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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Sismey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the ring accompanied by Gee. Sismey has chosen Hotstepper as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Sismey!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sismey. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Sismey takes the fight into the clinch.
Edwards is trying to push Sismey away but Sismey has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sismey breaks the clinch.
Sismey throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Edwards on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sismey rushes Edwards and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Sismey avoids the damage to the body.
Sismey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sismey's efforts to push away.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Sismey's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sismey is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sismey breaks from the clinch.
Sismey thows a leg kick but Edwards checks it
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sismey circles away quickly and effectively.
Sismey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ben Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sismey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sismey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Edwards wants to break free but Sismey has control.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Sismey blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sismey.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Sismey wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Sismey avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sismey.
Sismey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edwards avoiding damage as Sismey throws knees to the body.
Sismey stalling in the clinch.
Sismey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sismey throws a shot to the body.
Shaun Sismey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sismey moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Sismey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sismey.
Sismey moves into the clinch.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 Ben Edwards will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sismey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sismey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sismey is looking to control Edwards's arms but Edwards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sismey has his back to the ropes.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. Sismey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Edwards lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Sismey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sismey.
Sismey fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards lands with an uppercut that bounces Sismey off the ropes and back into range.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Sismey moved out of range.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sismey.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Sismey darts in trying to clinch
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Sismey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Sismey has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
Sismey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Sismey closes the distance and clinches.
Sismey lands a right hand.
Sismey throws an elbow but it misses.
Sismey wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards keeps control of Sismey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Edwards dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sismey misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Edwards counters with a quick kick to the body but Sismey blocks it.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Sismey.
Sismey lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Sismey. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sismey is looking to clinch.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Ben Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sismey closes the distance and pushes Edwards back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sismey breaks from the clinch.
Sismey tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards checks a leg kick.
Sismey misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sismey tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sismey avoids it.
Sismey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards digs a good body shot into Sismey's ribs.
No joy there for Sismey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sismey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sismey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sismey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Edwards counters with a series of strikes. Sismey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sismey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sismey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards connects with a body shot.
Ben Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sismey tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Edwards slams his shin into Sismey's torso.
A jab from Sismey misses.
Sismey tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sismey wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Sismey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sismey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Sismey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards throws a series of strikes that have Sismey backpedaling.
Sismey tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sismey tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sismey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Sismey.
Sismey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Sismey. Those never looked like landing.
Sismey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Sismey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sismey moves to clinch but Edwards breaks away
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Shaun Sismey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sismey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Edwards!
After the fight, Ben Edwards was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Wannanen. That snapped Riddle's head back.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks Riddle off balance momentarily.
Wannanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
Riddle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Riddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wannanen is looking to counter punch.
Riddle connects with a crisp jab.
Riddle looks for the body kick but Wannanen saw that one coming.
Wannanen has managed to clinch.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wannanen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wannanen throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Wannanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Riddle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wannanen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wannanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wannanen.
Riddle is trying to force a seperation but Wannanen has the dominant position.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Riddle prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
Riddle dodges an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wannanen is keeping busy.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Riddle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannanen has him pressed against the ropes.
Wannanen breaks from the clinch.
Riddle tries to land a front kick but Wannanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wannanen misses with a head kick.
Riddle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riddle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
Riddle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wannanen misses with a body kick.
Wannanen misses with a leg kick.
Riddle wants to counter with a clinch but Wannanen pushes him away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wannanen, right into the meat.
Riddle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wannanen throws a lazy head kick
and Riddle counters with a nice body kick.
Wannanen checks a low kick from Riddle.
Wannanen moves into the clinch.
Wannanen lands an uppercut.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddle or not.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wannanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannanen has him pressed against the ropes.
Wannanen presses Riddle against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wannanen managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wannanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riddle.
Riddle avoids the head kick by Wannanen.
Riddle wants to counter with a clinch but Wannanen pushes him away.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Wannanen misses.
Wannanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Wannanen misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wannanen.
Riddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wannanen.
Wannanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Wannanen avoids a kick to the body.
Wannanen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wannanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddle was well out of range. Poor timing from Wannanen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen stalling.
Riddle tries to stall but Wannanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wannanen tries to throw a body punch but Riddle avoids it by throwing Wannanen back against the ropes.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Riddle controls the action.
Pekko Wannanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wannanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wannanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Riddle takes an elbow to the temple.
Riddle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riddles head.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside that Riddle shrugs off.
Wannanen gets through Riddle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wannanen.
Riddle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wannanen lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
Riddle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Riddle trying to control the position but instead, Wannanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riddle into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen pushes Riddle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannanen working aggressively here.
Wannanen lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wannanen pushes Riddle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside.
Wannanen keeps control of Riddle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddle.
Wannanen throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wannanen scores with a push kick.
Wannanen scores with a head kick.
Wannanen tries to work over Riddle's front leg with a kick but Riddle checks it.
Riddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses.
Riddle walks into a straight right hand from Wannanen.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Wannanen is out of range.
Riddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wannanen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Riddle.
Wannanen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wannanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle walks into a straight right hand from Wannanen.
Riddle misses with a body shot.
Wannanen darts in and clinches Riddle up against the ropes.
Riddle is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wannanen.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wannanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riddle dodges an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wannanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen tries to work over Riddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riddles head.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Wannanen prevents Riddle from breaking the clinch.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wannanen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wannanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Wannanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riddle or not.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Riddle controls the action.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wannanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Wannanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justin Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wannanen lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Wannanen as the two fighters clinch.
Wannanen lands an elbow that stopped Riddle in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Wannanen.
Come on Wannanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riddle's defenses.
Riddle tries to land knees in the clinch but Wannanen avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekko Wannanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wannanen 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Wannanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pranab Modi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pranab Modi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pranab Modi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Henson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modi checks a leg kick.
Good work by Modi as he checks the leg kick.
Modi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henson if he has to take too many more of those.
Modi scores with a leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch up but Modi circles away and keeps his distance.
Modi misses with a body kick.
Modi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modi misses with a low kick.
Modi scoring well with a low kick there.
Pranab Modi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson misses with a low kick as Modi jumps back.
Modi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henson misses with a low kick as Modi jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson rushes Modi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Modi blocking some punches.
Henson prevents a body shot from Modi.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
Modi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi is looking to counter the offense by Henson and move into the clinch.
Henson cracks Modi with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson clinches up against the ropes.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson working Modi over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modi.
A hook to the body from Henson.
Henson missing with knees to the body.
Modi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Modi tries to work over Henson's front leg with a kick but Henson checks it.
Henson tries to clinch but Modi is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson wants to clinch up but Modi keeps it at a distance.
Henson wants to clinch.
Modi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson connects with a leg kick. Modi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modi. Modi obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson throws a lazy uppercut
and Modi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Modi's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Henson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson misses with a body punch.
Modi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modi is working Henson over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Modi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Modi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henson's elbow.
Modi managing to block the knees to the body from Henson.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Modi won't want to take too many of those.
Henson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Modi.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson misses with a body punch.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Henson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Modi. Henson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henson is looking to slow Modi down with leg kicks.
Modi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Henson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Modi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Modi misses with a wild body shot.
Modi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Modi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Modi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henson is able to avoid easily.
Modi keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Modi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Henson misses.
It looked like Modi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Modi scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson is looking to clinch.
Modi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Modi scores with a leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson dodges the punch combination from Modi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Modi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henson throws a leg kick but Modi checks it.
Modi scores with a body shot.
Henson throws a low kick but Modi avoids it.
Henson forces Modi back against the ropes and clinches.
Henson tries to throw a body punch but Modi avoids it by throwing Henson back against the ropes.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Modi avoids the damage to the body.
Modi prevents a body shot from Henson.
I was talking to Modi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Modi can't find room to land a body shot as Henson controls the action.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Modi.
Modi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Modi won't want to take too many of those.
Modi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henson working aggressively here.
Modi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Modi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi lands with a left to the head.
Modi blocks a body shot from Henson.
Modi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Modi lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Henson misses with some punches.
Henson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Modi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Modi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Modi.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modi digs a right hand into Henson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henson's gas tank.
Henson prevents a body shot from Modi.
A short right from Henson on the inside.
Modi throws a head punch that misses.
Modi tries to work over Henson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Modi struggles to land a body shot inside as Henson controls his hands.
Henson landing knees to the body.
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 Pranab Modi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Modi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Modi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Modi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modi throws a low kick but Henson avoids it.
Modi misses with a few strikes there.
Henson checks a low kick from Modi.
Modi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Modi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Modi scores with a head kick. Henson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab from Modi.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Modi.
Modi scores with a shot to the body.
Modi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Modi misses with a straight right.
Modi slips under a jab from Henson.
Modi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Modi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Modi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henson avoids the head kick by Modi.
Modi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henson. That one must have hurt.
Henson tries to clinch but Modi is having none of it.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Modi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Modi.
Pranab Modi is winning the standup battle so far.
Modi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modi. Modi obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson darts in trying to clinch
and Modi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modi moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Modi scores with a sloppy right hand. Henson should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Modi lands a nice hook to Henson's body. Henson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Modi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modi throws a head kick that misses.
Henson slips under a jab from Modi.
Henson tries a quick counter leg kick but Modi is wise to it.
Modi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Modi blocks a leg kick.
Modi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Modi blocks the leg kick.
Henson drives through and clinches with Modi against the ropes.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pranab Modi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Modi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pranab Modi!
During a confident post fight interview, Pranab Modi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Michael Henson spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, Sponsor Pure Nutrition. To all my coaches and sparring partners who prepared me for this fight. I let you guys down. I am disappointed at myself but I know I can come back stronger. Credit to him for the victory. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page has chosen Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera as his entrance music. Jimmy Page has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Page!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Page tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Page taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Page.
Page landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Page avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
Jones is looking to control Page's arms but Page gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Page lands a left hand.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Page avoids the head kick by Jones.
Page throws a counter 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!
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Page.
Page misses with a hook.
Page avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Page. That did some damage!
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) in the buildup to the fight.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
Page connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Jones's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Jones - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jimmy Page!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Page thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Kevin Jones had this to say: 'This is just a Hiccup no worrys guys ill be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Broflovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Walker (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 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, Dwight Walker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broflovski sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Broflovski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Broflovski scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Kyle Broflovski has been cut.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Broflovski counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Broflovski.
Broflovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Broflovski.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Broflovski.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Broflovski blocks an uppercut.
Walker prevents a body shot from Broflovski.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broflovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Broflovski tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Broflovski back against the ropes.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broflovski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Broflovski tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Broflovski back against the ropes.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Broflovski can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Broflovski looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Broflovski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
Dwight Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broflovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Broflovski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Broflovski checks a leg kick.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Broflovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broflovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a head kick but Broflovski moves out of range.
Broflovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Broflovski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Broflovski is looking to clinch.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Broflovski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broflovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Broflovski is able to avoid easily.
Broflovski moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broflovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Broflovski's cut.
That's time! Broflovski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Walker.
Broflovski walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Broflovski wants to clinch.
Walker feints a counter leg kick.
Kyle Broflovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broflovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broflovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broflovski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Broflovski throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Broflovski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lunges at Broflovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Broflovski's hand.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Broflovski avoids it.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Broflovski's head but Broflovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broflovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broflovski under the eye.
Kyle Broflovski's cut is getting worse.
Broflovski defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Dwight Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broflovski cracks Walker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
A slow jab from Broflovski misses its intended target.
Broflovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broflovski blocks a jab.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Broflovski is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Broflovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broflovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Broflovski moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Walker throws a hook but Broflovski avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Broflovski moved out of range nicely.
Broflovski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Broflovski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Walker finds it's target.
Broflovski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Broflovski missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Walker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Broflovski takes a step back to recover.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker motions for Broflovski to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broflovski throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker looks for the body kick but Broflovski saw that one coming.
Walker throws a hook but Broflovski blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Broflovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Broflovski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Broflovski misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Broflovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Broflovski misses with a right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Broflovski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broflovski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Broflovski's head but Broflovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broflovski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broflovski throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Broflovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broflovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broflovski moves away from the strike by Walker.
Some bone on bone action there as Broflovski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Broflovski wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries a quick counter leg kick but Broflovski is wise to it.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broflovski tries to clinch up.
Broflovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broflovski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Broflovski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Broflovski wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Broflovski jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Broflovski is out of range.
Broflovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Broflovski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kyle Broflovski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Broflovski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Broflovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broflovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Broflovski's sensitive parts.
Walker throws a hook but Broflovski blocks it.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dwight Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Broflovski is looking to clinch.
Broflovski throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Broflovski.
Broflovski checks a leg kick.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Broflovski moved out of range.
Kyle Broflovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker throws a head kick but Broflovski moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mufasa Kofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Photirat Mongkolchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mufasa Kofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Photirat Mongkolchai!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofi looks to land a body kick but Mongkolchai moved away.
Kofi tries to land a front kick but Mongkolchai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mongkolchai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kofi circles away.
Kofi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mongkolchai.
Mongkolchai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mongkolchai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch there but Kofi circles away.
Mongkolchai looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mongkolchai is looking to clinch but Kofi is avoiding it.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch but Kofi moves out of range.
Kofi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mongkolchai moves into range and clinches up with Kofi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongkolchai avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kofi.
Kofi tries to circle away but Mongkolchai has him pinned against the ropes.
Kofi misses with the head strike.
Mongkolchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kofi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kofi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kofi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mongkolchai is trying to stall.
Kofi avoiding damage as Mongkolchai throws knees to the body.
Kofi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mongkolchai misses with a knee to the head.
Kofi lands a body punch.
Kofi is trying to force a seperation but Mongkolchai has the dominant position.
Kofi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kofi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kofi tries a body shot but Mongkolchai blocks it.
Mongkolchai missing with knees to the body.
Mongkolchai tries to stall but Kofi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mongkolchai slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongkolchai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kofi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongkolchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofi tries to circle away but Mongkolchai has him pinned against the ropes.
Kofi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongkolchai missing with knees to the body.
Kofi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongkolchai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kofi's efforts to push away.
Mongkolchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kofi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mongkolchai obliges.
Kofi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongkolchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofi manages to break the clinch.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up but Kofi circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Mufasa Kofi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mongkolchai is looking to clinch.
Kofi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kofi.
Mongkolchai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kofi circles away.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kofi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Kofi misses
and Mongkolchai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mongkolchai trying to land knees to the body.
Kofi is trying to break free.
Kofi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kofi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kofi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mongkolchai trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongkolchai is looking to control Kofi's arms but Kofi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mongkolchai has his back to the ropes.
Kofi tries a body shot but Mongkolchai blocks it.
Kofi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kofi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mongkolchai.
Kofi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mongkolchai just manages to avoid it.
Mongkolchai wants to clinch up but Kofi keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongkolchai blocks a low kick nicely.
Kofi keeps the fight on the outside.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch but Kofi moves out of range.
As Mongkolchai backs away, Kofi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mongkolchai wants to clinch up but Kofi keeps it at a distance.
Kofi lands with an uppercut that bounces Mongkolchai off the ropes and back into range.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongkolchai wants to clinch up but Kofi keeps it at a distance.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kofi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mongkolchai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mongkolchai lands a nice knee to the body.
Mongkolchai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kofi up against the ropes.
Mongkolchai is looking to control Kofi's arms but Kofi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mongkolchai has his back to the ropes.
Kofi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mongkolchai has him pressed against the ropes.
Mongkolchai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kofi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mongkolchai can turn it around.
Mongkolchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kofi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kofi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mongkolchai wants to clinch up but Kofi keeps it at a distance.
Mongkolchai misses with a leg kick.
Kofi throws a body punch but Mongkolchai moves out of range.
Kofi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mongkolchai's sensitive parts.
Kofi keeps the fight on the outside.
Photirat Mongkolchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofi scores with a decent looking hook.
Kofi misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up but Kofi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mongkolchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mongkolchai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kofi.
Kofi tries to work over Mongkolchai's front leg with a kick but Mongkolchai checks it.
Kofi connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mufasa Kofi dominated that second round.
That's time! Kofi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mongkolchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kofi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Mongkolchai.
Kofi misses with a head kick.
Kofi misses with a wild body shot.
Kofi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mongkolchai tries to clinch up but Kofi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kofi throws a sloppy head kick and Mongkolchai moves out of range easily.
Kofi throws a low kick but Mongkolchai moves out of range easily.
Mongkolchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kofi is looking to chop away at Mongkolchai's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongkolchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mufasa Kofi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mongkolchai has closed the distance and engaged Kofi in a clinch.
Kofi manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofi tries to keep at a distance but Mongkolchai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mongkolchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mongkolchai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mongkolchai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kofi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongkolchai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mongkolchai avoiding damage.
Kofi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mongkolchai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kofi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mongkolchai scores a nice knee to the body.
Mongkolchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mongkolchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kofi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mongkolchai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kofi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kofi misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofi tries to break the clinch but Mongkolchai is controlling the position.
Kofi misses with a body punch.
Kofi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mongkolchai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kofi is trying to force a seperation but Mongkolchai has the dominant position.
Mongkolchai stalling against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongkolchai.
Mongkolchai has Kofi pressed against the ropes, preventing Kofi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Photirat Mongkolchai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mufasa Kofi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mongkolchai lands a good knee to the midsection. Kofi won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Photirat Mongkolchai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kofi 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mufasa Kofi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour MBaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seymour MBaye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MBaye checks a leg kick nicely.
MBaye goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MBaye fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
A shot to the liver by Van Wijnbergen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Wijnbergen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MBaye.
A swing and a miss from Van Wijnbergen.
MBaye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MBaye blocks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body kick.
MBaye misses with a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen dips to his left and cracks MBaye with an uppercut!
Van Wijnbergen 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen catches MBaye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MBaye fails with an attempt to clinch.
MBaye throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Wijnbergen.
MBaye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Van Wijnbergen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Van Wijnbergen.
MBaye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MBaye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MBaye blocks the body kick.
MBaye avoids the body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been informed that MBaye has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
MBaye ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen.
MBaye looks to land a body kick but Van Wijnbergen moved away.
MBaye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MBaye throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and moves out of range.
MBaye doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Wijnbergen circles away.
Van Wijnbergen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen jabs MBaye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Wijnbergen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MBaye tries to land a front kick but Van Wijnbergen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from MBaye misses.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen cracks MBaye with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! MBaye is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and MBaye is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! MBaye could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca fait mal. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by George.
George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and George counters with a thumping low kick.
George throws a quick inside leg kick.
George gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
George lands a body shot.
George lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Luther Kelly has been cut.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from George.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but George is keeping busy.
George cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from George.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from George.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
George lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George blocks an uppercut.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
George lands a body punch.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George blocks a body shot from Kelly.
George prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George is pushing Kelly up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly prevents a body shot from George.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
George throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George scores with a leg kick.
George clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the ropes.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
George presses Kelly against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from George.
Nice body punch from George.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
George lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from George.
George scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
George lands a body punch.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
George lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a body punch.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
George blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
That has opened up Luther Kelly's cut even more.
George lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
George lands an elbow inside.
George is stalling here.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
George lands a shot to the body.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. George seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelly can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from George.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Luther Kelly's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from George.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to stall.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but George has taken the fight into the clinch.
George lands a right hand.
Kelly being controlled against the ropes.
George scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
George is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A short right from George.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the ropes.
George digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Kelly working hard to break the clinch.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George blocking some punches.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
A short left from George.
George lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
George cracks Kelly with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kelly 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! Kelly wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lambert George!
Lambert George retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Lambert George 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.
In defeat, Luther Kelly stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ=136'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleece Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robin Olds's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds lands a jab.
Olds has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Olds throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Olds misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Olds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws the left hand but Olds avoids the punch easily.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Olds had a free shot at his head there.
Olds misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Olds manages to avoid it.
Olds misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olds throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Olds.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Olds.
Olds misses with a body shot.
Olds missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Olds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olds digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Olds avoids them all with ease.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Olds misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Olds.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olds works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olds feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Olds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Olds misses with a leg kick.
Johnson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Olds sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Olds avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Olds throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Olds feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Olds.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Olds clinches.
Olds misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Olds misses with a knee strike.
Johnson keeps control of Olds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Olds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Olds's head.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olds.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Olds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olds is stalling here.
Olds taking a breather.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olds misses the jab.
Olds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Olds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Olds misses.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but Olds is having none of it.
Olds throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left lands for Olds.
Olds walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olds.
Olds throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Olds.
A big right from Olds misses.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Olds as he connects with a hook.
Olds throws a leg kick that misses.
Olds misses with a straight right.
Olds avoids the body shot from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olds misses with a body kick.
Olds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Olds lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Olds just misses with a punch to the body.
Olds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Olds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olds takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Olds lands with a good body shot.
Johnson feints and then cracks Olds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olds down.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olds tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olds misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Olds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olds lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Olds as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Olds throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Olds walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to move into range but Olds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Olds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olds lands a head shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Olds blocks it.
Olds misses with an uppercut.
Olds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olds, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Olds's knee but Olds avoids it well.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olds on the side of the head.
A big right from Olds misses.
Olds closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olds's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Olds is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olds.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olds lands a left hand.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olds avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Olds.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Olds throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Olds manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Olds looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Olds cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olds's calf.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a hook but Olds avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Olds wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Olds lands with a right hand.
Olds sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olds takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Robin Olds's cut even more.
Olds tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Olds blocks a jab.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olds. Olds obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Olds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olds blocks the body kick.
Olds lands a jab.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Olds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Olds misses.
Olds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Olds misses with a hook.
Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
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 Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olds, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olds 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Olds tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Olds jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
A little jabbing left from Olds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Olds.
Olds jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Olds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Olds connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Olds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Olds.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olds tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olds throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Olds slips under a jab from Johnson.
Olds throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.
Olds misses with a kick to the body.
Olds scores with a nice strike.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olds circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Olds.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
Olds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
Olds throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Olds moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Olds throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Olds lands an overhand right.
Olds slips a jab from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds motions for Johnson to come forward. Olds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olds lands a jab to the nose.
Olds throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olds misses with a looping left.
Olds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olds moves away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Olds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Olds. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Olds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Olds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olds cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olds thumps Johnson with a low kick.
That kick from Olds tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Olds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
As Olds tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Olds manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olds connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Olds throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Olds slips a jab from Johnson.
Olds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Olds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olds.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Olds is trying to stall.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Olds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olds is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Olds fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Olds closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Olds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Olds breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson slips a straight right by Olds.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olds momentarily.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olds.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Olds blocks it.
Olds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olds goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson slips under a jab from Olds.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson lands a jab.
Olds misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Olds misses with a straight left.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olds is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Olds finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson throws a low kick but Olds moves out of range easily.
Olds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Johnson slips a straight right by Olds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson cracks Olds with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olds blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Olds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand.
Olds misses with a low kick.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olds on the side of the head.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olds was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Olds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olds misses with a few strikes there.
Olds throws a shot to the body.
Olds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Olds throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olds throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Olds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olds loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olds misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
Olds has managed to clinch.
Olds avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Olds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Olds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoiding damage as Olds throws knees to the body.
Olds blocks an uppercut.
Olds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Olds stalling the fight.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olds looking to stall.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson throws a body punch but Olds moves out of range.
Olds replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olds doesn't seem phased though.
Olds scores with a leg kick.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Olds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Olds was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Olds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olds scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Olds dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Olds in the body.
Olds moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fleece Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Olds pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olds.
Olds stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Olds is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Olds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olds blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Fleece Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson pushes Olds back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Olds's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Olds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Olds prevents a body shot from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olds.
Olds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Olds avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
Olds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson works on Olds's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
Johnson digs a right hand into Olds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olds's gas tank.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Olds avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olds or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olds tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to work over Olds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Olds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olds.
Olds's corner calls for a 1-2. Olds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olds throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleece Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Olds 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson retains his middleweight title!
Fleece Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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