Contest II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sor Tienpoh has chosen rolling in the deep as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Henry
vs
Sor Tienpoh

170 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Sully's Bar & Grill

ON TAP 160Q Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sor Tienpoh tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the ropes.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Henry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sor Tienpoh.
Sor Tienpoh trying to control the position but instead, Henry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sor Tienpoh into the ropes.
Henry letting Sor Tienpoh take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Sor Tienpoh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry is leaning against Sor Tienpoh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sor Tienpoh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Henry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sor Tienpoh can turn it around.
Sor Tienpoh is trying to break free.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sor Tienpoh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry tries a body shot but Sor Tienpoh blocks it.
A body shot lands from Henry.
Henry cracks Sor Tienpoh with a nice body shot.
Sor Tienpoh is looking to control Henry's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sor Tienpoh has his back to the ropes.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sor Tienpoh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sor Tienpoh's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sor Tienpoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sor Tienpoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sor Tienpoh.
Henry scores with a jab.
Sor Tienpoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Sor Tienpoh tries to get set, Henry tries to push him back and clinch up but Sor Tienpoh manages to avoid the attempt.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Sor Tienpoh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sor Tienpoh manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sor Tienpoh does it's job there.
Sor Tienpoh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sor Tienpoh keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Sor Tienpoh.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sor Tienpoh.
Henry moves away from the strike by Sor Tienpoh.
Henry blocks a jab.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Sor Tienpoh blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sor Tienpoh backwards.
Henry avoiding damage.
Sor Tienpoh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry is leaning against Sor Tienpoh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sor Tienpoh tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.

Sor Tienpoh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry throws a body kick that misses.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Sor Tienpoh is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Sor Tienpoh controls the action.
Sor Tienpoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sor Tienpoh is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry misses with some punches.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sor Tienpohs head.
Sor Tienpoh has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry prevents Sor Tienpoh from breaking the clinch.
Henry keeps control of Sor Tienpoh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sor Tienpoh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sor Tienpoh blocks an uppercut.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor Tienpoh can do to turn this around?
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sor Tienpohs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor Tienpoh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.
Pascal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sor Tienpoh, pushing him back against the ropes.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Sor Tienpoh avoids it by throwing Henry back against the ropes.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor Tienpoh uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sor Tienpoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Sor Tienpoh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry tries to clinch but Sor Tienpoh is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sor Tienpoh misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor Tienpoh throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Henry scores with a spinning back kick!
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Sor Tienpoh seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Tienpoh swings widly with a right hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Sor Tienpoh throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sor Tienpoh is predictable there
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Sor Tienpoh misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sor Tienpoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry is looking to counter punch.
Sor Tienpoh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sor Tienpoh lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sor Tienpoh feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry tests Sor Tienpoh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sor Tienpoh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sor Tienpoh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor Tienpoh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Sor Tienpoh lands a right hook to the body.
Sor Tienpoh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sor Tienpoh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sor Tienpoh misses with the combination.
Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pascal Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sor Tienpoh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sor Tienpoh tries to land a front kick but Henry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sor Tienpoh misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Sor Tienpoh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sor Tienpoh throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Henry!
Pascal Henry really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Sangmanae Sor Tienpoh had this to say: 'Thank '.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Parrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Credible
vs
Parrell

180 cm
26
162 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Credible!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Parrell!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Parrell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parrell.

Parrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parrell missing with a left hand there. Credible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Credible cracks Parrell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Credible looks to land a right hand but Parrell moved out of range.
Nice cross by Credible.
Parrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Credible counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Credible connects with a body shot that sends Parrell's belly button to the back.
Parrell misses with an uppercut
and Credible counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parrell throws a big shot that misses.
Credible definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Credible takes a swing at Parrell's ribcage but misses.
Parrell throws out a loose jab but Credible uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrell throws a right hand that Credible ducks under and follows up with a left that Credible also avoids with ease.
Parrell throws a left and a right that both miss

and before Parrell can reset, Credible rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Parrell is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Credible connects with a body shot that sends Parrell's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Credible. That snapped Parrell's head back.
Credible scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parrell looks winded!
Credible misses with a hook.
Parrell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good exchange - Credible coming out on top.
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!
Credible is looking to clinch.

Credible cracks Parrell with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Parrell is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Parrell is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!

Parrell is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Parrell.
Credible fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parrell manages to avoid it.
Parrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Credible stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Credible finish him?
Parrell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parrell walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Justin Credible!
Justin Credible is the new lightweight champion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bon Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weasley comes to the ring accompanied by Bang Bang. Caleb Gauthier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Weasley
vs
Gauthier

175 cm
26
137 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bon Weasley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauthier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gauthier's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gauthier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gauthier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weasley throws a head kick that half lands.
Gauthier tries to clinch up.
Gauthier throws a sloppy head kick
and Weasley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Weasley moves into the clinch.
Gauthier tries to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling the position.
Gauthier tries to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling the position.
Gauthier is looking to control Weasley's arms but Weasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gauthier has his back to the ropes.
Gauthier tries to circle away but Weasley has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Weasley on the inside.
Gauthier letting Weasley take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier tries a body shot but Weasley blocks it.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Gauthier 's eye.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Gauthier 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weasley.
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weasley tries a body shot but Gauthier blocks it.
Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gauthier's defenses.
Weasley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gauthier's defenses.
Gauthier wants to stall.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Weasley blocks a body shot from Gauthier.
Weasley can't find room to land a body shot as Gauthier controls the action.
Weasley avoids a wild elbow strike from Gauthier.
Gauthier managing to block the knees to the body from Weasley.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Gauthier 's eye.

It looks like Caleb Gauthier has been cut.
Weasley misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weasley obliges.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier is looking to control Weasley's arms but Weasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gauthier has his back to the ropes.
Weasley lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Weasley won't allow it.
Weasley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weasley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gauthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weasley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gauthier.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes.
Weasley lands an elbow inside that Gauthier shrugs off.
Weasley scores with a hook to the body.
Weasley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weasley effectively controlling the action here.
Gauthier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Weasley throws a leg kick that misses.

Gauthier tries to keep at a distance but Weasley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weasley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Weasley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gauthier can do to turn this around?
Gauthier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weasley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gauthier blocks it with crossed arms.
Weasley missing with knees to the body.
Gauthier looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Weasley.
Stalling in the clinch from Weasley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weasley stalling the fight.
Gauthier letting Weasley take a breather here.
Weasley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Bon Weasley has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasley lands a nice shot to the body.
Weasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gauthier's elbow.
Weasley misses with some punches.
Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gauthier's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley.
Gauthier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gauthier is trying to break free.
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Weasley won't allow it.
Gauthier landing knees to the body.
Weasley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gauthier's efforts to push away.
Gauthier wants to break free but Weasley has control.
Weasley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gauthier trying to stall but Weasley improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Weasley fails to land.
Weasley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weasley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gauthier working hard to break the clinch.
Gauthier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weasley lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gauthier misses with a knee strike.
Gauthier is trying to stall.
Weasley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gauthier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weasley has Gauthier pressed against the ropes, preventing Gauthier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weasley as Gauthier tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weasley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weasley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weasley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gauthier wants to counter the offense by Weasley and move into the clinch position.
Gauthier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gauthier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gauthier is looking to clinch but Weasley is avoiding it.

Weasley closes the distance and clinches.
Weasley working Gauthier over with knees to the body.
Weasley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Weasley misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weasley keeps control of Gauthier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weasley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gauthier can't break the clinch.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Gauthier blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier tries to break free but Weasley pushes him back against the ropes.
Weasley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Weasley presses Gauthier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gauthier has had enough of the clinch but Weasley keeps him there for the moment.
Weasley lands a good knee to the midsection. Gauthier won't want to take too many of those.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Weasley won't allow it.
Weasley lands a body shot.
Weasley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gauthier.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling him.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weasley stalling against the ropes.
Weasley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.
Gauthier working hard to break the clinch.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Weasley.
Gauthier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauthier being controlled against the ropes.
Weasley lands an elbow inside that Gauthier shrugs off.

Gauthier is rocked!
Gauthier trying to stall but Weasley improves his position.
Weasley content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gauthier throws a body punch but Weasley moves out of range.
Weasley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bon Weasley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gauthier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weasley counters with a leg kick.

Weasley clinches.
Weasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley lands an elbow inside.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier prevents a body shot from Weasley.
Weasley missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Weasley.
Weasley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Weasley tries to land knees in the clinch but Gauthier avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weasley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gauthier can't break the clinch.
Weasley missing with knees to the body.
Weasley misses with a punch to the body.
Weasley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Gauthier is still on wobbly legs! Can Weasley finish him?
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gauthier seems to have recovered his senses.
Gauthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gauthier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weasley is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Gauthier.
Gauthier blocks a body shot from Weasley.
Weasley trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier prevents a body shot from Weasley.
Gauthier dodges an elbow strike from Weasley.
Weasley tries to throw a body punch but Gauthier avoids it by throwing Weasley back against the ropes.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gauthier.
Gauthier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weasley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gauthier avoids it.
Gauthier dodges an elbow strike from Weasley.
Weasley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee 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!
Gauthier landing knees to the body.
Weasley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Gauthier fails to land.
Weasley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Weasley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley had his way with Caleb Gauthier in that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Weasley misses with a head kick.
Gauthier dodges the punch combination from Weasley.
Weasley throws a sloppy head kick and Gauthier moves out of range easily.
Weasley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Weasley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Gauthier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Weasley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weasley effectively controlling the action here.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley tries a knee to the head but Gauthier blocks it.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weasley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Weasley.
Weasley has Gauthier pressed against the ropes, preventing Gauthier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gauthier is stalling here.
Gauthier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes.
Gauthier is trying to push Weasley away but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.

Gauthier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gauthier is looking to clinch but Weasley is avoiding it.
Bon Weasley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weasley closes the distance and pushes Gauthier back into the ropes.
Gauthier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Weasley.
Weasley lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weasley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Weasley gets through Gauthier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gauthier misses with some punches.
Weasley looking to throw knees to the head but Gauthier is blocking nicely.
Gauthier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Weasley as the two fighters clinch.
Gauthier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caleb Gauthier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weasley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Weasley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weasley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:41
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:41
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Weasley!
Bon Weasley retains his bantamweight title!
Bon Weasley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Amped Performance for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Caleb Gauthier spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back and stronger '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mladen Brestovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bang
vs
Brestovac

197 cm
26
272 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mladen Brestovac!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brestovac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brestovac throws a body shot but no joy.
Brestovac looks for the body kick but Bang saw that one coming.
Brestovac throws a series of punches but Bang avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Brestovac.
Brestovac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bang counters with a left and a right that stings Brestovac.
Brestovac jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brestovac.
Brestovac pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bang clinches up with Brestovac and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bang tries to land knees in the clinch but Brestovac avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brestovac has Bang pressed against the ropes.
Bang working hard to break the clinch.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but Brestovac blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Brestovac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brestovac throws a right and a left that Bang avoids nicely.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Brestovac lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brestovac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brestovac throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Brestovac.
Brestovac tries a head kick but it misses.
Brestovac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brestovac darts in and clinches Bang up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brestovac obliges.
Brestovac has had enough of the clinch but Bang keeps him there for the moment.
Brestovac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bang being controlled against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brestovac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brestovac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brestovac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bang has him pressed against the ropes.
Brestovac is trying to break the clinch but Bang is controlling him.
Brestovac tries a knee to the head but Bang blocks it.
Brestovac tries to circle away but Bang has him pinned against the ropes.
Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brestovac is defending well for now.
Brestovac slows down the pace here.
Brestovac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mladen Brestovac dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Brestovac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brestovac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brestovac misses with a body shot.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brestovac tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bang forces Brestovac back against the ropes and clinches.
Bang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brestovac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brestovac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brestovac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bang letting Brestovac take a breather here.
Bang blocks a body shot from Brestovac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brestovac leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Brestovac.
Brestovac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang stalling in the clinch but Brestovac improves position.
Brestovac gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Brestovac is struggling to control the position.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Brestovac is blocking nicely.
Brestovac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brestovac lands an elbow just above Bang 's eye.
Brestovac tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brestovac swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang takes an elbow to the temple.

Brestovac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stan Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brestovac throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Brestovac misses with a head kick.
Brestovac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brestovac works over Bang's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brestovac misses with a straight left.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Brestovac pushes him off.
Mladen Brestovac seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Brestovac has managed to clinch.

Brestovac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brestovac rushes Bang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brestovac.

Brestovac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bang tries to clinch up but Brestovac circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mladen Brestovac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bang tries to clinch there but Brestovac circles away.
Bang feints a jab promting Brestovac to slip. Bang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brestovac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bang misses with the combination.
Bang tries to clinch but Brestovac is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brestovac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Brestovac closes the distance and pushes Bang back into the ropes.
Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brestovac taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brestovac misses with a knee strike.
Bang avoiding damage as Brestovac throws knees to the body.
Brestovac is stalling here.

Brestovac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang staying out of range there.
A head kick from Bang lands but Brestovac takes it in his stride.

It looks like Mladen Brestovac has been cut.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brestovac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brestovac swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Brestovac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brestovac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch but Brestovac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Brestovac.

Bang rushes Brestovac and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bang as Brestovac tries to tie him up.
Brestovac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brestovac lands a shoulder strike.
Brestovac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang struggles to land a body shot inside as Brestovac controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Brestovac.
Bang dodges an elbow strike from Brestovac.
Brestovac has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bang.
Brestovac trying to land knees to the body.
Brestovac trying to land knees to the body.
Stan Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mladen Brestovac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mladen Brestovac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brestovac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mladen Brestovac!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hunt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hunt
vs
Jones

185 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dane Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Hunt avoids it this time.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Jones's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jones tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Jones tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Hunt's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and as Hunt takes a moment to reset, Jones counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Hunt goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Jones is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dane Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusal Perera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De
vs
Perera

225 cm
24
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

Aspire Clothing
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy De!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.

Perera gets a clinch.
Perera scores with a shot to the side of De's head.
Perera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Perera - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Perera.
Perera lands a right hand.

It looks like Tommy De has been cut.
De really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right from Perera on the inside.

De is rocked!
Perera lands a shot to the body.
De is breathing heavily.
Perera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perera pushes De back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Perera leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Perera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
I was talking to De's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera creates a bit of distance and cracks De with a big uppercut! De goes down! The referee pushes Perera away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will De make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Perera takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera is the new heavyweight champion!
Kusal Perera very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Prince Vegeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krill Van Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegeta comes to the ring accompanied by Lullaby. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Krill Van Morin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Vegeta
vs
Van Morin

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Vegeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krill Van Morin !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Morin connects with a right hand. Vegeta shakes it off.
Van Morin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Morin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vegeta is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Morin lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Morin swinging wildly here.

Van Morin forces Vegeta back against the ropes and clinches.

Van Morin breaks the clinch.
Vegeta looks to land a combination but Van Morin avoids it well.

Van Morin has closed the distance and engaged Vegeta in a clinch.
Van Morin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vegeta is keeping busy.
Vegeta misses with the head strike.
Vegeta struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Morin controls his hands.
Vegeta wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Morin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Van Morin .

It looks like Prince Vegeta has been cut.

Van Morin clinches with his opponent.

Vegeta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van Morin has managed to clinch.
Van Morin is trying to push Vegeta away but Vegeta has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Morin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vegeta tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Morin avoids the damage to the body.
Van Morin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Morin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vegeta struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Morin controls his hands.
Van Morin is stalling here.
Van Morin lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Morin is keeping busy.
Vegeta looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Van Morin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Morin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Morin cracks Vegeta with an open hand slap.
Van Morin tests Vegeta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Morin throws a right hand that Vegeta ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegeta also avoids with ease.
As Van Morin looks to move away, Vegeta throws a big counter combo but Van Morin just gets out of the way.

Van Morin closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Vegeta crashing to the mat! Vegeta uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Vegeta is rocked!

Vegeta rushes Van Morin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vegeta as Van Morin tries to tie him up.
Van Morin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Morin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Krill Van Morin should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Prince Vegeta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vegeta tries to clinch there but Van Morin circles away.
Van Morin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Van Morin moves into the clinch.
Vegeta tries to break free but Van Morin pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Vegeta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vegeta pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Van Morin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Van Morin moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Vegeta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegeta is trying to push Van Morin away but Van Morin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Vegeta tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Morin avoids the damage to the body.
Vegeta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vegeta misses with a body punch.
Come on Vegeta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vegeta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Morin breaks the clinch.

Van Morin pushes Vegeta up against the ropes in a clinch.

Van Morin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van Morin drives through and clinches with Vegeta against the ropes.

Van Morin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Vegeta tries to keep at a distance but Van Morin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vegeta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Morin has Vegeta pressed against the ropes, preventing Vegeta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vegeta taking a breather.
Van Morin prevents Vegeta from breaking the clinch.
Van Morin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vegeta's defenses.

Vegeta breaks the clinch.
Van Morin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Morin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vegeta eats them both and turns towards Van Morin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Krill Van Morin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Morin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Morin circles away.
Vegeta blocks a head kick by Van Morin .
Vegeta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Morin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vegeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Vegeta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Morin throws a right and a left that Vegeta avoids nicely.

Vegeta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Morin , pushing him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vegeta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vegeta is trying to push Van Morin away but Van Morin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Morin lands a knee to the head.

Van Morin breaks the clinch.
Van Morin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krill Van Morin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Prince Vegeta's cut.
That's time! Vegeta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Van Morin throws a nice head kick!
Prince Vegeta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Van Morin pushes Vegeta up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Morin presses Vegeta against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vegeta tries to work over Van Morin 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vegeta is trying to break the clinch but Van Morin is controlling him.
Vegeta looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Morin lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegeta won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Morin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Morin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Morin .
Van Morin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Morin .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Van Morin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Van Morin ! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krill Van Morin !
A very excited looking Krill Van Morin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.