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FEN 025 LaFontier vs Ellis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leverett Lamour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isidor Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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149 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leverett Lamour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isidor Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamour throws a series of punches but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg rushes Lamour and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sundberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lamour wants to stall.
Lamour can't break the clinch.
Sundberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamour has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Leverett Lamour has been cut.
Sundberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lamour tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sundberg is looking to land body kicks.
Lamour circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamour is looking to clinch but Sundberg is avoiding it.
Lamour tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sundberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamour.
Sundberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamour tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sundberg manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamour swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lamour rushes Sundberg and presses him up against the ropes.
Sundberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sundberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamour wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lamour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamour has closed the distance and engaged Sundberg in a clinch.
Lamour on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sundberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamour throws a head kick that misses.
Lamour moves out of range of the body kick from Sundberg.
Lamour throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamour throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamour lands a jab.
Lamour blocks a head kick by Sundberg.
Lamour has managed to clinch.
Sundberg 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.
Lamour looking to stall.
Lamour keeps control of Sundberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sundberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Lamour has double underhooks.
Sundberg tries to stall but Lamour uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lamour lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sundberg backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundberg manages to break the clinch.
Sundberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamour connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sundberg scrambles back to his feet.
Sundberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamour swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Lamour counters with a quick kick to the body but Sundberg blocks it.
Sundberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leverett Lamour dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leverett Lamour's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Lamour there.
Sundberg has Lamour up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lamour escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundberg misses with a head kick.
Lamour throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamour tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sundberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sundberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamour.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg clinches.
Lamour manages to break the clinch.
Lamour fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sundberg throws out the jab.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Lamour.
Leverett Lamour is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamour drives through and clinches with Sundberg against the ropes.
Lamour has had enough of the clinch but Sundberg keeps him there for the moment.
Sundberg stalling in the clinch but Lamour improves position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sundberg has eaten all the pies!
Sundberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamour tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamour wants to clinch up but Sundberg keeps it at a distance.
Lamour throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sundberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sundberg.
Lamour gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Sundberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamour trying to control the position but instead, Sundberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamour into the ropes.
Lamour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamour circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sundberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sundberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lamour, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sundberg trying to stall but Lamour improves his position.
Lamour leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lamour breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamour blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leverett Lamour dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leverett Lamour's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamour attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sundberg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamour darts in trying to clinch
and Sundberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Lamour thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lamour is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamour looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamour displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Isidor Sundberg has been cut.
Sundberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sundberg feints a counter leg kick.
Lamour misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamour has managed to clinch.
Lamour misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sundberg looking to stall.
Sundberg is trying to stall.
Lamour breaks from the clinch.
Sundberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sundberg throws a front kick that sends Lamour stumbling back into the ropes.
Sundberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leverett Lamour is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sundberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamour moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamour misses with a body kick.
Sundberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamour avoids the head kick by Sundberg.
The fighters circling - Lamour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamour lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamour fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sundberg wants to counter with a clinch but Lamour pushes him away.
Lamour is looking to clinch but Sundberg is avoiding it.
Lamour fails to land with a series of punches.
Sundberg throws a big counter head kick but Lamour avoids it with no problem.
Sundberg misses with a wild combination.
Isidor Sundberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leverett Lamour is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lamour throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isidor Sundberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamour has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leverett Lamour!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Peralka Levanato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Owns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peralka Levanato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peralka Levanato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Owns!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owns misses with a double jab
and Levanato counters by moving into the clinch.
Levanato lands a body punch.
Levanato pushes Owns back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Levanato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Owns.
Owns looks winded!
Levanato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Levanato.
Owns has had enough of the clinch but Levanato keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Levanato.
Levanato lands a shot to the body.
Levanato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Owns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Levanato lands a nice knee to the body.
Levanato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Owns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levanato crunches a lovely knee into Owns's ribcage.
Owns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Levanato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levanato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levanato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Levanato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Levanato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owns tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Levanato misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levanato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Owns, pushing him back against the ropes.
Levanato breaks from the clinch.
Owns is looking to clinch but Levanato is avoiding it.
Levanato misses with a two punch combination.
Owns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Levanato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owns is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Levanato engages and cracks Owns with a massive lead left hook - Owns tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Levanato is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peralka Levanato!
An out of breath Peralka Levanato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Caua Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opel Insignia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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266 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caua Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Opel Insignia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Azevedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Insignia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Insignia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azevedo is out of range and Insignia settles back down.
Azevedo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Azevedo tries to clinch up but Insignia circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Insignia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Insignia has managed to clinch.
Insignia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Insignia tries to break the clinch but Azevedo is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Insignia slows down the pace here.
Azevedo prevents Insignia from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Insignia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Insignia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azevedo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Insignia, pushing him back against the ropes.
Azevedo digs a right hand into Insignia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Insignia's gas tank.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo gets a clinch.
Insignia working hard to break the clinch.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Azevedo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo is looking to clinch.
Insignia raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Azevedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia moves into the clinch.
Azevedo breaks the clinch.
Insignia 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.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Insignia moves out of range easily.
Insignia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azevedo to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Insignia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azevedo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azevedo throws the kick towards the body but Insignia avoids it.
Insignia pushes Azevedo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Azevedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azevedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Opel Insignia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Insignia closes the distance and clinches.
Insignia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Azevedo looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Insignia.
Insignia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azevedo breaks the clinch.
Azevedo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Insignia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Insignia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo pushes Insignia away with a front kick.
Insignia misses the shot to the body.
Insignia closes the distance and clinches.
Azevedo is trying to maintain a safe position but Insignia gets an underhook and turns Azevedo into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Azevedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Insignia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azevedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Insignia.
Azevedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Insignia takes the fight into the clinch.
Insignia is looking to break free of the clinch but Azevedo has double underhooks.
Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azevedo tries to clinch but Insignia moves out of range.
Azevedo tries to clinch up.
Azevedo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo manages to avoid it.
Insignia throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Insignia's knee momentarily.
Caua Azevedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Insignia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Insignia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo clinches up with Insignia and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azevedo misses with a body punch.
Insignia has Azevedo pressed against the ropes, preventing Azevedo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Insignia tries to circle away but Azevedo has him pinned against the ropes.
Opel Insignia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Insignia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Insignia slowing the pace effectively.
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 Caua Azevedo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Insignia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azevedo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Insignia has had enough of the clinch but Azevedo keeps him there for the moment.
Azevedo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Insignia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Insignia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo throws a big counter combination but Insignia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Insignia tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insignia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Insignia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azevedo up against the ropes.
Azevedo slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insignia effectively controlling the action here.
Insignia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azevedo up against the ropes.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Insignia is looking to control Azevedo's arms but Azevedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Insignia has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Opel Insignia.
Azevedo scores with a head kick. Insignia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Insignia closes the distance and pushes Azevedo back into the ropes.
Azevedo tries to stall but Insignia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Insignia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch but Insignia keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia lands a hook that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azevedo lands a leg kick that knocks Insignia off balance momentarily.
Azevedo misses with a body shot.
Azevedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Insignia circles away quickly and effectively.
Insignia is looking to clinch.
Insignia closes the distance and clinches.
Insignia can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch but Insignia keeps him there for the moment.
Azevedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Insignia looking to stall.
Azevedo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Opel Insignia.
I think Insignia 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Opel Insignia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuyoshi Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanikawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ishii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Sadaharu Tanikawa has been cut.
Tanikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanikawa takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Tanikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Tanikawa onto his butt! Tanikawa pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Tanikawa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tanikawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanikawa.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanikawa checks a low kick from Ishii.
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Tanikawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanikawa walks into a big right hand from Ishii and goes down! The referee sends Ishii to a neutral corner as Tanikawa gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanikawa swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Tanikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanikawa misses the shot to the body.
Tanikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Ishii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tanikawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Tanikawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ishii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Tanikawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadaharu Tanikawa's cut is getting worse.
Tanikawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Tanikawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanikawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanikawa walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kazuyoshi Ishii!
A very excited looking Kazuyoshi Ishii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Colins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karate Kid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Colins's chin.
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144 lbs
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25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Colins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Colins instigates a clinch.
Colins is trying to break the clinch but Kid is controlling him.
Kid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Colins.
Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colins closes the distance and clinches.
Kid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Colins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid prevents Colins from breaking the clinch.
Kid digs a right hand into Colins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colins's gas tank.
Colins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kid is keeping busy.
Colins avoids a wild elbow strike from Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kid.
Kid avoids the elbow strike from Colins, against the ropes.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Colins misses.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kid counters with an outside leg kick.
Colins instigates a clinch.
Kid breaks from the clinch.
Kid throws a head kick that Colins semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Colins misses with a head kick.
Kid looks to land a combination but Colins avoids it well.
Colins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Colins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kid tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Colins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Colins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colins stalling in the clinch.
Colins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colins's efforts to push away.
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 Karate Kid will probably get the nod.
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.
Colins instigates a clinch.
Colins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Colins tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position.
Kid breaks from the clinch.
Kid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Colins stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid has Colins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kid tries to break free but Colins pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colins stalling against the ropes.
Ben Colins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Colins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colins breaks from the clinch.
Kid tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Colins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colins's efforts to push away.
Kid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colins throws a sloppy body shot
and Kid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kid lands a nice hook to Colins's body. Colins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kid, pushing him back against the ropes.
Colins is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colins can do to turn this around?
Colins keeps control of Kid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kid taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Kid scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kid tries to score with a low kick but Colins moves his leg out of the way.
Karate Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karate Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colins forces Kid back against the ropes and clinches.
Colins has had enough of the clinch but Kid keeps him there for the moment.
Colins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kid lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colins takes the fight into the clinch.
Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid misses with a head kick.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Colins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Kid can't break the clinch.
Kid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Colins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kid - the referee stops the clock and Colins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kid. Colins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Colins tries to clinch up.
Colins throws a series of punches but Kid avoids them all with ease.
Colins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kid wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Kid scores with a head kick. Colins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colins gets a clinch.
Colins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kid trying to stall but Colins improves his position.
Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Colins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colins leaning against his opponent.
Colins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ben Colins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Kid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karate Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kid, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate Kid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waters Of Nazareth - Justice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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34
180 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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34
184 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barchandao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barchandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Barchandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barchandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barchandao throws an off balance right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Barchandao throws an off balance right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut
and Dobzinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barchandao misses with a right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barchandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barchandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dobzinski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barchandao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barchandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barchandao misses with a left hand
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchandao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dobzinski in his tracks.
Barchandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barchandao misses the body punch
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Barchandao scores with a nice head shot.
Barchandao throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Barchandao misses
and Dobzinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Barchandao misses with a right hand
letting Dobzinski counter with a right hand.
Barchandao swings widly with a right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Barchandao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Barchandao misses
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barchandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barchandao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barchandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dobzinski counter with a right hand.
Barchandao throws a sloppy body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milosz Barchandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barchandao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barchandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dobzinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barchandao cracks Dobzinski with a good jab.
Dobzinski is rocked!
Dobzinski is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Barchandao doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dobzinski crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dobzinski's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milosz Barchandao!
After winning the bout, Milosz Barchandao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Kastinen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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209 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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205 lbs
26 - 18 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kastinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kastinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva clinches up with Kastinen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kastinen tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kastinen lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Kastinen digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kastinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kastinen pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kastinen pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kastinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kastinen lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kastinen.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kastinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with a body punch.
Kastinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kastinen.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kastinen cracks Silva with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Silva goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Silva wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Seppo Kastinen!
Seppo Kastinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Adrien Silva had this to say: 'I have failed...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karolaku Krawczaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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208 lbs
34 - 24 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karolaku Krawczaku!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius is looking to land body kicks.
Krawczaku throws out a counter right but Legionarius avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Legionarius there.
Legionarius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Legionarius misses with a combination
and Krawczaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legionarius clinches with his opponent.
Krawczaku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Krawczaku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Legionarius's brow.
Krawczaku managing to block the knees to the body from Legionarius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legionarius lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Karolaku Krawczaku has been cut.
Legionarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Legionarius.
A right hand to the body from Legionarius.
Legionarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawczaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legionarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krawczaku missing with knees to the body.
Legionarius is leaning against Krawczaku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krawczaku looks winded!
Legionarius presses Krawczaku against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Legionarius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Legionarius.
Krawczaku is rocked!
Legionarius breaks from the clinch.
Krawczaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Legionarius finish him?
Legionarius circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Krawczaku tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Legionarius wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessio Legionarius!
A relieved looking Alessio Legionarius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenard Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
216 lbs
32 - 19 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles LaFontier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenard Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFontier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but LaFontier is just out of range.
A shot to the body from LaFontier misses
and Ellis counters with a body kick.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ellis.
LaFontier ducks right into an uppercut from Ellis.
It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
LaFontier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick from Ellis misses.
LaFontier walks into a straight right hand from Ellis.
Lenard Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaFontier looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Ellis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
LaFontier misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on LaFontier's shoulder, as LaFontier tries to avoid the shot.
Ellis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis slips under a jab.
Ellis flicks out a counter leg kick but LaFontier steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis lands a jab to the nose.
LaFontier is rocked!
LaFontier instigates a clinch.
Oh LaFontier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellis creates a bit of distance and cracks LaFontier with a big uppercut! LaFontier goes down! The referee pushes Ellis away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will LaFontier make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Ellis takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lenard Ellis!
Lenard Ellis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torquil Bram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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249 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Torquil Bram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bram takes a swing at Wiggins's ribcage but misses.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Bram moves out of range.
Wiggins takes one to the chin there.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Bram is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggins instigates a clinch.
Bram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Bram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bram throws a body punch but Wiggins moves out of range.
Wiggins unleashes a big counter combination but Bram bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wiggins wants to clinch up but Bram keeps it at a distance.
Bram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wiggins tries to clinch there but Bram circles away.
Bram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bram misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Wiggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bram misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggins pushes Bram up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wiggins wants to stall.
Bram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggins slips under a jab from Bram.
Wiggins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bram, right into the meat.
Bram connects with a quick right hand that sends Wiggins tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Torquil Bram!
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FIGHT
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