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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweet Thc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Ross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sweet Thc's chin.
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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
4 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sweet Thc!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thc is looking to score with low kicks.
Thc throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thc misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Thc does no damage.
Thc has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thc throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Thc throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Ross misses.
Ross has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ------- in the buildup to the fight.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. Thc moves away and avoids it.
Thc let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ross swings for the body but Thc moves out of range.
Thc misses with a looping right.
Thc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thc throws out a leg kick but Ross moves out of range and Thc only half commits.
Thc drops his hands momentarily and Ross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross throws a body shot but no joy.
Thc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ross's calf.
Thc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thc defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Thc wants to counter with a clinch but Ross pushes him away.
Thc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ross scores with a punch to the head.
Ross throws a lazy right hand but Thc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sweet Thc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thc pushes Ross up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Ross.
Thc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Ross on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
Thc is rocked!
Thc swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thc is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Ross breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Thc with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Thc looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Thc get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Frank Ross!
An out of breath Frank Ross 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 Bhagat Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mera Rang De Basanti - The Legend Of Bhagat Singh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bhagat Singh!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Singh wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
Singh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Singh rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Singh managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a jab.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kelly defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Singh wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Singh.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
Singh lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to push Singh away but Singh has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Singh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Singh keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Singh lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Singh.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Singh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a nice uppercut.
Singh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh working aggressively here.
Kelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Singh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singh scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Luther Kelly has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kelly wants to break free but Singh has control.
Kelly tries to break free but Singh pushes him back against the ropes.
Kelly tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Singh.
A short uppercut from Singh.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Kelly digs a right hand into Singh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singh's gas tank.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Singh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Singh works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh lands a right hand.
Kelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Singh has double underhooks.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly cracks Singh with a nice body shot.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Singh gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh prevents Kelly from breaking the clinch.
Singh pushes Kelly back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly is rocked!
Singh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singh lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
Singh presses Kelly against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Singh lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bhagat Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kelly walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Kelly is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bhagat Singh!
Bhagat Singh is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Bhagat Singh 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tum Pukorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tum Pukorn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tum Pukorn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukorn staying out of range there.
Pukorn tries to counter with a clinch but Costa shakes him off and moves away.
Pukorn looks to throw a body kick
and Costa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pukorn thinking.
Costa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pukorn if he has to take too many more of those.
Pukorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costa.
Pukorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tum Pukorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa blocks a head kick by Pukorn.
Pukorn 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pukorn.
Pukorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Costa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Costa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pukorn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pukorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costa moves out of range as Pukorn strikes.
Pukorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costa to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Costa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Costa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukorn misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Costa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Costa throws a wild body kick that Pukorn sees coming a mile off.
Costa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pukorn instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Costa fails to land.
Costa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Costa.
Pukorn is working Costa over against the ropes.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Pukorn ducks down to avoid it.
Pukorn clinches.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with a punch to the body.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pukorn backwards.
Pukorn misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pukorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
Pukorn tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pukorn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pukorn.
Come on Pukorn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pukorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pukorn backwards.
Pukorn tries to land a knee to the head but Costa blocks with his arms.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pukorn lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pukorn.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pukorn - that landed with a thud.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Pukorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costa.
Costa tries to work over Pukorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Pukorn.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Pukorn avoiding damage.
Pukorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pukorn tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Pukorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Pukorn throws a head punch that misses.
Pukorn tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn trying to land knees to the body.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn blocks a body shot from Costa.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Pukorn blocking some punches.
Pukorn has Costa pushed against the ropes.
Pukorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pukorn is working Costa over against the ropes.
Pukorn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Costa up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Pukorn avoids it by throwing Costa back against the ropes.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Costa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pukorn gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costa lands a body punch.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pukorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tum Pukorn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pukorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costa throws a leg kick but Pukorn moved away.
Costa lands a really nice looking cross but Pukorn seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Pukorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Pukorn moves out of range easily.
Costa connects with the punch.
Pukorn misses with a wild body shot.
Pukorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Costa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from Costa.
Costa motions for Pukorn to come forward. Costa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costa throws a leg kick which misses Pukorn's front leg but catches the back leg as Pukorn tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pukorn.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Pukorn.
A slapping body kick lands there for Costa.
Pukorn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Costa will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa misses with a low kick.
Pukorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Costa misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pukorn's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Costa.
Costa works the jab nicely.
Pukorn swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Pukorn has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
A left hand lands to the body for Costa.
Pukorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pukorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costa is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pukorn throws an elbow but misses.
Pukorn can't find room to land a body shot as Costa controls the action.
Costa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Pukorn controls the action.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pukorn backwards.
Pukorn prevents a body shot from Costa.
Pukorn blocking some punches.
Pukorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Costa misses with some punches.
Pukorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn prevents a body shot from Costa.
Costa has had enough of the clinch but Pukorn keeps him there for the moment.
Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
Pukorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Costa fails to land.
Pukorn lands a body shot.
Pukorn lands a body shot.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pukorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pukorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Pukorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pukorn blocking some punches.
Costa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pukorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn misses with a punch to the body.
Costa tries a body shot but Pukorn blocks it.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pukorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pukorn digs a right hand into Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Costa's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pukorn misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Pukorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costa is defending well for now.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
Pukorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pukorn controls his hands.
Pukorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costa blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Pukorn.
Pukorn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pukorn misses with a punch to the body.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
Costa avoiding damage as Pukorn throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pukorn as the two fighters clinch.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Pukorn avoids it by throwing Costa back against the ropes.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pukorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Pukorn.
Pukorn trying to land knees to the body.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn presses Costa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pukorn.
Costa blocks the elbow strike.
Pukorn lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
Pukorn stalling.
Costa misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tum Pukorn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Pukorn has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.
Costa tries a body shot but Pukorn blocks it.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Pukorn is working Costa over against the ropes.
Pukorn lands a shot to the body.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn lands an uppercut.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pukorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pukorn pushes Costa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn can't find room to land a body shot as Costa controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tum Pukorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pukorn misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukorn misses with a punch to the body.
Pukorn missing with knees to the body.
Pukorn lands an uppercut.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Pukorn presses Costa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn can't find room to land a body shot as Costa controls the action.
Pukorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costa misses with some punches.
Pukorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costa is defending well for now.
Pukorn tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Pukorn blocking some punches.
Pukorn lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Pukorn lands a nice uppercut.
Pukorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Pukorn controls the action.
Pukorn prevents Costa from breaking the clinch.
Pukorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Pukorn avoids it by throwing Costa back against the ropes.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pukorn.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Pukorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Pukorn avoiding damage.
Costa working aggressively here.
Costa is trying to break the clinch but Pukorn is controlling him.
Pukorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Pukorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pukorn.
Pukorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costa takes a shot to the head.
Pukorn lands a body shot.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
A body shot lands from Pukorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn works on Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Pukorn breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Costa with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Costa looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Costa get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Costa is rocked!
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!
Costa moves out of range as Pukorn throws a body kick.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pukorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costa prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Pukorn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Costa up against the ropes.
Pukorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Costa 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! Costa face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Pukorn takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tum Pukorn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shaun Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Franklyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Franklyn's choice of entrance music: For Those About To Rock. 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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169 lbs
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172 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Franklyn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franklyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reeves manages to avoid it.
Reeves lands with a straight right. Franklyn didn't see that one coming.
Franklyn's coach down at Brutal Force Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Franklyn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Franklyn takes one to the side of the head.
Reeves moves out of range of the body kick from Franklyn.
An inside leg kick lands from Franklyn.
Reeves misses with a body shot.
Reeves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reeves rushes Franklyn and presses him up against the ropes.
Reeves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reeves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves prevents Franklyn from breaking the clinch.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Franklyn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Reeves finish him?
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Franklyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Franklyn is blocking nicely.
Franklyn managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franklyn backwards.
Franklyn can't break the clinch.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
Franklyn is trying to force a seperation but Reeves has the dominant position.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves trying to land knees to the body.
Reeves lands with a right to the head.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn is trying to force a seperation but Reeves has the dominant position.
Reeves keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franklyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reeves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franklyn backwards.
A short right from Reeves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franklyn missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks with his arms.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves misses with a punch on the inside.
Franklyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Reeves won't allow it.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reeves.
Reeves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reeves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reeves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franklyn is defending well for now.
Reeves scores with a shot to the side of Franklyn's head.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Reeves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Reeves.
Reeves lands a shoulder strike.
Reeves keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaun Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklyn slips a jab from Reeves.
Franklyn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Reeves dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franklyn misses with a head kick.
Franklyn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reeves throws a big counter combination but Franklyn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reeves closes the distance and pushes Franklyn back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reeves.
Reeves keeps control of Franklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves swings wildly with an uppercut but Franklyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklyn is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves working aggressively here.
Reeves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franklyn can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Franklyn blocks a body shot from Reeves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reeves.
Reeves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franklyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Reeves won't allow it.
A short left from Reeves.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves crunches a lovely knee into Franklyn's ribcage.
A short right from Reeves.
Reeves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Reeves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reeves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shaun Reeves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franklyn tries to stall but Reeves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franklyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklyn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franklyn avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
Reeves tries to throw a body punch but Franklyn avoids it by throwing Reeves back against the ropes.
Franklyn blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Franklyn's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeves landing knees to the head.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reeves lands a left hand.
Franklyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn prevents a body shot from Reeves.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks it.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Franklyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Reeves has double underhooks.
Franklyn avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Franklyn tries to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling the position.
Franklyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franklyn blocks a body shot from Reeves.
Franklyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reeves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn avoiding damage as Reeves throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Franklyn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklyn is trying to push Reeves away but Reeves has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklyn avoids it.
Reeves lands with a right to the head.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Franklyn is blocking nicely.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a body punch.
Reeves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franklyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Franklyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Reeves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Franklyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Reeves misses.
Reeves scores with a shot to the body.
Reeves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franklyn.
Franklyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reeves throws out the jab.
Franklyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reeves.
Franklyn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Reeves misses with a hook.
Franklyn pushes Reeves away with a front kick.
Reeves throws an off balance right hand
and Franklyn counters with a body kick that stops Reeves in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franklyn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reeves throwing a counter right hand but Franklyn manages to avoid it.
Reeves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franklyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves connects with a body shot.
Franklyn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Franklyn defending well as Reeves loads up on a big left hand.
Franklyn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reeves misses with a hook to the body
and Franklyn counters with a leg kick.
Reeves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reeves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franklyn counters with a body kick that stops Reeves in his tracks momentarily.
Reeves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Franklyn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franklyn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Franklyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franklyn.
Franklyn throws a wild body kick that Reeves sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklyn blocks a jab.
Jab by Reeves.
Reeves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklyn staying out of range there.
Franklyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reeves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklyn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reeves clinches up with Franklyn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franklyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks with his arms.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklyn controls his hands.
Reeves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklyn's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franklyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franklyn takes a shot to the head.
Franklyn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shaun Reeves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reeves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ben Franklyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklyn managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
A short right from Reeves on the inside.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reeves scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franklyn.
Reeves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franklyn's efforts to push away.
Franklyn managing to block the knees to the body from Reeves.
Franklyn tries to circle away but Reeves has him pinned against the ropes.
Franklyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Reeves has double underhooks.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but Franklyn blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reeves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Reeves!
A relieved looking Shaun Reeves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kano Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano Cunningham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Kano Cunningham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Friedrich Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nietzsche looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nietzsche swinging wildly here.
Nietzsche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cunningham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nietzsche misses with a body shot
and Cunningham counters with a left and a right that stings Nietzsche.
Nietzsche is rocked!
Cunningham lands a right hook to the body.
Nietzsche is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunningham finish him?
Cunningham connects with an inside leg kick.
Cunningham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nietzsche seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cunningham .
Cunningham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cunningham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nietzsche's calf.
Cunningham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nietzsche steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cunningham . That one must have hurt.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nietzsche misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cunningham . Nietzsche shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Nietzsche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham .
Cunningham closes the distance and catches Nietzsche with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Nietzsche is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Nietzsche is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Nietzsche is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Cunningham takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kano Cunningham !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Serghei Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendric Slager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel comes to the ring accompanied by Stronger . 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serghei Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendric Slager!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slager pushes Manuel up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuel.
Manuel tries a body shot but Slager blocks it.
Slager lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Serghei Manuel has been cut.
Slager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Manuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Slager blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Slager prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Manuel has a couple of punches blocked by Slager.
Slager throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Manuel.
Manuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Manuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slager's coach down at Extreme Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slager's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Manuel gets through Slager's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slager is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manuel is keeping busy.
Manuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
Slager blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel can't find room to land a body shot as Slager controls the action.
Manuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Manuel.
Manuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slager missing with knees to the body.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manuel stalling in the clinch but Slager improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Manuel.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slager's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Manuel.
Slager looks winded!
Manuel lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Manuel.
Manuel tries to stall but Slager uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manuel tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuel working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuel tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Manuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to throw a body punch but Slager avoids it by throwing Manuel back against the ropes.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel blocks with his arms.
Manuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slager backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Slager throws an elbow but misses.
Manuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slager is rocked!
It looks like Kendric Slager has been cut.
A short left from Manuel.
Slager is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel finish him?
Manuel creates a bit of distance and cracks Slager with a big uppercut! Slager goes down! The referee pushes Manuel away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Slager make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Manuel takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Serghei Manuel!
Serghei Manuel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeden Jedeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleece Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeden Jedeb's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeden Jedeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedeb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jedeb, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson tries to work over Jedeb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jedeb is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Jedeb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jedeb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Jedeb's head.
Jedeb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jedeb's elbow.
Jedeb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jedeb stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jedeb or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Jedeb is rocked!
Johnson is muscling Jedeb up against the ropes and as Jedeb bounces back off, Johnson cracks him with a huge right hand! Jedeb crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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