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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kendric Slager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vai Que Da Certo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Que Da Certo has chosen Stitches - Kilos in my bag as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendric Slager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vai Que Da Certo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slager closes the distance and clinches.
Que Da Certo dodges an elbow strike from Slager.
Que Da Certo misses with the head strike.
Slager lands a knee to the head.
Slager drops Que Da Certo on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Que Da Certo bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
It looks like Vai Que Da Certo has been cut.
Que Da Certo misses with a straight left.
Slager clinches up with Que Da Certo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Que Da Certo throws a punch but it's blocked by Slager.
Que Da Certo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slager misses with some punches.
Slager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Que Da Certo looks winded!
Slager lands a nice elbow.
Slager lands an elbow just above Que Da Certo 's eye.
Slager slows down the pace here.
Slager stalling in the clinch.
Slager lands a knee to the head.
Slager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Que Da Certo is rocked!
Slager cracks Que Da Certo with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Que Da Certo drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Que Da Certo isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Slager struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Slager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Kendric Slager!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tum Pukorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tum Pukorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Teller!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pukorn tries to work over Teller's front leg with a kick but Teller checks it.
Pukorn tries to clinch but Teller is having none of it.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukorn manages to avoid it.
Pukorn throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
It seemed like Teller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teller scores with a shot to the body.
Pukorn swings widly with a right hand
and Teller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pukorn misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Teller connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Teller. Those never looked like landing.
Pukorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Teller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukorn misses with a head kick.
Teller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Teller.
Teller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pukorn is rocked!
Teller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Pukorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teller weaves into range and cracks Pukorn right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Pukorn goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Teller is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Teller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gary Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Wijnbergen feints a counter leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
Van Wijnbergen tries a body shot but Baxter blocks it.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Wijnbergen's elbow.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a body shot from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wijnbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxter controls his hands.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Wijnbergen prevents a body shot from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Baxter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter pushes Van Wijnbergen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Wijnbergen blocking some punches.
Baxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Wijnbergen backwards.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Wijnbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Van Wijnbergen pushes Baxter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen lands a shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the ropes.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Wijnbergen digs a right hand into Baxter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baxter's gas tank.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Van Wijnbergen.
A head punch on the inside from Van Wijnbergen fails to land.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Baxter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Wijnbergen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Wijnbergen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baxter.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Baxter prevents a body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
Baxter tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter pushes Van Wijnbergen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Wijnbergen pushes Baxter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Wijnbergen lands a right hand.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Baxter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Wijnbergen staying out of range there.
Baxter scores with a jab to the head.
Gary Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Baxter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.
Baxter misses with a jab to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baxter's knee momentarily.
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baxter throws a body punch but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Baxter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it well.
Van Wijnbergen tries a quick counter leg kick but Baxter is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Wijnbergen is just out of range.
Van Wijnbergen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Baxter is predictable there
and Van Wijnbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baxter misses with a hook. Van Wijnbergen ducked under it nicely.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baxter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Wijnbergen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Wijnbergen walks into a straight right hand from Baxter.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Baxter throws a body shot but no joy.
Baxter tries to keep at a distance but Van Wijnbergen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter lands a right hand.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a body shot from Baxter.
Baxter lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter pushes Van Wijnbergen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Wijnbergen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
Baxter tries a body shot but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Van Wijnbergen tries a body shot but Baxter blocks it.
Van Wijnbergen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head punch that misses.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot to the head.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxter controls his hands.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen working aggressively here.
Baxter tries a body shot but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baxter or not.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Van Wijnbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxter controls his hands.
Baxter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen misses with some punches.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a short shot to the head.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Van Wijnbergen controls the action.
Baxter works on Van Wijnbergen's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Wijnbergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baxters head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from Baxter.
Crunch! Van Wijnbergen slams his shin into Baxter's torso.
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen cracks the inside of Baxter's front leg.
Van Wijnbergen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baxter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range of the body kick from Baxter.
Van Wijnbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Baxter pushes him away.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen avoids it.
Baxter staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Baxter.
A little feinted left hand from Baxter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baxter looks to land a body kick but Van Wijnbergen moved away.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Wijnbergen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Wijnbergen.
Baxter lands with a hook. Van Wijnbergen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a push kick.
Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Van Wijnbergen off balance momentarily.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baxter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Van Wijnbergen avoids it.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Wijnbergen clinches up against the ropes.
Baxter lands with a right to the head.
Van Wijnbergen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Wijnbergen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Wijnbergen fails to land.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
Baxter tries a body shot but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Baxter prevents a body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Wijnbergen pushes Baxter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Baxter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gary Baxter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen blocking some punches.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Wijnbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxter controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Wijnbergen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Van Wijnbergen fails to land.
Baxter lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Van Wijnbergen fails to land.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Still in the clinch, Baxter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Van Wijnbergen avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the ropes.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Wijnbergen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
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!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter tries a body shot but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Van Wijnbergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Baxter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
Van Wijnbergen struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxter controls his hands.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Wijnbergen tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baxter's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Baxter.
I think Baxter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gary Baxter!
An out of breath Gary Baxter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Luther Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somporn Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Somporn Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Payakaroon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a punch to the body.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakaroon checks a low kick from Kelly.
Payakaroon fails to land with a series of punches.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Payakaroon's body. Payakaroon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Payakaroon has managed to clinch.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch.
Payakaroon throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the body kick.
Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kelly scores with the left hand. Payakaroon knows he should have avoided that one.
Payakaroon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payakaroon doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly swings for the body but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Payakaroon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Payakaroon blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payakaroon is looking to land body kicks.
Payakaroon misses with a head kick.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payakaroon.
Payakaroon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Payakaroon gets a clinch.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon closes the distance and clinches.
Payakaroon looking to stall.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payakaroon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Luther Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. Kelly catches Payakaroon right on the button with a cross.
Payakaroon moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly is working Payakaroon over against the ropes.
Payakaroon manages to break the clinch.
Kelly cracks Payakaroon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luther Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Payakaroon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Payakaroon checks it.
Payakaroon wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payakaroon under the eye.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Payakaroon throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Payakaroon misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Payakaroon blocks a jab.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Payakaroon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon is looking for the big counter here.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Kelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Payakaroon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Payakaroon's body. Payakaroon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payakaroon avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
Some bone on bone action there as Payakaroon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payakaroon darts in and clinches Kelly up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly being controlled against the ropes.
Payakaroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Payakaroon.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Payakaroon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Payakaroon is out of range.
Kelly throws a hook but Payakaroon blocks it.
Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payakaroon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Payakaroon moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Kelly wants to break free but Payakaroon has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
As Kelly backs off Payakaroon throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luther Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payakaroon under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Payakaroon.
Somporn Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Payakaroon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payakaroon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Payakaroon tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Kelly catches Payakaroon right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payakaroon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelly tries to bum rush Payakaroon with a series of wild strikes but Payakaroon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payakaroon tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Payakaroon.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Payakaroon checks it.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payakaroon under the eye.
Kelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Payakaroon off the ropes and back into range.
A combination from Payakaroon does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly 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.
Payakaroon checks a low kick from Kelly.
Payakaroon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kelly.
Payakaroon throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly throws a low kick but Payakaroon moves out of range easily.
Payakaroon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payakaroon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly throws a front kick aimed at Payakaroon's knee but Payakaroon avoids it well.
Payakaroon wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Payakaroon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Payakaroon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Payakaroon misses with a double jab.
Payakaroon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payakaroon clinches.
Kelly working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Payakaroon trying to control the position but instead, Kelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payakaroon into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Kelly dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Payakaroon fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Payakaroon backs away, Kelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Payakaroon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Payakaroon rushes Kelly and presses him up against the ropes.
Payakaroon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Payakaroon holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Payakaroon keeps him there for the moment.
Payakaroon prevents Kelly from breaking the clinch.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payakaroon can do to turn this around?
Payakaroon is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Payakaroon into the ropes.
Payakaroon trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Payakaroon saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a jab. Payakaroon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payakaroon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Payakaroon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payakaroon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payakaroon wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
Payakaroon doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
Payakaroon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kelly tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Payakaroon looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Payakaroon keeps him there for the moment.
Payakaroon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Payakaroon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Payakaroon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payakaroon throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
It looked like Kelly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Payakaroon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon walks into a left hand.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payakaroon throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Payakaroon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Payakaroon unleashes a big counter combination but Kelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Payakaroon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payakaroon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon drives through and clinches with Kelly against the ropes.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payakaroon breaks from the clinch.
Payakaroon throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Payakaroon. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick nicely.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Payakaroon. Payakaroon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luther Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Kelly.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Payakaroon didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Payakaroon.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Payakaroon. Payakaroon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Somporn Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Kelly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stryker Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stryker Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warawoot Iv misses with a hook.
Striking drops his hands momentarily and Warawoot Iv takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Warawoot Iv takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warawoot Iv clinches with his opponent.
Striking dodges an elbow strike from Warawoot Iv.
Striking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striking throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warawoot Iv blocks it with crossed arms.
Striking breaks the clinch.
Warawoot Iv throws a jab but it's blocked by Striking.
Warawoot Iv moves out of range of the body kick from Striking.
Striking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warawoot Iv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking scores with a head kick.
Warawoot Iv takes a swing at Striking's ribcage but misses.
Striking goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warawoot Iv wants to counter with a clinch but Striking pushes him away.
Warawoot Iv throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Warawoot Iv throws a jab when Striking was well out of range.
Striking looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Striking throws the kick towards the body but Warawoot Iv avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Warawoot Iv blocks the leg kick.
Warawoot Iv is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Warawoot Iv tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striking throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Warawoot Iv.
Warawoot Iv clinches up against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv trying to stall but Striking improves his position.
Warawoot Iv taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Warawoot Iv using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Striking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Striking is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
I was talking to Striking's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Warawoot Iv tries to land knees in the clinch but Striking avoids the damage to the body.
Warawoot Iv has Striking pressed against the ropes, preventing Striking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warawoot Iv avoiding damage as Striking throws knees to the body.
Warawoot Iv trying to control the position but instead, Striking has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warawoot Iv into the ropes.
Striking avoiding damage.
Warawoot Iv lands a hook that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Striking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warawoot Iv creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Striking's defenses.
Striking blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striking obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking tries to stall but Warawoot Iv uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Striking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Striking trying to land knees to the body.
Striking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warawoot Iv is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Striking is keeping busy.
Warawoot Iv pushes off an throws an elbow but Striking leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Striking using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warawoot Iv has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Striking taking a breather.
Striking is trying to maintain a safe position but Warawoot Iv gets an underhook and turns Striking into the ropes.
Striking can't break the clinch.
Striking takes a knee right on the jaw!
Striking crunches a lovely knee into Warawoot Iv's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warawoot Iv tries a body shot but Striking blocks it.
Striking using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warawoot Iv has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv stalling in the clinch but Striking improves position.
Warawoot Iv is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Striking has denied him.
Striking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warawoot Iv closes the distance and pushes Striking back into the ropes.
Warawoot Iv gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warawoot Iv fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Striking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striking looking to slow down the pace here.
Striking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warawoot Iv has him pressed against the ropes.
Striking on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warawoot Iv misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warawoot Iv throws a knee to the head but misses.
Striking missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Striking as Warawoot Iv tries to tie him up.
Striking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striking looking to throw knees to the head but Warawoot Iv is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Striking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Warawoot Iv as Striking tries to tie him up.
Warawoot Iv misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warawoot Iv is looking to clinch.
Warawoot Iv throws a sloppy head kick
and Striking makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Warawoot Iv really felt that one!
Striking throws a push kick but Warawoot Iv slaps the foot to one side.
Warawoot Iv steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Striking.
Striking throws a wild body kick that Warawoot Iv sees coming a mile off.
Warawoot Iv wants to counter with a clinch but Striking pushes him away.
Striking attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Striking throws a push kick but Warawoot Iv slaps the foot to one side.
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warawoot Iv darts in and clinches Striking up against the ropes.
Striking on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Striking trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warawoot Iv pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv keeps control of Striking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Striking managing to block the knees to the body from Warawoot Iv.
Warawoot Iv misses with an elbow over the top.
Striking blocks an elbow strike.
Striking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking connects with a solid leg kick.
Striking pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warawoot Iv takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Striking throws a leg kick which misses Warawoot Iv's front leg but catches the back leg as Warawoot Iv tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Warawoot Iv.
Warawoot Iv misses with an uppercut.
Striking takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warawoot Iv checks a leg kick nicely.
Striking avoids the body shot from Warawoot Iv.
Warawoot Iv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Striking sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warawoot Iv misses with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Warawoot Iv has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Striking looks to land a body kick but Warawoot Iv moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking throws a leg kick but Warawoot Iv checks it.
Striking throws a body kick that misses
and Warawoot Iv moves into the clinch.
Warawoot Iv with a knee to the head.
Striking tries to circle away but Warawoot Iv has him pinned against the ropes.
Striking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warawoot Iv is defending well for now.
Warawoot Iv tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warawoot Iv pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv prevents Striking from breaking the clinch.
Warawoot Iv looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Warawoot Iv avoiding damage as Striking throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking stalling in the clinch but Warawoot Iv improves position.
Striking trying to control the position but instead, Warawoot Iv has worked for underhooks and has pushed Striking into the ropes.
Striking throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv has Striking pressed against the ropes, preventing Striking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warawoot Iv tries to stall but Striking uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Striking tries to land knees in the clinch but Warawoot Iv avoids the damage to the body.
Warawoot Iv throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striking blocks it with crossed arms.
Striking missing with knees to the body.
Striking trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Warawoot Iv.
It looks like Stryker Striking has been cut.
Warawoot Iv crunches a lovely knee into Striking's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Warawoot Iv.
Striking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Striking throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warawoot Iv blocks it with crossed arms.
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warawoot Iv misses with a knee strike.
Striking trying to land knees to the body.
Warawoot Iv lands a nice elbow.
Warawoot Iv using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Striking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Striking blocks an elbow strike from Warawoot Iv.
Striking takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warawoot Iv connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking avoids a wild elbow strike from Warawoot Iv.
Striking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warawoot Iv avoids it.
Warawoot Iv has Striking pressed against the ropes, preventing Striking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striking stalling in the clinch but Warawoot Iv improves position.
Warawoot Iv can't find room to land a body shot as Striking controls the action.
Warawoot Iv tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warawoot Iv prevents Striking from breaking the clinch.
Striking is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warawoot Iv is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Striking throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warawoot Iv gets through Striking's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warawoot Iv is looking to control Striking's arms but Striking gets an underhook and turns him. Now Warawoot Iv has his back to the ropes.
Warawoot Iv tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Striking's elbow.
Warawoot Iv misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Striking.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stryker Striking's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circling - Warawoot Iv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warawoot Iv throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warawoot Iv bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Striking's head backwards.
Warawoot Iv misses with a looping right.
Warawoot Iv blocks the body kick.
Striking misses with a low kick as Warawoot Iv jumps back.
Warawoot Iv throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Striking sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warawoot Iv scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking avoids the head kick by Warawoot Iv.
Striking throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Striking there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warawoot Iv tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Striking manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warawoot Iv avoids a kick to the body.
Warawoot Iv might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Warawoot Iv throws a leg kick
and Striking counters with a nice body kick.
Warawoot Iv scoring well with a low kick there.
Warawoot Iv thows a leg kick but Striking checks it
and Striking counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Striking pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warawoot Iv wants to counter the offense by Striking and move into the clinch position.
Striking fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warawoot Iv is out of range.
Warawoot Iv moves into the clinch successfully.
Striking is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Warawoot Iv holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Striking tries to break the clinch but Warawoot Iv is controlling the position.
Striking connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warawoot Iv's face.
Stryker Striking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warawoot Iv is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warawoot Iv misses with an elbow strike.
Striking avoiding damage as Warawoot Iv throws knees to the body.
Warawoot Iv tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Striking avoids it.
Striking looking to slow down the pace here.
Warawoot Iv lands a right hand that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Striking throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warawoot Iv blocks it with crossed arms.
Striking throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warawoot Iv goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Striking tries to break free but Warawoot Iv pushes him back against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Warawoot Iv.
Striking trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warawoot Iv misses with a punch on the inside.
Striking using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warawoot Iv has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warawoot Iv throws an elbow that misses.
Striking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warawoot Iv is defending well for now.
Warawoot Iv scores with a shot to the side of Striking's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Warawoot Iv has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Warawoot Iv.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warawoot Iv obliges.
Warawoot Iv has Striking pushed against the ropes.
Warawoot Iv stalling in the clinch but Striking improves position.
Striking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warawoot Iv in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Striking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Striking breaks the clinch.
Warawoot Iv misses with a straight right.
Good work by Striking as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking throws a wild body kick that Warawoot Iv sees coming a mile off.
Warawoot Iv darts in and clinches Striking up against the ropes.
Come on Warawoot Iv - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Striking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warawoot Iv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warawoot Iv dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Warawoot Iv.
Striking tries to break free but Warawoot Iv pushes him back against the ropes.
Striking looking to throw knees to the head but Warawoot Iv is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warawoot Iv winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv!
Pu Pad Noy Warawoot Iv thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kordell Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey has chosen Damian Marley - Road To Zion (Feat. Nas) as his entrance music. Joe River has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kordell Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Bailey misses
and River counters with a body kick.
River 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.
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bailey.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
River is looking to chop away at Bailey's legs.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bailey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bailey misses with the body kick
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Joe River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. River looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bailey's hands.
It looks like Kordell Bailey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River throws a low kick but Bailey moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by River.
Bailey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bailey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bailey.
River looks to land a body kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey pushes River away with a front kick.
Bailey wants to clinch.
River misses the jab.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River scores with a nice head shot.
Bailey pivots, looking for a leg kick but River is out of range and Bailey settles back down.
Bailey pushes River up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from River.
Bailey just leaning against River, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bailey blocks a body shot from River.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
River working aggressively here.
River dodges an elbow strike from Bailey.
Bailey leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
River throws a solid leg kick but Bailey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River.
River lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looks to throw a body kick
and Bailey counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
Bailey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bailey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey slowing the pace effectively.
Bailey throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bailey throws an elbow but misses.
River misses with the head strike.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
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!
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River 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.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Bailey.
River tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
River working aggressively here.
Bailey just leaning against River, taking a breather.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River working aggressively here.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from River.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
River digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailey stalling in the clinch but River improves position.
Bailey working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from River.
River misses the jab.
River misses with a two punch combination.
Bailey lands a nice looking kick to the body. River takes a step back to recover.
Joe River is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailey moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
Bailey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey is looking to score with low kicks.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
River displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bailey throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailey scrambles back to his feet.
Bailey pushes River away with a front kick.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River is looking for a counter combo.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailey can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from River.
Bailey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but River checks it well.
Bailey throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
Bailey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Bailey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bailey closes the distance looking to clinch
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey is rocked!
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a low kick nicely.
River steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Bailey to the mat! Bailey looks in trouble, can he beat the count? River is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! River jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Joe River!
After the fight, Joe River was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bhagat Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh's entrance music is Mera Rang De Basanti - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh. A fine choice. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bhagat Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shaun Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Reeves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reeves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Singh tries to clinch but Reeves is having none of it.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Reeves.
Singh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Singh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Reeves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reeves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Reeves staying out of range there.
Reeves looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Reeves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reeves throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh tries to counter by clinching up but Reeves breaks away and moves out of range.
Reeves misses the body punch
and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reeves obliges.
Reeves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves lands a body shot.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Singh's face.
Reeves misses with the head strike.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reeves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Reeves landing knees to the head.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reeves has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Singh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reeves can turn it around.
Reeves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
Singh tries to throw a body punch but Reeves avoids it by throwing Singh back against the ropes.
Reeves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Singh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Singh is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Singh as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
Reeves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reeves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reeves.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Reeves lands a nice uppercut.
Reeves landing knees to the head.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Singh blocks it.
Reeves blocks a body shot from Singh.
Singh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reeves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reeves.
Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
A short uppercut from Singh.
Reeves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh is defending well for now.
Singh pushes Reeves back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh lands a left hand.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Singh's face.
Singh misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Singh prevents a body shot from Reeves.
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves working Singh over with knees to the body.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reeves scores with a knee to the head.
Singh working aggressively here.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Reeves blocks an uppercut.
Singh misses with some punches.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reeves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeves lands a shoulder strike.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reeves lands a knee to the body.
Singh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reeves.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Singh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reeves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh pushes Reeves back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh works on Reeves's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reeves.
Reeves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singh.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Reeves controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Reeves.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reeves.
A knee to the head by Reeves.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Reeves dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reeves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reeves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reeves.
Singh misses with a hook.
Singh tries to clinch up.
Reeves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Reeves saw that one coming.
Reeves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reeves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reeves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singh, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reeves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
Reeves working aggressively here.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reeves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reeves tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing Reeves back against the ropes.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Reeves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Singh's face.
Reeves with a knee to the head.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Reeves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh digs a right hand into Reeves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reeves's gas tank.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reeves is breathing heavily.
Singh managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
Reeves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Singh lands a left hand.
Reeves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
Singh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Shaun Reeves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Singh scores with a hook to the body.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Singh is blocking nicely.
Reeves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh works on Reeves's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reeves.
Reeves misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Singh.
Reeves is rocked!
Singh misses with the head strike.
Reeves is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Reeves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
Singh misses with some punches.
Reeves seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reeves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Singh tries to work over Reeves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Reeves controls the action.
Singh lands a hook that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Reeves blocking some punches.
Reeves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh lands a body shot.
Reeves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Singh blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Reeves blocks an uppercut.
Singh lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reeves backwards.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Singh.
A head punch on the inside from Singh fails to land.
Reeves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reeves takes a shot to the head.
Singh scores with a hook to the body.
Singh creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Reeves crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Reeves face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Singh takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bhagat Singh!
After winning the bout, Bhagat Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Olds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Olds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olds half committed to a counter leg kick.
Olds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olds misses the jab.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olds.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Olds is out of range.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Olds throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olds.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Olds tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Olds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
Olds takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Olds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olds throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Johnson cracks Olds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Olds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Olds thinks about countering with a head kick.
Olds sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Olds scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Olds wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Olds shakes it off.
Olds seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Olds tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Olds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Olds taking a breather.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Olds seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Olds tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olds tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Olds tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olds working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Olds throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Olds avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Olds swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olds is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Olds into the ropes.
Johnson pushes Olds back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olds landing knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson prevents Olds from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Olds tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Olds is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olds tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Olds is just out of range.
Olds scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Johnson.
Olds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Olds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleece Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Olds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Olds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Olds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Olds is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Olds into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson digs a right hand into Olds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olds's gas tank.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson is leaning against Olds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olds is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olds trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olds into the ropes.
A short right from Olds.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Olds tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olds avoids it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olds's elbow.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Olds is rocked!
Robin Olds's cut is getting worse.
Olds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
Olds takes a shot to the head.
Oh Olds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Johnson has the Thai clinch. Johnson obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Olds's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Olds counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Olds seems to have got his legs back now.
Olds throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Olds swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Olds shrugs it off though.
Johnson throws a head kick that Olds semi-blocks.
Robin Olds's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice defenses there by Olds.
Olds appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Olds misses its intended target.
Fleece Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olds looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds is looking to counter punch.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olds.
Olds moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Olds looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson digs a good hook to Olds's body.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Olds saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Olds shakes it off.
Olds throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Olds counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Olds throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Olds has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Olds moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Olds takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Olds cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Olds will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olds's calf.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Olds walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Olds tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Olds is predictable there
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's front leg with a kick but Olds checks it.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Olds moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Olds misses the target.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Olds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Olds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Olds's head.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olds doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Olds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson catches Olds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robin Olds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleece Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Olds was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Olds.
Olds misses with a body shot.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson rushes Olds and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olds takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Robin Olds's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Olds is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.
Olds misses with a body punch.
Olds misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olds.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson is leaning against Olds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olds throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olds misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
Olds misses with a knee to the head.
Olds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson presses Olds against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson works on Olds's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Olds tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Harm Bloemink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis has chosen Korn - Falling Away From Me as his entrance music. Hunter Francis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harm Bloemink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hunter Francis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Bloemink throwing a counter right hand but Francis manages to avoid it.
A big left from Francis misses.
Francis moves out of range as Bloemink strikes.
Francis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloemink staying out of range there.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Bloemink counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloemink looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloemink.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloemink walks into a straight right hand from Francis.
Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis cracks Bloemink with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bloemink fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bloemink lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloemink has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloemink is working Francis over against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bloemink just leaning against Francis, taking a breather.
Bloemink stalling in the clinch but Francis improves position.
Bloemink blocks an uppercut.
Francis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloemink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloemink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis lands a left hand.
Bloemink misses with the head strike.
Bloemink is trying to maintain a safe position but Francis gets an underhook and turns Bloemink into the ropes.
Bloemink swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloemink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bloemink swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bloemink lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Bloemink digs a right hand into Francis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francis's gas tank.
Bloemink lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
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!
Bloemink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloemink scores with a hook to the body.
Bloemink is trying to stall.
Bloemink misses with a punch to the body.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloemink.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloemink.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloemink stalling against the ropes.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francis lands an uppercut.
Francis pushes Bloemink back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloemink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink blocking some punches.
Bloemink softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bloemink - that landed with a thud.
Francis blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
Bloemink tries a body shot but Francis blocks it.
Francis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bloemink is keeping busy.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Bloemink is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis wants to break free but Bloemink has control.
Bloemink working aggressively here.
Bloemink has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Bloemink's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bloemink seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Francis can turn it around.
Bloemink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Bloemink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloemink lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloemink won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloemink.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloemink blocking some punches.
Bloemink lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloeminks head.
Francis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloemink has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harm Bloemink dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloemink.
Francis throws a hook but Bloemink avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloemink misses its target.
Bloemink tries a head kick but it misses.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Bloemink ducks down to avoid it.
Francis slips under a jab.
Hunter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloemink's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Francis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bloemink scrambles back to his feet.
Bloemink lands with a nice body kick.
Bloemink throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloemink clinches with his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bloemink here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bloemink lands an uppercut.
Bloemink scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloemink stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bloemink lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis slows down the pace here.
Francis blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloemink prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Bloemink lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Bloemink stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Francis wants to stall.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Bloemink digs a right hand underneath Francis's ribcage. Francis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis is trying to force a seperation but Bloemink has the dominant position.
Bloemink pushes Francis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloemink won't allow it.
Bloemink looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloemink.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Bloemink can't find room to land a body shot as Francis controls the action.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bloemink lands with a short shot to the head.
Francis misses with some punches.
Harm Bloemink has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloemink lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Francis.
Bloemink stalls.
Bloemink prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Bloemink lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Francis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bloemink lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Bloemink cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloemink.
Bloemink lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Bloemink tries to stall but Francis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloemink tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloemink displaying some good clinch control by pressing Francis up against the ropes.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
Bloemink lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Bloemink scores with a shoulder strike.
Francis misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloemink.
Bloemink is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloemink blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bloemink creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloemink scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
Bloemink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloemink presses Francis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Francis tries to circle away but Bloemink has him pinned against the ropes.
Bloemink lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloemink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Bloemink is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harm Bloemink dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloemink has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francis gets through Bloemink's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloemink.
Francis can't break the clinch.
Francis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloemink won't allow it.
Bloemink is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Francis is keeping busy.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Bloemink.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bloemink.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloemink backwards.
Bloemink lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Bloemink leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bloemink has Francis pressed against the ropes, preventing Francis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloemink.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloemink.
Bloemink throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Francis blocks a head kick by Bloemink.
Bloemink takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Francis jabs Bloemink right on the nose. Bloemink blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloemink.
A big right from Francis misses.
Bloemink throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Francis scores with a nice head shot.
Francis thuds his right hand into Bloemink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bloemink fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis scores with the left hand. Bloemink knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloemink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Bloemink slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Francis.
Francis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bloemink.
Bloemink moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Bloemink tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Francis manages to circle out of the way.
Francis thuds his right hand into Bloemink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bloemink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francis throws out the jab.
Bloemink moves into the clinch successfully.
Harm Bloemink is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloemink uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloemink.
A frustrated look appears on Francis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
Bloemink misses with the head strike.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Bloemink is controlling the position.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloemink pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bloemink stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francis blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
Bloemink avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink is struggling to control the position.
Bloemink is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Francis is trying to push Bloemink away but Bloemink has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloemink misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hunter Francis.
I think Bloemink has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harm Bloemink!
Harm Bloemink seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Hunter Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'What a joke.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Shoji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Ross has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Shoji!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoji looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shoji lands with an overhand left.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shoji unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross lands a good knee to the midsection. Shoji won't want to take too many of those.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Ross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoji lands with a left to the head.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Shoji.
Shoji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ross avoiding damage as Shoji throws knees to the body.
Shoji blocks a body shot from Ross.
Shoji tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shoji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shoji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Shoji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ross lands a right hand.
Ross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shoji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoji throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Shoji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shoji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Shoji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shoji looks winded!
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shoji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross digs a right hand into Shoji's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shoji's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Ross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shoji is rocked!
Ross cracks Shoji with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Shoji 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! Shoji wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Frank Ross!
A very excited looking Frank Ross 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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