Lumpinee 6 - Middleweights PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Beau Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke McStoner (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.

Van Steyne
vs
McStoner

189 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Heavy handed

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 Amsterdam, Beau Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke McStoner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McStoner's calf.
Van Steyne scores with a nice body kick.
Van Steyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McStoner throws an overhand right that lands on Van Steyne's shoulder, as Van Steyne tries to avoid the shot.
McStoner scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Steyne should have avoided that one.
Van Steyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Steyne feints and then cracks McStoner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McStoner down.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McStoner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McStoner with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McStoner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Steyne scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Steyne misses with the body kick
and McStoner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McStoner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McStoner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McStoner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McStoner lands an overhand right.
McStoner misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Van Steyne.
McStoner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McStoner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of McStoner's head but McStoner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Steyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McStoner checks a leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and McStoner counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Van Steyne goes down! Will Van Steyne beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duke McStoner!
Duke McStoner 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kt Jnr YodRon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). YodRon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MMA by Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stenger
vs
Jnr YodRon

186 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Spartan Nutrition

KrachT
Betacore

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 Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kt Jnr YodRon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
YodRon blocks a head kick by Stenger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stenger.
YodRon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stenger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stenger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. YodRon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
YodRon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
YodRon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenger.
YodRon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stenger.
YodRon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
YodRon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stenger. Stenger obviously looking to wear him down.
YodRon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Stenger counters with a quick kick to the body but YodRon blocks it.
Stenger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. YodRon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
YodRon moves out of range of the strikes.
YodRon tries to clinch but Stenger moves out of range.
As YodRon backs away, Stenger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger blocks a head kick by YodRon.

Stenger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
YodRon stalling in the clinch but Stenger improves position.
Stenger misses with some punches.
YodRon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger has YodRon pressed against the ropes, preventing YodRon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but YodRon avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stenger.
Stenger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
YodRon working hard to break the clinch.
YodRon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
YodRon trying to stall but Stenger improves his position.
Stenger tries a knee to the head but YodRon blocks it.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as YodRon controls his hands.

Stenger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
YodRon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stenger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aksel Stenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenger misses with an uppercut. YodRon saw that one coming.
Stenger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYodRon.
YodRon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
YodRon doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenger circles away.
YodRon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stenger avoids a punch combination nicely.
YodRon checks a leg kick.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but YodRon was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
YodRon feints a counter leg kick.
YodRon throws a combination. Stenger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stenger throws a front kick aimed at YodRon's knee but YodRon avoids it well.
Stenger looks to throw the jab but YodRon is out of range.
YodRon tries to clinch up but Stenger circles away and keeps his distance.
YodRon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
YodRon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenger.
YodRon throws a sloppy head kick and Stenger moves out of range easily.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
YodRon doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenger circles away.
YodRon takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Kt Jnr YodRon has been cut.
YodRon tries to clinch but Stenger moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
YodRon is looking to clinch but Stenger is avoiding it.
Stenger looks to land a combination but YodRon avoids it well.
YodRon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stenger thinks about countering with a head kick.
YodRon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
YodRon tries to clinch up but Stenger circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from YodRon.
YodRon tries to clinch up but Stenger circles away and keeps his distance.
Stenger checks a low kick from YodRon.
YodRon throws a solid leg kick but Stenger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at YodRon.
Stenger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. YodRon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
YodRon tries to clinch there but Stenger circles away.
Stenger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger misses with a body shot.

Stenger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
YodRon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Stenger.
Stenger tries a knee to the head but YodRon blocks it.
YodRon is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenger has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stenger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
YodRon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenger scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by YodRon.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of YodRons head.
Stenger lands a knee to the body.
Stenger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of YodRon backwards.
Stenger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
YodRon looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Stenger.

YodRon is rocked!
Stenger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kt Jnr YodRon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stenger throws a right and a left that both miss.
YodRon tries to counter by closing the distance.
YodRon is still on wobbly legs! Can Stenger finish him?
Stenger plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on YodRon's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken YodRon, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aksel Stenger!
Aksel Stenger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Kt Jnr YodRon stepped up to the mic, saying 'When work feels overwhelming, remember that you're going to die'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hank Standing Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Apolo (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.

Standing Bear
vs
Apolo

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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, Hank Standing Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepe Apolo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standing Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Apolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Apolo.

It looks like Hank Standing Bear has been cut.
Standing Bear throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apolo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Apolo gets a clinch.
Standing Bear is leaning against Apolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Standing Bear works on Apolo's body with a couple of short punches.
Apolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Standing Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Standing Bear looking to slow down the pace here.

Apolo breaks from the clinch.
Standing Bear catches Apolo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Apolo keeps the fight on the outside.

Apolo moves into the clinch.
Standing Bear lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Apolo.
Standing Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apolo backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standing Bear looking to slow down the pace here.
Apolo tries to circle away but Standing Bear has him pinned against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo tries to break free but Standing Bear pushes him back against the ropes.
Standing Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Apolo moves into range and clinches up with Standing Bear.
Apolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Standing Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Apolo gets an underhook and turns Standing Bear into the ropes.

Apolo breaks from the clinch.
Standing Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apolo.

Apolo clinches with his opponent.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Standing Bear pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Apolo back to the ropes. Standing Bear follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Standing Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apolo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standing Bear.
Apolo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Standing Bear slips a jab and a cross from Apolo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Apolo instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standing Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Apolo controls the action.
Standing Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apolo pushes Standing Bear back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Standing Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Standing Bear has double underhooks.
Standing Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apolo blocking some punches.
Standing Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Apolo pushes Standing Bear up against the ropes in a clinch.
Standing Bear blocking some punches.
Standing Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Standing Bear trying to stall but Apolo improves his position.
Standing Bear stalling in the clinch but Apolo improves position.
Standing Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Standing Bear seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Apolo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Standing Bear tries to work over Apolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apolo.
Apolo lands with a left to the head.
Standing Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apolo's elbow.
A hook to the body from Standing Bear.
Standing Bear tries to work over Apolo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apolo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Apolo is trying to force a seperation but Standing Bear has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Apolo fails to land.
Standing Bear digs a right hand underneath Apolo's ribcage. Apolo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Apolo fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Apolo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Apolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standing Bear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Standing Bear slips a jab and a cross from Apolo.
Standing Bear tries to clinch up but Apolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Apolo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Apolo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apolo throws a right and a left that Standing Bear avoids nicely.
Standing Bear lands a nice looking body shot.
Apolo throws a nice looking combination but Standing Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Apolo wants to clinch up but Standing Bear keeps it at a distance.
Apolo swinging wildly here.
Standing Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apolo.
Decent striking displayed by Standing Bear there.
Standing Bear tries to clinch but Apolo is having none of it.

Apolo gets a clinch.
Standing Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.
Standing Bear tries a body shot but Apolo blocks it.
Standing Bear blocks a body shot from Apolo.
Apolo has a couple of punches blocked by Standing Bear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Apolo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Standing Bear's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Standing Bear cracks Apolo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Apolo forces Standing Bear back against the ropes and clinches.
Standing Bear misses with a body punch.
Standing Bear misses with a body punch.
Apolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apolo blocks a body shot from Standing Bear.
Standing Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Apolo backwards.
Standing Bear is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Apolo is keeping busy.
Apolo tries to break free but Standing Bear pushes him back against the ropes.
Apolo works on Standing Bear's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolo wants to break free but Standing Bear has control.
Standing Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.
Standing Bear tries to throw a body punch but Apolo avoids it by throwing Standing Bear back against the ropes.
Standing Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Standing Bear misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Standing Bear backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Standing Bear.
Apolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Standing Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.
Apolo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apolo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Standing Bear or not.
Standing Bear is trying to stall.
Standing Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Apolo controls the action.
Apolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standing Bear tries to throw a body punch but Apolo avoids it by throwing Standing Bear back against the ropes.
Apolo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Apolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Apolo on the inside.
Standing Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pepe Apolo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apolo is trying to break the clinch but Standing Bear has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Standing Bear.
Standing Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Apolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Standing Bear tries a body shot but Apolo blocks it.
Standing Bear misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Standing Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standing Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Apolo controls the action.
Standing Bear lands a body punch.
Standing Bear stalling in the clinch but Apolo improves position.
Standing Bear taking a breather.
Standing Bear taking a breather.
Apolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standing Bear lands a hook to the side of the head.
Standing Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standing Bear pushes Apolo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Standing Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Apolo blocks a body shot from Standing Bear.
Apolo blocks a body shot from Standing Bear.
Apolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Standing Bear backwards.
Standing Bear trying to stall but Apolo improves his position.
Standing Bear blocks an uppercut.
Standing Bear stalling in the clinch but Apolo improves position.
A hook to the body from Standing Bear.
Standing Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Apolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Standing Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Apolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Standing Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Standing Bear slips a jab and a cross from Apolo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo throws an off balance right hand
and Standing Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Apolo backing up. Apolo nods at Standing Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
Apolo wants to clinch.
Standing Bear is looking to wear down Apolo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Apolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Standing Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Apolo tries to clinch but Standing Bear moves out of range.
Apolo avoids the body shot from Standing Bear.
Apolo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Standing Bear staying out of range there.
Apolo misses with a looping left.
Standing Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Standing Bear lands a nice looking body shot.
Standing Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apolo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Apolo clinches with his opponent.
Standing Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Standing Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Standing Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Standing Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Standing Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hank Standing Bear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Standing Bear's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Apolo misses with the combination.
Hank Standing Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Standing Bear.
Standing Bear misses with the combination.
Apolo wants to counter with a clinch but Standing Bear pushes him away.
Sloppy strikes from Apolo. Those never looked like landing.
Apolo takes a swing at Standing Bear's ribcage but misses.
Standing Bear swings for the body but Apolo moves out of range.
Standing Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Standing Bear staying out of range there.
Standing Bear lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Apolo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Apolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apolo lands with a hook. Standing Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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!
Apolo tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo swings for the body but Standing Bear moves out of range.
Standing Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Standing Bear misses the shot to the body.
Standing Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Standing Bear.

Apolo darts in and clinches Standing Bear up against the ropes.
Standing Bear trying to control the position but instead, Apolo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Standing Bear into the ropes.
Apolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apolo has had enough of the clinch but Standing Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Standing Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Standing Bear trying to control the position but instead, Apolo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Standing Bear into the ropes.

Apolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apolo wants to clinch up but Standing Bear keeps it at a distance.

Standing Bear walks into a big right hand from Apolo and goes down! The referee sends Apolo to a neutral corner as Standing Bear gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Hank Standing Bear's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standing Bear throws a body shot but no joy.
Apolo misses with a two punch combination.

Apolo gets a clinch.
Standing Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Standing Bear prevents a body shot from Apolo.
Standing Bear misses with a knee strike.
Standing Bear is trying to stall.
Standing Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Apolo gets an underhook and turns Standing Bear into the ropes.
Maybe Standing Bear would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Standing Bear is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Apolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Standing Bear tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Apolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Apolo clinches with his opponent.
Apolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Standing Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Apolo gets an underhook and turns Standing Bear into the ropes.
Standing Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Apolo controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Standing Bear.
Standing Bear trying to control the position but instead, Apolo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Standing Bear into the ropes.
Standing Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.

Apolo manages to break the clinch.
Standing Bear scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Standing Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Apolo is just out of range.
Apolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apolo throws a right hand that Standing Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Standing Bear also avoids with ease.
It looked like Standing Bear wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standing Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apolo lands a right and a left and another right! Standing Bear goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pepe Apolo!
A relieved looking Pepe Apolo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Stomper (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.

Timmermans
vs
Stomper

187 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
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, Ron Stomper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmermans comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stomper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Timmermans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stomper thinking.
Timmermans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stomper is looking to land body kicks.
Ron Stomper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmermans lands an overhand right.
Timmermans getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Timmermans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stomper moves out of range of the body kick.
Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stomper.
Timmermans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stomper.

Stomper clinches with his opponent.
Stomper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stomper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stomper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Timmermans is defending well for now.
Stomper is stalling here.
Stomper looking to throw knees to the head but Timmermans is blocking nicely.
Timmermans working aggressively here.
Stomper tries to land knees in the clinch but Timmermans avoids the damage to the body.
Timmermans misses with a punch to the body.
Stomper throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stomper manages to break the clinch.
Timmermans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Stomper misses.
Timmermans half committed to a counter leg kick.
Timmermans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stomper doesn't seem bothered though.

Stomper clinches with his opponent.
Timmermans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timmermans throws a head punch that misses.
Timmermans can't find room to land a body shot as Stomper controls the action.
Stomper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Timmermans.
Timmermans can't break the clinch.
Stomper connects with a knee to the head.
Timmermans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmermans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stomper tries to throw a body punch but Timmermans avoids it by throwing Stomper back against the ropes.
Stomper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Timmermans is trying to maintain a safe position but Stomper gets an underhook and turns Timmermans into the ropes.
Stomper tries to land a knee to the head but Timmermans blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stomper tries a knee to the head but Timmermans blocks it.
Stomper tries to land knees in the clinch but Timmermans avoids the damage to the body.
Timmermans misses with some punches.
Timmermans tries to throw a body punch but Stomper avoids it by throwing Timmermans back against the ropes.
Stomper working aggressively here.
Stomper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmermans's elbow.
A short right from Stomper.
Stomper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stomper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Timmermans misses with the head strike.
Timmermans scores with a shoulder strike.
Timmermans misses with a body punch.
Timmermans misses with the head strike.
Timmermans is trying to force a seperation but Stomper has the dominant position.

Stomper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stomper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stomper misses with a head kick.
Timmermans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stomper checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans scores with a shot to the body.
Timmermans lands a glancing blow to the side of Stomper's head.
Stomper misses with an uppercut.
Timmermans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stomper wants to clinch up but Timmermans keeps it at a distance.
Timmermans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stomper checks a leg kick nicely.
Timmermans moves out of range as Stomper throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Timmermans.
Stomper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timmermans cracks Stomper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stomper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmermans lands with a nice body punch.
Stomper doesn't manage to clinch there - Timmermans circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Timmermans. Beautiful body shot.
Timmermans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stomper checks a leg kick.
Timmermans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stomper's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans misses with a wild combination.
Timmermans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stomper! But no joy.
Timmermans thows a leg kick but Stomper checks it

and Stomper moves into the clinch.

Stomper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stomper swings for the body but Timmermans moves out of range.
Stomper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timmermans. Stomper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmermans moves out of range of the body kick.
Timmermans connects with a crisp jab.
Stomper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Timmermans is able to avoid easily.
Stomper walks into a straight right hand from Timmermans.
Timmermans checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmermans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Timmermans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stomper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stomper moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Timmermans misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Timmermans scores with a decent looking hook.
Ron Stomper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stomper drives through and clinches with Timmermans against the ropes.
Stomper struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmermans controls his hands.

Stomper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Timmermans gets tackled into the ropes by Stomper. Stomper maintains the clinch.

Stomper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Stomper misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Timmermans misses the target.
Timmermans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stomper.
A left and a right from Timmermans both land. Nice combination.
Timmermans throws a series of strikes that have Stomper backpedaling.
Stomper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stomper throws a jab but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans wants to slow Stomper down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stomper! But no joy.
Stomper slips a jab from Timmermans.
Timmermans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stomper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stomper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Timmermans avoids the head kick by Stomper.
Stomper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomper throws a hook to the side of Timmermans's head but Timmermans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmermans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stomper's hands.
Stomper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timmermans cracks Stomper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stomper keeps Timmermans at a distance using the push kick.

Stomper moves into the clinch successfully.
Timmermans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stomper's elbow.
Stomper misses with a knee to the head.

Stomper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmermans lands the left hand.
Stomper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stomper moves out of range of the body kick.
Stomper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stomper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stomper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stomper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Timmermans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stomper scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Stomper!
Timmermans moves out of range as Stomper strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomper throws out a leg kick but Timmermans moves out of range and Stomper only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Timmermans misses the target.
Stomper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stomper misses with a leg kick.
Stomper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stomper tries to clinch there but Timmermans circles away.
Stomper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Timmermans misses with a body kick.

Stomper clinches up with Timmermans and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ron Stomper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stomper.
Timmermans misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stomper throws a head punch that misses.
Stomper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stomper misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stomper manages to break the clinch.
Stomper swings widly with a right hand
and Timmermans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Timmermans connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stomper. Stomper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stomper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Timmermans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timmermans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stomper can do to turn this around?
Stomper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stomper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stomper tries to move into range but Timmermans moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stomper misses with an uppercut. Timmermans saw that one coming.
Stomper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timmermans lands with a nice body punch.
Timmermans digs a good hook to Stomper's body.
Timmermans lands a glancing blow to the side of Stomper's head.
Casper Timmermans is winning the standup battle so far.

Stomper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Timmermans, pushing him back against the ropes.
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!
Stomper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timmermans avoids it.

Stomper breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stomper. Timmermans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmermans lands a really nice looking cross but Stomper seems unphased.
Timmermans looks for the body kick but Stomper saw that one coming.
Stomper throws a leg kick but Timmermans checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Timmermans.
Timmermans blocks a jab.
Stomper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Timmermans throws a leg kick but Stomper moved away.
Stomper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Timmermans.
An inside leg kick from Stomper misses.
A jab from Timmermans does it's job there.
Timmermans thuds a left hand into Stomper's body.
Timmermans lands the left hand.
Stomper throws a low kick, looking for Timmermans's leg but Timmermans calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmermans slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stomper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timmermans appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Timmermans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stomper scores with a jab. Timmermans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Timmermans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stomper misses with a low kick.
Timmermans lands with a straight right. Stomper didn't see that one coming.
Stomper misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stomper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timmermans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Timmermans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stomper was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmermans.
Stomper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stomper throws out a leg kick but Timmermans moves out of range and Stomper only half commits.
Timmermans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Stomper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Timmermans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Stomper.
Timmermans scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stomper.
Timmermans digs a good hook to Stomper's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stomper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Timmermans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stomper misses with a hook. Timmermans ducked under it nicely.
Stomper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stomper tries to land a front kick but Timmermans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Timmermans lands with an uppercut that bounces Stomper off the ropes and back into range.
Stomper tried to score with a low kick but Timmermans checks it.
Stomper throws a jab when Timmermans was well out of range.
Timmermans throws a low kick, looking for Stomper's leg but Stomper calmly moves out of range.
Stomper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Timmermans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stomper.
Stomper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Timmermans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timmermans.
Stomper misses the shot to the body.
Stomper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Timmermans is looking to chop away at Stomper's legs.
Timmermans with a jab.
Timmermans throws out a leg kick but Stomper moves out of range and Timmermans only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Stomper misses.
Timmermans moves out of range as Stomper throws a body kick.
Casper Timmermans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans avoids the head kick by Stomper.
Stomper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timmermans can pounce on him.
Stomper throws a leg kick but Timmermans sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stomper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timmermans tried to score with a low kick but Stomper checks it.
Timmermans throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmermans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stomper checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Timmermans there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stomper.
Stomper throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Timmermans.
Stomper slips a jab and a cross from Timmermans.
Stomper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stomper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Timmermans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stomper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Timmermans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stomper has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans throws out a powerful jab.
Timmermans on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stomper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Timmermans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Timmermans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Timmermans looks for the body kick but Stomper saw that one coming.
Stomper throws out a loose jab but Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmermans cracks Stomper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Stomper misses with a series of wild punches.
Stomper misses with an uppercut.
Stomper scoring well with a low kick there.
Stomper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timmermans, as that shot connected.
Timmermans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Timmermans misses with a leg kick
and Stomper counters with a body kick that stops Timmermans in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Stomper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans swinging wildly here.
Stomper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ron Stomper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmermans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stomper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stomper misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Stomper misses.
Timmermans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stomper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stomper slips a jab and a cross from Timmermans.
Timmermans scores with a hook.
Timmermans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stomper.
Timmermans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stomper at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stomper missing with a left hand there. Timmermans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Stomper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stomper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timmermans avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Timmermans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Timmermans, 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Timmermans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Si Pitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaksin Napapa (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.

Pitung
vs
Napapa

184 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 London, Si Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thaksin Napapa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napapa needs to keep his hands up - Pitung had a free shot at his head there.
Napapa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitung.
Napapa tries to counter with a clinch but Pitung shakes him off and moves away.
Pitung misses with a left hand

and Napapa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Napapa.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
Napapa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pitung is trying to break the clinch but Napapa is controlling him.
Napapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napapa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napapa.
Pitung lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Pitung.
Napapa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pitung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitung swings widly with a right hand
and Napapa counters with a low kick, right behind Pitung 's knee.
Napapa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Napapa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pitung throws a hook but Napapa avoids it easily.
Napapa connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung throws a hook but Napapa avoids it easily.
Pitung misses with a looping left.
Napapa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pitung darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitung looks to land a left hand but Napapa moved out of range nicely.
Napapa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Pitung catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Napapa stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Napapa walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Pitung misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napapa loads up on a big right hand but Pitung slips the punch.
Pitung lands a really nice looking cross but Napapa seems unphased.

Napapa is rocked!
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Napapa counters with a low kick, right behind Pitung 's knee.
Pitung misses with a straight left.
Napapa tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Pitung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Napapa tenderised Pitung's leg. Pitung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pitung jabs Napapa right on the nose. Napapa blinks but takes it well.
Napapa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitung's jab looks to have found its range, popping Napapa under the eye.
Napapa is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitung finish him?
Napapa loads up on a big right hand but Pitung slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a right hand
and Napapa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Napapa misses with a head kick.
Napapa seems to have recovered his senses.
Napapa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pitung under the eye.

Pitung cracks Napapa with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Napapa get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Napapa looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Pitung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Napapa's head but Napapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Napapa.
Pitung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napapa.
Napapa wants to counter the offense by Pitung and move into the clinch position.
Pitung is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Napapa's head but Napapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Napapa.
Napapa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pitung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napapa.
Pitung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitung misses with a looping left.
A big right from Pitung misses.
Napapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napapa circles away quickly and effectively.
Napapa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Napapa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pitung's knee momentarily.
Napapa throws a head kick but Pitung moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napapa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by Napapa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Napapa.
Pitung misses with a looping left.
Pitung just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung misses with a looping left.
Pitung throws a lazy uppercut
and Napapa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pitung's knee momentarily.

Napapa has closed the distance and engaged Pitung in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napapa.
Napapa tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Napapa back against the ropes.
Napapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitung controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Napapa.
Napapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitung controls his hands.
Napapa prevents a body shot from Pitung.
Pitung lands a nice uppercut.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Napapa.
Napapa prevents a body shot from Pitung.
A short right from Pitung on the inside.
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!
Napapa scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napapa misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Napapa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Napapa taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitung.
Napapa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung lands with a light punch inside.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Napapa.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Napapa.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napapa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Napapa misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napapa gets through Pitung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as Napapa controls his hands.
Pitung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Napapa has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Pitung takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Thaksin Napapa was lucky to get out of the first round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Napapa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitung checks it well.
Pitung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Napapa can do to turn this around?
Napapa drops his hands momentarily and Pitung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pitung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Si Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitung misses with a lunging right hand
and Napapa counters with a leg kick.
Napapa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitung moves away.
Pitung is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pitung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. Napapa saw that one coming.
Pitung checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Napapa thumps Pitung with a low kick.
Napapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Napapa.
Pitung throws an overhand right that lands on Napapa's shoulder, as Napapa tries to avoid the shot.
Pitung throws a hook but Napapa blocks it.
Pitung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Napapa blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napapa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pitung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Napapa - the referee stops the clock and Pitung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Napapa. Pitung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napapa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pitung misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Napapa connects with a looping right hand.
Pitung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Napapa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pitung takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Napapa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitung.
Pitung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Napapa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Napapa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Napapa throws a series of punches but Pitung moves out of range.
Pitung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Napapa. Napapa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Napapa blocks a jab.
Napapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napapa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pitung looks to land a left hand but Napapa moved out of range nicely.
Napapa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitung connects with a single shot there.
Pitung misses with a wild body shot.
Napapa throws a big counter head kick but Pitung avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung lands with a hook. Napapa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

and Napapa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Napapa.
Napapa blocking some punches.
Napapa lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pitung breaks the clinch.
Pitung connects with a jab.
Napapa tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitung misses with an uppercut
and Napapa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pitung throws a jab but it's blocked by Napapa.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Napapa.
Napapa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitung throws an overhand right that lands on Napapa's shoulder, as Napapa tries to avoid the shot.
Pitung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Napapa takes the fight into the clinch.

Napapa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Napapa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Pitung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung 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.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Napapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napapa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Napapa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitung.
A little jabbing left from Napapa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pitung misses with a looping left.
Pitung misses with a left hand
and Napapa counters with a low kick, right behind Pitung 's knee.
Pitung missing with a left hand there. Napapa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napapa flicks out a counter leg kick but Pitung steps away.
No joy there for Pitung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitung connects with a body shot.
Napapa scoring well with a low kick there.
Pitung avoids the body shot from Napapa.
Napapa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Napapa slips a jab from Pitung.
And Napapa responds with a good body kick, but Pitung manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Pitung.
Pitung misses with a body shot.
Pitung misses the shot to the body.
Pitung throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Si Pitung will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Napapa slips under a jab from Pitung.
Napapa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Napapa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitung throws a hook but Napapa blocks it.
Napapa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Napapa dodges the punch combination from Pitung.
Napapa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Pitung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pitung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Donk. Pitung catches Napapa right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Napapa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitung misses with an uppercut
and Napapa counters with a leg kick.
Napapa slips a jab from Pitung.
Napapa lands a leg kick that knocks Pitung off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pitung.
Napapa flicks out a counter leg kick but Pitung steps away.
Pitung throws a big shot that misses.
Si Pitung is winning the standup battle so far.
Napapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Napapa counters with a nice body kick.
Napapa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Napapa slips a jab from Pitung.
Napapa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitung.
Pitung throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Napapa is looking to clinch.
Pitung throws the left hand but Napapa avoids the punch easily.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. Napapa saw that one coming.
Pitung throws a body punch but Napapa moves out of range.
Napapa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Napapa gets a clinch.

Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Napapa counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napapa slips a jab from Pitung.
Pitung throws a jab when Napapa was well out of range.
Pitung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Napapa.
Pitung misses with a body shot.
Napapa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pitung scores with a jab to the body.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Napapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napapa tries a quick counter leg kick but Pitung is wise to it.
Pitung misses with a straight right.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Napapa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitung misses with a hook. Napapa ducked under it nicely.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Napapa's head but Napapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Napapa's head but Napapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napapa slips a jab and a cross from Pitung.
Napapa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pitung.
Napapa is looking to land body kicks.
Pitung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Si Pitung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Napapa throws a looping overhand right but Pitung ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Pitung misses.
Napapa defending well as Pitung loads up on a big left hand.
Pitung throws a poor cross that misses
and Napapa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitung moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Napapa.
Napapa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pitung throws a body punch but Napapa moves out of range.
Pitung scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Pitung finds it's target.
Pitung throws a poor cross that misses
and Napapa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pitung throws an overhand right that lands on Napapa's shoulder, as Napapa tries to avoid the shot.
Pitung throws a hook to the side of Napapa's head but Napapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Napapa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pitung avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pitung!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitung blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung lands a nice looking body shot.
Napapa is looking to slow Pitung down with leg kicks.
Napapa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Napapa misses with a low kick as Pitung jumps back.
Thaksin Napapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napapa, right into the meat.
Napapa lands a front kick.
Napapa defending well as Pitung loads up on a big left hand.
Pitung misses with a looping left.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Napapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitung misses with a left hand
and Napapa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napapa.
Napapa throws a right and a left that Pitung avoids nicely.
Pitung swinging wildly here.
Napapa wants to counter with a clinch but Pitung pushes him away.
Pitung misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Si Pitung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pitung, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Si Pitung!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North has chosen Howl 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.

Steel
vs
North

195 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Great elbows
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 Hilo, Chuck Steel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade North!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North lands a right hook to the body.

North has Steel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Steel lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off.

It looks like Wade North has been cut.
North lands a damaging elbow.
North blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards North's brow.
Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from North.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from North.
A right hook to the body lands for North.
North lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North stalling against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
Nice elbow from North.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
North avoids the elbow strike from Steel , against the ropes.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North just leaning against Steel , taking a breather.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
North avoids the elbow strike from Steel , against the ropes.
Steel misses with an elbow over the top.
Steel misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
North's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
North on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
North tries to work over Steel 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel misses with an elbow over the top.
North pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North slowing the pace effectively.
North blocks an elbow strike.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from North.
North taking a breather.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North looking to stall.
North lands a damaging elbow.
North taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wade North.

North closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
North stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards North's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
North content to slow the pace in the clinch.
North lands a body punch.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
Steel avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel 's brow.
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as North takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steel tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
Steel misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade North dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade North's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

North clinches up against the ropes.
North is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as North takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Steel back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
North lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
North lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North has Steel pressed against the ropes.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Steel .
North trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed North into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel .
North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes off an throws an elbow but North leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
North has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North trying to control the position but instead, Steel has worked for underhooks and has pushed North into the ropes.
Steel throws an elbow but it misses.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on North - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wade North seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Steel just misses with a elbow thrown towards North's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as North takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steel as North tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wade North.

Steel clinches up with North and pushes him back against the ropes.
Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Wade North's cut even more.
North stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
North misses with a body punch.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North throws an elbow that misses.
North dodges an elbow strike from Steel .
North blocks a body shot from Steel .
North blocks an elbow strike from Steel .
North takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from North.
North throws an elbow that misses.
North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
Good body shot from North.
North misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
North working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wade North will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wade North's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

North clinches with his opponent.
North blocking some punches.
North manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, North throws an elbow but misses.
Steel lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off.
North taking a breather.
Steel misses with an elbow strike.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
North blocks an elbow strike.
North dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel 's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel .
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Wade North's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
North blocks the elbow strike.
North tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
North wants to stall.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel letting North take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
North is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from North.
North lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North takes an elbow to the temple.

Wade North's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wade North's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Steel !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kano Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Aldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Aldo
vs
Cunningham

185 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
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, Kano Cunningham !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a low kick but Cunningham avoids it.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Cunningham saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo feints and then cracks Cunningham 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cunningham down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cunningham .
Cunningham moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Cunningham checks a low kick from Aldo.
Aldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cunningham .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Aldo counters with a quick kick to the body but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.

Aldo clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cunningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cunningham is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Cunningham .
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunningham avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo is pushing Cunningham up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cunningham looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Cunningham avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunningham blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cunningham is defending well for now.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo landing knees to the head.

It looks like Kano Cunningham has been cut.
Aldo lands a knee to the body.
Cunningham tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the ropes.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cunningham 's face.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Aldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunningham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cunningham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunningham blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunningham blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cunningham avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Cunningham blocks with his arms.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Cunningham 's ribcage.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunningham tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aldo.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunningham avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Cunningham has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cunningham .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aldo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo slows down the pace here.
Aldo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo lands a good knee to the midsection. Cunningham won't want to take too many of those.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cunningham avoids it.
Cunningham letting Aldo take a breather here.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Aldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kano Cunningham 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham lands a two punch combo.
Cunningham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cunningham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham blocks a low kick nicely.
Cunningham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cunningham throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
It appears Aldo was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cunningham thows a body kick. Aldo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Cunningham .
Aldo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cunningham just manages to avoid it.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Aldo rushes Cunningham and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Cunningham blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunningham blocks it with crossed arms.
Cunningham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cunningham avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kano Cunningham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunningham lands a head kick. Aldo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cunningham is looking for the big counter here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Cunningham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a kick to the body.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.

Aldo pushes Cunningham up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aldo working Cunningham over with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Cunningham moved away.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Cunningham .
Jorge Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Aldo looks for the body kick but Cunningham saw that one coming.
Cunningham throws a fast counter high kick but Aldo manages to duck under it in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Cunningham throws a combination. Aldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body.
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!
Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cunningham checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kano Cunningham 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cunningham . Aldo shrugs it off though.
Cunningham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cunningham 's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Cunningham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Aldo forces Cunningham back against the ropes and clinches.
Aldo with a knee to the head.

Cunningham is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Aldo.
Cunningham is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Cunningham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Cunningham off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Cunningham is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Aldo is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jorge Aldo!
After winning the bout, Jorge Aldo 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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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Heinrich Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pranab Modi (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.

Lange
vs
Modi

182 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 Amsterdam, Heinrich Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pranab Modi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Modi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Modi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lange's sensitive parts.
Lange throws a wild body kick that Modi sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Lange misses
and Modi counters with a right hand to the body.
Modi digs a good body shot into Lange's ribs.
Lange looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Modi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lange's head.
Modi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lange looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Modi catches Lange with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lange forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pranab Modi!
Pranab Modi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.