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FC: A New Year PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gevorg Petrosyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
Jab by McGregor .
McGregor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gevorg Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan connects with a right hand. McGregor shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrosyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGregor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
Petrosyan scores with a push kick.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the side of McGregor 's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a looping right.
A left lands for McGregor .
Petrosyan throws a nice head kick!
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrosyan circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Petrosyan.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGregor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrosyan - the referee stops the clock and McGregor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrosyan. McGregor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Petrosyan. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrosyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGregor avoids a kick to the body.
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGregor takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Petrosyan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Petrosyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrosyan throws the kick towards the body but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrosyan scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Petrosyan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petrosyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Petrosyan slips a jab from McGregor .
Petrosyan tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrosyan throws a body kick that misses
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gevorg Petrosyan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrosyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGregor will feel that in the morning.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but McGregor avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petrosyan!
Petrosyan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy right hand. McGregor should have avoided that one.
Petrosyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrosyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGregor staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrosyan. McGregor shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrosyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Petrosyan. That one must have hurt.
Petrosyan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Petrosyan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petrosyan throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Petrosyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan lands with a nice body punch.
McGregor slips a straight right by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that half lands.
McGregor tries to move into range but Petrosyan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gevorg Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick from Petrosyan.
McGregor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrosyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrosyan throws a one two combo.
Petrosyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrosyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGregor slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gevorg Petrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGregor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrosyan throws a jab when McGregor was well out of range.
Crunch! Petrosyan slams his shin into McGregor 's torso.
Petrosyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGregor . McGregor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrosyan with a nice cross.
McGregor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch lands to the side of McGregor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Petrosyan there.
McGregor is rocked!
Petrosyan works the jab nicely.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrosyan.
Some wild striking there from Petrosyan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrosyan catches McGregor napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends McGregor crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Petrosyan raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gevorg Petrosyan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Noah Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaya Shibya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Sanchez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah Sanchez!
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, Masaya Shibya!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shibya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Shibya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shibya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shibya scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Sanchez beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Sanchez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shibya thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez leaves his chin hanging out and Shibya seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sanchez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masaya Shibya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacinto Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yermolai Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yermolai Vladislav has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacinto Ramos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacinto Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yermolai Vladislav!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos moves into the clinch.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Vladislav.
Ramos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vladislav backwards.
Ramos pushes Vladislav back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vladislav blocking some punches.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Ramos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramos pushes Vladislav back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Vladislav.
Our sources have told us that Ramos has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Vladislav lands a body shot.
Ramos lands a body punch.
Vladislav tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vladislav working aggressively here.
Vladislav lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vladislav lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladislav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Vladislav blocks an uppercut.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vladislav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramos is able to avoid easily.
Vladislav lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
Vladislav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vladislav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Vladislav lands a nice hook to Ramos's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Vladislav misses.
Ramos drops his hands momentarily and Vladislav takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vladislav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vladislav rushes Ramos and presses him up against the ropes.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vladislav backwards.
Ramos lands with a right to the head.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vladislav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vladislav lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vladislav uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Vladislav misses with a body punch.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Vladislav.
Vladislav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Vladislav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Ramos.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vladislav backwards.
Vladislav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Vladislav blocks an uppercut.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ramos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vladislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vladislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vladislav throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramos slips a straight right by Vladislav.
Vladislav throws a leg kick
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
Vladislav throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladislav.
Vladislav lands with a right to the head.
Vladislav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Vladislav tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Vladislav tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Vladislav back against the ropes.
Ramos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vladislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vladislav misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vladislav backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Vladislav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Vladislav scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jacinto Ramos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vladislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vladislav prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Vladislav has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Vladislav misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vladislav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vladislav misses with a body punch.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vladislav swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Vladislav has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Vladislav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Vladislav's head but Vladislav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vladislav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vladislav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vladislav misses with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos tries to move into range but Vladislav moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Vladislav sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vladislav ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vladislav throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Yermolai Vladislav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vladislav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladislav.
Yermolai Vladislav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Ramos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramos throws a body punch but Vladislav moves out of range.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
Ramos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vladislav.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vladislav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Vladislav.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Vladislav blocking some punches.
Ramos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vladislavs head.
Vladislav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Ramos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vladislav tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yermolai Vladislav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos moves away from the strike by Vladislav.
Vladislav throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Ramos.
Vladislav throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vladislav misses with a low kick.
Vladislav jabs at Ramos's body.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vladislav fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vladislav takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vladislav tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramos is able to avoid easily.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Vladislav connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vladislav scores with a nice head shot.
Ramos is rocked!
Vladislav will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Ramos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vladislav under the eye.
Ramos digs a good hook to Vladislav's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vladislav misses the target.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vladislav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramos tries to bum rush Vladislav with a series of wild strikes but Vladislav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacinto Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladislav.
Vladislav scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vladislav jabs at Ramos's body.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos connects with the punch.
Vladislav throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Vladislav throws a lazy head kick
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos takes a swing at Vladislav's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos drives through and clinches with Vladislav against the ropes.
Vladislav misses with a body punch.
Vladislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vladislav lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
Vladislav misses with a punch on the inside.
Vladislav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos lands an uppercut.
Vladislav blocking some punches.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vladislavs head.
Vladislav cracks Ramos with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vladislav swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vladislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Jacinto Ramos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Ramos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Psalmiel Iheaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine has chosen Slice of Heaven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psalmiel Iheaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Iheaka.
Iheaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iheaka manages to avoid it.
Iheaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentine punishes Iheaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Iheaka.
Iheaka tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Iheaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine works Iheaka's body with a nice hook.
Iheaka is breathing heavily.
Iheaka tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Iheaka tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a right hand to the body.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Iheaka's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine connects with a body shot that sends Iheaka's belly button to the back.
Iheaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iheaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Valentine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valentine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine jabs Iheaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Iheaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valentine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iheaka doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Sam Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Iheaka's body. Iheaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Iheaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valentine misses with the combination.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Valentine jabs at Iheaka's body.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine scores with a body shot.
Iheaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine works Iheaka's body with a nice hook.
Valentine connects with a body shot.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iheaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Valentine works Iheaka's body with a nice hook.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Iheaka's ribs.
Iheaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iheaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine lands a right and a left and another right! Iheaka goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Valentine!
After the big win, Sam Valentine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Humpty Dumbrowski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Humpty Dumbrowski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humpty Dumbrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupeni Veitayaki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumbrowski misses with an uppercut. Veitayaki saw that one coming.
Dumbrowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veitayaki misses with a looping right.
Dumbrowski ducks under a wild hook from Veitayaki.
Humpty Dumbrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Veitayaki misses its intended target.
It looked like Dumbrowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veitayaki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Veitayaki duly obliges.
It looks like Humpty Dumbrowski has been cut.
Dumbrowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dumbrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veitayaki moves away.
Dumbrowski throws a hook but Veitayaki blocks it.
A slow jab from Veitayaki misses its intended target.
Veitayaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Dumbrowski throws a hook but Veitayaki blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dumbrowski digs a good body shot into Veitayaki's ribs.
Veitayaki throws a shot to the body.
Veitayaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dumbrowski counters with a left to the body.
Veitayaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Dumbrowski.
Veitayaki tries to counter with a clinch but Dumbrowski shakes him off and moves away.
Veitayaki looks to land a combination but Dumbrowski avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veitayaki counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumbrowski. Veitayaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dumbrowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dumbrowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dumbrowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Veitayaki misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Veitayaki misses the target.
Dumbrowski slips a straight right by Veitayaki.
Dumbrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumbrowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Veitayaki misses with a two punch combination.
Dumbrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veitayaki ducks right into an uppercut from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veitayaki throws a solid leg kick but Dumbrowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Veitayaki.
Dumbrowski misses with a leg kick
and Veitayaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humpty Dumbrowski's cut is getting worse.
Veitayaki lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veitayaki lands a front kick to the face, that drops Dumbrowski to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Dumbrowski misses with a hook.
Veitayaki avoids the body shot from Dumbrowski.
Veitayaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dumbrowski avoids the head kick by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki misses with a wild combination.
Dumbrowski ducks under a wild hook from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veitayaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veitayaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veitayaki manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veitayaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veitayaki prevents a body shot from Dumbrowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Rupeni Veitayaki should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Dumbrowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veitayaki doesn't seem phased though.
Veitayaki stalks Dumbrowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dumbrowski's face. Dumbrowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Dumbrowski is rocked!
Dumbrowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook. Veitayaki ducked under it nicely.
Veitayaki misses with a body shot.
Dumbrowski stuns Veitayaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dumbrowski throws out a powerful jab.
Dumbrowski looks to land a combination but Veitayaki avoids it well.
It seemed like Veitayaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dumbrowski throws a looping overhand right but Veitayaki ducks down to avoid it.
Dumbrowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dumbrowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veitayaki is looking to land body kicks.
Dumbrowski throws the left hand but Veitayaki avoids the punch easily.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Dumbrowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Veitayaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veitayaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dumbrowski is looking to counter the offense by Veitayaki and move into the clinch.
Veitayaki connects with a high kick.
Humpty Dumbrowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dumbrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dumbrowski clinches up with Veitayaki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Veitayaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Dumbrowski won't allow it.
Veitayaki manages to break the clinch.
Veitayaki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dumbrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veitayaki throws a series of punches but Dumbrowski avoids them all with ease.
Dumbrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Veitayaki manages to circle out of the way.
Dumbrowski throws a body punch but Veitayaki moves out of range.
A cross from Veitayaki lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dumbrowski, right into the meat.
Rupeni Veitayaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dumbrowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veitayaki on the side of the head.
Veitayaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumbrowski.
Veitayaki walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumbrowski blocks a head kick by Veitayaki.
Dumbrowski misses the shot to the body.
Veitayaki lands a right hook to the body.
Veitayaki misses with a right hand
and Dumbrowski counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Rupeni Veitayaki has been cut.
Dumbrowski clinches up against the ropes.
Veitayaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumbrowski lands a left hand.
Veitayaki misses with the head strike.
Veitayaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Dumbrowski.
Veitayaki breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veitayaki steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Dumbrowski misses its intended target.
It seemed like Veitayaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Veitayaki moves out of range as Dumbrowski strikes.
Veitayaki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dumbrowski eats them both and turns towards Veitayaki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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 Humpty Dumbrowski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dumbrowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dumbrowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veitayaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veitayaki thuds a left hand into Dumbrowski's body.
Dumbrowski darts in and clinches Veitayaki up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veitayaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski working aggressively here.
Dumbrowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veitayaki's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veitayaki can't break the clinch.
Dumbrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Veitayaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski gets through Veitayaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Veitayaki scores with a shot to the side of Dumbrowski's head.
Veitayaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dumbrowski misses with a body punch.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veitayaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dumbrowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dumbrowski lands a shot to the body.
Dumbrowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Veitayaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dumbrowski taking a breather.
Dumbrowski lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veitayaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumbrowski has a couple of punches blocked by Veitayaki.
Good body shot from Dumbrowski.
Veitayaki tries to break the clinch but Dumbrowski is controlling the position.
Veitayaki is trying to break the clinch but Dumbrowski has him pressed against the ropes.
Veitayaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dumbrowski lands with an overhand left.
Veitayaki misses with a two punch combination.
Veitayaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dumbrowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Dumbrowski tries a low kick but Veitayaki avoids it.
Dumbrowski moves out of the way of the counter high kick from Veitayaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veitayaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Veitayaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dumbrowski throws a body punch but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Veitayaki throws a sloppy head kick and Dumbrowski moves out of range easily.
Dumbrowski tries to counter by clinching up but Veitayaki breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humpty Dumbrowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dumbrowski 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Herbert Shrubbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argus Lekas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lekas's choice of entrance music: What if I was Nothing. Argus Lekas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herbert Shrubbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Argus Lekas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrubbery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lekas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shrubbery moves away.
Lekas lands with a nice body punch.
Lekas lands the left hand.
Lekas pushes Shrubbery away with a front kick.
Shrubbery tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lekas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lekas misses with the combination.
Shrubbery is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shrubbery throws a sloppy head kick
and Lekas counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Lekas lands but Shrubbery takes it in his stride.
Shrubbery is rocked!
It looks like Herbert Shrubbery has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lekas plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Shrubbery swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Shrubbery face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Argus Lekas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Argus Lekas made sure he mentioned Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Niche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Niche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Conner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niche blocks a head kick by Conner.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Niche moves into the clinch.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niche is defending well for now.
Conner looking to throw knees to the head but Niche is blocking nicely.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Niche controls his hands.
Niche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niche connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conner's face.
Niche managing to block the knees to the body from Conner.
Niche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niche looking to stall.
Niche misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niche stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Conner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niche tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Niche has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Conner blocks an uppercut.
Niche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niche lands a nice uppercut.
Conner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niche.
Niche blocks a body shot from Conner.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niche misses with a knee to the head.
Niche throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Paul Niche has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Niche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niche landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niche lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conner or not.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niche avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Niche as the two fighters clinch.
Conner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niche is defending well for now.
Niche misses with a knee strike.
Niche lands with a light punch inside.
Niche lands an uppercut.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niche scores with a shot to the side of Conner's head.
Niche is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conner is defending well for now.
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 Paul Niche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Niche's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Niche lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Conner goes down! The ref sends Niche to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Conner is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Franky Conner has been cut.
Conner throws a push kick but Niche slaps the foot to one side.
Conner throws a nice head kick!
Niche scores with a decent looking hook.
Conner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niche throws a big counter combination but Conner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Conner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Niche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Conner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Niche - the referee stops the clock and Conner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Niche. Conner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Niche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conner lands with a nice body kick.
Niche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niche scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Niche avoiding damage as Conner throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niche pushes Conner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niche manages to break the clinch.
Conner throws the kick towards the body but Niche avoids it.
Niche misses with a low kick.
Niche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conner scores with a head kick.
Conner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niche.
A good leg kick by Niche.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and Niche moves out of range easily.
Niche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conner misses with the body kick
and Niche counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conner thinking.
Niche tries to land a front kick but Conner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Niche blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner moves out of range as Niche strikes.
A jab from Niche misses.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Niche finds it's way through Conner's defenses.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Niche.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conner.
Conner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Niche finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Niche will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Niche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Niche throws a push kick but Conner slaps the foot to one side.
Niche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niche closes the distance and clinches.
Niche scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niche.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Niche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner tries a knee to the head but Niche blocks it.
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niche blocks a body shot from Conner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Niche lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conner misses with a knee to the head.
Conner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner misses with a knee strike.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner lands a nice knee to the body.
Conner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Niche on the inside.
Conner missing with knees to the body.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Conner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franky Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niche using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niche scores with a spinning back kick!
Conner misses with a body shot.
Conner circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a leg kick
and Niche counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niche throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Niche lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Niche catches Conner right on the button with a cross.
Niche lands the left hand.
Niche connects with a crisp jab.
Conner is rocked!
Niche lands a front kick.
Conner is still on wobbly legs! Can Niche finish him?
Conner walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul Niche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaie Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko comes to the ring accompanied by Darkness Within. Andriy Pavlyuchenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
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, Jaie Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a body shot.
Lyons thuds his shin into the meat of Pavlyuchenko's side.
Jab, jab by Lyons - just one landing.
Lyons misses with a kick to the body.
Lyons misses with the combination.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lyons blocks a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko misses the shot to the body.
Lyons takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pavlyuchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Lyons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pavlyuchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyons.
Pavlyuchenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lyons looks to land a combination. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko lands with a nice body kick.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lyons lands with a nice body kick.
Pavlyuchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pavlyuchenko taking a breather.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Lyons blocks it.
Pavlyuchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlyuchenko tests Lyons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyons moves away.
Lyons throws a combination. Pavlyuchenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlyuchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Pavlyuchenko defending well as Lyons loads up on a big left hand.
Lyons misses with an uppercut
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pavlyuchenko is looking to wear down Lyons with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lyons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlyuchenko.
Lyons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pavlyuchenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lyons scrambles back to his feet.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pavlyuchenko lunges at Lyons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lyons's hand.
Lyons is rocked!
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Pavlyuchenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavlyuchenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lyons is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavlyuchenko finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyons looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Pavlyuchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lyons seems to have recovered his senses.
Lyons walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Lyons is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
After the big win, Andriy Pavlyuchenko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski has closed the distance and engaged Dio in a clinch.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Kaminski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaminski.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dio lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jacek Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dio stalling against the ropes.
Dio is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaminski has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski trying to land knees to the body.
Dio trying to control the position but instead, Kaminski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dio into the ropes.
Kaminski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns Dio into the ropes.
Kaminski stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaminski clinches up against the ropes.
Dio is trying to stall.
Dio tries to stall but Kaminski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaminski blocking some punches.
Kaminski has Dio pressed against the ropes, preventing Dio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaminski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaminski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dio's efforts to push away.
Dio lands a nice uppercut.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Kaminski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dio up against the ropes.
Kaminski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski looking to stall.
Kaminski seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Dio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaminski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaminski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dio up against the ropes.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dio is trying to break free.
Kaminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Kaminski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaminski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dio tried to score with a low kick but Kaminski checks it.
Kaminski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaminski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dio clinches up against the ropes.
Dio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Kaminski tries to clinch but Dio moves out of range.
Kaminski tests Dio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaminski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Dio.
Dio throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kaminski crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zack Dio!
An out of breath Zack Dio 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jared Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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212 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fortisimo checks a leg kick nicely.
Wild takes a swing at Fortisimo's ribcage but misses.
Wild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortisimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortisimo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wild misses with a hook. Fortisimo ducked under it nicely.
Fortisimo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Zoro Fortisimo has been cut.
Fortisimo 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.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortisimo manages to avoid it.
Wild swings widly with a right hand
and Fortisimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortisimo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortisimo scrambles back to his feet.
Jared Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild wants to slow Fortisimo down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Wild misses.
It seemed like Fortisimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Wild finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortisimo walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Wild rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Fortisimo has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Fortisimo is rocked!
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Fortisimo slips the punch.
Fortisimo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortisimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortisimo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wild cracks Fortisimo with a good jab.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wild throws out the jab.
Fortisimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wild manages to avoid it.
Wild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Fortisimo moves out of range easily.
And Fortisimo responds with a good body kick, but Wild manages to step out the way in time.
Nice body kick from Wild.
Wild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fortisimo momentarily.
Wild connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Fortisimo onto his butt! Fortisimo bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Fortisimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wild finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortisimo.
Fortisimo seems to have recovered his senses.
Wild tries a low kick but Fortisimo avoids it.
Fortisimo throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
Wild drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Fortisimo onto his butt! Fortisimo pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
OH! Fortisimo has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Wild smells blood and charges in for the finish! Wild unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Fortisimo sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jared Wild!
A victorious Jared Wild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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