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FC 155:The Tribute PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banchamek has chosen Hatwika-Different World as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Michael Murdock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Murdock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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164 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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170 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock thuds his right hand into Banchamek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murdock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banchamek walks into a jab.
Banchamek is rocked!
It looks like Buakaw Banchamek has been cut.
Murdock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banchamek is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him?
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Banchamek seems to have recovered his senses.
Banchamek avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Murdock sizes up Banchamek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banchamek lands an overhand right.
Banchamek lands with a right hand.
Murdock misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banchamek throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
Banchamek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banchamek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Banchamek.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch but Murdock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banchamek looks to clinch
and Banchamek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banchamek just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banchamek misses with a body punch
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banchamek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banchamek cracks Murdock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banchamek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Banchamek moves out of range easily.
Banchamek looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Banchamek tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Banchamek saw that one coming.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body. Murdock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banchamek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banchamek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banchamek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek rushes Murdock and presses him up against the ropes.
Banchamek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Banchamek avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Banchamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banchamek throws a head kick but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banchamek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banchamek throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Murdock lands a nice hook to Banchamek's body. Banchamek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banchamek connects with a solid leg kick.
Banchamek misses with an uppercut.
It looks like Murdock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Banchamek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banchamek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banchamek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banchamek slips a straight right by Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buakaw Banchamek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banchamek misses with a hook.
Murdock lands a glancing blow to the side of Banchamek's head.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock clips Banchamek 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 Banchamek a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Banchamek checks a low kick from Murdock.
Banchamek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banchamek with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Murdock misses the target.
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banchamek walks into a big right hand from Murdock and goes down! The referee sends Murdock to a neutral corner as Banchamek gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Murdock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banchamek can do to turn this around?
Banchamek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banchamek. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banchamek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murdock on the side of the head.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Banchamek misses with a straight left.
Murdock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banchamek.
Banchamek scores with a sloppy right hand. Murdock should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murdock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banchamek misses with a looping left.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banchamek tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
Murdock blocks a head kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek closes the distance and pushes Murdock back into the ropes.
Murdock tries to stall but Banchamek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banchamek.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Banchamek.
Murdock taking a breather.
Murdock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banchamek as Murdock tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michael Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Banchamek there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banchamek.
Banchamek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
Banchamek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murdock. Murdock obviously looking to wear him down.
Murdock lands a head kick. Banchamek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murdock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murdock is looking to slow Banchamek down with leg kicks.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banchamek loads up on a big right hand but Murdock slips the punch.
Banchamek throws a good cross that connects.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Murdock takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Buakaw Banchamek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses.
Buakaw Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banchamek lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Banchamek.
Banchamek throws out a powerful jab.
Murdock throws a nice looking combination but Banchamek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murdock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Banchamek throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Banchamek stuns Murdock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murdock lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Murdock.
Banchamek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock works Banchamek's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Murdock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murdock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murdock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banchamek finds it's way round the side to connect with Murdock's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murdock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Banchamek.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
Banchamek scores with a hook.
Murdock is rocked!
A combination from Banchamek does no damage.
Banchamek is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
Banchamek swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Banchamek throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murdock jabs Banchamek right on the nose. Banchamek blinks but takes it well.
Banchamek tries to move into range but Murdock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murdock swings for the body but Banchamek moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banchamek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murdock's head.
Banchamek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banchamek lands a lovely overhand right.
Murdock throws a lazy right hand but Banchamek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banchamek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banchamek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Banchamek wants to clinch up but Murdock keeps it at a distance.
Murdock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murdock duly obliges.
Murdock connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Banchamek's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Banchamek - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michael Murdock!
Michael Murdock made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wor Sangprapai comes to the ring accompanied by *Thailand Music. Turner has chosen wu-tang clan - da mystery of chessboxin' as his entrance music. The Lek Wor Sangprapai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elgin Turner's chin.
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155 lbs
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178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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Experienced
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wor Sangprapai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wor Sangprapai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wor Sangprapai stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wor Sangprapai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Wor Sangprapai's ribs.
Wor Sangprapai throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wor Sangprapai doesn't seem phased though.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wor Sangprapai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the ropes.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wor Sangprapai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wor Sangprapai scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Wor Sangprapai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wor Sangprapai gets tackled into the ropes by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner tries to work over Wor Sangprapai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner presses Wor Sangprapai against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turner pushes Wor Sangprapai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Turner has Wor Sangprapai pressed against the ropes, preventing Wor Sangprapai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wor Sangprapai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Wor Sangprapai's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.
Turner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Wor Sangprapai lands a body shot.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wor Sangprapai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wor Sangprapai moves away.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner'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.
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wor Sangprapai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner blocks a body shot from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wor Sangprapai working Turner over with knees to the body.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Turner as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Turner.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wor Sangprapai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turner's face.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Elgin Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wor Sangprapai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Wor Sangprapai tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
Turner gets through Wor Sangprapai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Turner.
Wor Sangprapai throws an elbow that misses.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner has Wor Sangprapai pressed against the ropes, preventing Wor Sangprapai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wor Sangprapai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the ropes.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner lands a left hand.
Turner digs a right hand underneath Wor Sangprapai's ribcage. Wor Sangprapai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wor Sangprapai's efforts to push away.
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner prevents Wor Sangprapai from breaking the clinch.
Turner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turner lands an uppercut.
Wor Sangprapai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Wor Sangprapai's head.
Turner stalling the fight.
Turner holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Wor Sangprapai.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elgin Turner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Turner connects with the punch.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
It looks like Wor Sangprapai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wor Sangprapai. Wor Sangprapai obviously looking to wear him down.
Wor Sangprapai misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wor Sangprapai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner takes a swing at Wor Sangprapai's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wor Sangprapai misses the target.
Wor Sangprapai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Wor Sangprapai seems unphased.
Wor Sangprapai is rocked!
Turner scores with a jab. Wor Sangprapai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Wor Sangprapai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wor Sangprapai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A leg kick checked by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wor Sangprapai slips under a jab.
Wor Sangprapai walks into a big right hand from Turner and goes down! The referee sends Turner to a neutral corner as Wor Sangprapai gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wor Sangprapai momentarily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wor Sangprapai at a distance.
Turner cracks Wor Sangprapai with a good jab.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wor Sangprapai motions for Turner to come forward. Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner wants to counter with a clinch but Wor Sangprapai pushes him away.
Wor Sangprapai cracks Turner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wor Sangprapai misses with an uppercut.
Wor Sangprapai lands a nice shot to the body.
Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Turner throws the left hand but Wor Sangprapai avoids the punch easily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a big shot that misses.
Wor Sangprapai looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Wor Sangprapai's head back.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner wants to counter with a clinch but Wor Sangprapai pushes him away.
Wor Sangprapai throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Wor Sangprapai seems to have got his legs back now.
Wor Sangprapai lands a head shot.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wor Sangprapai misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Wor Sangprapai's head but Wor Sangprapai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Wor Sangprapai misses.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a double jab.
Wor Sangprapai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Wor Sangprapai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wor Sangprapai jabs at Turner's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
After the fight, Elgin Turner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, The Lek Wor Sangprapai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyal Ma Aung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov comes to the ring accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Ma Aung has chosen Dj Klang as his entrance music. Kyal Ma Aung told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyal Ma Aung!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Marinov.
Ma Aung tests Marinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ma Aung closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Marinov crashing to the mat! Marinov 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!
Marinov is rocked!
Ma Aung rushes Marinov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov lands with a right to the head.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Ma Aung pushes off an throws an elbow but Marinov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ma Aung or not.
Ma Aung misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
Marinov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ma Aung.
Ma Aung throws an elbow but it misses.
Ma Aung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Marinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ma Aung misses with a shot to the body
and Marinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ma Aung tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Ma Aung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ma Aung blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ma Aung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marinov keeps control of Ma Aung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Marinov.
Ma Aung pushes off an throws an elbow but Marinov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marinov prevents a body shot from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Ma Aung's head.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aung.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ma Aung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
A short right from Ma Aung.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov blocks the elbow strike.
Marinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ma Aungs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aung.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ma Aung wants to get back to striking at distance but Marinov won't allow it.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ma Aung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ma Aung's efforts to push away.
Ma Aung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
Marinov keeps control of Ma Aung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Ma Aung.
Ma Aung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ma Aung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Kyal Ma Aung should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marinov cracks the inside of Ma Aung's front leg.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Ma Aung with an uppercut!
Ma Aung slips a jab from Marinov.
Marinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ma Aung is looking to clinch.
Marinov throws a nice looking combination but Ma Aung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marinov misses with a looping left.
Ma Aung looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
A jab from Marinov does it's job there.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Ma Aung.
Marinov dodges the punch combination from Ma Aung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov throws a low kick, looking for Ma Aung's leg but Ma Aung calmly moves out of range.
Ma Aung misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marinov cracks Ma Aung with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ma Aung thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ma Aung lands a lovely overhand right.
Marinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ma Aung has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Ma Aung misses.
Marinov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ma Aung manages to circle out of the way.
Marinov cracks the inside of Ma Aung's front leg.
Kyal Ma Aung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ma Aung misses with a looping right.
Marinov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marinov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ma Aung, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ma Aung looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov lands a nice uppercut.
Ma Aung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ma Aung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ma Aung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Aung swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ma Aung can do to turn this around?
Ma Aung lands an elbow inside.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung throws a head punch that misses.
Ma Aung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ma Aung lands a damaging elbow.
Marinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ma Aung blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ma Aung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marinov's brow.
Marinov blocks the elbow strike.
Marinov avoids the elbow strike from Ma Aung, against the ropes.
Ma Aung misses with some punches.
Emil Marinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ma Aung tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Marinov.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marinov.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ma Aung looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Ma Aung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Ma Aung misses with a body shot.
Ma Aung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marinov misses with an uppercut. Ma Aung saw that one coming.
Ma Aung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ma Aung missing with a left hand there. Marinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ma Aung throws a body shot but no joy.
Ma Aung swings for the body but Marinov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma Aung misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Marinov misses
and Ma Aung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ma Aung looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Ma Aung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ma Aung swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marinov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Kyal Ma Aung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Ma Aung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ma Aung.
Marinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ma Aung throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
Ma Aung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marinov misses with a hook. Ma Aung ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Marinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ma Aung misses with a two punch combination.
Ma Aung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ma Aung tries to clinch but Marinov moves out of range.
Marinov has Ma Aung up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ma Aung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Ma Aung controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ma Aung.
Ma Aung pushes Marinov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marinov.
Marinov dodges an elbow strike from Ma Aung.
Ma Aung blocks an uppercut.
Ma Aung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ma Aung throws a series of punches but Marinov moves out of range.
Kyal Ma Aung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ma Aung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ma Aung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ma Aung misses with a jab to the body
and Marinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ma Aung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov moves into the clinch.
Ma Aung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Ma Aung.
It looks like Emil Marinov has been cut.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marinov 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slice of Heaven. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Santiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santiago, pushing him back against the ropes.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Valentine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Valentine digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Come on Valentine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valentine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valentine receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Valentine tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Valentine stalling in the clinch but Santiago improves position.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Santiago.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentines head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentine.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santiago up against the ropes.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine presses Santiago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine works on Santiago's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
A short left from Santiago.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
Valentine tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Santiago.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago lands a left hand.
Valentine is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentine has his back to the ropes.
Santiago tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Santiago back against the ropes.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Santiago dominated that round.
That's time! Santiago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Santiago misses.
Santiago throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine looking to stall.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago digs a right hand underneath Valentine's ribcage. Valentine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santiago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcus Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
A short left from Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Valentine tries a body shot but Santiago blocks it.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Santiago prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Santiago lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santiago seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valentine can turn it around.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Santiago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago working aggressively here.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
Santiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Santiago dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine clinches.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine tries to work over Santiago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Valentine tries to work over Santiago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Santiago tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Santiago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Valentine.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santiago.
It looks like Sam Valentine has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santiago working aggressively here.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Marcus Santiago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine is stalling here.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sam Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Valentine - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santiago 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Santiago!
Post fight, an emotional Marcus Santiago said 'YEAH !!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness's entrance music is The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. A fine choice. Nobonaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kickboxer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobonaga misses with a body kick.
As Nobonaga looks to move away, McGuiness throws a big counter combo but Nobonaga just gets out of the way.
McGuiness has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nobonaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuiness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGuiness avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuiness is defending well for now.
Nobonaga misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuiness blocks it with crossed arms.
McGuiness stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Nobonaga fails to land.
McGuiness tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobonaga tries to clinch but McGuiness is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nobonaga - that will leave a mark!
Nobonaga moves in looking to clinch but McGuiness pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga misses with a head kick.
McGuiness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nobonaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Nobonaga has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nobonaga lands an elbow inside that McGuiness shrugs off.
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
Nobonaga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nobonaga.
A head punch on the inside from Nobonaga fails to land.
Nobonaga tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
McGuiness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga looking to throw knees to the head but McGuiness is blocking nicely.
McGuiness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nobonaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nobonaga lands with a left to the head.
Nobonaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGuiness breaks the clinch.
Nobonaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuiness, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga throws an elbow that misses.
McGuiness tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nobonaga works on McGuiness's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuiness takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nobonaga.
McGuiness throws a punch but it's blocked by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuiness is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Nobonaga as the two fighters clinch.
Nobonaga crunches a lovely knee into McGuiness's ribcage.
Nobonaga is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuiness gets an underhook and turns Nobonaga into the ropes.
McGuiness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nobonaga lands a knee to the body.
Nobonaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nobonaga lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Nobonaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nobonaga misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagoya Nobonaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam McGuiness'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.
A head kick from Nobonaga lands but McGuiness takes it in his stride.
Nobonaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nobonaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
Nobonaga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nobonaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nobonaga throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
Nobonaga has managed to clinch.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
Nobonaga misses with a knee to the head.
McGuiness is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuiness is defending well for now.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nobonaga lands a nice elbow.
McGuiness is trying to stall.
Nobonaga tries to stall but McGuiness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness wants to break free but Nobonaga has control.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Nobonaga.
McGuiness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nobonaga wants to clinch.
Nobonaga tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagoya Nobonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nobonaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga has closed the distance and engaged McGuiness in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness scores with a shot to the side of Nobonaga's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nobonaga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuiness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuiness wants to break free but Nobonaga has control.
Nobonaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nobonaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuiness is defending well for now.
McGuiness manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nobonaga. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nobonaga drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the ropes.
Nobonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga misses with the head strike.
Nobonaga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Nobonaga.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuiness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nobonaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagoya Nobonaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam McGuiness's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nobonaga connects with a high kick.
Nobonaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nobonaga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGuiness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuiness.
Nobonaga clinches.
Come on McGuiness - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nobonaga looking to throw knees to the head but McGuiness is blocking nicely.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobonaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuiness.
Nobonaga can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
McGuiness tries to break free but Nobonaga pushes him back against the ropes.
McGuiness manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuiness crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nobonaga - the referee stops the clock and McGuiness gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nobonaga. McGuiness manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nobonaga wants to clinch up but McGuiness keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuiness throws a hook but Nobonaga avoids it easily.
Nobonaga darts in and clinches McGuiness up against the ropes.
McGuiness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nobonaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nobonaga rushes McGuiness and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGuiness scores with a hook to the body.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Nobonaga tries to throw a body punch but McGuiness avoids it by throwing Nobonaga back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Nobonaga blocks it.
Nobonaga leaning against his opponent.
Nobonaga throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuiness circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling McGuiness to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness tries to keep at a distance but Nobonaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nobonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nobonaga.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Nobonaga avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the ropes.
McGuiness has Nobonaga pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagoya Nobonaga really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam McGuiness's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nobonaga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nobonaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nobonaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGuiness breaks the clinch.
McGuiness takes one to the side of the head.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nobonaga slips a straight right by McGuiness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobonaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuiness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nobonaga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nobonaga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGuiness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nobonaga is looking to clinch.
McGuiness swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Nobonaga.
Nobonaga tries to clinch but McGuiness is having none of it.
Nobonaga wants to clinch but McGuiness slips to the side
and McGuiness counters with a straight right hand.
Nobonaga clinches.
McGuiness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nobonaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nobonaga tries to work over McGuiness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nobonaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuiness is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McGuiness.
McGuiness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGuiness is working Nobonaga over against the ropes.
McGuiness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nobonaga wants to clinch up but McGuiness keeps it at a distance.
McGuiness throwing a counter right hand but Nobonaga manages to avoid it.
Nobonaga throws a head kick but McGuiness moves out of range.
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuiness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuiness jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nobonaga moves to clinch but McGuiness breaks away
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
Nobonaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga moves to clinch but McGuiness breaks away
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness had his way with Sagoya Nobonaga in that round.
The cut man is working on Liam McGuiness's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nobonaga swings widly with a right hand
and Nobonaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sagoya Nobonaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuiness.
A clash of legs there as Nobonaga blocks the low kick.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nobonaga wants to clinch up but McGuiness keeps it at a distance.
Nobonaga is looking to clinch.
McGuiness is looking to counter punch.
Nobonaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nobonaga gets through McGuiness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nobonaga letting McGuiness take a breather here.
McGuiness lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness throws a head punch that misses.
Nobonaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuiness's efforts to push away.
McGuiness takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGuiness misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuiness is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by McGuiness.
McGuiness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
McGuiness wants to stall.
McGuiness tries to work over Nobonaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness trying to stall but Nobonaga improves his position.
Nobonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGuiness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nobonaga rushes McGuiness and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nobonaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuiness avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuiness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuiness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch.
McGuiness digs a right hand into Nobonaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobonaga's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam McGuiness showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nobonaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagoya Nobonaga!
After winning the bout, Sagoya Nobonaga 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the ring accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. McGuire has chosen Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Burns slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
McGuire throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGuire clinches.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
McGuire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGuire's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
McGuire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
McGuire misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Burns.
Burns pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire lands a body punch.
Burns blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Burns tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGuire's calf.
Burns has managed to clinch.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by McGuire.
Burns misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Burns thumps McGuire with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Burns.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Burns thumps McGuire with a low kick.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns working McGuire over with knees to the body.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns lands a body punch.
Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as McGuire blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a low kick.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Burns down.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire with a jab.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Burns misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
Burns misses with a low kick.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire slips under a jab from Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by McGuire.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
McGuire punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
Burns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGuire tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns lands an overhand right.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns clinches.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGuire tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into McGuire's ribcage.
McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Burns.
McGuire takes an elbow to the temple.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes.
Burns misses with a knee strike.
McGuire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGuire trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
Burns misses with a knee strike.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.
McGuire throws a fast counter high kick but Burns manages to duck under it in time.
McGuire throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Burns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burns thumps McGuire with a low kick.
Burns tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Burns down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire.
McGuire catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns keeps McGuire at a distance using the push kick.
Burns throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by McGuire.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Burns avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Burns throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
McGuire misses the jab.
Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire blocks a leg kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns backing away here, and McGuire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burns catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGuire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Zander McGuire in that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! Burns'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.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
McGuire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burns has McGuire up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns taking a breather.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes.
Zander McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped McGuire in his tracks for a moment.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuire taking a breather.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Burns tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns tries to clinch
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns checks a leg kick.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
McGuire jabs at Burns's body.
Burns moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
As McGuire tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but McGuire manages to avoid the attempt.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!
Titan Xavier Burns retains his lightweight title!
As Titan Xavier Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pop Evil - Ways To Get High kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Solomon Nao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Philo Beddoe's chin.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philo Beddoe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Nao blocks the leg kick.
Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao lunges at Beddoe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beddoe's hand.
Beddoe throws a big shot that misses.
Beddoe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nao lands with an overhand left.
Nao lands a nice looking body kick.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Beddoe moves away and avoids it.
Beddoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beddoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Beddoe lands a head kick!
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beddoe's calf.
Beddoe slips a jab from Nao.
Beddoe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Nao misses its intended target.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beddoe. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao misses the body punch
and Beddoe counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
Nao connects with a right hand. Beddoe shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Beddoe there.
Beddoe misses with an uppercut.
Beddoe tries to land a leg kick but Nao saw it coming and moves away.
Beddoe avoids the body shot from Nao.
Nao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beddoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Beddoe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nao swats away the attempt to clinch by Beddoe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beddoe. That's going to slow Nao down.
Nao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beddoe.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beddoe cracks Nao with an open hand slap.
Beddoe moves in looking to clinch but Nao pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beddoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Nao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nao misses with a body punch
and Beddoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Beddoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Beddoe shrugs it off though.
Beddoe looks to throw a body kick
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nao throws a low kick, looking for Beddoe's leg but Beddoe calmly moves out of range.
Beddoe misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beddoe - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philo Beddoe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nao throws a head kick but Beddoe moves out of range.
Beddoe connects with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Beddoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nao lands a leg kick that knocks Beddoe off balance momentarily.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nao is looking to counter punch.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao lands with an uppercut that bounces Beddoe off the ropes and back into range.
Nao misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddoe connects with a leg kick. Nao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beddoe misses with a low kick.
Nao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beddoe scores with a sloppy right hand. Nao should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws a body punch but Beddoe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe connects with a leg kick. Nao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beddoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beddoe swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Beddoe is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beddoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Beddoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nao misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Beddoe looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Beddoe takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Beddoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Beddoe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beddoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beddoe can pounce on him.
Nao throws a wild body kick that Beddoe sees coming a mile off.
Nao thows a body kick. Beddoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao lands a jab to Beddoe's midsection.
Beddoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beddoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beddoe loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
Nao lands a nice looking body kick.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddoe moves away.
Nao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beddoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao'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.
Beddoe throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Beddoe's shoulder, as Beddoe tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Beddoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beddoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beddoe throws a low kick but Nao moves out of range easily.
Nao scores with a nice body kick.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Beddoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beddoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Beddoe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nao with a body shot.
A low kick from Nao is predictable there
and Beddoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beddoe tries to clinch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beddoe is out of range.
Beddoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao wants to land a leg kick but Beddoe is out of range.
Beddoe throws a big counter head kick but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Nao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beddoe moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Beddoe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao tries to work over Beddoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beddoe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nao.
A head punch on the inside from Beddoe fails to land.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Nao.
Beddoe lands an uppercut.
Nao tries a body shot but Beddoe blocks it.
Nao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddoes head.
Beddoe tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beddoe or not.
Beddoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beddoe.
Beddoe blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beddoe throws a head punch that misses.
Nao is looking to control Beddoe's arms but Beddoe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Beddoe's head.
Beddoe misses with a body punch.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Nao prevents Beddoe from breaking the clinch.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao blocks a body shot from Beddoe.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Beddoe misses with a punch to the body.
Beddoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beddoe can't break the clinch.
Solomon Nao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's time! Nao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nao throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Beddoe misses.
Nao thuds his shin into the meat of Beddoe's side.
Beddoe staying out of range there.
Nao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beddoe feints a counter leg kick.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Beddoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beddoe. That did some damage!
Beddoe lands a slapping body shot.
Beddoe throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Beddoe throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Nao misses.
A little jabbing left from Beddoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nao throws a looping overhand right but Beddoe ducks down to avoid it.
Beddoe stuns Nao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nao.
Nao thuds a left hand into Beddoe's body.
Beddoe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beddoe.
Beddoe sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
Nao tries to work over Beddoe's front leg with a kick but Beddoe checks it.
Beddoe takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beddoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beddoe.
Beddoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao misses with a hook.
Beddoe feints a counter leg kick.
Nao jabs at Beddoe's body.
Nao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beddoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Nao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beddoe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beddoe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beddoe in his tracks.
Nao works Beddoe's body with a nice hook.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Beddoe misses.
Nao scores with the left hand. Beddoe knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao had his way with Philo Beddoe in that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beddoe misses with a leg kick.
Nao defending well as Beddoe loads up on a big left hand.
Beddoe is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Nao misses its target.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Beddoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beddoe throws a nice looking combination but Nao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao looks for the body kick but Beddoe saw that one coming.
Beddoe tries to score with a low kick but Nao moves his leg out of the way.
Beddoe blocks a low kick nicely.
Nao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nao tries to work over Beddoe's front leg with a kick but Beddoe checks it.
Philo Beddoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Nao finds it's target.
Beddoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Beddoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beddoe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick from Beddoe lands but Nao takes it in his stride.
Beddoe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beddoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao scores with the left hand. Beddoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Beddoe throws a chopping leg kick but Nao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beddoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao digs a good hook to Beddoe's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Nao as he checks the leg kick.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nao lands with a nice body kick.
Beddoe wants to clinch up but Nao keeps it at a distance.
Beddoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beddoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nao.
Beddoe is rocked!
Nao closes the distance and catches Beddoe with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Beddoe is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Beddoe is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Beddoe is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Nao takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Solomon Nao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Szczęsny has chosen Immortal Technique-Obnoxious as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
Spong moves into range and clinches up with Szczęsny.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.
Szczęsny wants to break free but Spong has control.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
Szczęsny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szczęsny's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Szczęsny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szczęsny's calf.
Spong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spong misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Szczęsny. Szczęsny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spong works Szczęsny's body with a nice hook.
Spong sizes up Szczęsny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny scores with a body shot.
Szczęsny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szczęsny connects with a solid leg kick.
Spong lands with a straight right. Szczęsny didn't see that one coming.
Szczęsny drops his hands momentarily and Spong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Szczęsny misses with a straight right.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Spong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Szczęsny.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Szczęsny crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spong - the referee stops the clock and Szczęsny gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spong. Szczęsny manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Szczęsny misses.
Szczęsny defending well as Spong loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong scores with a jab. Szczęsny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczęsny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spong avoids the head kick by Szczęsny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to clinch up.
Spong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Szczęsny throws a low kick but Spong moves out of range easily.
Szczęsny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spong throws a front kick aimed at Szczęsny's knee but Szczęsny avoids it well.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Szczęsny misses with a body kick.
It looks like Spong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Spong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Szczęsny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spong misses with an uppercut.
Szczęsny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Szczęsny finds it's way through Spong's defenses.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but Spong moved away.
Spong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spong moves out of range as Szczęsny throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Szczęsny. That's going to slow Spong down.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spong cracks the inside of Szczęsny's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a fast counter high kick but Spong manages to duck under it in time.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczęsny is just out of range.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szczęsny can do to turn this around?
Szczęsny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szczęsny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Spong there.
Alistair Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
Spong throws a low kick but Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szczęsny's sensitive parts.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny tries to keep at a distance but Spong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczęsny throws out the jab.
Szczęsny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a hook.
Spong checks the leg kick.
Spong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szczęsny is looking to break free of the clinch but Spong has double underhooks.
Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Szczęsny tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Szczęsny back against the ropes.
Szczęsny misses with a punch on the inside.
Szczęsny lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Szczęsny on the inside.
Szczęsny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spong looks to land a body kick but Szczęsny moved away.
Szczęsny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Szczęsny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spong misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Spong misses with a straight left.
Spong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szczęsny at a distance.
A head kick misses from Spong.
Szczęsny is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spong moves in looking to clinch but Szczęsny pushes him off.
Szczęsny scores with a body shot.
Szczęsny looks to throw a body kick
and Spong counters with a low kick, right behind Szczęsny 's knee.
Spong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong has managed to clinch.
Szczęsny takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Szczęsny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Szczęsny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szczęsny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Jab by Spong.
Spong misses with a hook. Szczęsny ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Spong misses.
Szczęsny tests Spong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Szczęsny swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
Spong throws a wild body kick that Szczęsny sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Szczęsny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spong misses with a kick to the body.
Spong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Szczęsny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spong.
Spong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Szczęsny.
Szczęsny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spong can pounce on him.
Donk. Spong catches Szczęsny right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Szczęsny misses.
Spong throws a right and a left that Szczęsny avoids nicely.
Szczęsny misses with a body kick.
As Szczęsny tries to get set, Spong tries to push him back and clinch up but Szczęsny manages to avoid the attempt.
Spong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szczęsny.
Spong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spong tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.
Szczęsny cracks Spong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Szczęsny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spong was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczęsny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Spong.
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!
Spong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Szczęsny.
A big left from Szczęsny misses.
It looked like Spong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Szczęsny.
Jab, jab by Szczęsny - just one landing.
Spong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spong moves into the clinch.
Szczęsny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Szczęsny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Szczęsny cracks Spong with a nice body shot.
Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong slips a jab from Szczęsny.
Spong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczęsny throws a sloppy head kick and Spong moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szczęsny.
Spong scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczęsny really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Szczęsny misses with a leg kick.
Szczęsny scores with a hook.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczęsny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spong.
Spong is looking to counter punch.
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spong blocks a low kick nicely.
Spong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spong is looking to slow Szczęsny down with leg kicks.
Spong walks into a left hand.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Szczęsny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Szczęsny works Spong's body with a nice hook.
Spong lands with a straight right. Szczęsny didn't see that one coming.
Szczęsny tries to land a leg kick but Spong saw it coming and moves away.
Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczęsny misses with a punch to the body.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by Spong.
Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at Spong's legs.
Spong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny thuds a left hand into Spong's body.
Spong scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczęsny scores with a sloppy right hand. Spong should have avoided that one.
Spong doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
Spong misses with an uppercut.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick.
Szczęsny missing with a left hand there. Spong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spong blocks a jab.
Szczęsny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Szczęsny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spong takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
Spong backing away here, and Szczęsny unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczęsny moves away.
Szczęsny was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong throws a body punch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Spong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spong's head.
Spong lands with a straight right. Szczęsny didn't see that one coming.
Szczęsny is looking to land body kicks.
Szczęsny misses with a straight right.
Szczęsny misses with a looping right.
Spong lands the left hand.
Spong clinches up with Szczęsny and pushes him back against the ropes.
Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Krzysztof Szczęsny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Spong.
Spong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick which misses Spong's front leg but catches the back leg as Spong tries to avoid it.
Spong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczęsny avoids the head kick by Spong.
Szczęsny throws a push kick but Spong slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spong.
A bone on bone clash there as Spong blocks the leg kick.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczęsny moves away.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Spong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Spong misses.
Szczęsny misses with a straight left.
Szczęsny throws a shot from downtown. Spong moves away and avoids it.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at Spong's legs.
Spong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Szczęsny is predictable there
and Spong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a good low kick that Spong was not able to check.
Spong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Spong.
Spong takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
Spong thows a leg kick but Szczęsny checks it
and Szczęsny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Spong misses.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Spong tenderised Szczęsny's leg. Szczęsny is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Szczęsny misses its intended target.
Szczęsny throws a hook but Spong blocks it.
Szczęsny takes one to the chin there.
Spong scores with a jab. Szczęsny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spong throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny lands with a thumping leg kick.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at Spong's legs.
A head kick misses from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spong throws the left hand but Szczęsny avoids the punch easily.
Szczęsny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Szczęsny tries to keep at a distance but Spong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spong blocks a body shot from Szczęsny.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczęsny lands a right hand.
Spong struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
Szczęsny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szczęsny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alistair Spong.
Well Spong 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 Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Spong!
An intense looking Alistair Spong took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.
Krzysztof Szczęsny was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suri comes to the ring accompanied by Bohemia - Kali Denali . Sher Shah Suri has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri lands with a nice body kick.
Lievin throws out a leg kick but Suri moves out of range and Lievin only half commits.
Suri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Lievin misses the target.
Lievin scoring well with a low kick there.
Lievin throws a shot from downtown. Suri moves away and avoids it.
Lievin throws a body kick that misses.
Lievin takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Abe Lievin has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Suri.
Suri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lievin staying out of range there.
Lievin looks for the body kick but Suri saw that one coming.
Suri scores with a leg kick.
Lievin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Lievin misses.
Suri throws a body punch but Lievin moves out of range.
Suri works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri misses with a leg kick.
Lievin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suri.
Lievin missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suri connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Suri.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suri scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Lievin to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Suri away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Lievin got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Lievin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lievin glances at the clock... BAM! Suri nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lievin crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lievin is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sher Shah Suri!
A very excited looking Sher Shah Suri 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari's entrance music is Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. A fine choice. Cirkovic has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azhari will feel that in the morning.
Azhari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azhari thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it
and Cirkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Azhari shrugs it off.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhari takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Cirkovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cirkovic connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.
Azhari looks for the body kick but Cirkovic saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cirkovic!
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a lazy head kick
and Azhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cirkovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Cirkovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cirkovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Azhari off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari connects with the punch.
Azhari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Cirkovic catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirkovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Cirkovic coming out on top.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
Cirkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Azhari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azhari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands the left hand.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Azhari.
Cirkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Azhari.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head but Cirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Cirkovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
Cirkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Azhari.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cirkovic's brow.
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azhari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cirkovic clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cirkovic throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Cirkovic misses.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Cirkovic throws a right hand that Azhari ducks under and follows up with a left that Azhari also avoids with ease.
Azhari slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cirkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cirkovic checks it well.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cirkovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cirkovic - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cirkovic. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Azhari throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Cirkovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cirkovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Azhari off the ropes and back into range.
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirkovic stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cirkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
Cirkovic digs a good body shot into Azhari's ribs.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Azhari.
Cirkovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azhari.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cirkovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cirkovic misses.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a shot 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!
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Azhari pushes him away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Azhari - that will leave a mark!
Cirkovic lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Azhari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azhari moves forwards but Cirkovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cirkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Azhari in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azhari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
Azhari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Cirkovic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cirkovic. Cirkovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a right hand that Azhari ducks under and follows up with a left that Azhari also avoids with ease.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirkovic's calf.
Cirkovic scores with a body shot.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Azhari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cirkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azhari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirkovic blocks a jab.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Azhari.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Azhari.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body kick.
Azhari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Azhari is having none of it.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Azhari thuds his right hand into Cirkovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari lands an overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
A lazy body kick from Azhari
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
A little jabbing left from Cirkovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic with a hook.
Cirkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Cirkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Azhari's ribs.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Cirkovic pushes Azhari away with a front kick.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cirkovic throws a one two combo.
Cirkovic with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Azhari misses
and Cirkovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azhari connects with a body shot that sends Cirkovic's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Cirkovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Azhari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Cirkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cirkovic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Ebrahim Azhari spoke after the fight, saying 'Well you loose some and win some, but lately i kinda loose more then win. I have to see how to continue with my career.'.
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