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FC 143:Azhari vs Norris Jr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tarvo Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaak's entrance music is Ludacris - Move Bitch. A fine choice. Mickey Clark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tarvo Jaak's chin.
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270 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very quick
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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 Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Clark down.
Jaak slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaak misses its target.
Jaak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaak feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaak throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
Jaak swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Jaak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Jaak connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaak counters with a nice body kick.
Clark looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Jaak tenderised Clark's leg. Clark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark throws a right and a left that Jaak avoids nicely.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Jaak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a series of strikes. Jaak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaak is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Jaak is looking to wear down Clark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaak moves away.
Clark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaak.
It looks like Mickey Clark has been cut.
Jaak looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Jaak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Jaak saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clark scrambles back to his feet.
Jaak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaak lands with a shot to the body.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaak misses the shot to the body.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
A left lands for Jaak.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Jaak stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Jaak.
That has opened up Mickey Clark's cut even more.
Jaak throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaak.
Jaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaak.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and Jaak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarvo Jaak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Clark's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Clark down.
Jaak scores with a jab.
Jaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Jaak tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Jaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Jaak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaak throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaak throws a front kick aimed at Clark's knee but Clark avoids it well.
Jaak defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Jaak swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaak forces Clark back against the ropes and clinches.
Clark is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak lands with a right to the head.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Jaak's ribcage. Jaak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Jaak's ribcage. Jaak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaak.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jaak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Jaak keeps him there for the moment.
Our sources have told us that Jaak has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jaak pushes Clark back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaak won't allow it.
Clark lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jaak fails to land.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jaak gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaak.
Jaak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Clark breaks the clinch.
Jaak misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Jaak.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Jaak does no damage.
Donk. Jaak catches Clark right on the button with a cross.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaak misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Jaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Jaak misses its intended target.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaak has time to react.
Jaak has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Clark.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jaak.
Jaak throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaak lands a nice uppercut.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Jaak has the dominant position.
A short left from Jaak.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
Jaak looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaak manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarvo Jaak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Clark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaak.
Jaak throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Tarvo Jaak is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaak cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Jaak is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Clark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaak manages to avoid it.
Jaak misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaak throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Clark slips a straight right by Jaak.
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!
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
You can see that Clark has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jaak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaak misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark throws a right and a left that Jaak avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaak. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws out a counter right but Jaak avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Jaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaak throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaak works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Jaak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaak throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Jaak moves out of range as Clark strikes.
A big left from Jaak misses.
Jaak walks into a jab.
Jaak misses with a two punch combination.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from Jaak.
Clark tests Jaak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Tarvo Jaak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Jaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaak is looking for a counter combo.
Jaak throws a nice head kick!
Jaak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clark just manages to avoid it.
Jaak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaak.
Mickey Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark swinging wildly here.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
A little jabbing left from Clark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarvo Jaak.
Well Jaak 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 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarvo Jaak!
Tarvo Jaak 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda comes to the ring accompanied by ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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158 lbs
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147 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda throws a head kick but Kanno moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kanno misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kanno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kanno is looking to land body kicks.
Arboleda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Kanno is blocking nicely.
Arboleda digs a right hand underneath Kanno's ribcage. Kanno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanno's defenses.
Kanno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Kanno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arboleda is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Kanno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Arboleda has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kanno scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanno trying to land knees to the body.
Kanno tries to stall but Arboleda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kanno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanno struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Kanno takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanno looking to slow down the pace here.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Kanno's ribcage.
Kanno tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanno looks winded!
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kanno throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Nice body punch from Arboleda.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanno's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arboleda lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Kanno shrugs off.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanno's defenses.
Kanno lands a shot to the body.
Arboleda blocks an elbow strike from Kanno.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kanno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arboleda's brow.
Arboleda avoiding damage.
Kanno throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanno misses with a punch to the body.
Kanno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arboleda.
Arboleda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanno's efforts to push away.
Arboleda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanno's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Arboleda to work.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanno.
Arboleda darts in and clinches Kanno up against the ropes.
Kanno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arboleda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanno can do to turn this around?
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kanno.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Kanno blocks with his arms.
Arboleda scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanno is looking to break free of the clinch but Arboleda has double underhooks.
Kanno tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
Kanno is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arboleda.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanno's defenses.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Arboleda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanno is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mikami Kanno has been cut.
Arboleda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kanno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Arboleda.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanno is rocked!
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Kanno in his tracks for a moment.
Kanno is still on wobbly legs! Can Arboleda finish him?
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Arboleda.
Kanno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arboleda has him pressed against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Kanno won't want to take too many of those.
Kanno seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanno backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
A short right from Arboleda.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Kanno trying to control the position but instead, Arboleda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanno into the ropes.
Kanno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arboleda controlling the action here for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kannos head.
Arboleda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kanno misses with an elbow over the top.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda lands a body punch.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Arboleda has the Thai clinch. Arboleda obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Kanno's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Mikami Kanno's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanno swinging wildly here.
Mikami Kanno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arboleda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanno, pushing him back against the ropes.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kanno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kanno's face.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Kanno in his tracks for a moment.
Arboleda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanno is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Kanno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arboleda connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda is controlling Kanno's neck. Arboleda unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Kanno goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
In his post fight interview, Humberto Manuel Arboleda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tristan McAndrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAndrews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never Le Nkimise by Die Antwoord. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan McAndrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAndrews blocks it with crossed arms.
McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAndrews throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
McAndrews throws a head kick that misses.
McAndrews sets himself, and Sanchez steps forward looking for the clinch! McAndrews avoids it this time.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but McAndrews avoids them all with ease.
It looked like McAndrews was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez moves out of range as McAndrews strikes.
McAndrews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McAndrews tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberto Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez rushes McAndrews and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAndrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McAndrews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but McAndrews is blocking nicely.
McAndrews breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McAndrews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAndrews throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but McAndrews moves his leg out of the way.
McAndrews scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but McAndrews moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
McAndrews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but McAndrews avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAndrews is defending well for now.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but McAndrews blocks it.
McAndrews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez has McAndrews pressed against the ropes, preventing McAndrews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McAndrews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
McAndrews lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McAndrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAndrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick but McAndrews moves out of range.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by McAndrews.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but McAndrews pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez moves out of range as McAndrews throws a body kick.
Sanchez pushes McAndrews up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAndrews blocks it with crossed arms.
McAndrews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McAndrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McAndrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McAndrews.
McAndrews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAndrews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McAndrews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McAndrews can't break the clinch.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tristan McAndrews will probably get the nod.
That's time! McAndrews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from McAndrews.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAndrews avoids it.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from McAndrews.
McAndrews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McAndrews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McAndrews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
McAndrews is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McAndrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McAndrews can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAndrews avoids it.
McAndrews stalling against the ropes.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but McAndrews avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tristan McAndrews has been cut.
McAndrews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAndrews blocks it with crossed arms.
McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAndrews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McAndrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
McAndrews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McAndrews takes a knee right on the jaw!
McAndrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
McAndrews wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberto Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from McAndrews.
McAndrews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but McAndrews is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAndrews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McAndrews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez works McAndrews's body with a nice hook.
Tristan McAndrews is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McAndrews. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McAndrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAndrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McAndrews misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
McAndrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McAndrews obliges.
McAndrews landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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 Tristan McAndrews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tristan McAndrews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but McAndrews pushes him off.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAndrews thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but McAndrews circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but McAndrews keeps it at a distance.
And McAndrews counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it.
McAndrews tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez wants to clinch up but McAndrews keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
McAndrews looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McAndrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McAndrews.
McAndrews throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
McAndrews keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into McAndrews's ribcage.
McAndrews misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAndrews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanchez obliges.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McAndrews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McAndrews tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
McAndrews throws a head punch that misses.
McAndrews throws a head punch that misses.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
McAndrews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
McAndrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
McAndrews seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes McAndrews back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAndrews avoids it.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
McAndrews avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
McAndrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez working McAndrews over with knees to the body.
McAndrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McAndrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McAndrews throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McAndrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McAndrews lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McAndrews lands with a slapping head kick.
Tristan McAndrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but McAndrews pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan McAndrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McAndrews, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan McAndrews!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. John Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Brophy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Penn cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Brophy to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn with a jab.
John Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy misses with a hook to the body
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn tries to move into range but Brophy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Penn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brophy moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
Brophy tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick by Penn misses
and as Penn resets, Brophy pounces with a savage head kick that drops Penn to the mat! Penn looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Penn is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy closes the distance and catches Penn with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Penn is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Penn is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Penn is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Brophy takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Brophy!
A relieved looking John Brophy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between MT MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Better. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT MT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MT finds it's way round the side to connect with Silver Jr's head.
Silver Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MT darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MT lands a jab to the head.
Silver Jr misses with a hook.
MT stuns Silver Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silver Jr missing with a left hand there. MT was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MT lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MT with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MT cracks Silver Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MT connects with a single shot there.
MT getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silver Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MT seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MT cracks Silver Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver Jr misses with a straight right.
MT with a hook.
Silver Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
MT displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
MT lands a right hook to the body.
MT throws out a powerful jab.
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver Jr moves away from the strike by MT.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
Silver Jr lands with a cross.
MT MT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from MT misses its intended target.
MT moves in looking to clinch but Silver Jr pushes him off.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver Jr! But no joy.
Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
MT throws a looping overhand right but Silver Jr ducks down to avoid it.
MT is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MT slips a jab and a cross from Silver Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver Jr ducks under a wild hook from MT.
MT misses with a body shot.
Silver Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Silver Jr misses.
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. MT catches Silver Jr right on the button with a cross.
MT tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves away
and Silver Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Silver Jr moves away from the strike by MT.
A little jabbing left from Silver Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MT tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silver Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver Jr throws out a counter right but MT avoids it with no problem.
MT has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with MT's head.
MT is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silver Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MT blocks a jab.
Silver Jr lands with a nice body punch.
MT is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Silver Jr misses.
MT blocks a jab.
MT scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MT staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver Jr misses the target.
MT tries to counter by clinching up but Silver Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that MT MT will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MT lands a really nice looking cross but Silver Jr seems unphased.
MT is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by MT - just one landing.
MT scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MT wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab by MT.
MT takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MT is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MT keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. MT does a little dance to reset his feet.
MT takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by MT.
Nice shot by MT.
Silver Jr misses with the combination.
Silver Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MT lands with a good body shot.
MT ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver Jr slips under a jab from MT.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
Silver Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MT.
Silver Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MT jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silver Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by MT.
MT throws a jab when Silver Jr was well out of range.
A big right from MT misses.
MT displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab.
Silver Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silver Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silver Jr connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but MT is just out of range.
MT connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver Jr's hands.
MT takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by MT.
MT lunges at Silver Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver Jr's hand.
MT tries to clinch there but Silver Jr circles away.
A nice side step and Silver Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MT throws out a powerful jab.
MT lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MT takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MT keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver Jr misses the jab.
Silver Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
MT clobbers Silver Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MT lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by MT.
MT lands a jab to the head.
Silver Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MT MT dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silver Jr throws a body punch but MT moves out of range.
MT steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver Jr.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MT works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver Jr throws the left hand but MT avoids the punch easily.
MT ducks under a wild hook from Silver Jr.
MT clobbers Silver Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silver Jr throws an overhand right that lands on MT's shoulder, as MT tries to avoid the shot.
Silver Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MT moves in looking to clinch but Silver Jr pushes him off.
MT connects with a nice looking jab.
MT thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MT throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
MT is looking to counter the offense by Silver Jr and move into the clinch.
Silver Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MT.
Silver Jr connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MT moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver Jr throws a jab when MT was well out of range.
MT MT is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
MT lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silver Jr loads up on a big right hand but MT slips the punch.
MT tries to counter by clinching up but Silver Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Silver Jr missing with a left hand there. MT was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver Jr misses the shot to the body.
MT is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by MT.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silver Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silver Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas Silver Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MT steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver Jr.
MT connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver Jr momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - MT throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MT tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MT takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MT wants to clinch.
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MT cracks Silver Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silver Jr manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. MT does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MT.
Silver Jr scores with a punch to the head.
MT tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves away
and Silver Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver Jr looks to land a right hand but MT moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silver Jr.
MT scores with the left hand. Silver Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
MT tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MT moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MT wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to MT MT.
Well MT 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... MT MT!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
12 - 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
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Columbus throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Columbus tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Columbus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Donk. Thompson catches Columbus right on the button with a cross.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Columbus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Columbus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Columbus can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Thompson coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Columbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thompson avoids a kick to the body.
Thompson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Columbus.
Columbus misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Columbus counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Columbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Columbus's head backwards.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Columbus.
Columbus misses the jab.
Columbus lands a body shot.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Columbus throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Columbus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Columbus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the ropes and back into range.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Columbus defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Columbus throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Columbus connects with a looping right hand.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Columbus moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
Columbus misses with a left hand
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Columbus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Columbus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thompson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
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.
Columbus throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Columbus lands a leg kick that knocks Thompson off balance momentarily.
Columbus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thompson back to the ropes. Columbus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Columbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Columbus throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson slips under a jab from Columbus.
Thompson tries a quick counter leg kick but Columbus is wise to it.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Columbus moves away and avoids it.
Thompson throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Thompson sizes up Columbus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Columbus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Columbus throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus lands with a nice body kick.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Columbus tried to counter with a leg kick but Thompson avoided it.
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Columbus connects with a nice looking jab.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
Thompson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Columbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Columbus cracks Thompson with a good jab.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Columbus punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Columbus misses.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Columbus throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Columbus off the ropes and back into range.
Columbus throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Columbus defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Columbus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thompson moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Columbus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Columbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson throws a hook but Columbus blocks it.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Columbus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that second 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.
Thompson slips under a jab from Columbus.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Columbus blocks a leg kick.
Columbus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thompson just manages to avoid it.
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Columbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Columbus.
A jab from Columbus finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Columbus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Columbus lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to move into range but Columbus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Columbus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson tries to work over Columbus's front leg with a kick but Columbus checks it.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Columbus lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Columbus backing away here, and Thompson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Columbus lands.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Columbus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Columbus throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Columbus thinking.
Columbus looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Columbus wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
Columbus throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Thompson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Columbus moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Columbus lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Columbus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Columbus misses with some punches.
A short right from Columbus on the inside.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Columbus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Columbus.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Columbus wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Columbus shrugs it off though.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Columbus's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbus just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Columbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Columbus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson stalks Columbus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Columbus's face. Columbus staggers backwards, shaken.
Columbus moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Columbus connects with a body shot that sends Thompson's belly button to the back.
Columbus wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
Decent striking displayed by Columbus there.
Columbus scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus connects with a looping right hand.
Columbus dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Columbus is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Columbus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Columbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
A big left from Columbus misses.
Thompson feints a counter leg kick.
Thompson checks a low kick from Columbus.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Columbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.
Columbus moves away from the strike by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Enoch Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Columbus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Columbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Columbus throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Columbus throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Columbus moved out of range.
Thompson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Columbus.
Columbus scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Columbus checks a low kick from Thompson.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Columbus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Columbus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Columbus throws a big shot that misses.
Columbus connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Columbus.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Columbus moved away.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Thompson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Columbus throwing a counter right hand but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Columbus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Columbus throws a body kick that misses.
Columbus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Columbus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Columbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Columbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Enoch Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Columbus.
Well Columbus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Columbus!
A victorious Scott Columbus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Enoch Thompson stepped up to the mic, saying 'If kickboxing dies I will retire. This might be my last fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Curtis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush is looking to clinch.
It looked like Curtis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Bush.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Curtis with a jab.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Curtis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis 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.
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!
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Curtis misses its target.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Bush knows he should have avoided that one.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curtis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Bush moved out of range nicely.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
We've been informed that Bush 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.
Curtis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Curtis throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis lands with a nice body kick.
Bush avoids the head kick by Curtis.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curtis's brow.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bush.
Bush tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Curtis digs a good body shot into Bush's ribs.
Bush is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Curtis.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis scores with a body shot.
Curtis connects with a crisp jab.
Curtis throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Curtis misses.
Curtis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Bush manages to avoid it.
That kick from Curtis tenderised Bush's leg. Bush is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush cracks Curtis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curtis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Bush tries to counter with a clinch but Curtis shakes him off and moves away.
Curtis moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Bush cracks Curtis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Curtis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Bush off the ropes and back into range.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Bush blocks the leg kick.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
Bush wants to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch position.
Bush lands with a right hand.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Curtis dips to his left and cracks Bush with an uppercut!
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bush can do to turn this around?
Bush missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Bush misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush looks to clinch
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Bush wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Bush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curtis misses with a body kick.
Curtis cracks Bush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Curtis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Bush there.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Bush steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Curtis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bush wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bush tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
Bush wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bush looks to clinch
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush wants to clinch.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bush 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curtis.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curtis blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Bush misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bush throws an elbow but misses.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Curtis lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis stalling the fight.
Curtis breaks the clinch.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Curtis motions for Bush to come forward. Curtis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Bush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Curtis. Curtis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Bush wants to counter with a clinch but Curtis pushes him away.
Bush slips under a jab.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis clearly takes that 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.
Curtis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Curtis.
Curtis looks to land a body kick but Bush moved away.
Curtis slips a jab from Bush.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
Bush lands with a cross.
Curtis throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Curtis throws a quick counter head kick but Bush was just out of range.
Bush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bush is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Bush darts in trying to clinch
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Bush tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Bush avoids the head kick by Curtis.
Bush 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.
Bush misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bush checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from Curtis.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis jabs Bush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Bush throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Bush moves out of range as Curtis throws a body kick.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Bush drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curtis throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Bush saw that one coming.
Bush with a nice cross.
Curtis moves forwards but Bush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Curtis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis had his way with Red Bush in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Bush misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bush fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bush checks a leg kick nicely.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
Curtis sets himself, and Bush steps forward looking for the clinch! Curtis avoids it this time.
Curtis swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush moves away from the strike by Curtis.
The fighters circling - Bush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush cracks Curtis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Curtis.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis tried to counter with a leg kick but Bush avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis looks for the body kick but Bush saw that one coming.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush blocks a low kick nicely.
Bush moves out of range as Curtis strikes.
Curtis lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Curtis. That snapped Bush's head back.
Red Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush tries to clinch there but Curtis circles away.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bush tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bush.
Darry Curtis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bush has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darry Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curtis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!
Darry Curtis retains his lightweight title!
Darry Curtis 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 Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bohemia - Kali Denali kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suri.
Suri misses with a body kick.
Ukkeli checks a leg kick.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli tries to clinch up but Suri circles away and keeps his distance.
Ukkeli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ukkeli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Suri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ukkeli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ukkeli. That one must have hurt.
Suri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Suri.
Suri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ukkeli misses the target.
Suri flicks out a counter leg kick but Ukkeli steps away.
Ukkeli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ukkeli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukkeli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ukkeli scores with a knee to the head.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Ukkeli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Suri blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Suri blocks it.
Ukkeli breaks from the clinch.
Ukkeli looks for the body kick but Suri saw that one coming.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ukkeli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suri takes one to the chin there.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Suri.
Suri misses with a body kick.
Ukkeli tried to counter with a leg kick but Suri avoided it.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses
and Suri counters with a low kick, right behind Ukkeli 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suri.
A low kick from Suri is predictable there
and Ukkeli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli lands a front kick.
Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli tried to counter with a leg kick but Suri avoided it.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ukkeli is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ukkeli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Ukkeli.
A bone on bone clash there as Suri blocks the leg kick.
Suri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ukkeli lands a nice looking body shot.
Suri looks winded!
Ukkeli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suri counters with a body kick that stops Ukkeli in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Ukkeli blocks the low kick.
Ukkeli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suri can do to turn this around?
Ukkeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ukkeli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick.
Ukkeli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ukkeli scores with a hook to the body. Suri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ukkeli 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.
Suri tries a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli is wise to it.
Suri throws a leg kick but Ukkeli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ukkeli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suri.
Suri misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Ukkeli throws a sloppy head kick and Suri moves out of range easily.
Suri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ukkeli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suri ducks right into an uppercut from Ukkeli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri misses with a straight right.
Ukkeli 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.
Ukkeli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suri checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suri.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ukkeli rather than just go for the knockout.
Ukkeli throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suri slips under a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri throws a push kick but Ukkeli slaps the foot to one side.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ukkeli misses the target.
Ukkeli instigates a clinch.
Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ukkeli's calf.
Maximus Ukkeli is winning the standup battle so far.
Suri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suri tries a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli is wise to it.
Suri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suri throws a shot from downtown. Ukkeli moves away and avoids it.
Suri throws a low kick but Ukkeli avoids it.
Ukkeli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ukkeli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suri misses with the body kick
and Ukkeli counters with a three punch combo that has Suri backing up. Suri nods at Ukkeli to acknowledge the strikes.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Ukkeli should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
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 Maximus Ukkeli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch but Suri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suri throws a leg kick but Ukkeli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ukkeli looks to land a right hand but Suri moved out of range.
Ukkeli tries to land a front kick but Suri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick which misses Suri's front leg but catches the back leg as Suri tries to avoid it.
Ukkeli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suri doesn't seem bothered though.
Suri lands with an overhand left.
Suri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suri tries a low kick but Ukkeli avoids it.
Ukkeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Suri takes a step back to recover.
Suri lands a head shot.
Suri misses with a body shot
and Ukkeli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suri's knee momentarily.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Ukkeli.
Suri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli scores with a three punch combo!
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli lands a head kick!
Ukkeli looks to throw a body kick
and Suri counters with a straight right hand.
Suri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ukkeli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Suri misses
and Ukkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ukkeli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suri wants to slow Ukkeli down by chopping away at his legs.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Suri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suri is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ukkeli.
Ukkeli lands a head kick that bluckles Suri and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Ukkeli no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Suri slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ukkeli connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Suri onto his butt! Suri bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Suri is rocked!
Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suri blocks a head kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Ukkeli throws a lazy head kick
and Suri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Suri misses
and Ukkeli counters with a good low kick that Suri was not able to check.
Ukkeli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suri can pounce on him.
Ukkeli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suri counters with a good low kick that Ukkeli was not able to check.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri connects with a solid leg kick.
Suri misses with a low kick as Ukkeli jumps back.
Ukkeli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suri walks into a jab.
Ukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli is looking to slow Suri down with leg kicks.
Ukkeli wants to clinch
and Suri counters with a low kick, right behind Ukkeli 's knee.
Ukkeli looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Suri is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli connects with a body shot.
Suri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ukkeli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suri scrambles back to his feet.
Suri throws an off balance right hand
and Ukkeli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ukkeli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Suri. That snapped Ukkeli's head back.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Ukkeli misses with a right hand
and Suri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ukkeli counters with a nice uppercut.
Ukkeli avoids the body shot from Suri.
Ukkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ukkeli misses.
Ukkeli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suri misses with a lunging right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a good low kick that Suri was not able to check.
Ukkeli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ukkeli scores with a punch to the head.
Ukkeli throws a series of strikes that have Suri backpedaling.
Suri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Suri blocks it.
Ukkeli tries to land a body kick
and Suri counters with a two punch combo.
Ukkeli is looking to clinch.
Suri scores with the left hand. Ukkeli knows he should have avoided that one.
Ukkeli tries to clinch up.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses.
Suri lands a leg kick that knocks Ukkeli off balance momentarily.
Ukkeli throws the kick towards the body but Suri avoids it.
Ukkeli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut. Suri saw that one coming.
Suri misses with a low kick.
It looked like Ukkeli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ukkeli.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ukkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli had his way with Sher Shah Suri in that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ukkeli cracks Suri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sher Shah Suri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a lunging right hand
and Suri counters with a right hand to the body.
Suri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ukkeli checks it well.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suri throws a leg kick
and Ukkeli counters with an inside leg kick.
Ukkeli connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Suri misses
and Ukkeli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suri throws the left hand but Ukkeli avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ukkeli.
Suri lands a nice hook to Ukkeli's body. Ukkeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ukkeli scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli throws a head kick but Suri moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Ukkeli moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSuri.
Suri tries to score with a low kick but Ukkeli moves his leg out of the way.
You can see that Suri has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ukkeli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ukkeli tries to clinch there but Suri circles away.
Suri checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Suri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suri misses with a low kick.
Ukkeli throws a right and a left that Suri avoids nicely.
Suri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ukkeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Suri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suri misses with a leg kick.
Maximus Ukkeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses
and Suri counters with a thumping low kick.
Ukkeli moves out of range as Suri throws a body kick.
And Ukkeli counters with a quick kick to the body but Suri blocks it.
Suri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli rushes Suri and pushes him back 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!
Suri tries to work over Ukkeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Suri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suri.
Suri breaks the clinch.
Suri lands a nice hook to Ukkeli's body. Ukkeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suri wants to land a leg kick but Ukkeli is out of range.
Suri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ukkeli 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.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sher Shah Suri.
Well Ukkeli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:43
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ukkeli!
Our winner, Maximus Ukkeli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris Jr.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Norris Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr trying to control the position but instead, Azhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris Jr into the ropes.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norris Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Norris Jr.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azhari tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Norris Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Norris Jr 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.
Azhari takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris Jr.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Norris Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
Norris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Azhari in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris Jr lands a jab.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Norris Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Azhari.
Norris Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari lands with a nice body punch.
Azhari misses with a kick to the body.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azhari.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris Jr.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari moves out of range as Norris Jr strikes.
Norris Jr clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azhari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris Jr.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Azhari blocks an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Azhari.
Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr.
Azhari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azhari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azhari pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Azhari tries to work over Norris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris Jr digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azhari misses with a body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Norris Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Norris Jr misses.
Azhari thuds his right hand into Norris Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Norris Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Norris Jr thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Azhari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Norris Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris Jr scores with a leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Norris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Azhari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azhari misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Norris Jr misses with the head strike.
Azhari manages to break the clinch.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norris Jr checks it well.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Azhari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azhari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Norris Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norris Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azhari misses the jab.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Norris Jr's leg. Norris Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Azhari.
Norris Jr tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris Jr clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Norris Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Norris Jr blocks the low kick.
Norris Jr throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Norris Jr's leg but Norris Jr calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norris Jr misses with a looping left.
Azhari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Norris Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Norris Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Norris Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Norris Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a jab. Norris Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Norris Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Azhari misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Norris Jr counters with a body kick that stops Azhari in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris Jr misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Norris Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris Jr misses the target.
Azhari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Norris Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr thows a body kick. Azhari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norris Jr throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chuck Norris Jr just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick
enabling Azhari to counter with a crisp jab.
Norris Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Azhari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Norris Jr tries to work over Azhari's front leg with a kick but Azhari checks it.
Norris Jr throws a right and a left that Azhari avoids nicely.
Norris Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari misses with a hook
and Norris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norris Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr counters with a body kick.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari lands with a light punch inside.
Azhari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris Jr or not.
Norris Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Norris Jr is struggling to control the position.
Norris Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norris Jr under the eye.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Jab from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Norris Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norris Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Azhari is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Azhari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norris Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Azhari takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norris Jr! But no joy.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
Norris Jr 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.
Azhari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris Jr darts in and clinches Azhari up against the ropes.
Azhari tries to break the clinch but Norris Jr is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azhari scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Azhari misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Azhari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr has Azhari pressed against the ropes, preventing Azhari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr keeps control of Azhari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Azhari scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
Azhari misses with an elbow strike.
Azhari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari 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.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with an uppercut
and Norris Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Norris Jr - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Norris Jr. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Azhari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf.
Azhari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris Jr.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris Jr cracks Azhari with an open hand slap.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris Jr. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norris Jr 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 47:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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