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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura comes to the ring accompanied by Pay Money To My Pain - Weight of My Pride. Mamoru Takamura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anus Monk's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamoru Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anus Monk!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk clinches up against the ropes.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monk lands a shot to the body.
Takamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monk misses with some punches.
Monk scores with a shoulder strike.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Monk manages to break the clinch.
Takamura tries to clinch up.
Takamura misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with a nice uppercut.
Monk clinches up with Takamura and pushes him back against the ropes.
Monk lands a nice uppercut.
Takamura blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk has a couple of punches blocked by Takamura.
A head punch on the inside from Monk fails to land.
Takamura tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk throws a punch but it's blocked by Takamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Monk blocks a body shot from Takamura.
Takamura tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Takamura back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamura.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Takamura controls his hands.
Takamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Takamura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takamuras head.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monk's elbow.
Monk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monk is working Takamura over against the ropes.
Takamura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
Monk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura lands a shot to the body.
Monk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takamuras head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk lands a left hand.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Monk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monk works on Takamura's body with a couple of short punches.
Monk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Takamura controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monk.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
Monk gets through Takamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura can't break the clinch.
Takamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monk's elbow.
Monk tries to work over Takamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anus Monk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monk closes the distance and clinches.
Monk working aggressively here.
Takamura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monk or not.
Monk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk lands a body punch.
Monk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamura.
Takamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk misses with some punches.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takamura backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Monk blocks a body shot from Takamura.
Takamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Takamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Monk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anus Monk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.
Monk tries a body shot but Takamura blocks it.
Monk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takamura or not.
Monk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk lands with a right to the head.
Monk blocks a body shot from Takamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
A hook to the body from Monk.
Monk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monk lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk scores with a shot to the side of Takamura's head.
Takamura tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Takamura back against the ropes.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Monk.
Monk has a couple of punches blocked by Takamura.
Monk tries to work over Takamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk's coach down at Aspire Acαdemy CT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Takamura has had enough of the clinch but Monk keeps him there for the moment.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
Monk pushes Takamura back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monk lands with a right to the head.
Monk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monk's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Monk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anus Monk 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Monk slips under a jab from Takamura.
Monk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takamura blocking some punches.
Takamura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Monk throws a punch but it's blocked by Takamura.
Monk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monk working aggressively here.
Monk lands with a short shot to the head.
Takamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takamura backwards.
Monk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monk working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Takamura can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monk blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Monk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk prevents Takamura from breaking the clinch.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takamura's elbow.
Takamura takes a shot to the head.
Takamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takamura working aggressively here.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk scores with a shoulder strike.
Takamura is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamura.
Oh Takamura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamura.
Takamura seems to have got his legs back now.
Takamura cracks Monk with a nice body shot.
Takamura tries to break free but Monk pushes him back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.
Monk blocking some punches.
Takamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk misses with the head strike.
Monk lands a left hand.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk tries a body shot but Takamura blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk has a couple of punches blocked by Takamura.
Monk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Monk.
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!
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamura throws a head punch that misses.
Monk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamura.
Monk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takamura backwards.
Takamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takamura misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Monk.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Takamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Takamura working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anus Monk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monk 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anus Monk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Cornell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savage Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Savage Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornell misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cornell thinking.
Cornell throws a good cross that connects.
Cornell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cornell scores with a hook.
Cornell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell clinches up against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cornell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell stalks Cornell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cornell's face. Cornell staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cornell darts in and clinches Liddell up against the ropes.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Cornell avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cornell has double underhooks.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Liddell wants to break free but Cornell has control.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Cornell pushes Liddell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell is trying to push Cornell away but Cornell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell stalls.
A short right from Cornell on the inside.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
Cornell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cornell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell is working Liddell over against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Cornell.
Liddell holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell tries to circle away but Cornell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free but Cornell has control.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Cornell keeps him there for the moment.
Cornell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cornell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornell.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Liddell throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cornell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cornell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cornell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries to stall but Cornell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cornell lands a right hand.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Cornell keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cornell.
Cornell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cornell prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Liddell tries to circle away but Cornell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cornell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornell avoids it.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cornell keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cornell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cornell dominated that second round.
That's time! Cornell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Liddell closes the distance and pushes Cornell back into the ropes.
Cornell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Cornell has him pressed against the ropes.
Cornell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Cornell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
Cornell lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Chris Cornell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell tries to break free but Cornell pushes him back against the ropes.
Liddell tries to stall but Cornell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cornell.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cornell has double underhooks.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornell scores with a hook to the body.
Cornell avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Cornell prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Liddell is looking to control Cornell's arms but Cornell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Cornell has the dominant position.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Savage Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornell.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Cornell blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cornell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cornell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cornell!
A victorious Chris Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cortez Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cortez Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marciano moves into the clinch.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Acosta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Acosta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acosta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acosta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acosta clinches.
Marciano is trying to push Acosta away but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marciano stalling in the clinch but Acosta improves position.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano can't break the clinch.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano scores with a one two! Acosta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Acosta rather than just go for the knockout.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Acosta closes the distance and clinches.
Marciano tries to break free but Acosta pushes him back against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Acosta.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Marciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acosta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
Marciano swings for the body but Acosta moves out of range.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano clips Acosta with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Acosta a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Marciano darts in and clinches Acosta up against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to force a seperation but Acosta has the dominant position.
Acosta letting Marciano take a breather here.
Marciano tries to break free but Acosta pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano can't break the clinch.
Acosta prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Acosta missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Benny Marciano should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Acosta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acosta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Benny Marciano has been cut.
Benny Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acosta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acosta throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Acosta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Marciano closes the distance and clinches.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes.
Acosta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Acosta is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Acosta's body.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Acosta to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Acosta lands a jab-cross combination.
Marciano lands a jab to Acosta's midsection.
Acosta tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Acosta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marciano clinches.
Acosta lands a body punch.
Acosta keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Acosta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta throws a body shot but no joy.
Acosta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Acosta throws a head kick that Marciano semi-blocks.
Marciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the ropes.
Acosta keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marciano is trying to break free.
Acosta tries to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling the position.
Acosta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Marciano takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Benny Marciano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marciano forces Acosta back against the ropes and clinches.
Marciano wants to stall.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Acosta avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano connects with a looping right hand.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Acosta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marciano scores with a body shot.
Marciano tries to clinch but Acosta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano lands with a nice combination. Acosta backs away looking to recover.
Cortez Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Marciano cracks Acosta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acosta wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Acosta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Acosta cracks a nice hook into Marciano's ribs.
Acosta fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
It appears Acosta was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Acosta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Acosta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benny Marciano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marciano has Acosta up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta looking to stall.
Marciano tries to stall but Acosta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Acosta trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Acosta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Acosta wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Cortez Acosta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Acosta.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Marciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marciano 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Marciano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mack Yolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Geza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mack Yolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimbo Geza!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yolo tries to clinch but Geza is having none of it.
Geza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geza connects with a right hand. Yolo shakes it off.
Geza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yolo tries to clinch but Geza is having none of it.
Yolo moves out of range as Geza strikes.
Yolo tries to clinch but Geza is having none of it.
Geza misses the jab.
Yolo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yolo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yolo drives through and clinches with Geza against the ropes.
Geza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yolo backwards.
Geza misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza has a couple of punches blocked by Yolo.
Yolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Geza.
Geza scores with a shot to the side of Yolo's head.
Geza is working Yolo over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geza tries to throw a body punch but Yolo avoids it by throwing Geza back against the ropes.
Yolo working aggressively here.
Geza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yolos head.
Yolo is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Geza.
Oh Yolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geza lands with a right to the head.
Geza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geza cracks Yolo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Yolo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Yolo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kimbo Geza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Android Fifteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Fifteen !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fifteen gets tackled into the ropes by Warrior. Warrior maintains the clinch.
Warrior stalls.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
Fifteen has had enough of the clinch but Warrior keeps him there for the moment.
Warrior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Warrior misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fifteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fifteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fifteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior has Fifteen pressed against the ropes, preventing Fifteen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warrior scores with a knee to the head.
Fifteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fifteen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Warrior prevents Fifteen from breaking the clinch.
Fifteen working hard to break the clinch.
Warrior with a knee to the head.
Fifteen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warrior landing knees to the body.
Fifteen is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Fifteen is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior keeps control of Fifteen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks with his arms.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fifteen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior crunches a lovely knee into Fifteen 's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Fifteen 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fifteen working hard to break the clinch.
Warrior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fifteen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warrior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fifteen 's face.
Fifteen working hard to break the clinch.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fifteen blocks it with crossed arms.
Fifteen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Fifteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fifteen is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warrior clinches.
Fifteen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiger Warrior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warrior misses with a knee strike.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warrior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fifteen can do to turn this around?
Warrior landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fifteen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fifteen is trying to push Warrior away but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fifteen takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warrior landing knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fifteen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warrior connects with a knee to the head.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fifteen blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
Warrior prevents Fifteen from breaking the clinch.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fifteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks it.
Fifteen is trying to break free.
Fifteen is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior prevents Fifteen from breaking the clinch.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks it.
Fifteen tries to circle away but Warrior has him pinned against the ropes.
Fifteen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks it.
Fifteen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fifteen avoids it.
Warrior wants to stall.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fifteen can't break the clinch.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fifteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fifteen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warrior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Android Fifteen has been cut.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fifteen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fifteen is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
Tiger Warrior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fifteen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fifteen can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior prevents Fifteen from breaking the clinch.
Warrior keeps control of Fifteen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fifteen avoids it.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks it.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Fifteen is blocking nicely.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks it.
Warrior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warrior crunches a lovely knee into Fifteen 's ribcage.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a knee strike.
Warrior with a knee to the head.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Fifteen blocks it.
Fifteen wants to break free but Warrior has control.
Fifteen is trying to break free.
Android Fifteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Fifteen is blocking nicely.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warrior, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Warrior!
After winning the bout, Tiger Warrior thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Island Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston De Oca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaston De Oca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oca ducks into a a hook from Tourney and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
De Oca is rocked!
It looks like Gaston De Oca has been cut.
De Oca 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 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Island Tourney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamaya Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Cormier !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamaya Trombone!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormier . Trombone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cormier moves out of range as Trombone strikes.
Daniel Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Trombone does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trombone.
Trombone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cormier .
The fighters circle momentarily. Cormier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trombone needs to keep his hands up - Cormier had a free shot at his head there.
Trombone is rocked!
Cormier connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Trombone out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Cormier !
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Emre Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Emre Can has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Emre Can seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emre Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Astro Boy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy clinches with his opponent.
Boy stalling the fight.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boy.
It looks like Emre Can has been cut.
Boy lands an elbow just above Can 's eye.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy blocks a body shot from Can.
Stalling in the clinch from Boy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boy.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Boy.
Emre Can's cut is getting worse.
Boy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Can tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
I was talking to Can's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Can's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Can goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Boy.
Can can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Can tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Can tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Can back against the ropes.
Can is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can trying to land knees to the body.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Can takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can misses with a hook to the ribs.
Can is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emre Can's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Can avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boy.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Can leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Can lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy prevents a body shot from Can.
Can blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Can's defenses.
Jeez, Emre Can's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emre Can's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Astro Boy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria walks into a left hand.
Caria tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Caria counters with a right hand to the body.
Randall Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Steve tries to get set, Caria tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Caria lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Caria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caria was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
A jab from Steve misses.
Caria is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Caria ducks down to avoid it.
Caria darts in trying to clinch
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caria on the side of the head.
Steve slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Caria is looking to clinch.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caria.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Caria.
Steve misses with a looping right.
As Steve tries to get set, Caria tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Caria moves away from the strike by Steve.
Caria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Steve tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caria misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steve is keeping busy.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a left hand.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Caria working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria working aggressively here.
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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Steve.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Steve.
Caria is rocked!
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve throws out a counter right but Caria avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Steve misses.
Caria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caria throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Caria connects with a jab.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
Caria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caria prevents a body shot from Steve.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Caria.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
A short left from Caria.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
Steve blocks a body shot from Caria.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caria has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve jabs at Caria's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caria counters with a left to the body.
Steve misses the jab.
Caria swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caria clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the ropes.
Steve is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melankomas Caria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caria wants to stall.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steve tries to break free but Caria pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve misses with a looping right.
Caria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Randall Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Caria finds it's target.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Caria counter with a right hand.
Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria has Steve pressed against the ropes, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caria has Steve pressed against the ropes, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Steve is trying to break the clinch but Caria is controlling him.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria blocks a body shot from Steve.
Melankomas Caria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Caria has double underhooks.
Steve is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Steve pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Caria won't allow it.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Caria.
Caria misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Steve has had enough of the clinch but Caria keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Caria.
Caria throws a head punch that misses.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Steve blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria working aggressively here.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve is trying to push Caria away but Caria has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melankomas Caria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melankomas Caria!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Conor The Ultimate Outlaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor The Ultimate Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Park!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Park finds it's way through The Ultimate Outlaw's defenses.
The Ultimate Outlaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Park 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Ultimate Outlaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Park moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Park coming out on top.
It looks like Conor The Ultimate Outlaw has been cut.
The Ultimate Outlaw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Park instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Ultimate Outlaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Ultimate Outlaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but The Ultimate Outlaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ultimate Outlaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Park.
The Ultimate Outlaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Ultimate Outlaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
Park looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Ultimate Outlaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Park.
A short right from Park.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Ultimate Outlaw cracks Park with a nice body shot.
Park throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Ultimate Outlaw blocking some punches.
Park lands a left hand.
Park misses with some punches.
Park scores with a shot to the side of The Ultimate Outlaw's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Park.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Ultimate Outlaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Ultimate Outlaw can't break the clinch.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but The Ultimate Outlaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Ultimate Outlaw wants to break free but Park has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Park dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor The Ultimate Outlaw's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Ultimate Outlaw connects with a body shot.
Park misses with a straight right.
Park closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Ultimate Outlaw.
The Ultimate Outlaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Park loads up on a big right hand but The Ultimate Outlaw slips the punch.
The Ultimate Outlaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Ultimate Outlaw slips a jab and a cross from Park.
Park moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Park.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Ultimate Outlaw working hard to break the clinch.
Park has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Ultimate Outlaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Park won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Park.
The Ultimate Outlaw has had enough of the clinch but Park keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Ultimate Outlaw.
Park misses with a punch on the inside.
Park lands a hook that snaps the head of The Ultimate Outlaw backwards.
Park throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Park lands an elbow just above The Ultimate Outlaw 's eye.
The Ultimate Outlaw working aggressively here.
Park tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Ultimate Outlaw.
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
Park's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Park.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park swings wildly with an uppercut but The Ultimate Outlaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren Park seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Park fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Ultimate Outlaw fails to land.
Park working aggressively here.
The Ultimate Outlaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Park.
Park throws a punch but it's blocked by The Ultimate Outlaw.
Park prevents The Ultimate Outlaw from breaking the clinch.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as The Ultimate Outlaw controls the action.
The Ultimate Outlaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Park.
Park pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Park showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor The Ultimate Outlaw's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Park chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Ultimate Outlaw can pounce on him.
The Ultimate Outlaw clobbers Park with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Park as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from The Ultimate Outlaw.
Park misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Ultimate Outlaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Ultimate Outlaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conor The Ultimate Outlaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Park tests The Ultimate Outlaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conor The Ultimate Outlaw's cut is getting worse.
Park throws a sloppy body shot
and The Ultimate Outlaw counters with a nice body shot.
Park lands a right and a left and another right! The Ultimate Outlaw goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darren Park!
After the big win, Darren Park made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Quark's and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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