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Venom Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Montgomery Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanchai has chosen Here come the Chanchai as his entrance music. 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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202 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns moves out of range as Chanchai strikes.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Chanchai ducks down to avoid it.
Chanchai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chanchai.
Chanchai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chanchai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Chanchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Somsak Ram Chanchai 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.
Chanchai throws a leg kick
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Chanchai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Chanchai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Chanchai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns throws a hook but Chanchai avoids it easily.
Chanchai throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Chanchai backing up. Chanchai nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Chanchai cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chanchai throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Chanchai only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Chanchai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chanchai moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Chanchai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chanchai 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 avoids the body shot from Chanchai.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Chanchai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chanchai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chanchai. Chanchai obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chanchai can pounce on him.
Chanchai misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Chanchai does no damage.
Chanchai scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Chanchai.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chanchai.
Chanchai slips under a jab from Burns.
Chanchai moves away from the strike by Burns.
Chanchai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Chanchai tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burns throws a hook but Chanchai avoids it easily.
Chanchai wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
Chanchai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Chanchai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chanchai throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chanchai staying out of range there.
Chanchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Chanchai is predictable there
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses the jab.
Chanchai misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Chanchai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a jab when Chanchai was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chanchai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai scores with a punch to the head.
Chanchai has Burns up against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Burns has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chanchai throws an elbow that misses.
Chanchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chanchai.
Chanchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Chanchai connects with a knee to the head.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Chanchai.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns misses with some punches.
Chanchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chanchai lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns throws a head kick but Chanchai moves out of range.
Chanchai throws an off balance right hand
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Chanchai throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Chanchai manages to avoid it.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Chanchai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Chanchai.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chanchai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Chanchai lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chanchai.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Chanchai counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Chanchai to acknowledge the strikes.
Chanchai moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Chanchai.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chanchai tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanchai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chanchai tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with some punches.
Chanchai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanchai landing knees to the head.
Chanchai misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Chanchai.
Chanchai lands an uppercut.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai pushes Burns back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns avoids a wild elbow strike from Chanchai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Chanchai.
Chanchai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Somsak Ram Chanchai'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.
Chanchai misses with a leg kick.
Chanchai ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Chanchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chanchai lands a head shot.
Chanchai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chanchai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chanchai lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai is looking to land body kicks.
Chanchai is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns misses with a hook
and Chanchai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chanchai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Chanchai was not able to check.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chanchai wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Chanchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chanchai is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chanchai can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Chanchai misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Chanchai throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Chanchai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Chanchai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chanchai is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Chanchai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
Chanchai feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Chanchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Chanchai.
Burns cracks Chanchai with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Chanchai moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chanchai.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Chanchai slips the punch.
Chanchai dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Chanchai misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chanchai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Chanchai closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Chanchai both land. Nice combination.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chanchai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chanchai.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Chanchai counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chanchai scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
A nice left hand lands by Chanchai.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai blocks an uppercut.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanchai obliges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chanchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chanchai lands a good knee to the midsection. Burns won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Chanchai.
Chanchai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chanchai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Montgomery Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanchai lands with a right to the head.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Chanchai lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burns is rocked!
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chanchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanchai.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Somsak Ram Chanchai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chanchai 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Somsak Ram Chanchai wins by unanimous decision!
Somsak Ram Chanchai spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the ring accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Walker has chosen Another One Bites the Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Smiles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smiles.
Smiles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles pushes Walker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smiles as Walker tries to tie him up.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Smiles lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Walker.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Walker looks winded!
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles is struggling to control the position.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker working aggressively here.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Smiles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Smiles is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smiles has his back to the ropes.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the ropes.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles looking to stall.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands a left hand.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to stall.
Smiles takes a shot to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good body shot from Walker.
Big J Smiles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiles.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Walker.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Walker.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker wants to stall.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Walker pushes Smiles back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Big J Smiles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smiles has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker taking a breather.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Walker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smiles's elbow.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Walker tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles working Walker over with knees to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smiles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Smiles improves position.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Smiles drives through and clinches with Walker against the ropes.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smiles up against the ropes.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Smiles is controlling him.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Walker lands a body punch.
Smiles can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Smiles taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Smiles tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Smiles is rocked!
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Smiles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
Walker creates a bit of distance and cracks Smiles with a big uppercut! Smiles goes down! The referee pushes Walker away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Smiles make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Walker takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Walker!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Walker thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contonio has chosen PUT EM IN THE AIR... KEEP UM THERE 2:54-6:29 as his entrance music. 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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Byczynski misses.
Byczynski misses with a shot to the body
and Contonio counters with a head kick. That will keep Byczynski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Contonio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Contonio slips under a jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a lazy right hand but Contonio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Contonio.
Byczynski moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contonio.
Byczynski lands with a right to the head.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contonio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Contonio, against the ropes.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Contonio, against the ropes.
Byczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Contonio avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Contonio.
A shot in the inside from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Contonio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Contonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
Byczynski taking a breather.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Contonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Byczynski misses with the head strike.
Byczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Contonio tries a body shot but Byczynski blocks it.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Contonio blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Byczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Contonio lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Contonio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Contonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contonio stalling in the clinch but Byczynski improves position.
Byczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Byczynski lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
Contonio is looking to control Byczynski's arms but Byczynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Contonio has his back to the ropes.
Contonio works on Byczynski's body with a couple of short punches.
Byczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byczynski lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
It looks like Jari Byczynski has been cut.
Byczynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Byczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Byczynski'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.
Byczynski misses with an uppercut
and Contonio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byczynski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Contonio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Contonio misses with a hook. Byczynski ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Byczynski misses.
Contonio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Contonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byczynski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contonio.
Contonio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Byczynski blocks the body kick.
Contonio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Byczynski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byczynski misses the shot to the body.
Contonio unleashes a big counter combination but Byczynski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski throws a right and a left that Contonio avoids nicely.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Contonio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Contonio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Contonio lands a nice hook to Byczynski's body. Byczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Contonio lands but Byczynski takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contonio.
Contonio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Byczynski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Contonio avoids it.
Byczynski closes the distance and pushes Contonio back into the ropes.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio lands with a light punch inside.
Byczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
Byczynski takes a shot to the head.
Byczynski is rocked!
Contonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Oh Byczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Byczynski crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Byczynski face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Contonio takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eva Contonio!
A victorious Eva Contonio 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Davey Gilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wieneke has chosen Satyricon - K.I.N.G as his entrance music. Marius Wieneke 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davey Gilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke feints a jab promting Gilly to slip. Wieneke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wieneke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wieneke tries a low kick but Gilly avoids it.
Gilly slips a jab from Wieneke.
Wieneke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gilly.
Wieneke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gilly misses with a hook. Wieneke ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Wieneke.
Gilly is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieneke connects with a nice cross there... Gilly is looking wobbly and Wieneke recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Gilly to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Wieneke jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marius Wieneke!
Marius Wieneke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev comes into the arena with I Touch Myself blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Levin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hjelmslev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Levin.
A punch combination from Hjelmslev misses.
Nice defenses there by Levin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Levin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hjelmslev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hjelmslev looks for the body kick but Levin saw that one coming.
Hjelmslev throws a head kick that misses.
Levin moves out of range of the strikes.
Levin ducks under a wild hook from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levin.
Hjelmslev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Levin lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hjelmslev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Levin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hjelmslev on the side of the head.
Levin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hjelmslev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Levin lands a really nice looking cross but Hjelmslev seems unphased.
Hjelmslev misses with a combination
and Levin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hjelmslev throws a low kick but Levin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev misses with an uppercut
and Levin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Levin scores with the left hand. Hjelmslev knows he should have avoided that one.
Hjelmslev is rocked!
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levin slips a straight right by Hjelmslev.
It seemed like Levin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Hjelmslev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hjelmslev drops his hands momentarily and Levin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levin connects with a single shot there.
Hjelmslev motions for Levin to come forward. Hjelmslev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook
and Levin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hjelmslev throws a body punch but Levin moves out of range.
Levin closes the distance and catches Hjelmslev with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Hjelmslev is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Hjelmslev is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Hjelmslev is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Levin takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Artem Levin!
Artem Levin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ragnar Hjelmslev had this to say: 'Well that about sucks. Fuck that shit, I quit this human punching bag rap. Guess that porn star thing will come in handy as a new career.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luca.
Cooper throws a lazy head kick
and Luca counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Luca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luca darts in trying to clinch
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Cooper slips under a jab from Luca.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
Luca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper tried to counter with a leg kick but Luca avoided it.
Luca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luca throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luca misses the shot to the body.
Luca throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper is looking for a counter combo.
Luca darts in and clinches Cooper up against the ropes.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luca will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the ropes.
Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper jabs Luca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luca scores with a nice right hand.
Luca lands with a nice body kick.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luca in his tracks.
Cooper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luca.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Cooper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luca avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luca misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper lands with an overhand left.
Luca lands a body shot.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper slips under a jab from Luca.
Luca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luca.
And Cooper counters with a quick kick to the body but Luca blocks it.
Cooper throws a solid leg kick but Luca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooper.
Luca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luca closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Luca moves out of range easily.
Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luca stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luca throws a lazy head kick
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Luca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Luca.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luca finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooper's head.
Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Luca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luca there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Luca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooper connects with a crisp jab.
Luca misses with a few strikes there.
Luca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Luca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
A little feinted left hand from Cooper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Luca looks low and kicks high, catching Cooper right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Vincent Cooper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luca avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Luca.
Cooper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooper throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luca lands a nice shot that snaps Cooper's head back.
Cooper is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Cooper out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Luca!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Luca made sure he mentioned Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saiyan Southbrook 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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217 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saiyan Southbrook!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Southbrook. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn is looking to score with low kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Southbrook has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Southbrook misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Southbrook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Southbrook lands with a shot to the body.
Southbrook throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Penn misses with a hook
and Southbrook counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Southbrook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Southbrook checks the leg kick.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Southbrook misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Saiyan Southbrook has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
Southbrook closes the distance and clinches.
Southbrook controlling the action here for a moment.
Southbrook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Southbrook working hard to break the clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Southbrook is controlling him.
Southbrook working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook breaks from the clinch.
Southbrook throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Southbrook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Penn slips a straight right by Southbrook.
Southbrook lands a nice shot to the body.
Southbrook lands a slapping body shot.
Southbrook throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Southbrook manages to avoid it.
Southbrook is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southbrook scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Southbrook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Southbrook connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Southbrook's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saiyan Southbrook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Southbrook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Southbrook moves out of range easily.
Southbrook digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Southbrook looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Southbrook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Southbrook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Southbrook looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Southbrook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Southbrook misses the shot to the body.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Southbrook misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Southbrook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Southbrook.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Southbrook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Southbrook misses with a looping left.
Penn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Southbrook tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Southbrook tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Southbrook back against the ropes.
Southbrook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
Southbrook cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Southbrook swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Southbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Southbrook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn tries to clinch but Southbrook is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southbrook throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn throws a counter high kick but Southbrook was just alert enough to avoid it.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Southbrook.
Southbrook throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Southbrook missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Southbrook backs away, Penn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Southbrook instigates a clinch.
Southbrook stalling the fight.
Southbrook can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saiyan Southbrook's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Southbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn connects with a crisp jab.
Southbrook lands with an overhand left.
Southbrook throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Southbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Southbrook takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Southbrook misses with a straight left.
Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Southbrook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with an inside leg kick.
Southbrook has Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Penn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Southbrook wants to break free but Penn has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Southbrook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
It looked like Penn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Southbrook moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Southbrook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Southbrook looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Southbrook just gets out of the way.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Southbrook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Southbrook throws out the jab.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Southbrook.
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn throws out a leg kick but Southbrook moves out of range and Penn only half commits.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Southbrook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Southbrook scores with a body shot.
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook misses the jab.
Penn tried to counter with a leg kick but Southbrook avoided it.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Southbrook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saiyan Southbrook'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.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Southbrook throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with an outside leg kick.
Southbrook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Southbrook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Southbrook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Southbrook jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by Southbrook.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Southbrook's head but Southbrook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Southbrook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Southbrook is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Southbrook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
As Southbrook looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Southbrook just gets out of the way.
A good leg kick by Penn.
Penn staggers Southbrook with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Southbrook looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Southbrook throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Southbrook is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Southbrook misses the 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!
Penn cracks Southbrook with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Southbrook is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Southbrook is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Southbrook could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steel Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, Steel Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matel Huchkov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Mike Litoris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov throws out a head kick that Litoris doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Litoris crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Litoris's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Mike Litoris has been cut.
Huchkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Litoris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Huchkov's knee momentarily.
Huchkov closes the distance and clinches.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
Huchkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Litoris counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Litoris lands a nice shot to the body.
Litoris throws a lazy right hand but Huchkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huchkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Litoris counter with a right hand.
Huchkov connects with a jab.
Litoris is rocked!
Huchkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Litoris, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oh Litoris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Litoris working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Huchkov.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
Huchkov 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.
A head kick misses from Huchkov.
Huchkov closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Litoris out cold! Litoris corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matel Huchkov!
Matel Huchkov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Mike Litoris was interviewed post fight and said 'Mike Litoris is hungry for more!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage gets tackled into the ropes by Kang. Kang maintains the clinch.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Rage 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.
Kang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang with a knee to the head.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Kang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kang scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Kang controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rage.
Kang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rage dodges an elbow strike from Kang.
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kang.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Kang.
Rage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kang presses Rage against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kang misses with some punches.
Kang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Rage gets through Kang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Kang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Rage controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Kang has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kang misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kang.
Kang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kang.
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage lands an uppercut.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kang.
A body shot lands from Kang.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing Kang back against the ropes.
Rage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Kang lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kang.
Kang misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kang blocks an uppercut.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kang tries to work over Rage'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.
Bruce Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruce Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Kang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kang misses with a two punch combination.
Kang walks into a stiff left hand from Rage.
Rage connects with a right hand. Kang shakes it off.
Rage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kang. That did some damage!
Rage with a nice cross.
A left lands for Kang.
Kang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang darts in and clinches Rage up against the ropes.
Rage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kang lands a damaging elbow.
Kang misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
Rage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Rage on the inside.
Rage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kangs head.
Kang lands with a light punch inside.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Kang.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Kang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kang.
Kang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rage lands a shot to the body.
Rage misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang struggles to land a body shot inside as Rage controls his hands.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Rage.
Rage presses Kang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kang blocks an uppercut.
Rage tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Kang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage'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.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Rage thumps Kang with a low kick.
Rage lands with an overhand left.
Rage lands an overhand right.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Kang is out of range.
Rage lands a head shot.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang blocks a low kick nicely.
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kang blocks an uppercut.
Kang blocking some punches.
Kang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruce Kang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kang blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kang blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kang.
Rage blocks a body shot from Kang.
Kang lands a left hand.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kang lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rage lands a right hand.
Kang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rage tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kang throws a punch but it's blocked by Rage.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.
Rage works on Kang's body with a couple of short punches.
Kang is working Rage over against the ropes.
Kang misses with the head strike.
Kang lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kang, against the ropes.
Kang throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Kang controls the action.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kang.
Kang scores with a shot to the side of Rage's head.
That has opened up Ezekel Rage's cut even more.
Rage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kang backwards.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Kang.
Kang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ezekel Rage just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kang slips under a jab.
Kang swings widly with a right hand
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Rage connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Rage lands a leg kick that knocks Kang off balance momentarily.
Rage is looking to chop away at Kang's legs.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Kang ducks down to avoid it.
Kang moves into range and clinches up with Rage.
Kang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kang blocking some punches.
Rage working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Rage - that landed with a thud.
Kang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kang lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Kang lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rage tries to work over Kang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kang, against the ropes.
Kang lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kang.
Kang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
Kang throws an elbow that misses.
Kang blocks a body shot from Rage.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Kang lands a right hand.
Kang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kang swings wildly with an uppercut but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Kang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rage is rocked!
Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rage is still on wobbly legs! Can Kang finish him?
Kang throws an elbow that misses.
Rage takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Ezekel Rage's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kangs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Kang creates a bit of distance and cracks Rage with a big uppercut! Rage goes down! The referee pushes Kang away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Rage make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kang takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruce Kang!
Bruce Kang retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Bruce Kang 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramasotti.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Ramasotti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallagher misses with a jab to the body
and Ramasotti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the body kick from Gallagher.
Ramasotti closes the distance and pushes Gallagher back into the ropes.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher trying to control the position but instead, Ramasotti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gallagher into the ropes.
Ramasotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Ramasotti avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Ramasotti is blocking nicely.
Gallagher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramasotti has him pressed against the ropes.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Ramasotti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Ramasotti blocks it.
Ramasotti blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
Ramasotti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Ramasotti's ribcage.
Ramasotti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Ramasotti.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti pushes Gallagher back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ramasotti misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramasotti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramasotti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Ramasotti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramasotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallagher looking to slow down the pace here.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Ramasotti is blocking nicely.
Ramasotti digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
Ramasotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramasotti.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramasotti avoids it.
Ramasotti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eros Ramasotti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Gallagher'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.
Ramasotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramasotti misses the body punch
and Gallagher counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramasotti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramasotti swings widly with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a three punch combo that has Ramasotti backing up. Ramasotti nods at Gallagher to acknowledge the strikes.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Ramasotti sees coming a mile off.
Liam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramasotti is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramasotti checks a leg kick.
It looked like Ramasotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gallagher lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Ramasotti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gallagher throws a head kick that half lands.
Gallagher misses with a jab to the body
and Ramasotti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and Ramasotti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
As Ramasotti backs off Gallagher throws a huge counter combo but Ramasotti manages to avoid it all.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses.
Gallagher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gallagher misses with a leg kick
and Ramasotti counters with a low kick, right behind Gallagher 's knee.
Gallagher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramasotti counters with a left to the body.
Ramasotti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher throws a front kick aimed at Ramasotti's knee but Ramasotti avoids it well.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Ramasotti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramasotti lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher throws an off balance right hand
and Ramasotti counters with an inside leg kick.
Gallagher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramasotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramasotti moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Ramasotti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramasotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramasotti scores with a one two! Gallagher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Ramasotti sees coming a mile off.
Gallagher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramasotti if he has to take too many more of those.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Ramasotti saw that one coming.
Ramasotti throws a big counter combination but Gallagher scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ramasotti moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Ramasotti blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramasotti can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Gallagher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramasotti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gallagher's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Gallagher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Liam Gallagher'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.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Ramasotti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallagher slips under a jab from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gallagher throws a body kick that misses
and Ramasotti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramasotti takes a shot to the head.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Ramasotti avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallagher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ramasotti fails to land.
Gallagher tries to break free but Ramasotti pushes him back against the ropes.
Gallagher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramasotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Ramasotti.
Gallagher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramasotti blocks an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramasotti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eros Ramasotti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramasotti lands a body shot.
Gallagher tries to stall but Ramasotti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Gallagher is trying to push Ramasotti away but Ramasotti has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ramasotti lands a body shot.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Ramasotti lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Ramasotti blocks it.
Ramasotti misses with a body punch.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramasotti blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramasotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramasotti throws a head punch that misses.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Ramasotti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallagher at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramasotti thuds a left hand into Gallagher's body.
Ramasotti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramasotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Nice defenses there by Ramasotti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eros Ramasotti clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Gallagher'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.
Gallagher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramasotti will feel that in the morning.
Gallagher lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramasotti throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramasotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramasotti looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Ramasotti with an uppercut!
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallagher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramasotti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramasotti can pounce on him.
Gallagher throws a push kick but Ramasotti slaps the foot to one side.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramasotti is out of range.
Gallagher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti thumps Gallagher with a low kick.
Ramasotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher scores with a spinning back kick!
Gallagher cracks Ramasotti with a good jab.
Ramasotti checks a leg kick.
Gallagher tries to land a front kick but Ramasotti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramasotti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gallagher manages to circle out of the way.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.
Ramasotti throws a chopping leg kick but Gallagher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Gallagher misses.
As Gallagher backs away, Ramasotti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gallagher looks to throw the jab but Ramasotti is out of range.
Gallagher moves out of range as Ramasotti strikes.
Ramasotti ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses.
Ramasotti swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ramasotti. That one must have hurt.
Gallagher is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ramasotti is looking to clinch but Gallagher is avoiding it.
Ramasotti lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramasotti misses its target.
Gallagher throws out a loose jab but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Gallagher
and Ramasotti counters with a nice body shot.
Gallagher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ramasotti counters by moving into the clinch.
Ramasotti lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Gallagher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Gallagher dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Liam Gallagher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ramasotti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that Ramasotti avoids nicely.
Ramasotti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramasotti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramasotti tries to work over Gallagher's front leg with a kick but Gallagher checks it.
Gallagher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramasotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramasotti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallagher's calf.
Ramasotti lands an overhand right.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramasotti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallagher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with the body kick
and Ramasotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Ramasotti sees coming a mile off.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the body kick.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramasotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti connects with a solid leg kick.
Gallagher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gallagher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramasotti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gallagher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramasotti misses with a body kick.
Ramasotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher lands the left hand.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Gallagher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramasotti gets a clinch.
Gallagher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti lands with a left to the head.
Ramasotti tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Ramasotti back against the ropes.
Ramasotti takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gallagher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramasotti up against the ropes.
Ramasotti misses with a punch to the body.
Ramasotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramasotti can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Ramasotti digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramasotti blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramasotti scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eros Ramasotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramasotti 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Liam Gallagher!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Eros Ramasotti!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Eros Ramasotti!
Eros Ramasotti wins by split decision!
A less than humble Eros Ramasotti misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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