Lumpinee 7 - Heavyweights PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Broflovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryker Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker Striking is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Broflovski
vs
Striking

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Broflovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stryker Striking!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Striking closes the distance and pushes Broflovski back into the ropes.
Striking looking to throw knees to the head but Broflovski is blocking nicely.
Striking tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Broflovski misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Striking to work.

Striking manages to break the clinch.
Striking throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Broflovski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Striking tries to clinch but Broflovski is having none of it.

Striking darts in and clinches Broflovski up against the ropes.

Broflovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking misses with a hook
and Broflovski counters with a two punch combo.
Striking works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Broflovski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Striking connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broflovski. That did some damage!
Broflovski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Striking looks to move away, Broflovski throws a big counter combo but Striking just gets out of the way.
Striking swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broflovski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Striking throws a push kick but Broflovski slaps the foot to one side.
Broflovski lands a jab to the nose.
Broflovski avoids the head kick by Striking.

Striking closes the distance and clinches.
Striking misses with a knee strike.
Striking misses with a knee strike.
Striking missing with knees to the body.
Striking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Striking tries to land knees in the clinch but Broflovski avoids the damage to the body.
Striking misses with a knee strike.
Striking misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Broflovski manages to break the clinch.
Striking scores with a head kick. Broflovski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Striking tries to work over Broflovski's front leg with a kick but Broflovski checks it.
Striking pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Broflovski misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Striking misses.
Striking throws a nice outside leg kick.
Striking misses with a shot to the body
and Broflovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Broflovski misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Striking.
Good work by Broflovski as he checks the leg kick.
Broflovski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Striking looks to clinch
and Broflovski counters with a stiff right hand.
Striking misses with a low kick.
Striking misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking wants to clinch but Broflovski slips to the side
letting Broflovski counter with a right hand.
Broflovski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Striking.
Broflovski throws a lazy right hand but Striking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Broflovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Striking plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Striking.

Striking has taken the fight to the clinch.

Striking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striking throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Broflovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Broflovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broflovski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broflovski lands a lovely overhand right.

Striking darts in and clinches Broflovski up against the ropes.

Striking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Striking pushes Broflovski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Striking taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Striking has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Broflovski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Striking can turn it around.

Striking breaks from the clinch.
Striking misses with a kick to the body.
Broflovski misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Broflovski.
Striking throws a poor cross that misses
and Broflovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Striking moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stryker Striking dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Striking throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Broflovski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice body kick there by Striking.
Broflovski throws a series of punches but Striking moves out of range.
Striking throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Broflovski misses with a looping right.

Striking rushes Broflovski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Striking with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Broflovski is defending well for now.

Striking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broflovski moves out of range of the strikes.
Striking staying out of range there.
Kyle Broflovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broflovski looks to land a combination but Striking avoids it well.
Striking looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Striking throws a leg kick that is checked
and Striking takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking throws a body kick that misses
and Broflovski counters with a nice uppercut.
Striking throws a shot from downtown. Broflovski moves away and avoids it.
Broflovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broflovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striking throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Striking throws a chopping leg kick but Broflovski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Broflovski moves out of range as Striking strikes.
Broflovski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Striking moves into the clinch.

Broflovski manages to break the clinch.
Striking is looking to clinch.
Broflovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Broflovski throws out a loose jab but Striking uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Striking clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Striking.
Striking looking to throw knees to the head but Broflovski is blocking nicely.
Striking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Striking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking throws a lazy body kick
letting Broflovski counter with a right hand.
Striking gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Broflovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Striking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Broflovski.
Striking is trying to counter with his kicks.
Striking swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Broflovski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stryker Striking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striking throws a head kick that misses
enabling Broflovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Broflovski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking throws the left hand but Broflovski avoids the punch easily.
Kyle Broflovski is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Broflovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Striking thinks about the counter body kick.
Striking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broflovski. That did some damage!
Broflovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Striking responds with a good body kick, but Broflovski manages to step out the way in time.
Striking throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Striking takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Striking showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Broflovski.
Striking throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Broflovski counters with a two punch combo.
Striking misses with a hook to the body
and Broflovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Striking thows a left - swing and a miss!
Striking fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking scores with the left hand. Broflovski knows he should have avoided that one.
Striking misses with a low kick as Broflovski jumps back.
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 from Striking misses.
Striking throws a sloppy head kick and Broflovski moves out of range easily.
Broflovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Striking misses
and Broflovski counters with a nice uppercut.
Striking misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broflovski throws a nice looking combination but Striking bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Striking misses with an attempted mid kick.
Striking swings away with a body shot that misses
and Broflovski counters with a three punch combo that has Striking backing up. Striking nods at Broflovski to acknowledge the strikes.
Broflovski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Broflovski counters with a left and a right that stings Striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Broflovski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Striking misses with a head kick.
Striking misses with an attempted mid kick.
Striking throws a lazy body kick
and Striking takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Striking connects with a solid leg kick.
Striking moves to clinch but Broflovski breaks away
and Broflovski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Striking cracks the inside of Broflovski's front leg.
Striking missing with a left hand there. Broflovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking misses with the body kick
and Broflovski counters with a series of strikes. Striking will be more careful next time no doubt.
Broflovski throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking throws a sloppy head kick and Broflovski moves out of range easily.
Striking misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Broflovski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Broflovski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Striking throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Striking gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Broflovski.
Striking throws a knee to the head but misses.

Striking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striking throws a nice outside leg kick.
Broflovski misses with an uppercut. Striking saw that one coming.
Broflovski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Broflovski counters with a straight right hand.
Striking has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Striking pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striking closes the distance looking to clinch
and Broflovski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broflovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striking.
Striking throws a head kick but Broflovski moves out of range.
Broflovski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Striking tries to close the distance and clinch but Broflovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Broflovski is looking for a counter combo.
Broflovski blocks a head kick by Striking.
A low kick from Striking is predictable there
and Broflovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Striking staying out of range there.
Striking throws a sloppy head kick
and Broflovski counters with a two punch combo.

Striking darts in and clinches Broflovski up against the ropes.

Striking breaks the clinch.
Striking throws a solid leg kick but Broflovski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broflovski circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Broflovski counter with a right hand.
Striking throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Broflovski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broflovski swinging wildly here.
Broflovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Striking.

Striking clinches.
Stryker Striking seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Striking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Striking throws a knee to the head but misses.
Striking looking to throw knees to the head but Broflovski is blocking nicely.
Broflovski scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking trying to land knees to the body.
Striking tries to land a knee to the head but Broflovski blocks with his arms.

Broflovski breaks from the clinch.
Broflovski misses with the combination.
Broflovski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Striking swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Broflovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking misses with a head kick.
Striking throws a body kick that misses
and Broflovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Broflovski.

Striking is rocked!
Striking misses with a left hand
and Broflovski counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Striking goes down! Broflovski rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Striking is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Broflovski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kendric Slager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slager
vs
Kang

195 cm
19
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendric Slager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Kang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slager has Kang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Slager tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Slager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slager pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Slager has Kang pressed against the ropes, preventing Kang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slager leaning against his opponent.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Slager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kang is trying to force a seperation but Slager has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slager has him pressed against the ropes.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Slager uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Kang misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.
Slager lands a knee to the head.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Slager tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Slager tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Slager blocking some punches.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang can't find room to land a body shot as Slager controls the action.
Slager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Slager.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slager has Kang pressed against the ropes, preventing Kang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Slager controls his hands.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kang tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kang throws a punch but it's blocked by Slager.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Slager controls his hands.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager is breathing heavily.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager prevents a body shot from Kang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Kang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager scores with a knee to the head.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Slager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kang.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Slager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Kang tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kang wants to break free but Slager has control.
Kang tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang digs a right hand into Slager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slager's gas tank.
Kang working aggressively here.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Kang on the inside.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kang is trying to force a seperation but Slager has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager blocking some punches.
Slager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bruce Kang has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slager.
Slager lands a knee to the head.
Kang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Slager lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.
Slager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kang is defending well for now.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slager prevents a body shot from Kang.
Slager blocks an uppercut.
Kang 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.

Kendric Slager dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Kang'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.

Kang pushes Slager away with a front kick.

Slager fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kang, pushing him back against the ropes.
Slager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Kang tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slager tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Slager.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slager.
Kang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kang manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang tries to circle away but Slager has him pinned against the ropes.
Kang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kang is trying to break free.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Slager avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
Slager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kang's face.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Slager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slager blocks an uppercut.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Slager uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Slager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kang can do to turn this around?
Kang has a couple of punches blocked by Slager.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Kang misses with a punch to the body.
Kang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slager blocks an uppercut.
Kang working aggressively here.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Slager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kang tries a body shot but Slager blocks it.
Kang can't find room to land a body shot as Slager controls the action.
Slager misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kang throws a punch but it's blocked by Slager.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kang has a couple of punches blocked by Slager.
Kendric Slager has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Slager controls his hands.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kang tries to break free but Slager pushes him back against the ropes.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Kang tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kang working aggressively here.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Slager prevents Kang from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Kang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kang connects with a body shot that sends Slager's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Kang. That snapped Slager's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kang connects with a body shot that sends Slager's belly button to the back.
Slager tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Kang thinks about the counter body kick.
Kang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kang throws a chopping leg kick but Slager manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kang misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kang. That's going to slow Slager down.
Kang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Slager has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Slager prevents a body shot from Kang.
Kang misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Kang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Kang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Slager 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Slager instigates a clinch.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Kang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slager has him pressed against the ropes.
Slager blocks an uppercut.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Kang working aggressively here.
Kang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Slager controls his hands.
Kang is looking to break free of the clinch but Slager has double underhooks.
Slager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kang avoids it.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang has a couple of punches blocked by Slager.
Kang misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Kang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slager has him pressed against the ropes.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Slager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slager blocking some punches.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slager with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slager.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kang wants to break free but Slager has control.
Kang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Slager is controlling him.
Kang misses with the head strike.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Kang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kang working aggressively here.
Kang wants to get back to striking at distance but Slager won't allow it.
Kang tries to circle away but Slager has him pinned against the ropes.
Kang can't find room to land a body shot as Slager controls the action.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slager blocking some punches.
Kang tries to break the clinch but Slager is controlling the position.
Slager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Kang misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kang fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kang is looking to break free of the clinch but Slager has double underhooks.
Slager tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Kang lands a nice uppercut.
Kang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Kang working aggressively here.
Slager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang avoiding damage as Slager throws knees to the body.
Kang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slager has Kang pressed against the ropes, preventing Kang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kang tries to break free but Slager pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slager trying to land knees to the body.
Kang managing to block the knees to the body from Slager.
Slager misses with a knee to the head.
Slager prevents a body shot from Kang.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Slager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slager misses with a knee strike.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Slager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kang.
Kang tries to work over Slager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slager tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slager looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendric Slager showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slager has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendric Slager!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grigoriy Chirkash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Geerestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geerestein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RATM - Know Your Enemy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chirkash
vs
Geerestein

186 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Very confident

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigoriy Chirkash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Geerestein!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geerestein throws an off balance right hand
and Chirkash counters with a low kick, right behind Geerestein 's knee.
A jab lands there for Chirkash.

It looks like Johan Geerestein has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chirkash.
Chirkash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chirkash connects with a stiff jab that staggers Geerestein - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grigoriy Chirkash!
Johan Geerestein was interviewed post fight and said 'What is wrong with me?! JEEEZUS!?!!%!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Demitrious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Steel Penn (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.

Demitrious
vs
Steel Penn

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Excellent boxer
Determined

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Demitrious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demitrious has Steel Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Steel Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Penn misses with the head strike.
Demitrious tries a body shot but Steel Penn blocks it.
Demitrious blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Demitrious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Steel Penn.
Demitrious misses with a double jab.
Steel Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Demitrious.
Steel Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demitrious moves in looking to clinch but Steel Penn pushes him off.
Demitrious tries to clinch there but Steel Penn circles away.
Demitrious keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel Penn thuds a left hand into Demitrious's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demitrious avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demitrious tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demitrious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demitrious explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Demitrious closes the distance and clinches.
Steel Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel Penn.
Demitrious blocking some punches.

Demitrious breaks from the clinch.
Steel Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Demitrious takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Demitrious tries to clinch up but Steel Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel Penn misses with a body shot.
Demitrious avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demitrious throws a body kick that misses.
Demitrious avoids the body shot from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice shot lands for Steel Penn.
Demitrious lands a nice looking body shot.
Demitrious slips a jab from Steel Penn.
Demitrious tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel Penn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Demitrious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demitrious lands a right hook to the body.
Steel Penn looks winded!
Steel Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Demitrious takes one to the chin there.
Demitrious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Steel Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn slips a jab and a cross from Demitrious.
Demitrious tries to bum rush Steel Penn with a series of wild strikes but Steel Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demitrious throws a one two combo.

Demitrious instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demitrious.

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

Demitrious gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.

Demitrious breaks the clinch.
Demitrious misses with the combination.
Demitrious throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel Penn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Demitrious chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demitrious thinks about countering with a head kick.
Demitrious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel Penn manages to avoid it.
Steel Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steel Penn lands with a cross.
Steel Penn misses with a hook.

Demitrious closes the distance and clinches.
Steel Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demitrious's elbow.
Demitrious is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel Penn is defending well for now.

Demitrious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch but Demitrious is avoiding it.
Demitrious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Penn.
Demitrious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Demitrious dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Demitrious wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demitrious.
Steel Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demitrious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demitrious tries to clinch but Steel Penn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn slips a jab and a cross from Demitrious.
Alex Demitrious is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel Penn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Demitrious drives through and clinches with Steel Penn against the ropes.
Steel Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with a punch to the body.

Demitrious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel Penn misses with a wild combination.

Demitrious gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Demitrious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Steel Penn coming out on top.
Demitrious misses with a combination
and Steel Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demitrious thinking.
Demitrious tries to clinch but Steel Penn is having none of it.
Steel Penn cracks Demitrious with an open hand slap.
Demitrious bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Demitrious has closed the distance and engaged Steel Penn in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demitrious blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demitrious stalling in the clinch but Steel Penn improves position.

Demitrious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel Penn cracks Demitrious with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn blocks a head kick by Demitrious.
Demitrious fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Steel Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steel Penn tries to clinch up.
Steel Penn throws a body punch but Demitrious moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Demitrious tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demitrious has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steel Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Demitrious's head.
Demitrious cracks the inside of Steel Penn's front leg.
Demitrious throws a head kick that misses.

Steel Penn tries to keep at a distance but Demitrious has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steel Penn being controlled against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Demitrious's efforts to push away.
Steel Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Steel Penn on the inside.
Alex Demitrious has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steel Penn tries to throw a body punch but Demitrious avoids it by throwing Steel Penn back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demitrious.
Demitrious blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Demitrious manages to break the clinch.

Demitrious has Steel Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Demitrious here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Steel Penn misses with some punches.
Demitrious blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Demitrious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Penn misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel Penn.

Demitrious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demitrious is looking to clinch.

Demitrious moves into the clinch successfully.

Demitrious breaks from the clinch.
Steel Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Demitrious on the side of the head.
Demitrious doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel Penn circles away.
Demitrious throws a jab when Steel Penn was well out of range.
Steel Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mc Steel Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Demitrious ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.

Demitrious closes the distance and pushes Steel Penn back into the ropes.
Steel Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel Penn misses with the head strike.
Steel Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel Penn lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel Penn.
Demitrious tries to land a knee to the head but Steel Penn blocks with his arms.
Demitrious is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Demitrious blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn working aggressively here.
Steel Penn misses with the head strike.
Demitrious wants to stall.
Demitrious effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with the head strike.

Demitrious breaks the clinch.
Steel Penn wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Steel Penn coming out on top.
Demitrious lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demitrious.
Nice body kick from Demitrious.
Demitrious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demitrious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steel Penn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demitrious, pushing him back against the ropes.
Demitrious misses with a knee to the head.
Steel Penn working aggressively here.

Demitrious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demitrious takes one to the chin there.
Demitrious wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Demitrious rushes Steel Penn and presses him up against the ropes.

Demitrious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demitrious tries to clinch but Steel Penn moves out of range.
Demitrious lands a leg kick that knocks Steel Penn off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demitrious wants to clinch up but Steel Penn keeps it at a distance.
Steel Penn throws a shot from downtown. Demitrious moves away and avoids it.
Mc Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Demitrious just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Steel Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Demitrious is looking to wear down Steel Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Demitrious tries to clinch up.
Steel Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel Penn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Demitrious manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demitrious throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Steel Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Demitrious counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel Penn. Demitrious does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Steel Penn.
A head kick misses from Demitrious.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Steel Penn.
Steel Penn lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Demitrious 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Steel Penn darts in and clinches Demitrious up against the ropes.

Demitrious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demitrious misses with a body shot.
Demitrious looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel Penn lunges at Demitrious with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Demitrious's hand.
Demitrious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demitrious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mc Steel Penn.
I think Steel Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mc Steel Penn!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mar Poker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Pasternack (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.

Poker
vs
Pasternack

198 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mar Poker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Pasternack!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasternack tries to close the distance and clinch but Poker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Poker has Pasternack up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good body shot from Poker.
Poker has Pasternack pressed against the ropes.
Poker gets through Pasternack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pasternack looks winded!
Poker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Poker.

It looks like Igor Pasternack has been cut.
Poker lands a nice shot to the body.
Poker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pasternack backwards.
Poker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pasternack should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poker lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Poker.
A nice left hand lands by Poker.
Poker breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Pasternack with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Pasternack looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Pasternack get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mar Poker!
An out of breath Mar Poker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Hamutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Hamutana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hamutana
vs
McFinnigan

193 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hamutana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamutana wants to clinch.
McFinnigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamutana moves away.
Hamutana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McFinnigan. McFinnigan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sam Hamutana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hamutana clinches with his opponent.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamutana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFinnigan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hamutana fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFinnigan.
Hamutana lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McFinnigan is leaning against Hamutana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McFinnigan is trying to break the clinch but Hamutana has him pressed against the ropes.
McFinnigan prevents a body shot from Hamutana.
Hamutana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFinnigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamutana.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McFinnigan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McFinnigan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamutana tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McFinnigan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFinnigan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamutana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McFinnigan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hamutana closes the distance and clinches.

McFinnigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamutana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamutana momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McFinnigan 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 Hamutana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hamutana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Hamutana rushes McFinnigan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McFinnigan is trying to stall.
McFinnigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McFinnigan misses with a punch on the inside.
McFinnigan has a couple of punches blocked by Hamutana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamutana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Hamutana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamutana prevents a body shot from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamutana misses with a punch to the body.
Hamutana lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan can't break the clinch.
McFinnigan lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hamutana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from McFinnigan.
Hamutana blocks an uppercut.
McFinnigan throws a head punch that misses.
McFinnigan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFinnigan tries a body shot but Hamutana blocks it.
Hamutana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McFinnigans head.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Hamutana controls the action.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Hamutana controls the action.
McFinnigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamutana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFinnigan misses with a punch on the inside.
McFinnigan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamutana lands a left hand that snaps the head of McFinnigan backwards.
Hamutana lands a shoulder strike.
Hamutana is pushing McFinnigan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFinnigan.
A short right from Hamutana on the inside.
McFinnigan misses with some punches.
McFinnigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hamutana.
McFinnigan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McFinnigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamutana.
Hamutana lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on McFinnigan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamutana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamutana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Hamutana controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from McFinnigan fails to land.

Hamutana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hamutana pushes McFinnigan up against the ropes in a clinch.
McFinnigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamutana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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

Hamutana moves into range and clinches up with McFinnigan.
Hamutana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamutana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Hamutana controls the action.
Hamutana taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFinnigan.
Hamutana lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamutana.
Hamutana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McFinnigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Hamutana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

McFinnigan connects with a body shot that sends Hamutana's belly button to the back.

Hamutana closes the distance and pushes McFinnigan back into the ropes.

McFinnigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamutana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McFinnigan can pounce on him.
Hamutana wants to clinch.
McFinnigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hamutana has managed to clinch.
McFinnigan tries a body shot but Hamutana blocks it.
Hamutana blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Hamutana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamutana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamutana tries a body shot but McFinnigan blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from McFinnigan fails to land.
A short right from Hamutana on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamutana backwards.
A hook to the body from Hamutana.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamutana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFinnigan.
Hamutana misses with the head strike.
McFinnigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamutana's elbow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hamutana here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McFinnigan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamutana backwards.
Hamutana lands a hook that snaps the head of McFinnigan backwards.
Hamutana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McFinnigan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamutana has double underhooks.
McFinnigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamutana.
Hamutana tries to throw a body punch but McFinnigan avoids it by throwing Hamutana back against the ropes.
McFinnigan working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFinnigan.
Hamutana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McFinnigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamutana as McFinnigan tries to tie him up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by McFinnigan as he connects with a hook.
McFinnigan lunges at Hamutana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamutana's hand.

McFinnigan tries to keep at a distance but Hamutana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sam Hamutana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McFinnigan tries to work over Hamutana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan working aggressively here.
Hamutana blocking some punches.

McFinnigan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamutana tries to clinch up but McFinnigan circles away and keeps his distance.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by McFinnigan.

Hamutana is rocked!
Hamutana swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFinnigan counters with a huge right that knocks Hamutana out cold! McFinnigan is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Callum McFinnigan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Maciver (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.

Trump
vs
Maciver

192 cm
18
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Maciver finds it's way through Trump's defenses.
Donk. Maciver catches Trump right on the button with a cross.
Trump blocks a jab.
Trump went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Maciver moves into range and clinches up with Trump.
A shot in the inside from Maciver.
Trump takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
Maciver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
Maciver works on Trump's body with a couple of short punches.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Trump is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maciver as Trump tries to tie him up.
Trump is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maciver.
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!
Maciver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Maciver.
Maciver lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trump is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Maciver.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maciver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maciver.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maciver obliges.
Maciver lands with a light punch inside.
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Maciver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maciver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maciver lands with a left to the head.
Maciver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maciver digs a right hand into Trump's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trump's gas tank.
Maciver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maciver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trump's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trump's face.

Trump is rocked!
Maciver presses Trump against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maciver unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Trump out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Trump off his feet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Donal Maciver!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mihail Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faiq Bolkiah (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.

Brophy
vs
Bolkiah

193 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mihail Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Faiq Bolkiah!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Faiq Bolkiah has been cut.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Bolkiah's shoulder, as Bolkiah tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolkiah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brophy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brophy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bolkiah.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Crack! A monster head kick from Bolkiah and Brophy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bolkiah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Faiq Bolkiah!
After winning the bout, Faiq Bolkiah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.