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KOTR 14 Welterweight GP Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Tariku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Megaton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
Big right hand
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Tariku!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tariku.
Tariku moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Tariku looks to land a left hand but Megaton moved out of range nicely.
Megaton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick lands from Megaton.
Tariku throws a looping overhand right but Megaton ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Megaton.
Tariku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tariku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Megaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megaton cracks Tariku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tariku misses with a hook
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Tariku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Megaton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tariku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megaton connects with the punch.
Megaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Tariku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tariku ducks under a wild hook from Megaton.
Megaton cracks Tariku with a good jab.
Megaton scores with a leg kick.
Tariku misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Megaton thuds a left hand into Tariku's body.
A slow jab from Megaton misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Tariku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tariku throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Megaton coming out on top.
Tariku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megaton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Megaton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tariku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton moves forwards but Tariku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tariku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Megaton counters with a good low kick that Tariku was not able to check.
Megaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megaton lands a jab.
Tariku just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Megaton.
Tariku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tariku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Megaton misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megaton looks to land a right hand but Tariku moved out of range.
Tariku lands a slapping body shot.
Tariku throws a sloppy body shot
and Megaton counters with a low kick, right behind Tariku 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton'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.
Megaton connects with an inside leg kick.
Megaton lands a right hook to the body.
Megaton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tariku. That did some damage!
Tariku misses with a combination
and Megaton counters with a straight right hand.
Megaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tariku can do to turn this around?
Tariku throws a poor cross that misses
and Megaton counters with a low kick, right behind Tariku 's knee.
Tariku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megaton.
Megaton throws an overhand right that lands on Tariku's shoulder, as Tariku tries to avoid the shot.
Tariku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tariku throws a body punch but Megaton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megaton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Megaton.
Megaton slips a jab from Tariku.
Megaton cracks Tariku with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Megaton finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megaton.
Megaton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tariku counters with a stiff right hand.
Tariku throws a right hand that misses
and Megaton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tariku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Megaton at a distance.
Megaton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Megaton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Megaton throws out a loose jab but Tariku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tariku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tariku misses with a straight right.
Tariku misses the body punch
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
A jab from Megaton misses.
Tariku moves away from the strike by Megaton.
Tariku misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Megaton throwing a counter right hand but Tariku manages to avoid it.
Megaton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariku fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Tariku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Megaton connects with a single shot there.
Megaton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tariku's head.
Tariku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Megaton loads up on a big right hand but Tariku slips the punch.
Mike Megaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Tariku connects with a body shot that sends Megaton's belly button to the back.
Megaton ducks right into an uppercut from Tariku.
Megaton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Megaton lands a nice hook to Tariku's body. Tariku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Megaton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tariku misses with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megaton lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Megaton misses with an uppercut. Tariku saw that one coming.
Tariku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Megaton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Megaton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megaton looks to land a left hand but Tariku moved out of range nicely.
Tariku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tariku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Megaton moves forwards but Tariku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Megaton finds it's way through Tariku's defenses.
Tariku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Megaton.
Megaton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariku throws a looping overhand right but Megaton ducks down to avoid it.
Megaton lands a slapping body shot.
Megaton misses with a hook
and Tariku counters with a straight right hand.
Megaton swings for the body but Tariku moves out of range.
Tariku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tariku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tariku. Megaton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tariku misses with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a left to the body.
Tariku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Megaton misses with an uppercut. Tariku saw that one coming.
Megaton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tariku has time to react.
Tariku misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a nice body shot.
Megaton scores with a leg kick.
Tariku throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Megaton takes one to the side of the head.
Tariku throws a poor cross that misses
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megaton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megaton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Megaton.
Tariku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tariku defending well as Megaton loads up on a big left hand.
Tariku 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.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megaton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Megaton.
Megaton moves forwards but Tariku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tariku swings for the body but Megaton moves out of range.
Megaton scores with a sloppy right hand. Tariku should have avoided that one.
Elias Tariku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tariku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megaton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Megaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Megaton 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Megaton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikodin Dogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikodin Dogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikodin Dogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konrad Kriz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriz lands a head shot.
A solid body kick from Dogan.
Dogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kriz.
Dogan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Konrad Kriz has been cut.
Kriz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dogan misses with a head kick.
Dogan throws a right hand that Kriz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kriz also avoids with ease.
Dogan stalks Kriz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kriz's face. Kriz staggers backwards, shaken.
Kriz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kriz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Nikodin Dogan has been cut.
Kriz 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.
Dogan loads up on a big right hand but Kriz slips the punch.
Kriz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dogan counters with a three punch combo that has Kriz backing up. Kriz nods at Dogan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogan darts in and clinches Kriz up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Kriz.
A short left from Dogan.
Dogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kriz controls his hands.
Kriz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kriz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dogan backwards.
Dogan takes a shot to the head.
Kriz presses Dogan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kriz scores with a shot to the side of Dogan's head.
Kriz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kriz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dogan missing with knees to the body.
Kriz gets through Dogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dogan backwards.
Dogan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Dogan.
A left hand lands to the body for Kriz.
A short left from Kriz.
A short right from Kriz.
Dogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriz avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kriz.
Dogan is rocked!
Dogan is breathing heavily.
Dogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Dogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriz lands a nice uppercut.
Kriz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Dogan with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Dogan looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Dogan get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Konrad Kriz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaston De Oca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gaston De Oca has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaston De Oca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior tries to keep at a distance but De Oca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
De Oca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Oca is defending well for now.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Oca really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
De Oca looking to stall.
Warrior's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Warrior's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca is trying to maintain a safe position but Warrior gets an underhook and turns De Oca into the ropes.
Warrior keeps control of De Oca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Oca takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Gaston De Oca has been cut.
De Oca tries to circle away but Warrior has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Oca is breathing heavily.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Oca.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Oca avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Oca wants to stall.
De Oca can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Warrior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Oca tries to break free but Warrior pushes him back against the ropes.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Oca.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Oca looking to slow down the pace here.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Oca.
De Oca is trying to break free.
Warrior avoiding damage as De Oca throws knees to the body.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but De Oca is blocking nicely.
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!
De Oca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Oca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Oca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but De Oca avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Oca is trying to break free.
De Oca tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Oca is defending well for now.
De Oca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior working De Oca over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaston De Oca'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.
Warrior takes the fight into the clinch.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Oca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oca is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior landing knees to the head.
De Oca tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but De Oca blocks with his arms.
De Oca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Oca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
De Oca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Oca controlling the action here for a moment.
De Oca tries to work over Warrior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Oca avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on De Oca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warrior stalling against the ropes.
De Oca looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiger Warrior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Oca is defending well for now.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Oca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca trying to control the position but instead, Warrior has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Oca into the ropes.
De Oca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Oca avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warrior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Oca wants to break free but Warrior has control.
De Oca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warrior.
De Oca can't break the clinch.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands a knee to the head.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Oca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Oca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but De Oca blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Oca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but De Oca blocks it.
Warrior stalling in the clinch.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaston De Oca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Oca forces Warrior back against the ropes and clinches.
De Oca misses with the head strike.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
De Oca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Oca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Oca blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiger Warrior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warrior blocking some punches.
De Oca takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
De Oca has had enough of the clinch but Warrior keeps him there for the moment.
De Oca tries to stall but Warrior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but De Oca blocks it.
De Oca tries to land knees in the clinch but Warrior avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Oca throws an elbow but misses.
Warrior blocking some punches.
De Oca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Oca.
De Oca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
De Oca misses with the head strike.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but De Oca is blocking nicely.
De Oca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oca working hard to break the clinch.
De Oca looking to stall.
De Oca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warrior is defending well for now.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca is trying to push Warrior away but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but De Oca blocks with his arms.
De Oca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warrior blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but De Oca avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oca managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gaston De Oca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warrior obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warrior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Warrior!
A relieved looking Tiger Warrior thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Quica Gaviria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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147 lbs
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quica Gaviria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Speed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaviria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Gaviria staying out of range there.
Speed staying out of range there.
Speed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Speed has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gaviria is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Gaviria's head back.
Gaviria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Speed misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaviria throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
Speed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Gaviria.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaviria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaviria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaviria misses with a looping left.
Gaviria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaviria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mick Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Gaviria.
Gaviria throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Gaviria.
Speed throws a right hand that Gaviria ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaviria also avoids with ease.
Speed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaviria defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaviria.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaviria looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Gaviria slips the punch.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed takes a swing at Gaviria's ribcage but misses.
Gaviria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
Gaviria misses the shot to the body.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaviria dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Gaviria misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Speed misses.
Speed misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Gaviria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Speed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Speed lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Gaviria goes down! The ref sends Speed to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Gaviria is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Speed lands with a nice body punch.
Speed throws a right and a left that Gaviria avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Speed.
Nice cross by Speed.
Gaviria is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Gaviria.
Gaviria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaviria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gaviria lands a slapping body shot.
Speed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Speed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaviria.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed scores with a nice right hand.
Gaviria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gaviria.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaviria.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaviria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaviria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Gaviria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mick Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Gaviria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaviria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaviria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Gaviria throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Gaviria seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed misses with a hook
and Gaviria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Speed misses the jab.
Speed throws a hook but Gaviria blocks it.
Gaviria feints a jab promting Speed to slip. Gaviria then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Speed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaviria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Gaviria ducks down to avoid it.
Gaviria throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaviria.
Gaviria lands a lovely overhand right.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Gaviria saw that one coming.
Gaviria went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed misses with a hook
and Gaviria counters with a straight right hand.
Gaviria ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Speed looks to land a right hand but Gaviria moved out of range.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Gaviria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Speed takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaviria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quica Gaviria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaviria.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaviria throws a big counter combination but Speed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gaviria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaviria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speed's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Gaviria appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gaviria misses with a body shot
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaviria manages to avoid it.
Gaviria is looking to counter punch.
Speed catches Gaviria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaviria's head.
Speed misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaviria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Gaviria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Gaviria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed connects with a quick right hand that sends Gaviria tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mick Speed!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Island Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Astro Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Tourney!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
Tourney misses with a wild body shot.
Boy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tourney manages to circle out of the way.
Tourney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tourney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boy tries to clinch there but Tourney circles away.
Tourney misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Tourney throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tourney.
Tourney misses the shot to the body.
Boy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Astro Boy has been cut.
Tourney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boy forces Tourney back against the ropes and clinches.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tourney avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tourney's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tourney working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tourney's brow.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Tourney blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tourney.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tourney swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Tourney.
Tourney lands a left hand.
Boy is rocked!
Tourney blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Oh Boy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy seems to have got his legs back now.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Tourney in his tracks for a moment.
Boy blocks a body shot from Tourney.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tourney blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Tourney lands a shoulder strike.
Tourney swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tourney avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Tourney misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tourney.
Tourney avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the ropes.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Tourney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tourney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Tourney looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Boy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tourney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tourney's brow.
Boy blocks a body shot from Tourney.
Tourney misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tourney.
Tourney throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
A nice left hand lands by Tourney.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Tourney misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Tourney breaks from the clinch.
Tourney loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tourney misses with a two punch combination.
Tourney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tourney blocks the body kick.
Tourney blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Tourney.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Tourney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tourney misses the jab.
Tourney throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy throws the kick towards the body but Tourney avoids it.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Tourney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tourney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tourney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tourney swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy tries to counter by clinching up but Tourney breaks away and moves out of range.
Tourney missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tourney throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Tourney tries to keep at a distance but Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tourney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tourney on the inside.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tourney misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tourney fails to land.
Boy lands an elbow just above Tourney 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tourney lands a body punch.
Tourney lands with a left to the head.
Tourney tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Tourney back against the ropes.
Tourney throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Tourney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tourney on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tourney blocks an elbow strike.
Boy trying to stall but Tourney improves his position.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Island Tourney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Astro Boy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Tourney.
Tourney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Island Tourney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Island Tourney!
Island Tourney is the new welterweight champion!
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