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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gonzalez (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 bantamweight 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, Juan Diaz!
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, Nick Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz pushes Gonzalez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
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!
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the ropes.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of 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!
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz stalling against the ropes.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and cracks Gonzalez with a big uppercut! Gonzalez goes down! The referee pushes Diaz away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Gonzalez make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Diaz takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Juan Diaz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Danchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tygan Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Danchev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Danchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tygan Shen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danchev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Shen.
Still in the clinch, Shen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shen - that landed with a thud.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shen blocking some punches.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Danchev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shen lands with a right to the head.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shen.
Shen has a couple of punches blocked by Danchev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danchev blocks a body shot from Shen.
Shen misses with a punch on the inside.
Danchev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Shen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
Danchev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danchev prevents a body shot from Shen.
Danchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Danchev has time to react.
Shen throws a hook to the side of Danchev's head but Danchev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shen wants to clinch up but Danchev keeps it at a distance.
Danchev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shen in his tracks.
Danchev darts in and clinches Shen up against the ropes.
Danchev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
Shen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev blocks an uppercut.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danchev lands a shoulder strike.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danchev.
Danchev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Shen on the inside.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen scores with a shot to the side of Danchev's head.
Shen misses with some punches.
Danchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danchev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shen's elbow.
Shen misses with a body punch.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shen gets through Danchev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
Danchev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Danchev lands a body punch.
Shen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shen misses with the head strike.
Shen throws a punch but it's blocked by Danchev.
Shen working aggressively here.
Shen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shen lands with a straight right. Danchev didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shen loads up on a big right hand but Danchev slips the punch.
Danchev wants to clinch up but Shen keeps it at a distance.
Shen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shen with a hook.
Danchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danchev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shen connects with a jab.
Danchev tries to clinch up but Shen circles away and keeps his distance.
Danchev misses with a two punch combination.
Shen throws a hook to the side of Danchev's head but Danchev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danchev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
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 Viktor Danchev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Danchev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shen wants to counter the offense by Danchev and move into the clinch position.
Shen throws a hook to the side of Danchev's head but Danchev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danchev blocks a jab.
Shen defending well as Danchev loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danchev.
Shen throws a jab when Danchev was well out of range.
Shen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shen misses with an uppercut.
Shen throws a shot from downtown. Danchev moves away and avoids it.
Danchev moves in looking to clinch but Shen pushes him off.
Danchev clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Shen.
Shen swings wildly with an uppercut but Danchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danchev misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shen.
Viktor Danchev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Shen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shen lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
It looks like Viktor Danchev has been cut.
Shen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
Shen throws a head punch that misses.
Shen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Shen misses with the head strike.
Shen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shen throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danchev tries to clinch there but Shen circles away.
Shen closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shen lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shen.
Danchev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danchev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Shen on the inside.
Danchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Shen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danchev tries to clinch there but Shen circles away.
Danchev tries to close the distance and clinch but Shen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shen misses with a hook.
Danchev moves into the clinch successfully.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Shen.
Danchev scores with a shot to the side of Shen's head.
Shen has a couple of punches blocked by Danchev.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
Shen blocks an uppercut.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shen blocking some punches.
Shen lands an uppercut.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danchev.
Nice body punch from Shen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danchev tries to work over Shen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shen.
Shen misses with the head strike.
Shen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Shen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Shen.
Shen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Shen.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tygan Shen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Danchev's cut.
That's time! Danchev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danchev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danchev tests Shen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danchev moves in looking to clinch but Shen pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shen! But no joy.
Shen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danchev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danchev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danchev wants to clinch.
Danchev tries to clinch but Shen is having none of it.
Danchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shen lands with an uppercut that bounces Danchev off the ropes and back into range.
Danchev moves in looking to clinch but Shen pushes him off.
Danchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danchev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danchev doesn't manage to clinch there - Shen circles away.
Danchev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shen.
Shen misses with a hook. Danchev ducked under it nicely.
Danchev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danchev tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danchev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danchev defending well as Shen loads up on a big left hand.
Shen throws the left hand but Danchev avoids the punch easily.
Danchev moves in looking to clinch but Shen pushes him off.
Shen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tygan Shen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shen throws a hook but Danchev blocks it.
Shen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danchev doesn't seem bothered though.
Shen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danchev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Shen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
Danchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Shen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shens head.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shen lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
Danchev tries a body shot but Shen blocks it.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shen tries to work over Danchev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shen lands with a right to the head.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Shen.
Shen tries to throw a body punch but Danchev avoids it by throwing Shen back against the ropes.
Danchev tries to work over Shen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Shen as the two fighters clinch.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Shen.
Shen misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shen.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Shen lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Shen.
Nice body punch from Shen.
Shen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shen breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Shen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shen throws a lazy right hand but Danchev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danchev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Viktor Danchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shen rushes Danchev and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev tries a body shot but Shen blocks it.
Danchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Shen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shen takes a shot to the head.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tygan Shen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Danchev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danchev tries to keep at a distance but Shen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shen blocking some punches.
Shen stalling.
Shen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danchev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shen.
It looked like Danchev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shen.
Danchev closes the distance but Shen moves to the side
and Shen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danchev rushes Shen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danchev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Shen breaks the clinch.
Danchev tries to close the distance and clinch but Shen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danchev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danchev tries to clinch but Shen moves away
and Danchev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danchev tries to clinch but Shen is having none of it.
Danchev sets himself, and Shen steps forward looking for the clinch! Danchev avoids it this time.
Danchev throws an overhand right that lands on Shen's shoulder, as Shen tries to avoid the shot.
Shen scores with a hook.
Danchev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Shen coming out on top.
Danchev wants to clinch up but Shen keeps it at a distance.
Shen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danchev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shen misses with a hook. Danchev ducked under it nicely.
Danchev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danchev wants to clinch.
Danchev moves to clinch but Shen breaks away
and Shen counters with a nice uppercut.
Danchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shen throws out a loose jab but Danchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Shen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danchev doesn't seem phased though.
Danchev is rocked!
Shen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danchev.
Shen cracks Danchev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Oh Danchev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shen connects with a crisp jab.
Shen loads up on a big right hand but Danchev slips the punch.
Shen misses with a looping left.
Shen rushes Danchev and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shen.
Shen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Shen manages to break the clinch.
Danchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danchev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shen.
Danchev blocks a jab.
Danchev throws a big counter combination but Shen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danchev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shen.
Danchev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen scores with a jab to the head.
Danchev wants to clinch but Shen slips to the side
and Shen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shen misses with a hook.
Danchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danchev rushes Shen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shen blocking some punches.
Shen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev seems to have got his legs back now.
Shen throws a punch but it's blocked by Danchev.
Danchev blocking some punches.
Shen breaks from the clinch.
Shen staggers Danchev with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Danchev looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shen missing with a left hand there. Danchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danchev slips a straight right by Shen.
Shen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danchev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shen tries to clinch but Danchev is having none of it.
Danchev is looking to clinch.
Danchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shen keeps the fight on the outside.
Danchev misses with a looping right.
Danchev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danchev.
Danchev wants to clinch up but Shen keeps it at a distance.
Danchev sets himself, and Shen steps forward looking for the clinch! Danchev avoids it this time.
Danchev wants to clinch.
Shen forces Danchev back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tygan Shen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Danchev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Danchev.
Danchev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Shen misses.
Shen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danchev tries to clinch up but Shen circles away and keeps his distance.
Danchev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shen missing with a left hand there. Danchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shen stuns Danchev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danchev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shen.
Danchev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danchev moves out of range of the strikes.
Shen misses with a straight right.
Shen throws a hook but Danchev avoids it easily.
Shen looks to throw the jab but Danchev is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Shen coming out on top.
Danchev pushes Shen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shen lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
Shen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Danchev tries to work over Shen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danchev pushes Shen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shen throws a punch but it's blocked by Danchev.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shen working aggressively here.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Shen.
Shen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Shen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen swings wildly with an uppercut but Danchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Shen.
Shen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shen presses Danchev against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Danchev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shens head.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Shen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Shen breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Danchev with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Danchev looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Danchev get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tygan Shen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump cracks Toivonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Trump swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it.
Toivonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Toivonen pushes Trump up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toivonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toivonen prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
A short body shot lands from Toivonen as the two fighters clinch.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Toivonen can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Toivonen fails to land.
Toivonen is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen throws a front kick that sends Trump stumbling back into the ropes.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toivonen lands a leg kick that knocks Trump off balance momentarily.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toivonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
It looked like Toivonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trump.
Trump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trump throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toivonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toivonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trump tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trump cracks a nice hook into Toivonen's ribs.
Trump misses with a hook
and Toivonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Trump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen thows a body kick. Trump tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Toivonen jabs Trump right on the nose. Trump blinks but takes it well.
Trump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toivonen digs a good hook to Trump's body.
Trump looks winded!
Toivonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trump doesn't seem bothered though.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Trump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trump down.
Toivonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toivonen.
Toivonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trump takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Toivonen swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toivonen. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trump throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That kick from Toivonen tenderised Trump's leg. Trump is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trump tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump misses with some punches.
Toivonen looking to slow down the pace here.
I was talking to Toivonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toivonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toivonen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toivonen tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Toivonen looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toivonen.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Toivonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen digs a right hand into Trump's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trump's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toivonen lunges at Trump with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trump's hand.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toivonen.
Toivonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
Toivonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toivonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Trump off the ropes and back into range.
Toivonen throws a front kick that sends Trump stumbling back into the ropes.
Trump misses with a body shot
and Toivonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Trump shrugs it off.
Toivonen scores with a jab to the body.
Trump chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Trump 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
You can see that Trump has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Toivonen throws a jab when Trump was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump throws out a loose jab but Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toivonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trump walks into a straight right hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toivonen clinches with his opponent.
Trump lands a shoulder strike.
Toivonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen lands an uppercut.
Toivonen is leaning against Trump and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trump or not.
Trump letting Toivonen take a breather here.
Toivonen tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands with a light punch inside.
Pekka Toivonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toivonen blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Toivonen lands a nice uppercut.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Toivonen controls the action.
Toivonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toivonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Toivonen misses with a punch to the body.
Trump wants to stall.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Toivonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trump is rocked!
Toivonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Toivonen finish him?
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toivonen's elbow.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump seems to have recovered his senses.
Toivonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Toivonen pushes Trump back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Toivonen tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Toivonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Toivonen scores with a hook to the body.
Toivonen creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Trump 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! Trump face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Toivonen takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pekka Toivonen!
A victorious Pekka Toivonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Donald Trump had this to say: 'I'll Grab em by the pussy next time so hard he'll sqeek.'.
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