGuiness misses with a head kick.
Baez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baez catches McGuiness with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuiness dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baez. That did some damage!
Baez throws a low kick but McGuiness avoids it.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Baez.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Baez saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baez takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Baez tenderised McGuiness's leg. McGuiness is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuiness fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from McGuiness misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuiness.
Baez cracks McGuiness with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baez throws a right and a left that McGuiness avoids nicely.
McGuiness moves out of range as Baez throws a body kick.
Baez checks a leg kick.
Baez connects with a leg kick. McGuiness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baez throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
Baez scores with a leg kick.
Baez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by McGuiness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuiness will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baez keeps McGuiness at a distance using the push kick.
McGuiness moves out of range as Baez throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuiness throws a sloppy head kick and Baez moves out of range easily.
McGuiness tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuiness takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bryant Baez is winning the standup battle so far.
Baez lunges at McGuiness with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuiness's hand.
Baez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuiness can do to turn this around?
Baez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baez drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the ropes.
Baez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Baez. That snapped McGuiness's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant Baez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baez pushes McGuiness back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Baez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuiness is defending well for now.
Baez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baez tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuiness checks a leg kick nicely.
Baez misses the jab.
McGuiness misses with the body kick
and Baez counters with a nice body shot.
McGuiness gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baez.
Baez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baez is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuiness.
Baez throws a push kick but McGuiness slaps the foot to one side.
Baez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baez cracks McGuiness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baez throws a right hand that McGuiness ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuiness also avoids with ease.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Baez uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness misses with a head kick.
Baez scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuiness.
Baez throws a leg kick which misses McGuiness's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuiness tries to avoid it.
McGuiness tries a low kick but Baez avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGuiness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuiness misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuiness, right into the meat.
McGuiness fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuiness with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Baez slams his shin into McGuiness's torso.
McGuiness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuiness's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuiness misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baez.
McGuiness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuiness lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baez takes a step back to recover.
A lazy left from Baez finds it's target.
Baez throws a body kick that misses.
Baez lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baez connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness motions for Baez to come forward. McGuiness throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baez lands a head kick that bluckles McGuiness and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Baez no doubt looking to push for a finish!
McGuiness is rocked!
It looks like James McGuiness has been cut.
Baez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuiness is still on wobbly legs! Can Baez finish him?
McGuiness drops his guard momentarily, allowing Baez to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes McGuiness! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Baez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bryant Baez!
As Bryant Baez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sulley was a can, but as long as his manager writes a shitty story about being a can all is forgiven and Sulley is relevant.'.
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