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FC:Wednesday Night Fights 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the ring accompanied by Number #1 . Max Rhodes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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235 lbs
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286 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes connects with a looping right hand.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Jerome Taylor has been cut.
Taylor forces Rhodes back against the ropes and clinches.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor moves forwards but Rhodes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhodes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor has Rhodes up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor tries a body shot but Rhodes blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Rhodes tries to tie him up.
A short right from Rhodes.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
A hook to the body from Rhodes.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Rhodes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Rhodes blocking some punches.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Taylor is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rhodes doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Taylor crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Taylor's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Rhodes!
Max Rhodes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Jerome Taylor had this to say: 'I wasn't at my best tonight. I will be better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggy Highway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Biggy Highway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayson Albright!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highway has Albright up against the ropes in a clinch.
Highway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jayson Albright has been cut.
Albright takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Highway throws an elbow but misses.
Albright looking to stall.
Highway lands an elbow inside that Albright shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Highway throws an elbow but misses.
Albright is trying to break the clinch but Highway has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Highway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Albright's brow.
Highway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Highway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Albright's defenses.
Albright blocks an elbow strike.
Albright is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Highway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Albright's brow.
Highway throws an elbow that misses.
Highway lands an elbow that stopped Albright in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albright takes an elbow to the temple.
Albright avoids a wild elbow strike from Highway.
Albright avoids the elbow strike from Highway, against the ropes.
Highway misses with an elbow over the top.
Albright blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Highway avoids a wild elbow strike from Albright.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Highway throws an elbow but misses.
Highway throws an elbow that misses.
Albright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Highway pushes off an throws an elbow but Albright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Albright is trying to force a seperation but Highway has the dominant position.
Albright blocks an elbow strike.
Highway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Albright avoids the elbow strike from Highway, against the ropes.
Albright avoids the elbow strike from Highway, against the ropes.
Highway has Albright pressed against the ropes, preventing Albright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Highway.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Highway throws an elbow but misses.
Highway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Highway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Highway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway tries to clinch up but Albright circles away and keeps his distance.
Albright tries a quick counter leg kick but Highway is wise to it.
Highway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Highway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Albright's brow.
Highway lands an elbow that stopped Albright in his tracks for a moment.
Highway lands an elbow inside that Albright shrugs off.
Albright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Highway misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Highway.
Highway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Highway prevents Albright from breaking the clinch.
Highway has Albright pressed against the ropes, preventing Albright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Albright avoids a wild elbow strike from Highway.
Highway lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jayson Albright's cut even more.
Albright wants to get back to striking at distance but Highway won't allow it.
Albright looks winded!
Nice elbow from Highway.
Highway's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highway prevents Albright from breaking the clinch.
Albright dodges an elbow strike from Highway.
Albright is looking to break free of the clinch but Highway has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggy Highway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Albright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Highway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Albright keeps the fight on the outside.
Albright looks to land a combination but Highway avoids it well.
Highway tries to clinch up but Albright circles away and keeps his distance.
Highway lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Highway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albright steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Highway.
Highway pushes Albright away with a front kick.
Highway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Albright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highway lands a high kick!
Highway lands with a slapping head kick.
Albright throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Highway forces Albright back against the ropes and clinches.
Albright avoids the elbow strike from Highway, against the ropes.
Biggy Highway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albright is trying to push Highway away but Highway has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Albright avoids the elbow strike from Highway, against the ropes.
Highway lands an elbow inside.
Albright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Highway lands a head kick!
Highway tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Albright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Highway doesn't manage to clinch there - Albright circles away.
Highway takes the fight into the clinch.
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Highway lands a damaging elbow.
Albright dodges an elbow strike from Highway.
Albright throws an elbow that misses.
Albright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Highway lands an elbow that stopped Albright in his tracks for a moment.
Highway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Highway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Highway lands an elbow just above Albright 's eye.
Albright is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway lands an elbow inside that Albright shrugs off.
Highway lands an elbow inside.
Highway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Highway lands an elbow just above Albright 's eye.
Albright is rocked!
Highway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Albright is still on wobbly legs! Can Highway finish him?
The cut above Jayson Albright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Highway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Highway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Albright dodges an elbow strike from Highway.
Albright seems to have recovered his senses.
Highway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Highway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albright can do to turn this around?
Albright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Albright takes an elbow to the temple.
Highway cracks Albright on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Albright 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 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Biggy Highway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Milas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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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, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Milas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush forces Milas back against the ropes and clinches.
Bush tries a body shot but Milas blocks it.
Milas misses with a punch to the body.
Bush digs a right hand into Milas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Milas's gas tank.
Milas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bush comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Milas trying to stall but Bush improves his position.
Milas tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Milas back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Milas's brow.
Our sources have told us that Bush has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Milas lands a shoulder strike.
Milas throws a head punch that misses.
Milas lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Bush.
It looks like Viktor Milas has been cut.
Milas misses with some punches.
Bush lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Bush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milas.
A head punch on the inside from Milas fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Milas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milas blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milas blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush lands an elbow just above Milas 's eye.
Milas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milas lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Milas's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milas.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Milas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Milas has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bush.
Milas is pushing Bush up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as Milas controls his hands.
Bush blocking some punches.
Milas dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Milas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bush up against the ropes.
Bush tries a body shot but Milas blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milas lands a left hand.
Milas tries to stall but Bush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bush lands an elbow just above Milas 's eye.
That has opened up Viktor Milas's cut even more.
Milas blocks the elbow strike.
Milas scores with a shoulder strike.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milas misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Milas's brow.
Milas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Milas lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milas gets through Bush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Milas blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Milas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Milas's cut.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Milas throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Milas breaks away and moves out of range.
Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Milas scores with a hook to the body.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milas's elbow.
Bush lands an elbow that stopped Milas in his tracks for a moment.
Milas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bush creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Milas's defenses.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Milas fails to land.
Bush comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Viktor Milas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Bush lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Milas blocks the elbow strike.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Milas controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milas.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milas avoids a wild elbow strike from Bush.
Milas misses with the head strike.
Milas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush lands an elbow that stopped Milas in his tracks for a moment.
Viktor Milas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Milas lands a right hand.
Milas takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Viktor Milas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Red Bush!
During a confident post fight interview, Red Bush 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuotole Mapambe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielson comes to the ring accompanied by Cult of Personality . Johnny Danielson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tuotole Mapambe's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Danielson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuotole Mapambe!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mapambe with a nice cross.
Danielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danielson throws an overhand right that lands on Mapambe's shoulder, as Mapambe tries to avoid the shot.
Danielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Danielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danielson throws a body kick that misses
letting Mapambe counter with a right hand.
Danielson scores with a head kick.
Mapambe blocks a jab.
Danielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mapambe needs to keep his hands up - Danielson had a free shot at his head there.
Mapambe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danielson .
Danielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mapambe throws a big shot that misses.
Mapambe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danielson .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Mapambe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mapambe throws a combination that misses
and Danielson counters with a head kick. That will keep Mapambe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mapambe moves out of range as Danielson strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mapambe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Danielson .
Mapambe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danielson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danielson steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Mapambe to the mat! Mapambe looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Danielson is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Danielson jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Johnny Danielson !
Johnny Danielson gave a mention to Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod's entrance music is Battle Hymn . A fine choice. Van Steyne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by When Angels Deserve To Die. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne slips a straight right by MacLeod.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
MacLeod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Steyne connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacLeod darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacLeod smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacLeod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacLeod's calf.
MacLeod misses with a looping left.
Van Steyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacLeod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Steyne feints and then cracks MacLeod's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacLeod down.
Van Steyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacLeod throws out the jab.
MacLeod checks the leg kick.
MacLeod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Steyne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
MacLeod swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Steyne.
MacLeod doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
Van Steyne wants to counter with a clinch but MacLeod pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries a low kick but MacLeod avoids it.
MacLeod on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Steyne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Steyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacLeod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacLeod punishes Van Steyne's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Steyne is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a body punch but MacLeod moves out of range.
MacLeod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from MacLeod.
We've been informed that Van Steyne 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.
MacLeod getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Steyne throws a push kick but MacLeod slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as MacLeod blocks the leg kick.
Van Steyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne connects with an inside leg kick.
MacLeod blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod blocks a leg kick.
Van Steyne 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.
Van Steyne thows a leg kick but MacLeod checks it
and MacLeod counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacLeod connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. MacLeod ducked under it nicely.
Van Steyne jabs MacLeod to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Steyne throws a front kick aimed at MacLeod's knee but MacLeod avoids it well.
MacLeod lands with a cross.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick as MacLeod jumps back.
MacLeod throwing a counter right hand but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
A cross from MacLeod lands.
MacLeod tries to clinch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
MacLeod moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but André Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne looks to throw the jab but MacLeod is out of range.
MacLeod takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne throws a body punch but MacLeod moves out of range.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but MacLeod checks it.
Van Steyne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Steyne digs a good body shot into MacLeod's ribs.
MacLeod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Steyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacLeod.
MacLeod needs to keep his hands up - Van Steyne had a free shot at his head there.
Van Steyne throws a poor cross that misses
letting MacLeod counter with a right hand.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from MacLeod.
Van Steyne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but MacLeod blocks it well.
MacLeod lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick
and MacLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 MacLeod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacLeod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacLeod throws a looping overhand right but Van Steyne ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot
and MacLeod counters with a series of strikes. Van Steyne will be more careful next time no doubt.
MacLeod is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacLeod.
André Van Steyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and MacLeod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Steyne throws a jab when MacLeod was well out of range.
MacLeod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacLeod is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacLeod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacLeod is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MacLeod lands a nice looking body shot.
MacLeod takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
MacLeod fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Van Steyne misses
and MacLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Van Steyne.
MacLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Steyne staying out of range there.
MacLeod sets himself, and Van Steyne steps forward looking for the clinch! MacLeod avoids it this time.
Van Steyne throws a sloppy head kick and MacLeod moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne pushes MacLeod up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from MacLeod.
MacLeod takes a shot to the head.
MacLeod blocking some punches.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
MacLeod trying to stall but Van Steyne improves his position.
A short uppercut from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne breaks from the clinch.
Van Steyne misses the shot to the body.
Van Steyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacLeod has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacLeod wants to clinch.
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 Connor MacLeod will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Steyne misses the target.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacLeod.
MacLeod tries to clinch there but Van Steyne circles away.
Van Steyne tried to score with a low kick but MacLeod checks it.
MacLeod tries to clinch up.
MacLeod slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacLeod manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne tries to clinch up.
Van Steyne scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Steyne misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Steyne.
MacLeod getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacLeod slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a jab to MacLeod's midsection.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Steyne throws a hook but MacLeod avoids it easily.
MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
MacLeod moves away from the strike by Van Steyne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Steyne. MacLeod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries to work over MacLeod's front leg with a kick but MacLeod checks it.
Van Steyne misses with the body kick
and Van Steyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Steyne scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by MacLeod. Beautiful body shot.
Van Steyne lands a glancing blow to the side of MacLeod's head.
MacLeod stalks Van Steyne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Steyne's face. Van Steyne staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as MacLeod blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from MacLeod misses its target.
MacLeod on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Steyne. Van Steyne obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
MacLeod scores with the left hand. Van Steyne knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Steyne lands a nice hook to MacLeod's body. MacLeod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
André Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Steyne tries to land a leg kick but MacLeod saw it coming and moves away.
Van Steyne walks into a jab.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacLeod moves out of range of the body kick from Van Steyne.
MacLeod misses with a double jab.
MacLeod closes the distance and clinches.
Van Steyne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Steyne blocks an uppercut.
MacLeod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne - that landed with a thud.
Van Steyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Steyne tries to move into range but MacLeod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Steyne tries to land a front kick but MacLeod steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Steyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Steyne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacLeod to score with a decent uppercut.
MacLeod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Steyne throws a big counter head kick but MacLeod avoids it with no problem.
Van Steyne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Van Steyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Steyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Steyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Steyne.
MacLeod on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Steyne just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Van Steyne raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Steyne moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod has Van Steyne pressed against the ropes.
Van Steyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Steyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch but MacLeod improves position.
MacLeod blocks a body shot from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
Van Steyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Steyne tries to throw a body punch but MacLeod avoids it by throwing Van Steyne back against the ropes.
MacLeod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Steyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Van Steyne controls the action.
Van Steyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MacLeod backwards.
Van Steyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Steyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
Van Steyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
Van Steyne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacLeod misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Van Steyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacLeod blocks a body shot from Van Steyne.
Come on MacLeod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Steyne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Steyne slips a straight right by MacLeod.
André Van Steyne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Steyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Steyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacLeod doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
Van Steyne cracks a nice hook into MacLeod's ribs.
MacLeod takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick
and MacLeod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Steyne connects with a right hand. MacLeod shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Van Steyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Steyne scores with a leg kick.
Van Steyne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Steyne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a hook but Van Steyne avoids it easily.
Van Steyne flicks out a counter leg kick but MacLeod steps away.
MacLeod misses with a double jab
and MacLeod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacLeod looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
Van Steyne tried to score with a low kick but MacLeod checks it.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but MacLeod moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne throws a jab but it's blocked by MacLeod.
Van Steyne moves into range and clinches up with MacLeod.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
Van Steyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Steyne blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne blocks an uppercut.
Van Steyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
MacLeod misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacLeod.
André Van Steyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Steyne cracks MacLeod with a nice body shot.
Van Steyne blocking some punches.
Van Steyne prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
Connor MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Steyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
André Van Steyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Steyne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... André Van Steyne!
A less than humble André Van Steyne misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bryant Baez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto closes the distance and pushes Baez back into the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baez.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto digs a right hand underneath Baez's ribcage. Baez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Baez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
Baez wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinto won't allow it.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Baez.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Baez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinto misses with some punches.
Baez scores with a shot to the side of Pinto's head.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Pinto tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pinto can turn it around.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinto.
A nice left hand lands by Pinto.
Baez breaks from the clinch.
Baez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinto is able to avoid easily.
Baez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinto.
Pinto with a jab.
Pinto jabs Baez right on the nose. Baez blinks but takes it well.
Pinto tried to score with a low kick but Baez checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Baez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinto tries a body shot but Baez blocks it.
Baez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Baez lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinto at a distance.
Baez clinches up with Pinto and pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Pinto.
Baez has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baez manages to break the clinch.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baez.
Pinto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baez with a body shot.
Baez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baez throws a body shot but no joy.
Baez instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Pinto.
Arthur Pinto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baez lands with a light punch inside.
Baez breaks the clinch.
Baez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pinto clinches.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baez manages to break the clinch.
Baez misses with a head kick.
Pinto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pinto lunges at Baez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baez's hand.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Baez is just out of range.
Baez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baez wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
Baez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Baez is just out of range.
Baez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arthur Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baez connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto forces Baez back against the ropes and clinches.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Baez.
Baez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pinto wants to stall.
Baez prevents a body shot from Pinto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baez misses with an uppercut.
Baez tries to clinch but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Baez ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Baez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinto lands a nice hook to Baez's body. Baez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Baez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Baez.
Baez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Pinto works on Baez's body with a couple of short punches.
Baez breaks the clinch.
Baez is looking to wear down Pinto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Baez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Baez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez tries to clinch there but Pinto circles away.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinto connects with a looping right hand.
Baez throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baez.
Pinto tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baez is trying to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Pinto.
A hook to the body from Baez.
Pinto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baez lands a right hand.
Baez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto presses Baez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto prevents Baez from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baez.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto swats away the attempt to clinch by Baez.
Baez takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto lands a really nice looking cross but Baez seems unphased.
A big right from Pinto misses.
It looked like Baez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pinto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baez staying out of range there.
Baez lands a nice shot that snaps Pinto's head back.
Baez moves away from the strike by Pinto.
Pinto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinto slips under a jab from Baez.
Pinto looks to throw the jab but Baez is out of range.
Baez blocks a jab.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto flicks out a counter leg kick but Baez steps away.
Pinto cracks Baez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinto avoids the body shot from Baez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baez staying out of range there.
Pinto blocks a head kick by Baez.
Baez misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto scores with a hook.
Baez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Baez defending well as Pinto loads up on a big left hand.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baez drives through and clinches with Pinto against the ropes.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinto tries a body shot but Baez blocks it.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Baez is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinto has double underhooks.
A short left from Pinto.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Baez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baez lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Baez lands but Pinto takes it in his stride.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto drives through and clinches with Baez against the ropes.
Baez tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Baez back against the ropes.
Pinto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Pinto.
Pinto lands a body punch.
Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Baez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baez breaks the clinch.
Pinto 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.
Baez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baez there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baez slips under a jab.
Baez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto pushes Baez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baez blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinto takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Baez wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinto won't allow it.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Baez.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Pinto cracks Baez with a nice body shot.
Baez misses with the head strike.
Baez is trying to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling him.
Pinto tries to work over Baez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinto blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baez defending well as Pinto loads up on a big left hand.
Pinto lands a jab to the head.
Baez lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinto off the ropes and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baez looks to land a right hand but Pinto moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez tries to clinch up but Pinto circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Baez is looking for a counter combo.
Baez doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinto circles away.
Baez scores with a head kick. Pinto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pinto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Pinto.
Pinto forces Baez back against the ropes and clinches.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.
Baez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinto.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinto has him pressed against the ropes.
Baez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Baez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Baez finds it's way through Pinto's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinto lands with a nice combination. Baez backs away looking to recover.
Pinto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinto misses the target.
Pinto moves away from the strike by Baez.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baez moves away.
Baez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Baez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
Bryant Baez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinto lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto throws a hook but Baez avoids it easily.
Baez throws out a powerful jab.
Baez throws a right hand that Pinto ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinto also avoids with ease.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinto rushes Baez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Nibali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov's entrance music is Ruelle - Live Like Legends. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vincenzo Nibali enters the ring!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Nibali!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marinov. Marinov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nibali throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marinov.
Marinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Marinov feints and then cracks Nibali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nibali down.
Nibali throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marinov's head.
Nibali throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Nibali.
Marinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nibali.
Marinov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marinov.
Nice body kick there by Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nibali's sensitive parts.
Nibali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nibali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nibali tries to close the distance and clinch but Marinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nibali moves out of range of the body kick from Marinov.
Marinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nibali is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Marinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marinov thows a body kick. Nibali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nibali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nibali misses with a straight left.
Nibali misses with the combination.
Marinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nibali tried to score with a low kick but Marinov checks it.
Marinov throws a low kick but Nibali avoids it.
Nibali takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nibali blocks a leg kick.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marinov. That's going to slow Nibali down.
Marinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nibali.
Nibali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marinov misses with a kick to the body.
Marinov throws a sloppy head kick and Nibali moves out of range easily.
Nibali tries a head kick but it misses.
Nibali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. Nibali shrugs it off though.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nibali motions for Marinov to come forward. Nibali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marinov.
Nibali misses with a looping right.
Nibali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marinov cracks Nibali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nibali wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinov blocks the leg kick.
Nibali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nibali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nibali throws a shot from downtown. Marinov moves away and avoids it.
Emil Marinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Marinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nibali.
Marinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov lands a leg kick that knocks Nibali off balance momentarily.
Marinov scores with a kick to the body.
Nibali moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nibali prevents Marinov from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nibali swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nibali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nibali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibali misses with a knee to the head.
Nibali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nibali.
Marinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nibali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Nibali can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov is trying to break free.
Marinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nibali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nibali stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nibali lands a shoulder strike.
Nibali has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
A right hand to the body from Nibali.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov can't break the clinch.
Nibali is pushing Marinov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Nibali has double underhooks.
Marinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nibali throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nibali.
Nibali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinov avoids it.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov gets through Nibali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Nibali struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marinov as Nibali tries to tie him up.
Nibali swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nibali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Nibali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Marinov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Nibali misses.
A low kick from Nibali is predictable there
and Marinov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Nibali tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marinov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nibali on the side of the head.
Nibali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nibali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nibali has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Nibali with an uppercut!
Nibali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nibali there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nibali sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nibali has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marinov.
Nibali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nibali, right into the meat.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nibali can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marinov.
Marinov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nibali 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.
Nibali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nibali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Nibali moves out of range as Marinov throws a body kick.
Nibali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nibali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Marinov.
Nibali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nibali misses with a two punch combination.
Marinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nibali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nibali is rocked!
Nibali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nibali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nibali is still on wobbly legs! Can Marinov finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov cracks Nibali with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Nibali is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Nibali is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Nibali could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
A determined Emil Marinov didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Masaya Shibya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warrawut Kiatjamroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiatjamroon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trad Thaï Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masaya Shibya 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masaya Shibya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Warrawut Kiatjamroon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatjamroon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shibya on the side of the head.
It looks like Masaya Shibya has been cut.
Kiatjamroon ducks under a wild hook from Shibya.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shibya.
Shibya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiatjamroon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiatjamroon throws a right hand that misses
letting Shibya counter with a right hand.
Kiatjamroon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shibya. Kiatjamroon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shibya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shibya with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Kiatjamroon.
Kiatjamroon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shibya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shibya. That's going to slow Kiatjamroon down.
Shibya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiatjamroon throws a sloppy head kick and Shibya moves out of range easily.
Shibya scoring well with a low kick there.
Shibya lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatjamroon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shibya connects with a leg kick. Kiatjamroon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shibya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shibya works Kiatjamroon's body with a nice hook.
Shibya lands with a cross.
Jab by Shibya.
Shibya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiatjamroon is out of range and Shibya settles back down.
Kiatjamroon 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.
Shibya throws a hook to the side of Kiatjamroon's head but Kiatjamroon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shibya connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Kiatjamroon.
Masaya Shibya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shibya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kiatjamroon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Kiatjamroon does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Shibya.
Kiatjamroon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiatjamroon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shibya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatjamroon throws a sloppy head kick and Shibya moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shibya.
Shibya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shibya closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shibya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shibya slips under a jab from Kiatjamroon.
Shibya fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kiatjamroon just manages to avoid it.
Kiatjamroon checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Kiatjamroon.
Shibya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shibya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shibya lands with a hook. Kiatjamroon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiatjamroon misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shibya.
Shibya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiatjamroon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiatjamroon throws a head kick but Shibya moves out of range.
Shibya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shibya tries a low kick but Kiatjamroon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaya Shibya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaya Shibya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiatjamroon misses with a straight right.
Kiatjamroon looks to throw the jab but Shibya is out of range.
A good leg kick by Shibya.
Kiatjamroon throws a body punch but Shibya moves out of range.
Kiatjamroon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shibya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiatjamroon takes one to the chin there.
Kiatjamroon misses with a two punch combination.
Shibya just misses with a punch to the body.
Shibya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiatjamroon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shibya scores with a nice right hand.
Kiatjamroon tries a head kick but it misses.
Shibya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shibya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warrawut Kiatjamroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatjamroon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiatjamroon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masaya Shibya is winning the standup battle so far.
Shibya tried to score with a low kick but Kiatjamroon checks it.
Kiatjamroon wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiatjamroon counters with a nice uppercut.
Shibya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiatjamroon.
A clash of legs there as Kiatjamroon blocks the low kick.
Shibya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shibya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiatjamroon can do to turn this around?
Shibya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shibya swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiatjamroon.
Shibya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiatjamroon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shibya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiatjamroon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shibya.
Shibya throws a leg kick but Kiatjamroon checks it.
Kiatjamroon drops his hands momentarily and Shibya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masaya Shibya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Shibya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibya throws a shot to the body.
Shibya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kiatjamroons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shibya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shibya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiatjamroon throws a head kick that misses.
Shibya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiatjamroon's head.
Kiatjamroon is rocked!
Kiatjamroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shibya scores with a jab. Kiatjamroon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiatjamroon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shibya.
Shibya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiatjamroon's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibya just misses with a punch to the body.
Shibya swings for the body but Kiatjamroon moves out of range.
Kiatjamroon throws out a counter right but Shibya avoids it with no problem.
Kiatjamroon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shibya tries to work over Kiatjamroon's front leg with a kick but Kiatjamroon checks it.
Kiatjamroon shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kiatjamroon misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaya Shibya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masaya Shibya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shibya misses with a leg kick
and Kiatjamroon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiatjamroon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiatjamroon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kiatjamroon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiatjamroon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shibya feints and then cracks Kiatjamroon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiatjamroon down.
Kiatjamroon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kiatjamroon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiatjamroon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Shibya counter with a right hand.
Shibya throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiatjamroon.
Shibya blocks a head kick by Kiatjamroon.
Kiatjamroon throws a nice looking combination but Shibya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shibya lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Shibya does it's job there.
Kiatjamroon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiatjamroon checks a low kick from Shibya.
Shibya misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiatjamroon manages to avoid it.
Shibya staggers Kiatjamroon with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kiatjamroon looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Shibya throws a low kick but Kiatjamroon avoids it.
Shibya lands a jab.
Kiatjamroon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiatjamroon is still on wobbly legs! Can Shibya finish him?
Kiatjamroon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiatjamroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiatjamroon seems to have recovered his senses.
Shibya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiatjamroon is out of range and Shibya settles back down.
Kiatjamroon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shibya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiatjamroon's hands.
Shibya misses the shot to the body.
Warrawut Kiatjamroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiatjamroon misses with a few strikes there.
Shibya tried to score with a low kick but Kiatjamroon checks it.
Shibya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibya thumps Kiatjamroon with a low kick.
Shibya connects with a single shot there.
Shibya misses with a leg kick.
Kiatjamroon throws a counter combo.
A low kick from Shibya misses
and Kiatjamroon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiatjamroon misses with a looping right.
Shibya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shibya motions for Kiatjamroon to come forward. Shibya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shibya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiatjamroon at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shibya.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shibya, right into the meat.
Shibya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shibya throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiatjamroon 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.
Masaya Shibya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shibya lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaya Shibya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shibya 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaya Shibya!
In defeat, Warrawut Kiatjamroon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank You All '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hail and Kill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asashoryu throws a sloppy head kick
and Columbus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Columbus throws a lazy uppercut
and Asashoryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asashoryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Columbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Columbus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Columbus avoids the head kick by Asashoryu.
Columbus connects with a nice looking jab.
Asashoryu takes one on the button.
Asashoryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Asashoryu lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Asashoryu throws a lazy head kick
and Columbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asashoryu misses with a straight right.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Columbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asashoryu throws a head kick but Columbus moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Columbus misses its target.
Asashoryu moves out of range of the body kick.
Columbus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asashoryu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Columbus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asashoryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Asashoryu misses with a left hand
and Columbus counters with a left to the body.
Asashoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Columbus connects with a solid leg kick.
Asashoryu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asashoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Asashoryu's shoulder, as Asashoryu tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asashoryu throws a lazy head kick
and Columbus counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asashoryu throws a head kick that misses.
Asashoryu takes one to the side of the head.
Asashoryu misses with a left hand
and Columbus counters with a good low kick that Asashoryu was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Columbus.
Columbus lands with a good body shot.
Asashoryu throws a poor cross that misses
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Columbus. That snapped Asashoryu's head back.
A head kick by Asashoryu misses
and Asashoryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asashoryu is rocked!
Asashoryu walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Asashoryu 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 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
Scott Columbus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Deck has chosen Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny connects with a nice looking jab.
Inspectah Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny throws a shot from downtown. Deck moves away and avoids it.
Deck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Deck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczęsny moves away.
Deck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szczęsny manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny lands with a good body shot.
Deck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Szczęsny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Szczęsny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deck.
Deck loads up on a big right hand but Szczęsny slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deck.
Szczęsny went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Deck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Deck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Szczęsny scores with a jab. Deck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Deck throws a push kick but Szczęsny slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deck throws a lazy body kick
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Deck misses with a left hand
and Szczęsny counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Szczęsny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deck dips to his left and cracks Szczęsny with an uppercut!
Szczęsny lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deck.
Szczęsny moves away from the strike by Deck.
Szczęsny lands a jab to Deck's midsection.
Deck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick which misses Deck's front leg but catches the back leg as Deck tries to avoid it.
Szczęsny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny feints and then cracks Deck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deck down.
Deck has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Deck sizes up Szczęsny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Deck throws a hook to the side of Szczęsny's head but Szczęsny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczęsny moves forwards but Deck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Deck. Szczęsny shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a body kick.
Szczęsny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Szczęsny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deck ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the body kick from Deck.
Deck lands a head shot.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Deck misses.
Deck misses with a body kick.
Deck throws a lazy uppercut
and Deck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Szczęsny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Szczęsny.
Deck throws a body kick that misses.
Deck lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Szczęsny lands.
Deck connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Szczęsny onto his butt! Szczęsny bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deck.
Szczęsny appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny digs a good hook to Deck's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Szczęsny.
A good leg kick by Szczęsny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Inspectah Deck should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Szczęsny lands a left hand.
Szczęsny misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deck.
Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deck misses with a wild body shot.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Szczęsny connects with a solid leg kick.
Deck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Inspectah Deck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deck checks a leg kick.
Deck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Deck.
Deck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deck tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves away
and Szczęsny counters with a nice leg kick.
Deck moves out of range of the body kick.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny looks to score with a jab to the body but Deck is just out of range.
Deck punishes Szczęsny's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Szczęsny momentarily.
Deck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szczęsny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Szczęsny blocks the body kick.
Szczęsny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Szczęsny throws a low kick, looking for Deck's leg but Deck calmly moves out of range.
Szczęsny sets himself, and Deck steps forward looking for the clinch! Szczęsny avoids it this time.
Deck connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Szczęsny onto his butt! Szczęsny bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Deck scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Szczęsny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deck connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Szczęsny's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Szczęsny - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Inspectah Deck!
A less than humble Inspectah Deck misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Krzysztof Szczęsny spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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