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Young Lions: Esch v Schmall Jr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antero Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Matt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen takes a swing at Matt's ribcage but misses.
Jarvinen scores with a one two! Matt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Rico Matt has been cut.
Jarvinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matt doesn't manage to clinch there - Jarvinen circles away.
Matt forces Jarvinen back against the ropes and clinches.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarvinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jarvinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Jarvinen.
Matt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen tries to clinch up
and Matt counters with a straight right hand.
Matt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jarvinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matt.
Jarvinen throws a quick counter head kick but Matt was just out of range.
Matt clinches with his opponent.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matt closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Matt fails to land.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matt.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matt tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Matt back against the ropes.
Jarvinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matt prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matt.
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!
Matt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Matt - that landed with a thud.
Jarvinen misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Matt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matt lands a left hand.
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 Antero Jarvinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jarvinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvinen jabs Matt right on the nose. Matt blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Matt prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jarvinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jarvinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matt.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matt tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Matt back against the ropes.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Matt gets an underhook and turns Jarvinen into the ropes.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen stalling in the clinch.
Matt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen.
Matt misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen gets through Matt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jarvinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matt can turn it around.
Matt lands with a right to the head.
Jarvinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Jarvinen manages to break the clinch.
Matt tries to clinch
and Jarvinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Matt takes the fight into the clinch.
Jarvinen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jarvinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jarvinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Matt controls his hands.
Jarvinen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Jarvinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jarvinen throws a good cross that connects.
Matt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvinen moves away.
As Matt looks to move away, Jarvinen throws a big counter combo but Matt just gets out of the way.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Matt tries to clinch up.
Matt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarvinen under the eye.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Matt.
A quick step to the side and Jarvinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antero Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen throws a hook but Matt avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarvinen, right into the meat.
Matt wants to clinch but Jarvinen slips to the side
letting Jarvinen counter with a right hand.
Jarvinen lands a head kick. Matt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jarvinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarvinen, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matt tries to clinch up but Jarvinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarvinen lands a really nice looking cross but Matt seems unphased.
Antero Jarvinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarvinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jarvinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Jarvinen misses its intended target.
Jarvinen lands a head shot.
Matt throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matt moves in looking to clinch but Jarvinen pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Matt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matt tries to clinch there but Jarvinen circles away.
Jarvinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matt moves in looking to clinch but Jarvinen pushes him off.
Jarvinen misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matt! But no joy.
Jarvinen lands a head kick. Matt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Jarvinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarvinen connects with a body shot.
Matt blocks a head kick by Jarvinen.
Matt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarvinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarvinen scores with a body shot.
Matt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws a series of punches but Matt moves out of range.
Matt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matt gets a clinch.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Matt.
Jarvinen breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jarvinen, as that shot connected.
Jarvinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jarvinen dips to his left and cracks Matt with an uppercut!
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocks a jab.
Matt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jarvinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matt. That did some damage!
Matt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarvinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarvinen can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Jarvinen had his way with Rico Matt in that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matt misses with a jab to the body
and Jarvinen counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarvinen.
Matt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matt.
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarvinen can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Matt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Jarvinen misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that Matt avoids nicely.
Matt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matt connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Matt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matt tries to clinch but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Matt - just one landing.
Jarvinen lands a leg kick that knocks Matt off balance momentarily.
Antero Jarvinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarvinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matt. That did some damage!
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen scores with the left hand. Matt knows he should have avoided that one.
Matt instigates a clinch.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rico Matt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Matt working aggressively here.
Matt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvinen controls his hands.
Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matt throws a lazy right hand but Jarvinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jarvinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jarvinen loads up on a big right hand but Matt slips the punch.
Jarvinen throws a head kick that Matt semi-blocks.
Jarvinen lands a jab to Matt's midsection.
Jarvinen tests Matt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarvinen misses with a few strikes there.
Rico Matt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarvinen lands a really nice looking cross but Matt seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Jarvinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jarvinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Jarvinen!
Our winner, Antero Jarvinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sino Ako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itanimulli Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sino Ako has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sino Ako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itanimulli Halo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ako darts in trying to clinch
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ako wants to clinch but Halo slips to the side
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ako swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halo counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Ako goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Ako hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Itanimulli Halo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benjamin Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tucker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delsarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Delsarte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Delsarte.
Delsarte moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing.
Delsarte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Delsarte to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Tucker away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Delsarte 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?!
Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delsarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tucker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delsarte counters with an inside leg kick.
Tucker fails to land with a series of punches.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Delsarte's head but Delsarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing.
Delsarte throws a big counter head kick but Tucker avoids it with no problem.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
Delsarte scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Delsarte. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Delsarte connects with a crisp jab.
Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Benjamin Tucker has been cut.
Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Delsarte moves out of range.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Delsarte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delsarte clinches.
Tucker tries a body shot but Delsarte blocks it.
Delsarte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delsarte lands with a light punch inside.
Delsarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delsarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delsarte lands a right hand.
Tucker working aggressively here.
Delsarte is working Tucker over against the ropes.
Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Delsarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Delsarte scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker is rocked!
A short uppercut from Delsarte.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
Delsarte pushes Tucker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Delsarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Delsarte - that landed with a thud.
Delsarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delsarte lands an uppercut.
A short right from Delsarte on the inside.
Delsarte is working Tucker over against the ropes.
Delsarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Delsarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Tucker should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delsarte lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tucker to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Benjamin Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tucker walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Delsarte rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Tucker has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delsarte connects with a nice cross there... Tucker is looking wobbly and Delsarte recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tucker to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Delsarte jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gauthier Delsarte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Huot Phutong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Von Fenwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phutong comes into the arena with Cambodia music blaring out of the sound system. Huot Phutong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Von Fenwa's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huot Phutong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Von Fenwa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Fenwa fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Fenwa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Von Fenwa.
Phutong cracks Von Fenwa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Phutong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phutong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Fenwa, right into the meat.
Von Fenwa connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Fenwa closes the distance and clinches.
Phutong lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Fenwa is trying to stall.
Phutong is trying to break the clinch but Von Fenwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Von Fenwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phutong breaks from the clinch.
Phutong misses with a two punch combination.
As Phutong backs off Von Fenwa throws a huge counter combo but Phutong manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Fenwa lands the left hand.
Von Fenwa misses the shot to the body.
Phutong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Fenwa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phutong checks it well.
Von Fenwa misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Phutong misses the target.
Von Fenwa lands a jab to Phutong's midsection.
Phutong looks to land a right hand but Von Fenwa moved out of range.
Phutong with a jab.
It looks like Maurice Von Fenwa has been cut.
Von Fenwa catches Phutong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phutong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Fenwa! But no joy.
Phutong gets tackled into the ropes by Von Fenwa. Von Fenwa maintains the clinch.
Phutong looking to stall.
Phutong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Fenwa is trying to break the clinch but Phutong is controlling him.
Von Fenwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Fenwa misses with a combination
and Phutong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phutong darts in and clinches Von Fenwa up against the ropes.
Phutong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Phutong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phutong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phutong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Phutong breaks the clinch.
Von Fenwa slips under a jab from Phutong.
Good shot there by Von Fenwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Von Fenwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Von Fenwa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Phutong misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Fenwa ducks under a wild hook from Phutong.
Phutong walks into a jab.
Von Fenwa is looking to clinch but Phutong is avoiding it.
Von Fenwa throws a sloppy head kick and Phutong moves out of range easily.
Phutong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phutong walks into a left hand.
Phutong misses with a hook.
Phutong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Von Fenwa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phutong leaning against his opponent.
Von Fenwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Fenwa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phutong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phutong takes a swing at Von Fenwa's ribcage but misses.
Phutong just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Phutong.
Phutong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Fenwa moves away.
Phutong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Fenwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Phutong's head.
Phutong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Phutong moves forwards but Von Fenwa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phutong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Fenwa on the side of the head.
Von Fenwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phutong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phutong scores with a nice head shot.
Von Fenwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Phutong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Von Fenwa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maurice Von Fenwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phutong misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phutong cracks Von Fenwa with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Von Fenwa get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Von Fenwa looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Von Fenwa is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Von Fenwa there.
Von Fenwa tries to clinch but Phutong moves out of range.
Phutong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Fenwa.
Phutong throwing a counter right hand but Von Fenwa manages to avoid it.
Von Fenwa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Phutong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phutong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Fenwa lands with a shot to the body.
Von Fenwa misses with a shot to the body
and Phutong counters with a right hand that wobbles Von Fenwa! He's out on his feet! Phutong follows up with a left hook and a final right hand that knocks Von Fenwa out cold! No need for a referee count here - this fight is all over! Phutong jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Huot Phutong!
Huot Phutong 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 Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Three Punchy Punchy (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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347 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
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, Three Punchy Punchy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy Punchy darts in and clinches Hunt up against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Punchy Punchy scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Punchy Punchy is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Punchy Punchy has his back to the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Punchy Punchy.
A head punch on the inside from Punchy Punchy fails to land.
Punchy Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Punchy Punchy prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Punchy Punchy improves position.
Punchy Punchy misses with some punches.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hunt tries to circle away but Punchy Punchy has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Punchy Punchy controls his hands.
Punchy Punchy working aggressively here.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice shot to the body.
Punchy Punchy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchy Punchy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Punchy Punchy is controlling the position.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchy Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Punchy Punchy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Punchy Punchy scores with a shoulder strike.
Punchy Punchy lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy Punchy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchy Punchy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Punchy Punchy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punchy Punchy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Punchy Punchy tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punchy Punchy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Punchy Punchy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchy Punchy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punchy Punchy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Punchy Punchy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Punchy Punchy presses Hunt against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Punchy Punchy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punchy Punchy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Punchy Punchy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Punchy Punchy lands a slapping body shot.
Punchy Punchy dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Punchy Punchy clinches up against the ropes.
Punchy Punchy breaks from the clinch.
Three Punchy Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy Punchy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt ducks into a a hook from Punchy Punchy and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Punchy Punchy engages and cracks Hunt with a massive lead left hook - Hunt tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Punchy Punchy is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Three Punchy Punchy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dingda Doongda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idris Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Idris Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox clinches up with Doongda and pushes him back against the ropes.
Maddox presses Doongda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Doongda.
Maddox misses with some punches.
Maddox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Maddox.
Maddox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maddox gets through Doongda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doongda is trying to break the clinch but Maddox is controlling him.
Doongda tries to break the clinch but Maddox is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
A short right from Maddox on the inside.
Maddox misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maddox.
Doongda is trying to break the clinch but Maddox has him pressed against the ropes.
Maddox lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doongda blocks an uppercut.
Maddox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doongda is rocked!
Maddox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Doongda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
Maddox scores with a hook to the body.
Doongda is breathing heavily.
Maddox digs a right hand underneath Doongda's ribcage. Doongda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maddox works on Doongda's body with a couple of short punches.
Maddox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maddox creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Doongda crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Doongda face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Maddox takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Idris Maddox!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somchai Paowsong (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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275 lbs
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247 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somchai Paowsong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paowsong slips a jab and a cross from Cheese.
Cheese lands a jab to Paowsong's midsection.
Cheese scores with a body shot.
Cheese lands with a cross.
Cheese closes the distance and clinches.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paowsong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Paowsong controls his hands.
Paowsong lands a left hand.
Paowsong misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Cheese's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Paowsong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paowsong throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese works the jab nicely.
Cheese drives through and clinches with Paowsong against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paowsong blocking some punches.
Paowsong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheese or not.
Cheese lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paowsong.
Paowsong tries to stall but Cheese uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paowsong misses with a body punch.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese pushes Paowsong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paowsong.
Paowsong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paowsong working aggressively here.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Paowsong.
Paowsong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paowsong misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese lands a body shot.
Cheese lands with a light punch inside.
Paowsong's coach down at Samran Muay Thai was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paowsong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Paowsong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paowsong has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Paowsong tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of Paowsong's head.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paowsong backwards.
Good body shot from Cheese.
Paowsong misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Paowsong is rocked!
Cheese breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Paowsong with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Paowsong looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Paowsong get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Paowsong is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
Cheese is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paowsong walks straight into a big right, left combination from Cheese and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Cheese as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Cheese!
After the fight, Dick Cheese was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rhyme Asylum - Poison Penmanship. Sobchak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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284 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobchak doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson throws the kick towards the body but Sobchak avoids it.
A big left from Sobchak misses.
Sobchak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobchak scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Sobchak 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.
Sobchak cracks Peterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson walks into a big right hand from Sobchak and goes down! The referee sends Sobchak to a neutral corner as Peterson gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Sobchak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobchak cracks Peterson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Peterson get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Peterson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Peterson is rocked!
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobchak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobchak. That did some damage!
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak connects with a quick right hand that sends Peterson 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 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Walter Sobchak!
A victorious Walter Sobchak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Schmall Jr (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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296 lbs
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285 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Esch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Schmall Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch closes the distance and clinches.
Schmall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Esch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esch breaks from the clinch.
Schmall Jr connects with a single shot there.
Esch slips a jab and a cross from Schmall Jr.
Esch has closed the distance and engaged Schmall Jr in a clinch.
Schmall Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmall Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schmall Jr misses with some punches.
Esch tries a body shot but Schmall Jr blocks it.
Esch 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.
Schmall Jr throws out a loose jab but Esch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esch moves into the clinch.
Esch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esch.
Schmall Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Eric Esch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Schmall Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmall Jr.
Esch misses with a punch on the inside.
Esch swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmall Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esch lands a nice uppercut.
Schmall Jr trying to control the position but instead, Esch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmall Jr into the ropes.
Esch lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmall Jr backwards.
Esch prevents a body shot from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Esch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Schmall Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esch blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Schmall Jr - that landed with a thud.
Esch is breathing heavily.
Esch takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Esch.
Esch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Esch blocks an uppercut.
Schmall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Esch avoids it by throwing Schmall Jr back against the ropes.
Schmall Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schmall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr working aggressively here.
Esch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmall Jr backwards.
Esch scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmall Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Schmall Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddie Schmall Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Esch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmall Jr throws a leg kick which misses Esch's front leg but catches the back leg as Esch tries to avoid it.
Schmall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esch moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmall Jr as Esch tries to tie him up.
Freddie Schmall Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Schmall Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esch.
Schmall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esch lands a left hand.
Schmall Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Esch.
Esch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmall Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schmall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esch struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmall Jr controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Esch.
Schmall Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmall Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr lands an uppercut.
Schmall Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esch backwards.
Eric Esch's cut is getting worse.
Schmall Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esch avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Esch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmall Jr blocks an uppercut.
Esch prevents a body shot from Schmall Jr.
Esch takes a shot to the head.
Schmall Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esch or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmall Jr working aggressively here.
Esch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Schmall Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmall Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eric Esch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schmall Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmall Jr works on Esch's body with a couple of short punches.
Schmall Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmall Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esch prevents a body shot from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schmall Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Schmall Jr tries to work over Esch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esch blocks a body shot from Schmall Jr.
Esch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esch working aggressively here.
Esch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmall Jr throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Schmall Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Esch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schmall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Esch's head.
Schmall Jr throws the left hand but Esch avoids the punch easily.
Esch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmall Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esch throws out a loose jab but Schmall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmall Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Esch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esch wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Esch.
Schmall Jr throws out a counter right but Esch avoids it with no problem.
Schmall Jr misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeez, Eric Esch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A punch combination from Esch misses.
Schmall Jr scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Esch to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Schmall Jr away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Esch 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?!
Esch is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eric Esch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddie Schmall Jr!
Freddie Schmall Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Freddie Schmall Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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