KTK 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Tee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tee comes to the cage accompanied by From Where You'd Rather Be. Kai Tee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tee
vs
Love

187 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

206 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hellraiser FightGear
Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Tee!
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, One Love!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love avoids the body shot from Tee.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Tee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tee.
Tee moves away from the strike by Love.
Tee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Love drives through and clinches with Tee against the cage.
Tee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Tee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Tee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Love lands with a left to the head.
Love lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head 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!
Love lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tee being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Love lands a body shot.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Tee misses with some punches.
Tee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Love pushes Tee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Love.
Love presses Tee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tee misses with some punches.
Tee misses with a punch on the inside.
Love lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tee misses with some punches.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Love digs a right hand underneath Tee's ribcage. Tee let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Tee breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Tee misses with a straight left.
Tee throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tee throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tee lands a right hook to the body.
Tee misses with a straight right.
Tee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tee takes one on the button.
Tee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Love closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Love looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tee throws a head punch that misses.

Tee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love throws a hook to the side of Tee's head but Tee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tee throws a front kick aimed at Love's knee but Love avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a jab to the body.
Tee throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Tee tries to keep at a distance but Love has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tee misses with some punches.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love digs a right hand underneath Tee's ribcage. Tee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Love lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tee has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Tee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Love tries to work over Tee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Love.
A short right from Love.
Tee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Love lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tee blocks a body shot from Love.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love keeps control of Tee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Love.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Love.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Love.

Tee is rocked!
Love works on Tee's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Tee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love leaning against his opponent.
Tee swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tee seems to have got his legs back now.
Tee tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Tee struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
Tee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tee swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tee.
Tee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Love dominated that round.
That's time! Tee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut lands for Tee. That snapped Love's head back.
Tee throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.

Love clinches with his opponent.
Tee struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.

Tee breaks from the clinch.
Love misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tee misses with a leg kick
and Love counters with a big right hand that sends Tee crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Love takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). One Love!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ville Vesuveus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youssop Pinsinchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesuveus comes to the cage accompanied by Vicious-Parkway Drive. Pinsinchai has chosen แว้นฟ้อหล่Ū as his entrance music. Youssop Pinsinchai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ville Vesuveus's chin.

Vesuveus
vs
Pinsinchai

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent knees
Heavy handed

Oblivion Inc.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ville Vesuveus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youssop Pinsinchai!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinsinchai lands a head shot.
Vesuveus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vesuveus misses with a jab to the body
and Pinsinchai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Vesuveus is rocked!

It looks like Ville Vesuveus has been cut.
Vesuveus thuds a left hand into Pinsinchai's body.
Pinsinchai connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Vesuveus out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Youssop Pinsinchai!
Our winner, Youssop Pinsinchai, 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristian Radu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Radu
vs
Khrapov Jr

181 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cristian Radu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radu scores with a jab. Khrapov Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khrapov Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Radu misses the jab.
Radu misses with a shot to the body
and Khrapov Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Radu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Khrapov Jr.
A big left from Radu misses.
Khrapov Jr lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radu misses with an uppercut
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Radu walks into a jab.
Khrapov Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radu throws out the jab.
Khrapov Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khrapov Jr tries to move into range but Radu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Radu throws a body shot but no joy.
Radu doesn't manage to clinch there - Khrapov Jr circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Radu misses the target.
Radu misses with a hook
and Khrapov Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Radu misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Radu 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr slips a straight right by Radu.
Radu wants to clinch up but Khrapov Jr keeps it at a distance.
Radu thuds a left hand into Khrapov Jr's body.
Khrapov Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khrapov Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khrapov Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Radu backs up against the cage.
Radu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Radu cracks Khrapov Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Radu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khrapov Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Radu scrambles back to his feet.
Radu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khrapov Jr throws a right and a left that Radu avoids nicely.
Khrapov Jr scores with a one two! Radu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khrapov Jr scores with a jab. Radu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khrapov Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khrapov Jr lands with a cross.

Radu closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radu.
Radu misses with a punch on the inside.
Radu misses with the head strike.
Radu misses with a punch on the inside.
Radu scores with a shot to the side of Khrapov Jr's head.
Radu blocks a body shot from Khrapov Jr.
A short body shot lands from Radu as the two fighters clinch.
Radu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khrapov Jr looking to stall.
Radu tries to throw a body punch but Khrapov Jr avoids it by throwing Radu back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khrapov Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Khrapov Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radu backwards.
Radu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Good body shot from Khrapov Jr.
Radu can't find room to land a body shot as Khrapov Jr controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radu misses with some punches.
Khrapov Jr tries to work over Radu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radu misses with a punch on the inside.
Radu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Radu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Khrapov Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Radu.
Radu working aggressively here.
Radu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khrapov Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Radu swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrapov Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Radu lands a right hand.
Radu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khrapov Jr.
Radu has a couple of punches blocked by Khrapov Jr.
Radu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radu scores with a shot to the side of Khrapov Jr's head.
Radu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radu misses with the head strike.
Khrapov Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radu's elbow.
Khrapov Jr blocks a body shot from Radu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radu.
A bit of stalling here from Radu.
Radu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Radu.
Radu swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrapov Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radu misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khrapov Jr blocking some punches.
Khrapov Jr tries to work over Radu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khrapov Jr cracks Radu with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khrapov Jr lands a nice hook to Radu's body. Radu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radu throws a sloppy body shot
and Khrapov Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radu misses with a lunging right hand
and Khrapov Jr counters with a left to the body.
Khrapov Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radu.
Khrapov Jr connects with a single shot there.

Radu closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khrapov Jr.
Radu misses with a punch to the body.
Radu tries a body shot but Khrapov Jr blocks it.
Khrapov Jr is trying to break free.
Radu is leaning against Khrapov Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cristian Radu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khrapov Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Radu.
A right hook to the body lands for Radu.
Still in the clinch, Radu scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Khrapov Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radu.
Khrapov Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radu's elbow.
Khrapov Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr misses with a body punch.
Radu lands a hook that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Khrapov Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Radu controls his hands.
Radu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khrapov Jr tries to work over Radu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radu is leaning against Khrapov Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Radu.
Khrapov Jr is breathing heavily.
Khrapov Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radu's elbow.
Radu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khrapov Jr blocks a body shot from Radu.
Khrapov Jr tries to throw a body punch but Radu avoids it by throwing Khrapov Jr back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radu.
Khrapov Jr blocks an uppercut.
Radu gets through Khrapov Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Radu misses with a punch on the inside.
Khrapov Jr prevents a body shot from Radu.
Radu misses with a punch on the inside.
Radu working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radu controlling the action here for a moment.
Radu can't find room to land a body shot as Khrapov Jr controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radu.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radu lands an uppercut.

Khrapov Jr is rocked!

It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Radu lands with a left to the head.
Khrapov Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Radu finish him?
Radu cracks Khrapov Jr with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Khrapov Jr goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Khrapov Jr wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cristian Radu!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andre Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Cloche (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!

Fili
vs
Cloche

186 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Fili!
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, Remy Cloche!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fili staying out of range there.
Fili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cloche misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Fili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cloche throws a big shot that misses.
Fili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Cloche.
Fili moves out of range as Cloche strikes.
Fili looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Cloche has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fili is trying to break the clinch but Cloche has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Cloche.
Cloche looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fili misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloche.
Cloche lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloche scores with a shoulder strike.
Cloche lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Cloche pushes Fili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cloche digs a right hand into Fili's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fili's gas tank.
Fili throws a head punch that misses.
Cloche lands with a right to the head.
Cloche misses with a body punch.
Fili misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili misses with the head strike.
Cloche blocking some punches.
Cloche lands with a left to the head.
Fili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloche blocks a body shot from Fili.
Fili looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cloche lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fili swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fili has a couple of punches blocked by Cloche.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cloche.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloche prevents a body shot from Fili.
Fili lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cloche.
Cloche digs a right hand underneath Fili's ribcage. Fili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fili is breathing heavily.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cloche lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Cloche lands a right hand.
Cloche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cloche.
Cloche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cloche scores with a shot to the side of Fili's head.

Fili is rocked!
Cloche lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Oh Fili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fili is trying to break the clinch but Cloche is controlling him.
Cloche is muscling Fili up against the cage and as Fili bounces back off, Cloche cracks him with a huge right hand! Fili crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Cloche!
A very excited looking Remy Cloche made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lucas Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aroldis Puig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Johnstone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnstone
vs
Puig

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Johnstone!
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, Aroldis Puig!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Johnstone. Those never looked like landing.
Puig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnstone with a body shot.
Puig pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnstone is out of range and Puig settles back down.
Johnstone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Puig digs a good body shot into Johnstone's ribs.
Puig takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Johnstone.
Puig misses with a leg kick.
Johnstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puig manages to avoid it.
Johnstone misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puig connects with a right hand. Johnstone shakes it off.
Johnstone pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puig is looking to slow Johnstone down with leg kicks.
Johnstone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puig scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Puig clinches up against the cage.
Puig misses with the head strike.
Johnstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Puig.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnstone.
A right hook to the body lands for Puig.
Puig misses with a body punch.
Johnstone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Puig gets through Johnstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Puig.
Puig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnstone tries to stall but Puig uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puig misses with a body punch.
Puig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnstone avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnstone looking to throw knees to the head but Puig is blocking nicely.
Puig can't break the clinch.
Johnstone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puig's elbow.

Puig breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Johnstone misses

and Puig holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puig.
Johnstone swings wildly with an uppercut but Puig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puig looking to throw knees to the head but Johnstone is blocking nicely.
Johnstone tries to work over Puig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnstone looking to throw knees to the head but Puig is blocking nicely.
Johnstone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnstone can't find room to land a body shot as Puig controls the action.
Puig looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnstone misses with a body punch.
Puig blocks a body shot from Johnstone.
Johnstone blocks an elbow strike.
Puig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Puig.
Johnstone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puig's efforts to push away.
Puig swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnstone can't find room to land a body shot as Puig controls the action.
Puig throws a head punch that misses.
Johnstone tries a body shot but Puig blocks it.
Johnstone misses with some punches.
Puig lands with a light punch inside.
Johnstone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnstone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnstone tries to work over Puig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Puig.
Johnstone looking to throw knees to the head but Puig is blocking nicely.
Johnstone misses with a punch to the body.
Puig trying to control the position but instead, Johnstone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puig into the cage.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnstone can't find room to land a body shot as Puig controls the action.

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

Puig rushes Johnstone and presses him up against the cage.
Johnstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Puig avoids the damage to the body.
Puig working aggressively here.
Puig wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnstone won't allow it.
Puig misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnstone.
Johnstone takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puig lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
Puig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puig swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnstone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnstone is looking to control Puig's arms but Puig gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnstone has his back to the cage.
Johnstone scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnstone as Puig tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnstone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puig.
Puig throws a front kick aimed at Johnstone's knee but Johnstone avoids it well.
Johnstone throwing a counter right hand but Puig manages to avoid it.
Johnstone looks to land a right hand but Puig moved out of range.
Puig only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Puig is just out of range.
Puig steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnstone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puig wants to slow Johnstone down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnstone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone digs a good body shot into Puig's ribs.
Johnstone blocks a low kick nicely.
Puig tries a low kick but Johnstone avoids it.
Johnstone jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnstone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puig tries a low kick but Johnstone avoids it.
Puig throws a low kick but Johnstone moves out of range easily.
Johnstone throwing a counter right hand but Puig manages to avoid it.
Johnstone thows a body kick. Puig tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Puig moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnstone works on Puig's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puig avoids it.
Johnstone misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Puig avoids the damage to the body.

Puig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puig misses with a body shot.
Johnstone tries to clinch but Puig is having none of it.
Johnstone throws a head kick but Puig moves out of range.
Johnstone is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnstone.
Puig takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Aroldis Puig has been cut.
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!
Johnstone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puig throws a low kick, looking for Johnstone's leg but Johnstone calmly moves out of range.
Johnstone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone blocks a leg kick.
Puig connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnstone's hands.
Johnstone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puig momentarily.

Johnstone has Puig up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnstone manages to break the clinch.
Puig misses with a hook
and Johnstone counters with a low kick, right behind Puig 's knee.
Puig misses with a low kick.
Puig keeps the fight on the outside.
Puig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnstone doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnstone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnstone with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone throws a lazy body kick
and Puig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnstone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnstone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Puig. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnstone throws a lazy head kick
and Puig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lucas Johnstone is winning the standup battle so far.
Puig misses with a low kick.
Johnstone throwing a counter right hand but Puig manages to avoid it.
Puig throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Johnstone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aroldis Puig's cut.
That's time! Johnstone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnstone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Johnstone as he checks the leg kick.
Johnstone thows a leg kick but Puig checks it
and Puig counters with a two punch combo.
Johnstone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puig counters with a left and a right that stings Johnstone.
Puig swinging wildly here.
Johnstone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puig was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnstone on the side of the head.
Puig slips under a jab.
Johnstone looks to score with a jab to the body but Puig is just out of range.
As Johnstone backs off Puig throws a huge counter combo but Johnstone manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnstone.
Puig tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnstone tries to land a front kick but Puig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnstone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnstone throws a lazy uppercut
and Puig counters with a right hand to the body.
Puig throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnstone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puig throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puig lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Puig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puig takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnstone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puig.
Despite the aggression on Puig's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puig 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 Johnstone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnstone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnstone checks a leg kick.
Puig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnstone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aroldis Puig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnstone misses with a left hand
and Puig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puig moves out of range as Johnstone throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnstone throws a counter high kick but Puig was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnstone is looking to clinch.
Johnstone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Puig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puig misses with a low kick.
Puig moves out of range as Johnstone throws a body kick.
Johnstone checks a leg kick nicely.
Puig throws a push kick but Johnstone slaps the foot to one side.
Johnstone motions for Puig to come forward. Johnstone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puig scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Johnstone pushes Puig up against the cage in a clinch.
Puig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnstone's elbow.
Johnstone managing to block the knees to the body from Puig.
Good body shot from Puig.
Puig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puig is trying to force a seperation but Johnstone has the dominant position.
Johnstone tries a knee to the head but Puig blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnstone fails to land.
Johnstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnstone misses with a punch to the body.
Johnstone throws a punch but it's blocked by Puig.
Puig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puig managing to block the knees to the body from Johnstone.
Johnstone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnstone misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aroldis Puig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puig has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aroldis Puig!
A relieved looking Aroldis Puig thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Malaysian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yasiel Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Zombie
vs
Chapman

167 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malaysian Zombie!
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, Yasiel Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zombie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chapman lands with a shot to the body.
Chapman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zombie throws a body shot but no joy.
Chapman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chapman tries to clinch up.
Zombie wants to slow Chapman down by chopping away at his legs.
Chapman tries to land a front kick but Zombie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zombie throws a leg kick but Chapman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chapman tries to counter with a clinch but Zombie shakes him off and moves away.
Chapman lands with a nice combination. Zombie backs away looking to recover.
Zombie throws a low kick but Chapman avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman staying out of range there.
Zombie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chapman.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman tries to clinch up but Zombie circles away and keeps his distance.
Chapman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie throws a jab when Chapman was well out of range.
Zombie misses with a hook. Chapman ducked under it nicely.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zombie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chapman scores with a kick to the body.
Chapman darts in trying to clinch
letting Zombie counter with a right hand.
Malaysian Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch but Zombie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zombie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chapman.
Chapman tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Chapman scores with a one two! Zombie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chapman throws a head kick but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chapman moves away.
A left and a right from Chapman both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chapman.
Chapman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chapman tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chapman was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
An inside leg kick from Zombie misses.
Chapman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zombie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zombie misses with a hook
and Chapman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Zombie is rocked!
Chapman is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Chapman shuts the power down on Zombie. Lights out, game over! Chapman is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yasiel Chapman!
In defeat, Malaysian Zombie stepped up to the mic, saying 'So Zombies do lose...'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ward Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Troy Nadir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nadir
vs
Henry

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Good kicks
Granite chin

Oblivion Inc.

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Nadir!
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, Ward Henry!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry has managed to clinch.
Nadir has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Nadir working hard to break the clinch.
Nadir is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Nadir takes a knee to the side of the body.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to land a front kick but Nadir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henry tries to score with a low kick but Nadir moves his leg out of the way.
Henry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nadir moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
Nadir takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nadir scores with a head kick. Henry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nadir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Nadir moves out of range easily.

Nadir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nadir blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nadir is breathing heavily.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Nadir avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nadir is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.
Henry misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Nadir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Nadir tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry prevents Nadir from breaking the clinch.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Nadir tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Nadir wants to stall.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Nadir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Nadir tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Nadir won't want to take too many of those.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nadir can't break the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir working hard to break the clinch.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nadir.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadir blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ward Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry thinks about the counter body kick.
Troy Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nadir tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nadir lands a head kick!
Henry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Nadir.
Nadir moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
Nice shot by Nadir.
Nadir blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Nadir.
Henry wants to counter the offense by Nadir and move into the clinch position.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Nadir misses the target.
Nadir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nadir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nadir wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Henry.
Ward Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry avoids the head kick by Nadir.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.

Nadir gets tackled into the cage by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry has Nadir pressed against the cage, preventing Nadir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nadir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nadir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Henry with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry prevents Nadir from breaking the clinch.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
Nadir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Nadir's shoulder, as Nadir tries to avoid the shot.
Nadir is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Henry.
Some bone on bone action there as Nadir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henry thows a leg kick but Nadir checks it
and Nadir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadir is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nadir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadir is looking for a counter combo.
Henry throws a leg kick but Nadir sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ward Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Nadir blocks the low kick.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry connects with an inside leg kick.
Henry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nadir avoids a kick to the body.
Nadir looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ward Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry misses with a body kick.
Henry misses with a head kick.
It appears Nadir was looking to counter with a kick there.

Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir looking to slow down the pace here.
Nadir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadir blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry lands a left hand.
Henry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Nadir won't want to take too many of those.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ward Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nadir avoids the head kick by Henry.
Nadir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Nadir moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry wants to clinch.
Nadir blocks the body kick.
Nadir seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Nadir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
Henry prevents a body shot from Nadir.
Nadir wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Henry is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henry as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Nadir tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but Henry improves position.
Nadir tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadir's efforts to push away.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadir blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Nadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir misses with the head strike.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir working hard to break the clinch.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry 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.
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nadir scoring well with a low kick there.
Ward Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Nadir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Nadir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Nadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Troy Nadir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ward Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ward Henry!
Ward Henry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Abed Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Abed Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barnes
vs
Szczepaniakiwicz

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Brawler
Powerful

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abed Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczepaniakiwicz looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes connects with a high kick.

Szczepaniakiwicz tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Szczepaniakiwicz keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szczepaniakiwicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Szczepaniakiwicz is controlling the position.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a right hand.
Szczepaniakiwicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczepaniakiwicz cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Szczepaniakiwicz digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Szczepaniakiwicz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Szczepaniakiwicz.

Barnes is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szczepaniakiwicz.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczepaniakiwicz scores with a hook to the body.
Szczepaniakiwicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Szczepaniakiwicz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Szczepaniakiwicz cracks Barnes with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Barnes goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Barnes wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz!
Our winner, Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz, 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.