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FC: New Years Eve BASH! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to MT MT's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT MT!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MT has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Thompson avoiding damage as MT throws knees to the body.
MT lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from MT.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MT lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
MT lands a nice elbow.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but MT keeps him there for the moment.
MT crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
MT lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from MT.
MT landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MT misses with a knee strike.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
MT lands with a right to the head.
MT crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MT.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
We've been informed that MT has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MT has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Thompson to the canvas! Can Thompson beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MT tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MT moves into the clinch.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
MT lands an elbow inside.
MT using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
A right hand to the body from MT.
MT lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from MT as the two fighters clinch.
MT is trying to stall.
Thompson working aggressively here.
MT misses with some punches.
MT missing with knees to the body.
MT scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MT throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from MT.
MT using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from MT.
MT lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MT is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MT lands a knee to the body.
MT lands a knee to the head.
MT lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MT is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MT lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MT is controlling Thompson's neck. MT unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Thompson goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). MT MT!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nieky Hoeltzker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nieky Hoeltzker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nieky Hoeltzker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGuire throws a jab when Hoeltzker was well out of range.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A cross from McGuire lands.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoeltzker throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire moves out of range as Hoeltzker throws a body kick.
McGuire rushes Hoeltzker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Hoeltzker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoeltzker breaks the clinch.
Hoeltzker moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
Hoeltzker scores with a spinning back 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!
Hoeltzker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGuire counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
Hoeltzker wants to stall.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoeltzker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoeltzker wants to break free but McGuire has control.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoeltzker is looking to break free of the clinch but McGuire has double underhooks.
Hoeltzker misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoeltzker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
Hoeltzker struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Hoeltzker tries to clinch but McGuire moves away
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoeltzker throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoeltzker throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
Hoeltzker throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a head shot.
McGuire cracks Hoeltzker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire tries to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoeltzker .
McGuire punishes Hoeltzker 's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Hoeltzker fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Hoeltzker sees coming a mile off.
Hoeltzker looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
Hoeltzker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGuire.
Hoeltzker looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
Hoeltzker lands a head shot.
Hoeltzker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick McGuire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire connects with a quick right hand that sends Hoeltzker tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick McGuire!
An out of breath Patrick McGuire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Hakopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitney Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakopa comes to the ring accompanied by Not Many. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Hakopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whitney Houston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston misses with a jab to the body
and Hakopa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Houston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hakopa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hakopa connects with a body shot that sends Houston's belly button to the back.
Houston throws a leg kick
enabling Hakopa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakopa ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Hakopa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hakopa throws a good cross that connects.
Hakopa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hakopa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hakopa lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakopa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakopa is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hakopa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hakopa.
Houston moves into the clinch successfully.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houston struggles to land a body shot inside as Hakopa controls his hands.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks with his arms.
Hakopa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hakopa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakopa blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakopa taking a breather.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to land knees to the body.
Houston keeps control of Hakopa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hakopa.
Houston slowing the pace effectively.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
Hakopa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hakopa ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Hakopa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Houston throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hakopa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakopa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hakopa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakopa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakopa tries to clinch but Houston is having none of it.
Hakopa tries to clinch up
and Houston counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Hakopa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hakopa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hakopa moves into the clinch successfully.
Houston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hakopa avoiding damage as Houston throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakopa looking to slow down the pace here.
Houston landing knees to the body.
Hakopa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Houston misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
Hakopa leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Houston as Hakopa tries to tie him up.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Houston obliges.
Houston can't find room to land a body shot as Hakopa controls the action.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakopa blocks it with crossed arms.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Houston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks with his arms.
Houston presses Hakopa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Hakopa is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Hakopa.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Hakopa avoids the damage to the body.
Hakopa is struggling to control the position.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Hakopa is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hakopa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hakopa controlling the action here for a moment.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Hakopa is blocking nicely.
Hakopa is looking to control Houston's arms but Houston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hakopa has his back to the ropes.
Hakopa tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the ropes.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston prevents Hakopa from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Houston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hakopa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hakopa rather than just go for the knockout.
Hakopa digs a good body shot into Houston's ribs.
Hakopa stuns Houston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hakopa punishes Houston's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Hakopa.
Hakopa digs a good body shot into Houston's ribs.
Hakopa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Houston.
Hakopa stuns Houston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakopa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hakopa scores with a jab to the body.
Hakopa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hakopa.
Hakopa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hakopa. Houston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakopa works Houston's body with a nice hook.
Houston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hakopa counters with a left to the body.
Hakopa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Houston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hakopa digs a good hook to Houston's body.
Houston misses with a combination
and Hakopa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Houston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hakopa lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston looks to clinch
and Hakopa counters with a right hand to the body.
Hakopa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hakopa lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hakopa counters with a left to the body.
Hakopa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakopa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houston moves away.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hakopa misses with a body shot
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston connects with a jab.
Houston forces Hakopa back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hakopa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hakopa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jay Hakopa!
After the fight, Jay Hakopa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fabian Mest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggy Highway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mest's entrance music is Denzel Curry - Ultimate. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabian Mest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Biggy Highway!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mest throws a quick counter head kick but Highway was just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Highway, right into the meat.
Highway pushes Mest up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mest breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Highway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mest's defenses.
Highway lands an elbow inside that Mest shrugs off.
Highway lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Fabian Mest has been cut.
Mest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mest takes an elbow to the temple.
Highway's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Highway's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Highway is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mest is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Highway.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Highway taking a breather.
Mest tries to break free but Highway pushes him back against the ropes.
Mest takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Highway lands an elbow inside that Mest shrugs off.
Highway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Highway lands an elbow that stopped Mest in his tracks for a moment.
Highway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mest's defenses.
Mest is rocked!
Highway throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Mest is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Highway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Highway throws an elbow but it misses.
Highway misses with an elbow strike.
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mest blocks an elbow strike from Highway.
Highway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mest blocks an elbow strike.
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Highway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mest seems to have got his legs back now.
Highway is looking to control Mest's arms but Mest gets an underhook and turns him. Now Highway has his back to the ropes.
Mest takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highway cracks Mest on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Mest crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Biggy Highway!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Pavlinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlinov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Bryan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Pavlinov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlinov looks to land a left hand but Bryan moved out of range nicely.
Bryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dean Pavlinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlinov lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Pavlinov misses with the body kick
letting Bryan counter with a right hand.
Pavlinov throws a hook but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Pavlinov.
An attempted straight right counter from Bryan misses the target.
Bryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bryan drops his hands momentarily and Pavlinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryan moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Bryan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pavlinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlinov missing with a left hand there. Bryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pavlinov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Pavlinov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pavlinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlinov throws a lazy right hand but Bryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryan walks into a straight right hand from Pavlinov.
Pavlinov looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Bryan misses the target.
Pavlinov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pavlinov lands a head kick that bluckles Bryan and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Pavlinov no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Bryan is rocked!
Bryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlinov should have avoided that one.
Oh Bryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Pavlinov slams his shin into Bryan 's torso.
Bryan seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlinov throws a switch kick that catches Bryan on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Bryan looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Bryan flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dean Pavlinov!
In his post fight interview, Dean Pavlinov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax Teller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Lee!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Teller is controlling him.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Teller scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Teller lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Teller.
Teller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the ropes.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Teller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Teller to work.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Teller moved away.
Teller instigates a clinch.
Teller lands a knee to the head.
Teller breaks the clinch.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller.
Kyle Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teller clinches up against the ropes.
Teller'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.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the ropes.
Teller blocks the elbow strike.
Teller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Teller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Teller instigates a clinch.
Teller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Teller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teller manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Teller clinches.
Lee is looking to control Teller's arms but Teller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the ropes.
Teller stalling against the ropes.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teller rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.
Teller slows down the pace here.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Teller keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller avoiding damage.
Teller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Teller has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Jax Teller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Teller stalling.
Teller lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teller's brow.
Teller lands with a short shot to the head.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Teller.
Teller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Teller moves into the clinch successfully.
Teller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Teller to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Teller improves position.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Teller is controlling the position.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teller breaks the clinch.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Jax Teller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller clinches with his opponent.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.
Teller breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teller has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Teller pushes Lee away with a front kick.
Teller moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Teller.
Teller landing knees to the head.
Teller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Teller.
Teller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Teller lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Lee to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Lee is rocked!
Teller drives through and clinches with Lee against the ropes.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Teller finish him?
Teller breaks from the clinch.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Teller has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Teller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teller rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Teller scores with a shoulder strike.
Teller breaks the clinch.
Teller clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the ropes.
Teller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Teller lands a front 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!
Teller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Teller is pushing Lee up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Teller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teller breaks the clinch.
Teller clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the ropes.
Teller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Teller.
Teller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Teller moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee being controlled against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Teller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teller 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:25
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Teller!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock has chosen Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O Mine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sarazen moves into the clinch.
Rock breaks the clinch.
Sarazen lands a head shot.
Rock misses with a right hand
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sarazen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sarazen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarazen. Sarazen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarazen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarazen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Sarazen is predictable there
and Rock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sarazen's knee momentarily.
Sarazen throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Sarazen looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarazen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock.
Sarazen looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range.
Rock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rock throws a lazy body kick
and Sarazen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen wants to clinch up but Rock keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Sarazen misses its intended target.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarazen.
Rock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarazen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarazen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rock follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sarazen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sarazen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rock on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rock lands a really nice looking cross but Sarazen seems unphased.
Sarazen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
Sarazen working aggressively here.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Sarazen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarazen throwing a counter right hand but Rock manages to avoid it.
Gene Sarazen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarazen throws an off balance right hand
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Sarazen lands a glancing blow to the side of Rock's head.
Sarazen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock 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 Rock misses.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rock misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Sarazen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarazen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rock doesn't seem bothered though.
Sarazen throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sarazen blocks it well.
Rock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sarazen. Sarazen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sarazen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Rock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sarazen doesn't seem phased though.
Sarazen throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarazen throws a shot from downtown. Rock moves away and avoids it.
Sarazen closes the distance and pushes Rock back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen tries to work over Rock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock digs a right hand underneath Sarazen's ribcage. Sarazen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sarazen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Sarazen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rock misses with a punch to the body.
Sarazen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Sarazen finds it's way through Rock's defenses.
Sarazen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Rock flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarazen steps away.
Sarazen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lance Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock takes one to the side of the head.
Sarazen throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Rock coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gene Sarazen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sarazen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sarazen.
Sarazen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Rock lands a body shot.
Sarazen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sarazen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sarazen avoids a kick to the body.
Rock throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarazen staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarazen walks into a straight right hand from Rock.
A big right from Rock misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
Sarazen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sarazen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarazen on the side of the head.
Rock 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.
Sarazen connects with an inside leg kick.
Sarazen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sarazen throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rock throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sarazen throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarazen needs to keep his hands up - Rock had a free shot at his head there.
Rock throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Sarazen scores with a jab to the head.
Sarazen loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock throws a right and a left that Sarazen avoids nicely.
Sarazen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sarazen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarazen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
Rock digs a good body shot into Sarazen's ribs.
Rock scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Rock.
Rock misses with an uppercut. Sarazen saw that one coming.
It looked like Sarazen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Sarazen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Rock.
Rock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sarazen counters with a thumping low kick.
Sarazen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Sarazen misses.
A big left from Sarazen misses.
Rock misses with the combination.
Rock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sarazen.
An inside leg kick from Rock misses.
Nice cross by Rock.
A jab from Rock finds it's way through Sarazen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock.
Lance Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarazen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarazen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarazen darts in and clinches Rock up against the ropes.
Sarazen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarazen scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lance Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sarazen lands a body shot.
Sarazen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Sarazen misses.
Sarazen missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarazen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rock! But no joy.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock digs a good hook to Sarazen's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarazen throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Sarazen takes one on the button.
Rock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sarazen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rock checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Rock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarazen throws a sloppy body shot
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarazen scores with a nice strike.
Sarazen misses with a shot to the body
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Rock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarazen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sarazen throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sarazen throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock scores with a spinning back kick!
Sarazen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarazen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarazen.
Rock thinks about the counter body kick.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarazen throws out the jab.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarazen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Rock avoids the head kick by Sarazen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rock!
During a confident post fight interview, Lance Rock 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness has chosen The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Byrne being controlled against the ropes.
Byrne blocks a body shot from McGuiness.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
I was talking to Byrne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Byrne.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuiness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Byrne.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGuiness tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuiness lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Byrne clinches.
McGuiness looking to slow down the pace here.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne throws an elbow that misses.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byrne lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuiness. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Byrne throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGuiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrne scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness gets tackled into the ropes by Byrne. Byrne maintains the clinch.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
McGuiness manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuiness, right into the meat.
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuiness can do to turn this around?
Byrne rushes McGuiness and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness takes a shot to the head.
Byrne working aggressively here.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne is working McGuiness over against the ropes.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuiness looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness is looking to control Byrne's arms but Byrne gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuiness has his back to the ropes.
McGuiness tries to circle away but Byrne has him pinned against the ropes.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the ropes.
McGuiness looking to stall.
McGuiness wants to stall.
McGuiness wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrne has him pressed against the ropes.
Byrne tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Byrne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byrne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrne wants to clinch up but McGuiness keeps it at a distance.
McGuiness tries to move into range but Byrne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from McGuiness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Byrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuiness under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Byrne ducks down to avoid it.
McGuiness blocks a jab.
Byrne misses with a leg kick
and McGuiness counters with a leg kick.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuiness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a hook
and McGuiness counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuiness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuiness throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrne motions for McGuiness to come forward. Byrne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Byrne throws a lazy right hand but McGuiness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuiness! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as McGuiness blocks the leg kick.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And McGuiness responds with a good body kick, but Byrne manages to step out the way in time.
Byrne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuiness checks a leg kick.
McGuiness only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but McGuiness manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuiness throws a counter combo.
Nice shot lands for Byrne.
Byrne throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness flicks out a counter leg kick but Byrne steps away.
Byrne jabs at McGuiness's body.
Byrne throws a leg kick which misses McGuiness's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuiness tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byrne cracks a nice hook into McGuiness's ribs.
McGuiness throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Byrne rushes McGuiness and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Byrne lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuiness's head.
Byrne jabs McGuiness to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by McGuiness.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrne.
McGuiness wants to slow Byrne down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuiness has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a hook. McGuiness ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as McGuiness blocks the low kick.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuiness is just out of range.
McGuiness swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from McGuiness.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byrne gets a clinch.
Byrne digs a right hand into McGuiness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuiness's gas tank.
Byrne tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuiness trying to stall but Byrne improves his position.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness trying to control the position but instead, Byrne has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuiness into the ropes.
McGuiness breaks the clinch.
McGuiness throws a hook but Byrne avoids it easily.
It looked like Byrne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Byrne misses.
It seemed like McGuiness was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuiness throws a low kick but Byrne avoids it.
Byrne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Byrne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuiness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne thumps McGuiness with a low kick.
Byrne throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne had his way with Liam McGuiness in that round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrne punishes McGuiness's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
McGuiness tries a quick counter leg kick but Byrne is wise to it.
McGuiness tries a head kick but it misses.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Byrne lands a leg kick that knocks McGuiness off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Byrne takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
Byrne backing away here, and McGuiness unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Byrne is looking to wear down McGuiness with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGuiness walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrne takes a swing at McGuiness's ribcage but misses.
McGuiness throws a hook but Byrne blocks it.
McGuiness is pinned up against the ropes 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.
Byrne rushes McGuiness and presses him up against the ropes.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byrne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuiness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuiness. That's going to slow Byrne down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Byrne. That's going to slow McGuiness down.
McGuiness 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrne.
A good leg kick by Byrne.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuiness is just out of range.
McGuiness looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Byrne.
McGuiness appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuiness moves away.
McGuiness raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrne.
Byrne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne.
Byrne throws out a powerful jab.
Byrne throws a solid leg kick but McGuiness takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Byrne.
Byrne throws the left hand but McGuiness avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by McGuiness there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuiness, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuiness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
After winning the bout, David Byrne 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes into the arena with Miracle - We Ain't Scared blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire's choice of entrance music: Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire slips a jab from Green.
McGuire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Green works the jab nicely.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Green looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire lands with a kick to the temple. Green shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGuire drives through and clinches with Green against the ropes.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Green.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Green.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green lands a jab to the head.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Green has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Green throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Green lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Green.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Danny Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Green dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green pushes McGuire away with a front kick.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Green tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGuire. Green shrugs it off though.
Green throws a leg kick that misses.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zander McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - McGuire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
Green throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire is looking to clinch.
McGuire misses the jab.
Green throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Green.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Green lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcGuire.
Green misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Green feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
Green with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
Green connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Green scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire tries to counter with a clinch but Green shakes him off and moves away.
Green takes one on the button.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Green throws a leg kick
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire slips under a jab from Green.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Green takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Green thumps McGuire with a low kick.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Green.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire checks a low kick from Green.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As McGuire backs away, Green returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuire walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Danny Green did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green slips a straight right by McGuire.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a leg kick that misses.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Green throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuire's defenses.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
McGuire is trying to break free.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
Green lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
Green lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuire works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Green misses with a looping right.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Green misses.
Green has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGuire.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green 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.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green avoids the head kick by McGuire.
Green lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire slips a straight right by Green.
McGuire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Green misses the jab.
Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
Green throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire delivers a nice body kick.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Green feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with the body kick
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green blocks a leg kick.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Green.
I think Green has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:48
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Green!
Danny Green tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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