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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Strasur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistar Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Novak Strasur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strasur moves away.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Strasur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem misses the body punch
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Alistar Overeem has been cut.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overeem can pounce on him.
Overeem misses with a jab to the body
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Strasur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a jab to the body.
Overeem throws a poor cross that misses
and Strasur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alistar Overeem's cut is getting worse.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasur is just out of range.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Strasur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Overeem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strasur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Overeem.
Overeem misses the body punch
and Strasur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem just misses with a punch to the body.
Strasur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strasur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overeem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Overeem is looking to wear down Strasur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem throws a body punch but Strasur moves out of range.
Strasur blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Strasur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overeem connects with a body shot.
Strasur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overeem can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistar Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistar Overeem's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overeem throws a lazy uppercut
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strasur was well out of range. Poor timing from Overeem.
Strasur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strasur.
Alistar Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strasur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem throws a sloppy body shot
and Strasur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alistar Overeem's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alistar Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Strasur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Strasur's front leg but catches the back leg as Strasur tries to avoid it.
Overeem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strasur can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem stuns Strasur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strasur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Strasur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strasur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Strasur is just out of range.
Strasur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
Overeem lands a nice hook to Strasur's body. Strasur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overeem.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Strasur off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strasur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, Alistar Overeem's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alistar Overeem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Novak Strasur!
Novak Strasur decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Three Punchy Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Three Punchy Punchy 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Three Punchy Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy Punchy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punchy Punchy throws a body shot but no joy.
Karpo tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy is having none of it.
Karpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Karpo does it's job there.
It looks like Three Punchy Punchy has been cut.
A slow jab from Punchy Punchy misses its intended target.
Karpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchy Punchy.
Karpo tries to counter by clinching up but Punchy Punchy breaks away and moves out of range.
Karpo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karpo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punchy Punchy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karpo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpo takes one on the button.
Karpo needs to keep his hands up - Punchy Punchy had a free shot at his head there.
Karpo tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy moves away
and Punchy Punchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchy Punchy throws a right hand that Karpo ducks under and follows up with a left that Karpo also avoids with ease.
Punchy Punchy with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchy Punchy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpo throws out the jab.
Punchy Punchy tries to clinch up.
Punchy Punchy gets tackled into the ropes by Karpo. Karpo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karpo blocks an uppercut.
Karpo misses with a punch to the body.
Karpo tries to land knees in the clinch but Punchy Punchy avoids the damage to the body.
Karpo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karpo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy misses with some punches.
Punchy Punchy lands with a short shot to the head.
Punchy Punchy misses with the head strike.
Punchy Punchy scores with a shoulder strike.
Punchy Punchy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karpo.
Karpo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo misses with the head strike.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo can't find room to land a body shot as Punchy Punchy controls the action.
Punchy Punchy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchy Punchy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punchy Punchy lands a hook that snaps the head of Karpo backwards.
Punchy Punchy throws a head punch that misses.
Punchy Punchy avoiding damage as Karpo throws knees to the body.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karpo has a couple of punches blocked by Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punchy Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Karpo.
Karpo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Karpo.
Karpo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punchy Punchy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpo lands with a light punch inside.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Punchy Punchy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Three Punchy Punchy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karpo throws a series of punches but Punchy Punchy avoids them all with ease.
Punchy Punchy's corner calls for a 1-2. Punchy Punchy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karpo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Punchy Punchy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Punchy Punchy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchy Punchy. Karpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karpo.
Karpo tries to clinch but Punchy Punchy moves out of range.
Punchy Punchy throws a jab when Karpo was well out of range.
Punchy Punchy misses with a body shot.
Karpo moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karpo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Three Punchy Punchy's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy lands with a left to the head.
Punchy Punchy is working Karpo over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Punchy Punchy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karpo.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punchy Punchy tries a body shot but Karpo blocks it.
Punchy Punchy working aggressively here.
Punchy Punchy is leaning against Karpo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karpo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punchy Punchy backwards.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice shot to the body.
Punchy Punchy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Karpo.
Hannu Karpo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karpo throws a head punch that misses.
Punchy Punchy tries to throw a body punch but Karpo avoids it by throwing Punchy Punchy back against the ropes.
Karpo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch to the body.
Karpo working aggressively here.
Karpo lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karpo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punchy Punchy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Karpo fails to land.
Punchy Punchy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punchy Punchy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Punchy Punchy lands a body punch.
Karpo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchy Punchy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karpo.
Karpo struggles to land a body shot inside as Punchy Punchy controls his hands.
Punchy Punchy lands with a short shot to the head.
Punchy Punchy tries to circle away but Karpo has him pinned against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
Karpo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Punchy Punchy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punchy Punchy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Punchy Punchy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Three Punchy Punchy'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.
Punchy Punchy misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Karpo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Punchy Punchy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice hook to Karpo's body. Karpo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karpo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Karpo.
Karpo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karpo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karpo is rocked!
Punchy Punchy connects with a nice cross there... Karpo is looking wobbly and Punchy Punchy recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Karpo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Punchy Punchy jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Three Punchy Punchy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Westover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Sabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabor has chosen The Supremes-BABY LOVE as his entrance music. Tommy Westover had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Westover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Sabor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Westover works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Westover scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westover blocks an uppercut.
Westover lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabor.
Sabor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Westover.
Westover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sabor trying to control the position but instead, Westover has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sabor into the ropes.
Westover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabor takes a shot to the head.
Sabor is rocked!
Westover blocks a body shot from Sabor.
Sabor manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabor drops his guard momentarily, allowing Westover to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Sabor! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Westover takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tommy Westover!
A victorious Tommy Westover thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Blake Sabor spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a fight I should have or at least could have won but he had the better night and he got the better of me. I would like a rematch for sure '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bhramananda Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antwon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bhramananda Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antwon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loveladdy on the side of the head.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Loveladdy's defenses.
Loveladdy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loveladdy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Loveladdy moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Loveladdy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Jackson throws a jab when Loveladdy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson 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.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and as Jackson takes a moment to reset, Loveladdy counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Jackson goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Loveladdy is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bhramananda Loveladdy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Niklaus Heuler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itanimulli Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklaus Heuler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itanimulli Halo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heuler misses with an uppercut.
Heuler throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heuler lands a head shot.
It looks like Itanimulli Halo has been cut.
Heuler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Heuler walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
It looks like Niklaus Heuler has been cut.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Heuler.
A cross from Heuler lands.
Heuler closes the distance and pushes Halo back into the ropes.
Heuler has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
I was talking to Heuler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Heuler has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
Heuler swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heuler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
A body shot lands from Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heuler can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heuler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heuler tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Heuler back against the ropes.
Halo stalling against the ropes.
Heuler misses with a punch to the body.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heuler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heuler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
Heuler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heuler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heuler can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
A short left from Heuler.
Heuler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heuler has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Heuler.
Heuler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Heuler misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heuler swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heuler manages to break the clinch.
Heuler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
A cross from Halo lands.
Halo takes a swing at Heuler's ribcage but misses.
Halo with a jab.
Heuler clinches with his opponent.
Heuler swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heuler scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklaus Heuler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heuler takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Heuler misses.
Heuler throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo takes a swing at Heuler's ribcage but misses.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heuler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heuler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Itanimulli Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
A slow jab from Heuler misses its intended target.
Heuler looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Heuler misses
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo misses with a body punch
enabling Heuler to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Heuler clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Itanimulli Halo's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo moves away from the strike by Heuler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heuler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Heuler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heuler misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Heuler drives through and clinches with Halo against the ropes.
Halo is looking to break free of the clinch but Heuler has double underhooks.
Heuler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heuler swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heuler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Heuler.
Still in the clinch, Heuler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Heuler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Heuler scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Halo to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Heuler away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Halo got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Halo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heuler misses with a hook
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niklaus Heuler's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heuler throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Heuler lands.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Heuler finish him?
The cut above Itanimulli Halo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Heuler just misses with a punch to the body.
Heuler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Heuler cracks Halo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Halo could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Niklaus Heuler!
In his post fight interview, Niklaus Heuler 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Free Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Free Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Valor!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Will uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valor. Will does a little dance to reset his feet.
Will looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Will walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Will does no damage.
Bjorn Valor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valor misses with an uppercut.
Will takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valor lands a jab.
Will clips Valor with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Valor a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Bjorn Valor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valor to score with a decent uppercut.
Valor lands a slapping body shot.
Valor digs a good hook to Will's body.
Will looks for the body kick but Valor saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Will looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Will needs to keep his hands up - Valor had a free shot at his head there.
Valor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Valor as he connects with a hook.
Will is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Valor engages and cracks Will with a massive lead left hook - Will tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Valor is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Valor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dingda Doongda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dingda Doongda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a series of punches but Doongda moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doongda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Doongda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tucker clips Doongda with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Doongda a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Doongda is rocked!
It looks like Dingda Doongda has been cut.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Doongda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination
and before Tucker can reset, Doongda rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Tucker is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Doongda seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tucker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doongda counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Tucker on his ass! Tucker wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Tucker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doongda.
Decent striking displayed by Tucker there.
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Doongda counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Tucker on his ass! Tucker wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Tucker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doongda is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Doongda counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Tucker has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dingda Doongda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Von Fenwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Peterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Von Fenwa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Fenwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Von Fenwa goes down! The ref sends Peterson to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Von Fenwa is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Von Fenwa is rocked!
It looks like Maurice Von Fenwa has been cut.
Peterson checks a low kick from Von Fenwa.
Peterson connects with a quick right hand that sends Von Fenwa tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). George Peterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacinto Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslav Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Desiigner - Panda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Radoslav Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramos's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos walks into a left hand.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov has Ramos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but Petrov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramos working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Petrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Ramos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Ramos misses with a combination
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos rushes Petrov and presses him up against the ropes.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Radoslav Petrov has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Petrov's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ramos cracks Petrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos rushes Petrov and presses him up against the ropes.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos missing with knees to the body.
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 Jacinto Ramos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Radoslav Petrov's cut.
That's time! Ramos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Petrov wants to clinch.
Ramos connects with a looping right hand.
Petrov clinches with his opponent.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Ramos.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrov blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Ramos.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramos has him pressed against the ropes.
Ramos presses Petrov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramos misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Petrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov is rocked!
Petrov swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos knocks out Petrov with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ramos before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ramos picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacinto Ramos!
Jacinto Ramos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Esch!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese moves into the clinch.
Cheese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eschs head.
Esch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esch leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Esch swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esch pushes Cheese back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Cheese as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Esch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esch prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Esch pushes Cheese back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esch closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Cheese crashing to the mat! Cheese uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Cheese is rocked!
It looks like Dick Cheese has been cut.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Cheese is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esch lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Esch.
Esch breaks from the clinch.
Cheese seems to have got his legs back now.
Esch misses with a low kick as Cheese jumps back.
Esch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esch blocks a body shot from Cheese.
Esch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cheese lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Esch blocking some punches.
Cheese prevents a body shot from Esch.
Esch looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Esch prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Esch.
Esch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esch lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esch wants to stall.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Esch avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esch.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Esch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esch scores with a shot to the side of Cheese's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese trying to stall but Esch improves his position.
Cheese working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Esch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese takes a shot to the head.
Esch misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esch backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Eric Esch should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Dick Cheese's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Eric Esch has been cut.
Cheese tests Esch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cheese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esch on the side of the head.
Cheese is looking to clinch.
Esch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Esch.
Dick Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese fails to land with a series of punches.
Esch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Esch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esch jabs at Cheese's body.
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!
Esch jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well.
Esch connects with a quick right hand that sends Cheese tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eric Esch!
Eric Esch is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Eric Esch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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