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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nathan Parrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kolacin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Parrell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Parrell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Kolacin! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kolacin throws a head kick that misses and Parrell counters with a two punch combo. Parrell lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Kolacin goes down! The ref sends Parrell to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Kolacin 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!
Kolacin is rocked!
It looks like Igor Kolacin has been cut. Kolacin is looking to clinch but Parrell is avoiding it.
Kolacin is still on wobbly legs! Can Parrell finish him? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fight stays on the outside here - Kolacin looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kolacin seems to have recovered his senses. Kolacin tries to clinch up. Kolacin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kolacin tries to clinch up. Kolacin dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kolacin tries to clinch but Parrell moves away and Parrell counters with a stiff right hand. Kolacin moves to clinch but Parrell breaks away and Parrell counters with a beautiful hook that drops Kolacin to the mat! Will Kolacin be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Parrell to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Kolacin is up. He looks OK to continue. Parrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kolacin wants to clinch up but Parrell keeps it at a distance. Kolacin wants to clinch and Parrell counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Kolacin goes down! Will Kolacin beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action! Kolacin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Parrell is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kolacin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parrell.
Kolacin wants to clinch and Parrell counters with a stiff right hand. Parrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kolacin tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Parrell counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Kolacin goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Kolacin hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathan Parrell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Kevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin's entrance music is Thunderstruck. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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185 cm
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Kevin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Tyson! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kevin pushes Tyson up against the ropes in a clinch. Nice elbow from Tyson.
It looks like Dave Kevin has been cut. Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson lands a nice uppercut. Kevin manages to break the clinch.
Kevin throws a leg kick and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson. Kevin prevents a body shot from Tyson. Kevin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson avoids it. Knees in the clinch landing for Tyson.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head. Kevin takes a knee to the side of the body. Kevin manages to break the clinch.
Kevin rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
Tyson pushes Kevin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Kevin throws an elbow that misses.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Kevin.
Kevin avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyson. Tyson lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kevin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Kevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kevin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. The fight moves into the clinch position. Kevin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms. Knees in the clinch landing for Tyson.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kevin avoids the damage to the body. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tyson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kevin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kevin is breathing heavily. Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Kevin.
Kevin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kevin backwards. Tyson lands a shoulder strike. Tyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kevin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kevin's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tyson lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kevin avoids the damage to the body. Kevin is trying to force a seperation but Tyson has the dominant position. Tyson wants to stall.
Kevin trying to control the position but instead, Tyson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kevin into the ropes. Tyson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kevin's defenses. Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Kevin.
Kevin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body. Kevin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A shot in the inside from Tyson. Kevin breaks the clinch.
Kevin drives through and clinches with Tyson against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tyson keeps control of Kevin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kevin avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Tyson looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Tyson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dave Kevin's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson digs a good hook to Kevin's body.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kevin throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tyson tries to counter by closing the distance. Tyson misses with a low kick. Tyson misses with a head kick.
Kevin lands a two punch combo.
Kevin instigates a clinch. Tyson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson lands a left hand.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kevin throws an elbow that misses.
Tyson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Kevin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kevin avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyson. Tyson tries a body shot but Kevin blocks it.
Kevin is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kevin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson presses Kevin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head. Tyson lands a right hand. Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nice elbow from Kevin. Kevin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Junior Tyson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Tyson.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Kevin controls the action.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kevin avoids the damage to the body. Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kevin.
Kevin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Kevin. Tyson digs a right hand underneath Kevin's ribcage. Kevin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Kevin avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the ropes. Kevin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short left from Tyson. Kevin tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Kevin breaks the clinch.
Tyson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kevin if he has to take too many more of those.
Tyson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kevin's head. Kevin gets a clinch. A short left from Tyson. Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kevin working aggressively here.
Tyson misses with a knee to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tyson looking to throw knees to the head but Kevin is blocking nicely.
Tyson presses Kevin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Dave Kevin'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. This is the final round!
Kevin 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. Junior Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kevin blocks a low kick nicely. Kevin moves into range and clinches up with Tyson. Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tyson lands a left hand.
Kevin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms. Tyson prevents Kevin from breaking the clinch. Kevin wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyson won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kevin wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Tyson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kevin tries to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling the position. Kevin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kevin tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kevin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kevin looking to stall.
Kevin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Kevin's head. Tyson avoids the elbow strike from Kevin, against the ropes.
Kevin wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Kevin is trying to break free. Tyson blocks a body shot from Kevin. Kevin misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. A short right from Tyson on the inside. Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch. Tyson digs a right hand into Kevin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kevin's gas tank. Kevin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kevin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kevin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kevin wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kevin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dave Kevin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Kevin.
And that's the end of the fight! Junior Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Tyson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Tyson! Junior Tyson 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Grady Froelich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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175 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grady Froelich! 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, Paul Ines! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Froelich tries to clinch there but Ines circles away.
Froelich moves into range and clinches up with Ines. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Froelich as Ines tries to tie him up. A nice right hand lands inside from Ines. Ines lands a hook to the side of the head. Ines on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ines stalling in the clinch but Froelich improves position. A head punch on the inside from Ines fails to land. Ines misses with the head strike.
Ines effectively controlling the action here. Froelich tries to land a knee to the head but Ines blocks with his arms.
Ines looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Froelich being controlled against the ropes. Froelich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Paul Ines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Froelich clinches up against the ropes. Ines is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Froelich is keeping busy. Froelich breaks from the clinch.
Ines misses with a straight right. Froelich tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ines manages to circle out of the way. Froelich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ines. Ines obviously looking to wear him down.
Ines looks to score with a jab to the body but Froelich is just out of range. Froelich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Froelich throws a big counter combination but Ines scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Froelich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ines listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ines throws a right hand that Froelich ducks under and follows up with a left that Froelich also avoids with ease. Froelich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ines swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ines catches Froelich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Froelich closes the distance and pushes Ines back into the ropes. Froelich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Froelich moves out of range as Ines strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Froelich instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ines lands a shot to the body. Ines breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Froelich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Froelich moves away from the strike by Ines. As Ines looks to move away, Froelich throws a big counter combo but Ines just gets out of the way. Ines misses with an uppercut. Ines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ines misses with a few strikes there.
Froelich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ines. Froelich gets a clinch. Froelich pushes Ines back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Froelich manages to break the clinch.
Ines will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ines dominated that round. That's time! Froelich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ines throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ines blocks the body kick.
Ines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Some wild striking there from Ines.
Froelich tries to counter by clinching up but Ines breaks away and moves out of range. Froelich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ines. Froelich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ines. Grady Froelich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Froelich moves in looking to clinch but Ines pushes him off. Nice cross by Ines. Ines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Froelich. Ines jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ines keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Froelich. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Ines. Froelich staying out of range there. Froelich throws a right and a left that both miss. Froelich moves away from the strike by Ines. Froelich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ines.
That's one minute gone in the round. Froelich moves into range and clinches up with Ines. Ines misses with the head strike.
Ines scores with a shot to the side of Froelich's head. Froelich breaks the clinch.
Ines avoids a kick to the body.
Ines is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Ines lands a glancing blow to the side of Froelich's head. Froelich slips under a jab. Ines moves out of range of the body kick. Ines uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ines lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Froelich goes down! The ref sends Ines to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Froelich 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! This has been an exciting period of action! Ines lands a nice shot to the body.
Froelich walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul Ines!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bon Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jake Sedin enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bon Weasley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Sedin! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Weasley takes the fight into the clinch. Sedin tries to land a knee to the head but Weasley blocks with his arms.
Sedin takes an elbow to the forehead. Weasley tries a knee to the head but Sedin blocks it.
Sedin stalling the fight.
Sedin tries to land a knee to the head but Weasley blocks with his arms.
Weasley tries to land a knee to the head but Sedin blocks with his arms.
Weasley lands with a short shot to the head. Weasley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sedin. Weasley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sedin's defenses. Weasley controlling the action here for a moment.
Weasley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sedin's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Weasley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weasley dodges an elbow strike from Sedin.
Weasley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weasley gets a clinch. Sedin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Weasley lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jake Sedin has been cut. Sedin working Weasley over with knees to the body. Weasley being controlled against the ropes. Sedin tries to land knees in the clinch but Weasley avoids the damage to the body. Weasley lands a damaging elbow. Weasley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sedin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weasley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sedin dodges an elbow strike from Weasley.
Weasley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Sedin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Weasley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Weasley lands an elbow inside. Weasley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weasley clinches. Weasley wants to stall.
Our sources have told us that Weasley has been working on his elbows in the gym. Weasley is pushing Sedin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Weasley lands a nice knee to the body. Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Weasley looking to throw knees to the head but Sedin is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Weasley dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jake Sedin's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weasley moves into the clinch. Weasley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sedin can do to turn this around? Weasley landing knees to the body.
Weasley scores with a knee to the head.
Weasley avoiding damage as Sedin throws knees to the body.
Sedin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Weasley breaks from the clinch.
Sedin closes the distance and clinches. Weasley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sedin backwards. Nice elbow from Weasley. Weasley lands an elbow just above Sedin 's eye. The referee calls for Sedin to work.
Weasley scores with a shot to the side of Sedin's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley. Weasley lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sedin is trying to maintain a safe position but Weasley gets an underhook and turns Sedin into the ropes. Sedin effectively controlling the action here. Sedin is trying to maintain a safe position but Weasley gets an underhook and turns Sedin into the ropes. Weasley avoiding damage as Sedin throws knees to the body.
Weasley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weasley cracks Sedin with a nice body shot. Sedin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weasley is keeping busy. A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley. Sedin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sedin takes an elbow to the forehead. Knees in the clinch landing for Sedin.
Sedin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weasley is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weasley as Sedin tries to tie him up. Sedin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weasley is keeping busy. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Sedin. Weasley clinches up against the ropes. Sedin lands a good knee to the midsection. Weasley won't want to take too many of those. Sedin misses with an elbow strike.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow. Weasley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Weasley. Weasley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Weasley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sedin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Weasley lands a damaging elbow. Weasley blocks the elbow strike.
Weasley lands a good knee to the midsection. Sedin won't want to take too many of those. Sedin looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Weasley dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jake Sedin's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Sedin tries to land a knee to the head but Weasley blocks with his arms.
Weasley with a knee to the head.
Weasley breaks the clinch.
Weasley throws a nice inside leg kick. Weasley forces Sedin back against the ropes and clinches. Sedin taking a breather. Sedin looking to slow down the pace here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sedin takes an elbow to the temple. Weasley managing to block the knees to the body from Sedin.
Sedin takes an elbow to the forehead. Sedin lands an elbow just above Weasley 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weasley crunches a lovely knee into Sedin's ribcage. Sedin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sedin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Weasley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sedin looking to slow down the pace here. Sedin misses with an elbow strike.
Weasley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sedin looking to slow down the pace here. Knees to the body from Weasley.
Weasley lands an elbow inside. Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sedin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Weasley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sedin's face.
Sedin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weasley is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Weasley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Weasley lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jake Sedin's cut even more. Nice elbow from Weasley. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Weasley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Sedin tries to land a knee to the head but Weasley blocks with his arms.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Sedin 's eye. Sedin tries to stall but Weasley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weasley slows down the pace here.
Weasley lands a nice uppercut. Weasley pressing his opponent against the ropes. Jake Sedin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bon Weasley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sedin taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight! Bon Weasley showed his dominance in that final round. Well Weasley 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Weasley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Massimiliano Settecroci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massimiliano Settecroci is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimiliano Settecroci! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Gauthier ! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gauthier gets in close and instigates a clinch. Settecroci is trying to push Gauthier away but Gauthier has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Settecroci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
Gauthier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Settecroci pushes Gauthier up against the ropes in a clinch. A body shot lands from Gauthier .
Settecroci taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Settecroci struggles to land a body shot inside as Gauthier controls his hands.
Settecroci stalling in the clinch but Gauthier improves position. Gauthier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Settecroci backwards. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch on the inside from Settecroci fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Settecroci fails to land. Gauthier scores with a nice hook to the head. Gauthier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Settecroci has had enough of the clinch but Gauthier keeps him there for the moment. Gauthier lands a hook that snaps the head of Settecroci backwards. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Settecroci is trying to break the clinch but Gauthier has him pressed against the ropes. Settecroci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gauthier . The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Settecroci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Settecroci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. A frustrated look appears on Settecroci's face as he tries to break the clinch. Gauthier manages to break the clinch.
Gauthier tries a head kick but it misses.
Settecroci is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gauthier . Settecroci really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Gauthier misses with a series of wild punches.
Settecroci has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gauthier lands with a light punch inside. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Settecroci swings wildly with an uppercut but Gauthier uses good head movement to avoid it. Settecroci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Settecroci tries to break free but Gauthier pushes him back against the ropes. Gauthier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Gauthier dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Settecroci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gauthier clinches up against the ropes. Settecroci looking to slow down the pace here. Gauthier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A bit of stalling here from Gauthier .
Settecroci trying to stall but Gauthier improves his position.
Settecroci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gauthier is keeping busy. Settecroci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gauthier has him pressed against the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gauthier is struggling to control the position. Settecroci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Settecroci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gauthier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Massimiliano Settecroci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gauthier rushes Settecroci and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Gauthier slows down the pace here.
Gauthier has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gauthier leaning his opponent against the ropes. Gauthier continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Settecroci tries to break the clinch but Gauthier is controlling the position. Settecroci is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Settecroci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gauthier 's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gauthier 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Gauthier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Settecroci misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Settecroci looking to slow down the pace here. A shot in the inside from Gauthier . Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Settecroci looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Massimiliano Settecroci. Settecroci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Gauthier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gauthier fails to land with a series of punches.
Settecroci instigates a clinch. Gauthier pressing his opponent against the ropes. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Settecroci misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
Gauthier throws out a head kick that Settecroci doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Settecroci crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Settecroci's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Settecroci is rocked!
It looks like Massimiliano Settecroci has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gauthier moves into range and clinches up with Settecroci. Massimiliano Settecroci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Oh Settecroci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gauthier pushes Settecroci back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Settecroci tries to work over Gauthier 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. A hook to the body from Settecroci.
Settecroci seems to have got his legs back now. Gauthier breaks the clinch.
Gauthier instigates a clinch. Settecroci tries to stall but Gauthier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Settecroci struggles to land a body shot inside as Gauthier controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Settecroci's face as he tries to break the clinch. Gauthier lands a right hand. Gauthier just leaning against Settecroci, taking a breather. Settecroci looking to stall.
Gauthier scores with an uppercut up the middle. Settecroci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Gauthier .
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Settecroci swings wildly with an uppercut but Gauthier uses good head movement to avoid it. Gauthier is stalling here.
Gauthier lands an elbow inside that Settecroci shrugs off. Settecroci tries a body shot but Gauthier blocks it.
Jacque Gauthier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Settecroci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Settecroci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Settecroci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Settecroci takes a shot to the head. Gauthier blocking some punches.
Settecroci struggles to land a body shot inside as Gauthier controls his hands.
Jacque Gauthier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Settecroci takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight! Jacque Gauthier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Gauthier 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Gauthier !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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199 lbs
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210 lbs
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Granite chin
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam James! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denis Ortiz! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! James gets a clinch. James misses with a punch to the body.
James breaks the clinch.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Denis Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ortiz throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease. Ortiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ortiz closes the distance and pushes James back into the ropes. James lands a shoulder strike. Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ortiz clinches up against the ropes. James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease. James tries to counter by clinching up but Ortiz breaks away and moves out of range. James swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz. James is looking to counter with a shot to the body. James scores with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. James keeps the fight on the outside. James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round. James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though. Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jab by James. Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from James misses the target. Ortiz rushes James and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. James trying to stall but Ortiz improves his position.
James manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with James. James digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ortiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow. James lands a hook to the side of the head. James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ortiz instigates a clinch. James breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. James scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz looks winded! Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ortiz tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
James digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs. James with a hook.
It looks like Denis Ortiz has been cut. James connects with a single shot there. James darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the ropes. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ortiz walks into a straight right hand and goes down! James rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Ortiz has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Ortiz is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. James has managed to clinch.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards. Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam James should take that round, based on the knockdown. The cut man is working on Denis Ortiz's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James weaves into range and cracks Ortiz right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Ortiz goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! James is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam James!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Clinton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xarel Vaex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clinton Robinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xarel Vaex! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Vaex closes the distance looking to clinch and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body. Nice jab there from Robinson. Robinson throws a one two combo.
Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Robinson throws a series of punches but Vaex avoids them all with ease. As Robinson backs off Vaex throws a huge counter combo but Robinson manages to avoid it all. Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. This has been an exciting period of action! Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaex tries to counter by closing the distance. Vaex wants to clinch and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range. Vaex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Vaex closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side and Robinson counters with a left to the body. Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Vaex. Vaex wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut. Vaex looks to clinch and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body. Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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! Robinson works over Vaex's head and body with a nice combination. Robinson keeps the fight on the outside. The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaex. Vaex tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson throws a big counter combination but Vaex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Vaex doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Vaex looks to clinch and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Xarel Vaex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Vaex will be more careful next time no doubt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Robinson dominated that round. That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vaex closes the distance looking to clinch and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body. Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaex. Vaex replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robinson blocks it well. Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range. Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it. Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Vaex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges. Vaex moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off. Robinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaex moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Vaex backing up. Vaex nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes. Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Robinson counters with a straight right hand. Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss. Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Vaex moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away and Robinson counters with a nice body shot. Vaex takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Robinson throws a series of punches but Vaex moves out of range. Robinson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Vaex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Robinson throws a big counter combination but Vaex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it. Robinson is looking for a counter combo. Vaex closes the distance looking to clinch and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body. Vaex looks to clinch and Robinson counters with a straight right hand. Robinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. 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! Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Robinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Vaex fails in his attempt to clinch. Vaex is looking to clinch. Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clinton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away. An attempted straight right counter from Robinson misses the target. Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Robinson dominated that second round. That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vaex doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Vaex tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it. Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaex wants to clinch and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body. Vaex tries to clinch and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Vaex. Vaex tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vaex is looking to clinch. Vaex wants to clinch. Robinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaex throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Vaex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Vaex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaex tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Vaex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaex. As Vaex looks to move away, Robinson throws a big counter combo but Vaex just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vaex is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Robinson works Vaex's body with a nice hook. Robinson connects with the punch. Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaex can do to turn this around? Vaex is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson is working the combinations to good effect here. Vaex is looking to clinch. Robinson lands a jab-cross combination. The fight stays on the outside here - Vaex looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Robinson appears to be looking for a big counter. Vaex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Robinson stuns Vaex with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Xarel Vaex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Clinton Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Vaex wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Clinton Robinson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Robinson 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Robinson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devonte Grigsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
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KO power
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy De! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Grigsby! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Devonte Grigsby has been cut. De has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight. Grigsby walks into a straight right hand and goes down! De rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Grigsby has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action. De jabs at Grigsby's body. De scores with a big combo that sends Grigsby crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Grigsby flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! De jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy De!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Hayesford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ira Hayesford! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hayesford has closed the distance and engaged Cusumano in a clinch.
Hayesford misses with a hook from the clinch. Hayesford misses with some punches.
Cusumano blocks a body shot from Hayesford. Hayesford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayesford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cusumano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hayesford eats them both and turns towards Cusumano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Hayesford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cusumano, pushing him back against the ropes. Cusumano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cusumano is trying to break the clinch but Hayesford has him pressed against the ropes. Cusumano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cusumano lands with a straight right. Hayesford didn't see that one coming.
Hayesford is rocked! A big right followed by a crushing left from Cusumano knocks Hayesford out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Cusumano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Delay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Credible (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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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Delay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Credible! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Delay. Credible lands with a nice body punch. Delay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Credible blocks a head kick by Delay.
Credible motions for Delay to come forward. Credible throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Delay defending well as Credible loads up on a big left hand. Credible jabbing away but nothing is landing. Delay swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delay throws a leg kick but Credible sees it coming and checks it nicely. Credible has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Delay is landing a low percentage of strikes. Delay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Credible takes a swing at Delay's ribcage but misses. Good standup being displayed there by Credible as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Paul Delay has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delay moves into range and clinches up with Credible. Delay is trying to force a seperation but Credible has the dominant position. Delay is trying to force a seperation but Credible has the dominant position. Delay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Credible has Delay pressed against the ropes, preventing Delay from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A quick uppercut on the inside from Credible. Delay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delay working hard to break the clinch. Delay blocks an uppercut.
Delay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delay is trying to break the clinch but Credible has him pressed against the ropes. Credible avoids the elbow strike from Delay, against the ropes.
Delay tries to break free but Credible pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delay is looking to break free of the clinch but Credible has double underhooks. Delay has Credible pushed against the ropes. A frustrated look appears on Delay's face as he tries to break the clinch. Delay looking to throw knees to the head but Credible is blocking nicely.
Delay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Credible avoids it. Delay misses with a punch to the body.
Credible tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Delay tries to stall but Credible uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Delay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Credible tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delay's elbow. A battle for position here, against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Credible dominated that round. The cut man is working on Paul Delay's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Delay moves into range and clinches up with Credible. Delay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delay is trying to push Credible away but Credible has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Credible doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delay is struggling to control the position. Credible misses with the head strike.
Credible breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delay has managed to clinch.
Credible has a couple of punches blocked by Delay.
Delay blocking some punches.
Delay is trying to push Credible away but Credible has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Delay lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Credible breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Delay tries to clinch up. Delay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Credible swings widly with a right hand
and Delay counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Justin Credible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Credible swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Credible lands a jab. Delay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Credible swats him away and circles back towards the center. Credible looks like he wants to counter punch here. Delay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Credible doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Credible throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Delay closes the distance and clinches. Credible makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Delay is trying to break free. Paul Delay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Credible swings wildly with an uppercut but Delay uses good head movement to avoid it. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Delay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Credible's brow. Delay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Credible. Credible breaks from the clinch.
Credible tries to keep at a distance but Delay has taken the fight into the clinch. Delay is looking to break free of the clinch but Credible has double underhooks. Credible managing to block the knees to the body from Delay.
Delay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Delay has a couple of punches blocked by Credible.
Credible lands an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Credible will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Paul Delay's cut. That's time! Delay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Delay avoids the body shot from Credible.
Delay instigates a clinch. Delay wants to break free but Credible has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A nice left hand lands by Credible.
Delay is trying to break the clinch but Credible is controlling him. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Credible as Delay tries to tie him up. Credible prevents a body shot from Delay. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Credible's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Delay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Credible manages to avoid it. Credible tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delay closes the distance and clinches. Credible makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Delay is trying to force a seperation but Credible has the dominant position. Delay wants to get back to striking at distance but Credible won't allow it.
Delay is trying to break the clinch but Credible has him pressed against the ropes. Delay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Credible has Delay pressed against the ropes, preventing Delay from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Credible misses with a punch on the inside.
Credible wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Justin Credible is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Credible blocks an elbow strike from Delay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Credible. Delay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delay throws a head punch that misses. Credible misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delay working hard to break the clinch. Credible keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delay's efforts to push away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Credible escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Delay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Delay tries to land a body kick and Credible counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight! Justin Credible comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Credible 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Credible!
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