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KT Sudden Death PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Balrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tygan Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balrog's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let the bodies hit the floor. Tygan Shen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Balrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tygan Shen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balrog tries to clinch up.
Balrog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shen.
Balrog tries to counter by clinching up but Shen breaks away and moves out of range.
Shen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balrog slips a jab from Shen.
Balrog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balrog throws out the jab.
Shen cracks Balrog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Shen misses with a two punch combination.
Shen ducks under a wild hook from Balrog.
Balrog misses with an uppercut
and Shen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balrog throws out a loose jab but Shen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrog staying out of range there.
Balrog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balrog misses with a body shot.
Balrog swings for the body but Shen moves out of range.
Shen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balrog slips under a jab from Shen.
Balrog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Shen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balrog was well out of range. Poor timing from Shen.
Balrog tries to counter by clinching up but Shen breaks away and moves out of range.
Shen throws a one two combo.
Balrog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shen at a distance.
Shen lands with a hook. Balrog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balrog ducks under a wild hook from Shen.
As Shen tries to get set, Balrog tries to push him back and clinch up but Shen manages to avoid the attempt.
Tygan Shen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balrog momentarily.
Balrog scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shen connects with a right hand. Balrog shakes it off.
Shen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balrog.
Good shot there by Balrog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen throws a lazy right hand but Balrog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shen dips to his left and cracks Balrog with an uppercut!
Balrog throws a body punch but Shen moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shen! But no joy.
A slow jab from Shen misses its intended target.
Shen 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.
Balrog tries to clinch there but Shen circles away.
Shen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balrog misses with a looping left.
Shen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Balrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shen throws a hook but Balrog blocks it.
Shen loads up on a big right hand but Balrog slips the punch.
Shen connects with a nice looking jab.
Shen looks to score with a jab to the body but Balrog is just out of range.
Shen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balrog.
Balrog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shen.
Shen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balrog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balrog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Balrog.
Shen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balrog ducks under a wild hook from Shen.
Balrog throws a jab when Shen was well out of range.
Balrog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shen has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shen.
Shen can't find room to land a body shot as Balrog controls the action.
Shen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shen dodges an elbow strike from Balrog.
Shen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balrog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen throws a head punch that misses.
Balrog lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tygan Shen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balrog can't find room to land a body shot as Shen controls the action.
Balrog lands an elbow inside that Shen shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Balrog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shen swings wildly with an uppercut but Balrog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balrog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
Balrog lands a nice elbow.
Balrog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tygan Shen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tygan Shen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balrog.
Balrog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shen.
Shen misses with a looping left.
Shen gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Balrog fails to land.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balrog can't find room to land a body shot as Shen controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shen.
Shen avoids a wild elbow strike from Balrog.
Shen misses with the head strike.
Balrog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balrog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balrog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shen blocks a body shot from Balrog.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Shen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balrog lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shen misses with some punches.
A short left from Shen.
Balrog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balrog misses with some punches.
Shen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balrog's elbow.
Balrog lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
Balrog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balrog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balrog misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balrog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shen misses with a punch to the body.
Balrog throws an elbow that misses.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shen prevents a body shot from Balrog.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Balrog just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shen's brow.
Balrog taking a breather.
Shen misses with a punch on the inside.
Shen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balrog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balrog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shen's elbow.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shen.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balrog throws an elbow that misses.
Balrog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shen.
Shen prevents a body shot from Balrog.
Balrog creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shen's defenses.
Balrog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael Balrog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shen.
Shen blocking some punches.
Shen lands a nice uppercut.
Balrog throws a head punch that misses.
Balrog throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Shen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Balrog throws an elbow but misses.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shen lands with a right to the head.
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!
Balrog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shen or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shen.
Shen throws a punch but it's blocked by Balrog.
Balrog pushes off an throws an elbow but Shen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balrog.
Shen swings wildly with an uppercut but Balrog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrog tries a body shot but Shen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tygan Shen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tygan Shen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shen drives through and clinches with Balrog against the ropes.
Balrog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balrog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balrog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shen has a couple of punches blocked by Balrog.
Shen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Tygan Shen's cut even more.
Shen misses with a punch to the body.
Shen blocks the elbow strike.
Balrog breaks from the clinch.
Shen throws a right hand that misses
and Balrog moves into the clinch.
Balrog blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balrog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balrog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Balrog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balrog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balrog backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen tries to throw a body punch but Balrog avoids it by throwing Shen back against the ropes.
Shen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balrog's elbow.
Shen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balrog comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shen avoids a wild elbow strike from Balrog.
Shen lands a hook that snaps the head of Balrog backwards.
A body shot lands from Shen.
Shen can't find room to land a body shot as Balrog controls the action.
Shen misses with some punches.
Shen working aggressively here.
Balrog tries to throw a body punch but Shen avoids it by throwing Balrog back against the ropes.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balrog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shen blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balrog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shen blocks an elbow strike.
Balrog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balrog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
The cut above Tygan Shen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shen closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balrog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shen pushes Balrog back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Balrog digs a right hand underneath Shen's ribcage. Shen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shen throws a head punch that misses.
Balrog misses with a body punch.
Shen lands with a left to the head.
Shen misses with some punches.
Balrog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Balrog.
Tygan Shen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shen blocks an elbow strike.
Balrog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shen digs a good hook to Balrog's body.
Balrog slips under a jab.
Balrog takes one on the button.
Shen lands with a straight right. Balrog didn't see that one coming.
Tygan Shen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Shen.
Balrog fails to land with a series of punches.
Balrog moves out of range as Shen strikes.
Balrog looks to clinch
and Shen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Balrog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shen.
Balrog tries to counter by clinching up but Shen breaks away and moves out of range.
Shen throws a looping overhand right but Balrog ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balrog misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Balrog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balrog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shen.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Tygan Shen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balrog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balrog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balrog tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balrog slips a straight right by Shen.
Shen slips under a jab.
Shen misses with a looping left.
Shen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michael Balrog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shen avoids the body shot from Balrog.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tygan Shen.
I've got Shen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Tygan Shen!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Tygan Shen!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Tygan Shen!
Tygan Shen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lothar Darkthrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmet Brickowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brickowski has chosen Everything Is AWESOME! as his entrance music. Lothar Darkthrone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lothar Darkthrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emmet Brickowski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brickowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkthrone.
Darkthrone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darkthrone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lothar Darkthrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brickowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Brickowski misses
and Darkthrone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brickowski connects with a jab.
Brickowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darkthrone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darkthrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brickowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A combination from Darkthrone does no damage.
Darkthrone instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brickowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkthrone's elbow.
Brickowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brickowski prevents a body shot from Darkthrone.
Darkthrone blocks a body shot from Brickowski.
Brickowski works on Darkthrone's body with a couple of short punches.
Brickowski misses with a body punch.
Darkthrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Brickowski.
Darkthrone is breathing heavily.
Brickowski tries a body shot but Darkthrone blocks it.
Brickowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickowski tries to work over Darkthrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brickowski tries a body shot but Darkthrone blocks it.
Brickowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkthrone's elbow.
Brickowski scores with a hook to the body.
Brickowski lands a body shot.
Brickowski trying to stall but Darkthrone improves his position.
Brickowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brickowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darkthrone blocks a body shot from Brickowski.
Darkthrone can't find room to land a body shot as Brickowski controls the action.
Darkthrone has a couple of punches blocked by Brickowski.
Still in the clinch, Brickowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brickowski lands a shot to the body.
Darkthrone misses with the head strike.
Brickowski pushes Darkthrone back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Brickowski misses with a body punch.
Brickowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brickowski tries to work over Darkthrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brickowski lands a right hand.
Brickowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Brickowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkthrone controls his hands.
Brickowski scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Brickowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkthrone backwards.
Brickowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darkthrones head.
Brickowski tries to work over Darkthrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brickowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brickowski tries a body shot but Darkthrone blocks it.
Darkthrone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brickowski backwards.
Brickowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkthrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Brickowski scores with a hook to the body.
Darkthrone blocks a body shot from Brickowski.
Brickowski pushes Darkthrone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darkthrone takes a shot to the head.
Brickowski creates a bit of space and cracks Darkthrone with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Darkthrone is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Darkthrone is rocked!
Darkthrone is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Darkthrone is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Brickowski doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Darkthrone crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Darkthrone's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emmet Brickowski!
Emmet Brickowski took some time post fight to say the following; 'Look, um... I watch a lot of cop shows on TV... isn't there supposed to be a-... Isn't there supposed to be a good cop? '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the ring accompanied by We will rock you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Pierno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan tries to clinch but Pierno is having none of it.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierno swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno being controlled against the ropes.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryans head.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Pierno.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan wants to stall.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierno.
Pierno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierno won't allow it.
Ryan misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pierno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierno creates a bit of space and cracks Ryan with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Ryan is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Ryan is rocked!
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Pierno delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ryan like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Andre Pierno!
After winning the bout, Andre Pierno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Paul Ryan spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Shavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shavers's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley Get Up Stand Up. Marco Quincy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Shavers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Shavers.
It looks like Marco Quincy has been cut.
Shavers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Shavers.
Shavers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quincy manages to avoid it.
Shavers moves forwards but Quincy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shavers clinches.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the ropes.
Quincy tries to circle away but Shavers has him pinned against the ropes.
Quincy is trying to push Shavers away but Shavers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shavers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Shavers.
A right hand to the body from Shavers.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
Shavers breaks from the clinch.
Quincy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shavers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shavers rushes Quincy and presses him up against the ropes.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Shavers - just one landing.
Shavers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shavers defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
Shavers slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shavers misses with a two punch combination.
Shavers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shavers dips to his left and cracks Quincy with an uppercut!
Shavers lands a nice looking body shot.
Shavers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shavers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shavers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shavers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shavers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shavers throws a body punch but Quincy moves out of range.
Shavers tries to move into range but Quincy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shavers takes the fight into the clinch.
Quincy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quincy can't break the clinch.
Quincy tries to break free but Shavers pushes him back against the ropes.
Shavers gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quincy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Shavers. Beautiful body shot.
Quincy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shavers.
Marco Quincy's cut is getting worse.
Quincy misses with a series of wild punches.
Quincy walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Shavers! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Shavers!
A relieved looking Eric Shavers 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Danchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Danchev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Danchev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danchev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danchev rushes Marcus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Marcus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marcus is trying to push Danchev away but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Danchev.
Marcus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev gets through Marcus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev lands a nice uppercut.
Danchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus is trying to break free.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
Marcus swats away the attempt to clinch by Danchev.
Marcus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries to keep at a distance but Danchev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Danchev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danchev.
Danchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Danchev has double underhooks.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Danchev prevents Marcus from breaking the clinch.
Danchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
Simon Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev lands a left hand.
Marcus tries to break the clinch but Danchev is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus swings wildly with an uppercut but Danchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danchev.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Danchev scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus tries to circle away but Danchev has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Danchev on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
Marcus tries a body shot but Danchev blocks it.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Danchev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danchev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danchev lands a nice uppercut.
Marcus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Marcus.
Danchev lands a left hand.
Marcus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marcus takes a shot to the head.
Marcus is trying to push Danchev away but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marcus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Danchev has double underhooks.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev keeps control of Marcus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev cracks Marcus with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Danchev lands with a short shot to the head.
Danchev presses Marcus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Marcus as the two fighters clinch.
Danchev looks winded!
Danchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Marcus.
Viktor Danchev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danchev keeps control of Marcus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Danchev.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Marcus creates a bit of space and cracks Danchev with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Danchev is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
It looks like Viktor Danchev has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danchev dodges the punch combination from Marcus.
Marcus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Danchev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danchev 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Viktor Danchev!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Viktor Danchev!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Viktor Danchev!
Viktor Danchev wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Viktor Danchev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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