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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John MacLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Hupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John MacLeary had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John MacLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franco Hupp!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hupp moves away.
Hupp lands with a nice body punch.
Hupp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacLeary tries to keep at a distance but Hupp has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacLeary throws a head punch that misses.
Hupp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hupp.
Hupp presses MacLeary against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hupp breaks from the clinch.
MacLeary misses with a hook to the body
and Hupp counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! MacLeary goes down! Will MacLeary beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeary glances at the clock... BAM! Hupp nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends MacLeary crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, MacLeary is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franco Hupp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Winston Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bobbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bobbins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Winston Gunn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winston Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Bobbins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bobbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Gunn tries a low kick but Bobbins avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Bobbins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bobbins.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
Bobbins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bobbins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobbins 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.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobbins.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Bobbins counters with a good low kick that Gunn was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn throws a low kick but Bobbins avoids it.
Bobbins 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.
Bobbins looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Bobbins moves out of range easily.
Bobbins unleashes a big counter combination but Gunn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Bobbins in the body.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body.
Bobbins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Bobbins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bobbins cracks Gunn with a good jab.
Bobbins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bobbins throws a lazy right hand but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bobbins avoids a kick to the body.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Bobbins moved out of range.
Gunn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bobbins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bobbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunn is out of range.
Gunn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobbins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bobbins moves out of range of the leg kick from Gunn.
Bobbins throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobbins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn wants to land a leg kick but Bobbins is out of range.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Bobbins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bobbins 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 Gunn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gunn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Gunn is predictable there
and Bobbins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Bobbins misses
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Billy Bobbins has been cut.
Gunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunn scores with a shot to the body.
Gunn scores with a spinning back kick!
Gunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bobbins on the side of the head.
Bobbins defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bobbins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gunn thuds a left hand into Bobbins's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobbins.
Bobbins tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bobbins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunn throws a leg kick
and Bobbins counters with a leg kick.
Bobbins just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobbins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunn.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Bobbins's front leg but catches the back leg as Bobbins tries to avoid it.
Gunn misses with a hook. Bobbins ducked under it nicely.
Bobbins throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
A lazy body kick from Gunn
and Gunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Bobbins
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbins blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bobbins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobbins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunn throwing a counter right hand but Bobbins manages to avoid it.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Bobbins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bobbins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Bobbins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bobbins misses with a hook.
Gunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn misses the body punch
and Bobbins counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Bobbins checks a low kick from Gunn.
Gunn throws a front kick aimed at Bobbins's knee but Bobbins avoids it well.
It seemed like Bobbins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bobbins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunn throws a body punch but Bobbins moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bobbins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bobbins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Winston Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Bobbins is predictable there
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn jabs at Bobbins's body.
Bobbins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunn - that will leave a mark!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gunn.
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunn keeps Bobbins at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn thumps Bobbins with a low kick.
Bobbins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobbins can do to turn this around?
Bobbins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobbins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunn scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobbins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Bobbins is predictable there
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobbins is rocked!
Gunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bobbins.
Bobbins is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Bobbins collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Winston Gunn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fedor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Devito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devito is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dont Stay- Linkin Park. 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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273 lbs
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254 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Devito!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devito throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Devito throws a combination that misses
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Danny Devito has been cut.
Volkov catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Devito stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Devito walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Devito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volkov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Devito is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Volkov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Devito crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Devito's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Volkov!
Danny Devito spoke after the fight, saying 'Im almost 100% sure that guy was on PEDs. you guys should really start testing your fighters more often'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateo Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Branch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mateo Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Branch!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Alejandro. Those never looked like landing.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Alejandro.
Sloppy strikes from Alejandro. Those never looked like landing.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alejandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Branch is looking for the big counter here.
Alejandro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Alejandro.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch avoids them all with ease.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Alejandro does no damage.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branch slips a jab and a cross from Alejandro.
No joy there for Alejandro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with the combination.
Branch dodges the punch combination from Alejandro.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Alejandro does no damage.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nate Branch has been cut.
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alejandro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branch circles away quickly and effectively.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch avoids them all with ease.
Alejandro thuds his right hand into Branch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alejandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branch throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Alejandro.
Alejandro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Branch.
Alejandro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Alejandro.
Alejandro throws a right and a left that Branch avoids nicely.
Alejandro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branch is looking for the big counter here.
Alejandro darts in and clinches Branch up against the ropes.
Alejandro breaks the clinch.
Alejandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Branch is looking for the big counter here.
Alejandro misses with a two punch combination.
Alejandro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alejandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro throws a right hand that Branch ducks under and follows up with a left that Branch also avoids with ease.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Alejandro swinging wildly here.
Mateo Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alejandro looks to land a combination but Branch avoids it well.
Alejandro misses with a wild combination.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alejandro throws a nice looking combination but Branch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alejandro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branch circles away quickly and effectively.
Alejandro instigates a clinch.
Branch breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Alejandro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branch tries to move into range but Alejandro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alejandro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branch circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Alejandro misses.
Alejandro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Branch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alejandro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Branch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alejandro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Alejandro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Branch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Alejandro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Branch eats them both and turns towards Alejandro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch moves out of range.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alejandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alejandro throws a nice looking combination but Branch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Branch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Branch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alejandro.
Branch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alejandro misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alejandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alejandro misses.
Alejandro misses with the combination.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Alejandro misses.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro misses with the combination.
Alejandro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alejandro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Alejandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro swinging wildly here.
Alejandro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Branch can do to turn this around?
Branch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alejandro.
Despite the aggression on Branch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alejandro misses with a two punch combination.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alejandro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branch circles away quickly and effectively.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Mateo Alejandro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alejandro.
Alejandro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Alejandro does no damage.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Alejandro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alejandro misses with a double jab
and Branch counters with a one-two to the body.
Mateo Alejandro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Alejandro misses.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alejandro swinging wildly here.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Alejandro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Alejandro. Those never looked like landing.
Alejandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch avoids them all with ease.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alejandro misses with a wild combination.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branch slips a jab and a cross from Alejandro.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A clash of legs there as Branch blocks the low kick.
Branch is looking for the big counter here.
Alejandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alejandro looks to land a combination but Branch avoids it well.
Branch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alejandro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Alejandro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Branch's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Branch dodges the punch combination from Alejandro.
Despite the aggression on Branch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch avoids them all with ease.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Branch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alejandro.
Alejandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alejandro throws a series of strikes that have Branch backpedaling.
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alejandro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch throws a counter combo.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Alejandro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branch circles away quickly and effectively.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Alejandro. Those never looked like landing.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alejandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch avoids them all with ease.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alejandro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alejandro misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Branch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Branch slips a jab and a cross from Alejandro.
Alejandro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Alejandro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alejandro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alejandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Branch is looking for the big counter here.
Branch slips a jab and a cross from Alejandro.
Branch checks a leg kick nicely.
Alejandro misses with a double jab
and Branch counters with a three punch combo that has Alejandro backing up. Alejandro nods at Branch to acknowledge the strikes.
Branch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Branch unleashes a big counter combination but Alejandro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alejandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alejandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Alejandro misses with a two punch combination.
Alejandro throws a big shot that misses.
Branch throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro misses with a two punch combination.
Alejandro swinging wildly here.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch avoids them all with ease.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Alejandro. Those never looked like landing.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro throws a nice looking combination but Branch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alejandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Alejandro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alejandro tries to bum rush Branch with a series of wild strikes but Branch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro throws a series of punches but Branch moves out of range.
Alejandro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alejandro throws a right hand that Branch ducks under and follows up with a left that Branch also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Alejandro. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alejandro throws a right hand that Branch ducks under and follows up with a left that Branch also avoids with ease.
Branch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alejandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alejandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Alejandro backs off Branch throws a huge counter combo but Alejandro manages to avoid it all.
Nate Branch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alejandro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Branch counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Alejandro on his ass! Alejandro wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Alejandro is rocked!
Alejandro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Alejandro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alejandro throws a right hand that Branch ducks under and follows up with a left that Branch also avoids with ease.
Alejandro seems to have got his legs back now.
Alejandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Branch is looking for the big counter here.
Alejandro throws a right and a left that Branch avoids nicely.
Mateo Alejandro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from Alejandro both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Alejandro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alejandro 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo Alejandro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen Thai fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Po lands a jab.
Bear is looking to land body kicks.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bear throws a chopping leg kick but Po manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Po takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Po is looking to clinch.
Po catches Bear with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bear is rocked!
Po tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bear misses with a body kick.
Bear seems to have got his legs back now.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Po unleashes a big counter combination but Bear bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Po misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Bear stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Bear walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Bear throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Po's head.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Po throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Po fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear misses with a body kick.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Po misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bear is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Po fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Po paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Po. That snapped Bear's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bear.
Po tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Po misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Po misses.
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Po throws a shot from downtown. Bear moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Bear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po misses with a looping left.
Po tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bear blocks a body shot from Po.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po looks winded!
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
As Po looks to move away, Bear throws a big counter combo but Po just gets out of the way.
Po blocks the body kick.
Bear throws a wild body kick that Po sees coming a mile off.
Po is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bear had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Po will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po avoids the head kick by Bear.
Bear sets himself, and Po steps forward looking for the clinch! Bear avoids it this time.
Po scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Po, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.
Po moves out of range as Bear throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear pushes Po up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Tong Po should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Po is looking to clinch.
As Po looks to move away, Bear throws a big counter combo but Po just gets out of the way.
Po scores with a punch to the head.
Po tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tong Po seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear throws a body kick that misses.
Bear's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Po connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear scrambles back to his feet.
Po throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bear walks into a straight right hand from Po.
Bear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Po scores with a three punch combo!
Teddy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Po misses.
Bear quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bear looks to land a body kick but Po moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Po throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bear appears to be looking for a big counter.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Po getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bear tries to land a body kick
and Po counters with a good low kick that Bear was not able to check.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Po 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 Bear has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bear and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bear throws a quick counter head kick but Po was just out of range.
Bear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Po throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Po fails to land with a series of punches.
As Po looks to move away, Bear throws a big counter combo but Po just gets out of the way.
Bear explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Po is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Po lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bear's sensitive parts.
Bear looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Po throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bear stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bear looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bear backing away here, and Po unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear closes the distance and pushes Po back into the ropes.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Po lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.
Po looks to land a combination. Bear sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Po.
Po misses with the head strike.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bear checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bear wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
As Po looks to move away, Bear throws a big counter combo but Po just gets out of the way.
Po throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bear appears to be looking for a big counter.
Po throws a low kick but Bear moves out of range easily.
Po throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.
Po throws out a counter right but Bear avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Bear misses with a kick to the body.
Po tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Po tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Po tries to land a leg kick but Bear saw it coming and moves away.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Po misses the body punch
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Po will be more careful next time no doubt.
Po throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
As Po looks to move away, Bear throws a big counter combo but Po just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Po throws a leg kick but Bear moved away.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Bear misses with an attempted mid kick.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Bear backs off Po throws a huge counter combo but Bear manages to avoid it all.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Po turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Po.
Po lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Po will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear ducks right into an uppercut from Po.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Po.
Bear manages to break the clinch.
Po throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear appears to be looking for a big counter.
Po throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Po shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bear eats them both and turns towards Po to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear is looking to control Po's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bear has his back to the ropes.
Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Po.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po connects with a body shot.
Bear pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Po tries to work over Bear's front leg with a kick but Bear checks it.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Po moves out of range of the body kick.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick
and Po counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Po.
Bear checks a leg kick.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Po!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po stuns Bear with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bear tries to bum rush Po with a series of wild strikes but Po uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Po.
Po connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
Nice shot by Po.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Po avoids it.
Po takes the fight into the clinch.
Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teddy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po moves out of range of the body kick.
Bear lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Po is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Po. Those never looked like landing.
Po takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear throws a lazy body kick
and Po counters with a left to the body.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear clinches.
Tong Po is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Po misses with the combination.
Bear is looking for a counter combo.
Bear misses with a kick to the body
letting Po counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Po winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!
Tong Po bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Neil McGowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Irish Brigade - Free & Green. Neil McGowan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 The Island, Neil McGowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from McGowan misses.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
McGowan is looking for a counter combo.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. McGowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGowan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kozlov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGowan 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.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by McGowan.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGowan appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGowan counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from McGowan.
McGowan throws a leg kick but Kozlov checks it.
Kozlov tries to clinch but McGowan moves out of range.
McGowan fakes the leg kick and cracks Kozlov in the body.
McGowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlov is just out of range.
Kozlov lands a jab to McGowan's midsection.
Kozlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McGowan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozlov takes a step back to recover.
Kozlov with a hook.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozlov punishes McGowan's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from McGowan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGowan.
Kozlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGowan doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Kozlov misses.
McGowan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kozlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGowan moves away.
McGowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McGowan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kozlovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlov misses the target.
Kozlov tries to clinch there but McGowan circles away.
A quick step to the side and McGowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kozlov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kozlov takes a swing at McGowan's ribcage but misses.
McGowan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kozlov misses with a hook
and Kozlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGowan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kozlov closes the distance but McGowan moves to the side
enabling McGowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov connects with a right hand. McGowan shakes it off.
Kozlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kozlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGowan.
Kozlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGowan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kozlov swings for the body but McGowan moves out of range.
Kozlov misses with a hook
and McGowan counters with a nice body kick.
McGowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kozlov lands with a good body shot.
Kozlov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowan connects with a body shot.
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!
McGowan dodges the punch combination from Kozlov.
Nice jab there from Kozlov.
McGowan throws a wild body kick that Kozlov sees coming a mile off.
Kozlov misses with a lunging right hand
and McGowan counters with a good low kick that Kozlov was not able to check.
Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - McGowan circles away.
Kozlov moves in looking to clinch but McGowan pushes him off.
Kozlov throws an off balance right hand
and McGowan counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kozlov there.
McGowan tests Kozlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crunch! McGowan slams his shin into Kozlov's torso.
Kozlov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kozlov scores with a jab. McGowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGowan is rocked!
Kozlov connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of McGowan's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked McGowan - 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 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ivan Kozlov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dongli Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Cerqueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Dongli Huang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dongli Huang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dongli Huang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alessandro Cerqueira!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerqueira throws a low kick but Huang avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cerqueira.
Huang 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.
Huang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerqueira missing with a left hand there. Huang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Huang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cerqueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Cerqueira throws a series of punches but Huang moves out of range.
Cerqueira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huang.
Cerqueira pushes Huang up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerqueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Cerqueira with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dongli Huang has been cut.
Good body shot from Cerqueira.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cerqueira.
A right handed body shot lands from Cerqueira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerqueira lands a left hand.
Cerqueira prevents Huang from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerqueira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Cerqueira.
Huang is breathing heavily.
Cerqueira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cerqueira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right hand to the body from Cerqueira.
A shot in the inside from Cerqueira.
Cerqueira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cerqueira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huang is rocked!
Cerqueira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Cerqueira on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cerqueira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Huang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cerqueira lands a hook that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerqueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cerqueira.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Huang pressed against the ropes. Cerqueira frees himself up and cracks Huang with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Huang crumples to the floor, out cold! Cerqueira jumps on to the ropes and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessandro Cerqueira!
Alessandro Cerqueira is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alessandro Cerqueira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Fforestfach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Fforestfach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fforestfach throws a head kick that misses.
Fury darts in and clinches Fforestfach up against the ropes.
Fforestfach takes an elbow to the temple.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fforestfach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Fforestfach pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I was talking to Fforestfach's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fforestfach throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury slowing the pace effectively.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Fforestfach improves position.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fforestfach throws an elbow but it misses.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fforestfach takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fforestfach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Fforestfach in his tracks for a moment.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fforestfach is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Fforestfach into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Fforestfach.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Fforestfach.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fforestfach misses with a knee strike.
Fforestfach misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fforestfach throws an elbow but misses.
Fforestfach prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fury is looking to control Fforestfach's arms but Fforestfach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fury has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Fury.
It looks like Brian Fforestfach has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fforestfach throws an elbow but misses.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury blocks the elbow strike.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fforestfach.
Fury blocks a body shot from Fforestfach.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fforestfach pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Fforestfach.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fforestfach is keeping busy.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fforestfach's elbow.
Nice body punch from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Fforestfach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fforestfach blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury digs a right hand into Fforestfach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fforestfach's gas tank.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fforestfach backwards.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fforestfach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Fforestfach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fforestfach scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury controlling the action here for a moment.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fforestfach tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Fury is trying to maintain a safe position but Fforestfach gets an underhook and turns Fury into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fforestfach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fforestfach is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fforestfach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fury.
Fury tries a body shot but Fforestfach blocks it.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fforestfach misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fforestfach's defenses.
Fforestfach misses with an elbow strike.
Fforestfach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury tries a body shot but Fforestfach blocks it.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fforestfach tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fforestfach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury prevents a body shot from Fforestfach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Fforestfach's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fforestfach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fury blocks it with crossed arms.
Fforestfach blocks the elbow strike.
Fforestfach prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury stalling in the clinch.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Fforestfach.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury lands an elbow just above Fforestfach 's eye.
Fury works on Fforestfach's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fury lands an elbow inside that Fforestfach shrugs off.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Fforestfach controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fforestfach's elbow.
Fury presses Fforestfach against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Fforestfach in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fforestfach letting Fury take a breather here.
Fforestfach struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fforestfach blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury is trying to stall.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Fforestfach controls his hands.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fforestfach misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fforestfach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fforestfach backwards.
Fforestfach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fforestfach utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fforestfach tries to land a knee to the head but Fury blocks with his arms.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fforestfach's defenses.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Fforestfach controls the action.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Fforestfach in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fforestfach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury lands an elbow inside that Fforestfach shrugs off.
Fforestfach looking to slow down the pace here.
Fury blocks a body shot from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fforestfach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fforestfach blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fforestfach misses with an elbow strike.
Fury blocks an elbow strike from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach tries a knee to the head but Fury blocks it.
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Fforestfach.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
Nice elbow from Fury.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fforestfach.
Fury stalling against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury avoiding damage as Fforestfach throws knees to the body.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Fforestfach controls his hands.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Fforestfach's cut.
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!
Fforestfach moves into the clinch.
Fury tries to stall but Fforestfach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fury blocks an elbow strike from Fforestfach.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fforestfach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fforestfach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fforestfach blocks a body shot from Fury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fforestfach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fforestfach's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fforestfach prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geese Fury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Fury.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Fforestfach missing with knees to the body.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Fforestfach controls his hands.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fforestfach blocks an elbow strike.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Fforestfach avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fforestfach can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fforestfach looking to stall.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brian Fforestfach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fforestfach looking to slow down the pace here.
Fforestfach stalling in the clinch but Fury improves position.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fforestfach backwards.
Fforestfach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Fury.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fforestfach backwards.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fforestfach.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Fury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fforestfach blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury works on Fforestfach's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury tries to work over Fforestfach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geese Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Fforestfach controls his hands.
Fforestfach throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fury lands a damaging elbow.
Fforestfach tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fforestfach trying to stall but Fury improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fforestfach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Fforestfach controls his hands.
Fforestfach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fforestfach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fforestfach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fforestfach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fforestfach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geese Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geese Fury!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the ring accompanied by DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya. 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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245 lbs
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239 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azadshatru Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker blocks a jab.
Kicker throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Kicker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
Singh misses with a low kick as Kicker jumps back.
Kicker slips a jab from Singh.
Singh misses with a leg kick
and Kicker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kicker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicker connects with a single shot there.
Kicker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kicker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Singh.
Singh slips a jab from Kicker.
Singh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kicker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kicker counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Kicker.
Kicker misses with a jab to the body
and Singh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker lands a slapping body shot.
Kicker takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kicker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kicker keeps the fight on the outside.
Kicker connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Kicker lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Kicker scores with a spinning back kick!
Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Kicker.
Kicker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a big uppercut that drops Kicker face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Azadshatru Singh!
After winning the bout, Azadshatru Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gordon MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Solis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Solis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gordon MacGregor's chin.
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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 The Island, Gordon MacGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Solis!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solis fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solis was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGregor.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
It looked like MacGregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Solis.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacGregor.
MacGregor connects with a jab.
Solis misses with a body shot
and MacGregor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Solis thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacGregor.
Solis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacGregor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Solis.
Solis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGregor tries to land a leg kick but Solis saw it coming and moves away.
MacGregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solis wants to clinch but MacGregor slips to the side
and MacGregor counters with a one-two to the body.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but MacGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacGregor connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
MacGregor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Solis just manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from MacGregor misses its intended target.
Solis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solis darts in trying to clinch
and MacGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Solis darts in and clinches MacGregor up against the ropes.
MacGregor is trying to break the clinch but Solis is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacGregor.
MacGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Solis - that landed with a thud.
MacGregor breaks from the clinch.
MacGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
MacGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor scores with a leg kick.
Solis darts in and clinches MacGregor up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacGregor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Solis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacGregors head.
MacGregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacGregor scores with a hook to the body.
MacGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor misses with a knee strike.
Solis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from MacGregor.
Solis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solis throws a punch but it's blocked by MacGregor.
MacGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Solis looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacGregor.
MacGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Alexander Solis has been cut.
MacGregor tries a low kick but Solis avoids it.
MacGregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacGregor digs a good hook to Solis's body.
MacGregor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Solis checks it well.
Solis avoids the head kick by MacGregor.
Solis wants to clinch up but MacGregor keeps it at a distance.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Solis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacGregor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacGregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacGregor lands with a good body shot.
MacGregor tries to land a front kick but Solis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by MacGregor.
Solis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacGregor cracks Solis with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
MacGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Solis.
MacGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacGregor. Solis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solis tries to clinch but MacGregor is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from MacGregor misses its target.
Solis tries to clinch but MacGregor moves out of range.
Solis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solis checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon MacGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Solis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solis.
MacGregor is looking to wear down Solis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Solis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by MacGregor there.
MacGregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solis can do to turn this around?
Solis checks a low kick from MacGregor.
MacGregor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
Solis looks to clinch
and MacGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
MacGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacGregor tests Solis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
MacGregor catches Solis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacGregor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solis's calf.
MacGregor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Solis. That did some damage!
MacGregor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
MacGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Solis at a distance.
Solis tries to clinch but MacGregor is having none of it.
MacGregor throws a solid leg kick but Solis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacGregor.
Solis tries to clinch but MacGregor moves out of range.
MacGregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solis is out of range and MacGregor settles back down.
MacGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Alexander Solis's cut even more.
Solis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting MacGregor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
MacGregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacGregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solis is out of range and MacGregor settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon MacGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solis clinches up against the ropes.
Solis throws a head punch that misses.
MacGregor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solis lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacGregor backwards.
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!
MacGregor is working Solis over against the ropes.
Alexander Solis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solis is breathing heavily.
MacGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacGregor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solis tries to clinch up but MacGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
MacGregor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
MacGregor pushes Solis away with a front kick.
Solis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries to clinch up
and MacGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacGregor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Solis checks it well.
MacGregor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Solis moves to clinch but MacGregor breaks away
and MacGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Alexander Solis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Solis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacGregor misses with a body shot.
Solis closes the distance looking to clinch
letting MacGregor counter with a right hand.
Alexander Solis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Solis off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch but MacGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacGregor missing with a left hand there. Solis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solis tries to counter with a clinch but MacGregor shakes him off and moves away.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacGregor circles away.
MacGregor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Solis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
MacGregor scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacGregor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Solis tries to clinch but MacGregor moves away
and MacGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexander Solis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Solis wants to clinch.
MacGregor throws a counter high kick but Solis was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon MacGregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Solis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Solis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacGregor, pushing him back against the ropes.
MacGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
You can see that Solis has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
MacGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solis misses with a punch to the body.
MacGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Solis throws a head punch that misses.
Solis looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solis.
MacGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacGregor tries to land knees in the clinch but Solis avoids the damage to the body.
MacGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Solis uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacGregor blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Solis to work.
Solis lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacGregor backwards.
MacGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Solis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solis.
MacGregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacGregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacGregor lands a right hand.
MacGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Solis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacGregor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Solis will feel that in the morning.
MacGregor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Solis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gordon MacGregor!
Gordon MacGregor retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gordon MacGregor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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