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YL 41: SUPERFIGHT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 8962 p4p, 590 weight class) and Dustin Wagner (ranked 23361 p4p, 657 weight class). Arzlan Bathory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner misses with a combination
and Bathory counters with a solid body kick.
Wagner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Bathory.
Wagner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bathory bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wagner swings widly with a right hand
and Bathory counters with a low kick, right behind Wagner 's knee.
Bathory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner misses with a hook to the body
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wagner looks winded!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Wagner down.
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!
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bathory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wagner tries to bum rush Bathory with a series of wild strikes but Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner throws a sloppy body shot
and Bathory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wagner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bathory counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bathory.
Wagner is rocked!
Wagner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Wagner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Bathory connects with a quick right hand that sends Wagner tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaymes Stevens (ranked 7844 p4p, 797 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 6759 p4p, 750 weight class). Jaymes Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaymes Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Stevens misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Stevens backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Stevens manages to avoid it all.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stevens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Stevens is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jaymes Stevens has been cut.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Stevens in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the ropes.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson has Stevens pressed against the ropes.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevens up against the ropes.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaymes Stevens's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stevens blocks it well.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
A solid body kick from Stevens.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Jaymes Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stevens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Stevens wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Jaymes Stevens's cut is getting worse.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson has Stevens pushed against the ropes.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Johnson.
A head kick from Stevens lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaymes Stevens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaymes Stevens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Stevens.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Stevens.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevens tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Stevens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Stevens 's eye.
Stevens tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevens's defenses.
Jaymes Stevens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevens's defenses.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stevens's defenses.
Jeez, Jaymes Stevens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaymes Stevens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Deano Paterson (ranked 24162 p4p, 819 weight class) and Andris Dimitriou (ranked 23823 p4p, 848 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deano Paterson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andris Dimitriou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Dimitriou misses.
Paterson throws the kick towards the body but Dimitriou avoids it.
Dimitriou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimitriou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paterson in his tracks.
Dimitriou lands a nice shot that snaps Paterson 's head back.
Paterson misses with a double jab.
Dimitriou cracks the inside of Paterson 's front leg.
Paterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimitriou misses the target.
Paterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitriou.
Dimitriou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimitriou moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitriou manages to break the clinch.
Paterson scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitriou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paterson . That one must have hurt.
Dimitriou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dimitriou throws a series of punches but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dimitriou scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimitriou closes the distance and clinches.
Dimitriou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimitriou keeps control of Paterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dimitriou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paterson .
Paterson misses with a body kick.
Paterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimitriou circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dimitriou to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Paterson misses.
Dimitriou scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Dimitriou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paterson doesn't seem phased though.
Dimitriou connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Dimitriou finds it's way through Paterson 's defenses.
Paterson is rocked!
Paterson walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Paterson is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andris Dimitriou!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nisus Rondas (ranked 23034 p4p, 319 weight class) and Maurice Von Fenwa (ranked 22530 p4p, 137 weight class). Rondas comes to the ring accompanied by Avatar-Eagle has Landed. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nisus Rondas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Von Fenwa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Fenwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rondas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rondas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Von Fenwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Von Fenwa.
Rondas misses with a body kick.
Von Fenwa throws an overhand right that lands on Rondas's shoulder, as Rondas tries to avoid the shot.
Rondas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Von Fenwa looks to land a right hand but Rondas moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Von Fenwa there.
Von Fenwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rondas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Nisus Rondas has been cut.
Von Fenwa throws a head kick that misses.
Von Fenwa blocks the body kick.
Von Fenwa blocks the body kick.
Rondas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Fenwa checks it well.
Rondas walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rondas.
Rondas works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Fenwa missing with a left hand there. Rondas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Fenwa throws a hook but Rondas blocks it.
Von Fenwa slips under a jab.
Von Fenwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Fenwa tries a quick counter leg kick but Rondas is wise to it.
Von Fenwa is looking to clinch.
Von Fenwa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Von Fenwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rondas looks to land a left hand but Von Fenwa moved out of range nicely.
Von Fenwa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rondas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rondas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Fenwa.
Von Fenwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Fenwa thumps Rondas with a low kick.
Von Fenwa throws an overhand right that lands on Rondas's shoulder, as Rondas tries to avoid the shot.
Rondas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rondas wants to slow Von Fenwa down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondas misses with a kick to the body.
Rondas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Fenwa.
Von Fenwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rondas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Fenwa throws a leg kick but Rondas moved away.
Von Fenwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rondas.
Rondas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Von Fenwa avoids it.
Von Fenwa throws a leg kick but Rondas checks it.
Rondas misses the body punch
and Von Fenwa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Fenwa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rondas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Fenwa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rondas.
Rondas throws a body punch but Von Fenwa moves out of range.
Good shot there by Rondas.
It looks like Maurice Von Fenwa has been cut.
Von Fenwa blocks a head kick by Rondas.
A shot to the liver by Rondas. Beautiful body shot.
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 Nisus Rondas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rondas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Von Fenwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Rondas misses.
It seemed like Von Fenwa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rondas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Von Fenwa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rondas moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Fenwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Fenwa swinging wildly here.
Rondas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rondas lands a leg kick that knocks Von Fenwa off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rondas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Rondas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Fenwa tries to clinch but Rondas is having none of it.
Rondas is looking to chop away at Von Fenwa's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondas catches Von Fenwa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Fenwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Fenwa cracks a nice hook into Rondas's ribs.
Von Fenwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Rondas misses.
Crunch! Rondas slams his shin into Von Fenwa's torso.
Von Fenwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Fenwa staying out of range there.
Rondas lands a body shot.
Rondas loads up on a big right hand but Von Fenwa slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Fenwa! But no joy.
Nisus Rondas is winning the standup battle so far.
Rondas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Von Fenwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rondas.
Von Fenwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rondas.
Nice defenses there by Von Fenwa.
Crunch! Rondas slams his shin into Von Fenwa's torso.
Von Fenwa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Fenwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rondas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rondas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Fenwa.
A swing and a miss from Von Fenwa.
Rondas misses the shot to the body.
Von Fenwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Fenwa connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Fenwa doesn't manage to clinch there - Rondas circles away.
Crunch! Rondas slams his shin into Von Fenwa's torso.
Rondas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rondas avoids the head kick by Von Fenwa.
Von Fenwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rondas to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Fenwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Fenwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rondas.
Rondas lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nisus Rondas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Von Fenwa drops his hands momentarily and Rondas needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Von Fenwa just on the top of the head. Von Fenwa drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Von Fenwa - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nisus Rondas!
A relieved looking Nisus Rondas 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 Tarvo Jaak (ranked 7416 p4p, 94 weight class) and Somchai Paowsong (ranked 22572 p4p, 146 weight class). Jaak comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris - Move Bitch. 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somchai Paowsong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paowsong lands a really nice looking cross but Jaak seems unphased.
Jaak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paowsong.
Paowsong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paowsong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaak's head.
Paowsong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paowsong is looking for the big counter here.
Jaak throws a wild body kick that Paowsong sees coming a mile off.
Despite the aggression on Paowsong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paowsong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaak.
It looks like Somchai Paowsong has been cut.
Jaak throws the kick towards the body but Paowsong avoids it.
Paowsong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaak.
Jaak connects with a looping right hand.
Jaak scores with a jab. Paowsong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaak misses with a body kick.
Jaak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paowsong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak lunges at Paowsong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paowsong's hand.
Jaak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paowsong.
Nice uppercut lands for Jaak. That snapped Paowsong's head back.
Jaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paowsong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paowsong moves out of range as Jaak throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paowsong! But no joy.
Jaak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paowsong.
Jaak tries to get into range but Paowsong steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Jaak! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Paowsong scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Somchai Paowsong!
A victorious Somchai Paowsong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Big Bobby (ranked 23449 p4p, 295 weight class) and Raivo Jaak (ranked 5182 p4p, 178 weight class). Jaak has chosen Dr.Dre - Next Episode as his entrance music. Raivo Jaak 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Jaak misses the target.
Jaak takes a swing at Bobby's ribcage but misses.
Jaak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Bobby - just one landing.
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
Bobby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobby staggers Jaak with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Jaak 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!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby misses with a body shot.
Jaak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobby.
Bobby throws a jab when Jaak was well out of range.
Bobby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
Bobby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaak's hands.
Jaak clinches.
Bobby pushes Jaak back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaak blocking some punches.
Jaak lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Big Bobby has been cut.
Jaak has a couple of punches blocked by Bobby.
Bobby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby misses with a body punch.
Jaak tries a body shot but Bobby blocks it.
Jaak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaak misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak blocking some punches.
Jaak pushes Bobby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaak misses with the head strike.
Jaak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Jaak misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Jaak 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.
Still in the clinch, Bobby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bobby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Jaak breaks the clinch.
Jaak is looking to slow Bobby down with leg kicks.
Jaak misses with an uppercut. Bobby saw that one coming.
Bobby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bobby looks to land a left hand but Jaak moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby ducks under a wild hook from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a leg kick.
Bobby lands the left hand.
Jaak is rocked!
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!
Jaak is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bobby doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jaak crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jaak's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Bobby!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 22667 p4p, 303 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 6261 p4p, 214 weight class). La Croix kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Meme Chose. This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galute swings widly with a right hand
and La Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galute fails to land with a series of punches.
La Croix throws a leg kick but Galute checks it.
La Croix misses with a low kick.
La Croix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galute to score with a decent uppercut.
La Croix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galute sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galute throws an off balance right hand
and La Croix finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Galute lands a nice shot to the body.
La Croix misses with a body kick.
Galute on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
La Croix moves forwards but Galute connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galute.
La Croix avoids the body shot from Galute.
Galute's coach down at Jaspers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Galute's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That kick from La Croix tenderised Galute's leg. Galute is trying to keep his angry face on.
Galute misses with an uppercut.
La Croix is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute closes the distance and lands a one-two.
La Croix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
La Croix misses with a body kick.
Lopeared Galute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Croix.
Galute blocks a jab.
Galute throws a nice looking combination but La Croix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Galute ducks under a wild hook from La Croix.
Galute pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galute defending well as La Croix loads up on a big left hand.
La Croix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Croix throws a big shot that misses.
Galute wants to counter with a clinch but La Croix pushes him away.
La Croix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Galute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Croix ducks under a wild hook from Galute.
La Croix looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends La Croix crashing to the mat! La Croix uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by La Croix.
Galute looks to land a left hand but La Croix moved out of range nicely.
La Croix misses with a body kick.
Galute throws out a loose jab but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix loads up on a big right hand but Galute slips the punch.
La Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
La Croix throws a body punch but Galute moves out of range.
Galute staying out of range there.
Galute misses with a double jab.
Galute has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as La Croix controls the action.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lopeared Galute dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Galute tests La Croix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Croix is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Galute scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Croix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but La Croix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Croix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galute.
Galute lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Croix at a distance.
Galute tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute blocks the body kick.
La Croix misses the shot to the body.
Galute throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galute misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from La Croix.
Galute just misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix moves away from the strike by Galute.
La Croix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Galute throws a head kick that misses.
La Croix looks for the body kick but Galute saw that one coming.
Galute misses with a hook
enabling La Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
Galute misses with a jab to the body
and La Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galute tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galute uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Croix.
A decent looking body kick lands there for La Croix.
Galute keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galute wants to counter the offense by La Croix and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Croix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galute.
La Croix circles away from the clinch attempt
and La Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Galute is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galute keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galute slips under a jab from La Croix.
La Croix moves forwards but Galute connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Galute takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Galute does no damage.
Galute takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galute takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Galute closes the distance looking to clinch
and La Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galute keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
La Croix lands a nice looking body shot.
Galute looks to score with a jab to the body but La Croix is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for La Croix.
Galute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galute throws a predictable looking body shot
and La Croix counters with a nice leg kick.
La Croix lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Galute 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Galute on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Galute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Croix slips under a jab from Galute.
Nero La Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
Galute has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by La Croix.
Galute blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix scores with a shot to the body.
La Croix lands with a nice body punch.
Galute avoids the body shot from La Croix.
Galute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Croix.
La Croix is looking to land body kicks.
Galute throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix scores with a nice strike.
Galute moves out of range as La Croix throws a body kick.
La Croix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Galute throws a poor cross that misses
and La Croix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
La Croix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Galute misses with a wild body shot.
La Croix lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Croix cracks the inside of Galute's front leg.
La Croix cracks Galute with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Galute takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La Croix circles away from the clinch attempt
and La Croix counters with a good low kick that Galute was not able to check.
La Croix looks to land a body kick but Galute moved away.
Galute throws a body punch but La Croix moves out of range.
La Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Croix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
La Croix swings for the body but Galute moves out of range.
Galute tries to move into range but La Croix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Galute throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
La Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galute.
Galute tries to clinch up
and La Croix counters with a nice leg kick.
La Croix jabs Galute to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Galute takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
La Croix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
You can see that Galute has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
La Croix thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Galute if he has to take too many more of those.
La Croix scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Croix. Galute does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galute's sensitive parts.
Galute is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
La Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
Galute'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.
Galute closes the distance looking to clinch
and La Croix counters with a solid body kick.
Galute takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Galute walks forward, straight into a front kick from La Croix.
La Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Croix misses the shot to the body.
La Croix connects with a right hand. Galute shakes it off.
La Croix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galute slips a jab from La Croix.
La Croix looks to score with a jab to the body but Galute is just out of range.
Galute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galute pushes La Croix up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix wants to break free but Galute has control.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galute tries a body shot but La Croix blocks it.
Galute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galute scores with a shot to the side of La Croix's head.
Galute blocking some punches.
La Croix blocks the elbow strike.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galute blocks a body shot from La Croix.
Galute lands with a light punch inside.
La Croix gets through Galute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galute on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Croix lands a body punch.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Galute.
Galute scores with a shoulder strike.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix had his way with Lopeared Galute in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
La Croix slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from La Croix misses its target.
Galute throws a shot from downtown. La Croix moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from La Croix misses the target.
Galute lands with a good body shot.
La Croix motions for Galute to come forward. La Croix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
La Croix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galute steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from La Croix.
La Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galute.
La Croix scores with a push kick.
Galute misses with a wild body shot.
Galute dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Croix.
Galute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Croix manages to avoid it.
Galute throws an off balance right hand
and La Croix counters with a three punch combo that has Galute backing up. Galute nods at La Croix to acknowledge the strikes.
Galute is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Galute walks forward, straight into a front kick from La Croix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute misses the body punch
and La Croix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Croix. Galute does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Croix with a hook.
Galute has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La Croix.
The crowd cheers as La Croix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galute doesn't seem phased though.
La Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Galute.
Nero La Croix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La Croix digs a good hook to Galute's body.
Galute lands a nice looking body shot.
La Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Croix is looking to counter punch.
Galute tries to clinch up
and La Croix counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lopeared Galute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute throws a looping overhand right but La Croix ducks down to avoid it.
As Galute backs away, La Croix returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Galute tries to clinch there but La Croix circles away.
La Croix looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Galute misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Croix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galute tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galute misses with a straight left.
La Croix is looking to counter with a body kick.
Galute lands a head kick. La Croix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Nero La Croix has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galute. La Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from La Croix.
Galute has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from La Croix.
La Croix misses with a body kick.
Galute tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero La Croix showed his dominance in that final round.
I think La Croix has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Nero La Croix!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Nero La Croix!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Nero La Croix 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Freddie Schmall Jr (ranked 22535 p4p, 315 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 22773 p4p, 322 weight class). Sobchak has chosen Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) 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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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Schmall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmall Jr avoids the body shot from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmall Jr should have avoided that one.
Sobchak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Schmall Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Schmall Jr misses.
Sobchak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sobchak tries to score with a low kick but Schmall Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Schmall Jr slips a jab from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr is looking to counter punch.
Schmall Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmall Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sobchak tried to score with a low kick but Schmall Jr checks it.
Schmall Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schmall Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Sobchak tries to land a front kick but Schmall Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Schmall Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobchak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schmall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Schmall Jr misses.
Walter Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobchak misses the jab.
Schmall Jr misses with a body punch
and Sobchak counters with a low kick, right behind Schmall Jr 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak throws a chopping leg kick but Schmall Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sobchak looks to land a body kick but Schmall Jr moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmall Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schmall Jr throws the left hand but Sobchak avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Schmall Jr misses.
Schmall Jr throws out a loose jab but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobchak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schmall Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Schmall Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobchak tests Schmall Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobchak.
A slow jab from Schmall Jr misses its intended target.
Schmall Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobchak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sobchak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schmall Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schmall Jr misses with a hook
and Sobchak counters with a right hand to the body.
Sobchak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schmall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobchak misses with a leg kick
and Schmall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobchak throws a front kick that sends Schmall Jr stumbling back into the ropes.
Schmall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobchak throws out the jab.
Schmall Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmall Jr walks into a jab.
Schmall Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sobchak slips a straight right by Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr moves away from the strike by Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a jab when Schmall Jr was well out of range.
Sobchak avoids the body shot from Schmall Jr.
Nice defenses there by Schmall Jr.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr needs to keep his hands up - Sobchak had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobchak throws an off balance right hand
and Schmall Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Sobchak slips the punch.
Sobchak misses with a looping left.
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 Freddie Schmall Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Sobchak.
Sobchak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmall Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Schmall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sobchak connects with a body shot that sends Schmall Jr's belly button to the back.
Sobchak swings widly with a right hand
and Schmall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmall Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schmall Jr misses with an uppercut.
Schmall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobchak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schmall Jr's sensitive parts.
Sobchak throws a hook but Schmall Jr blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sobchak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmall Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Sobchak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sobchak walks into a straight right hand from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr throws a hook to the side of Sobchak's head but Sobchak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobchak misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmall Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmall Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Schmall Jr lands a jab.
Schmall Jr misses with a straight right.
Schmall Jr staying out of range there.
Sobchak misses with a lunging right hand
and Schmall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobchak throws a hook but Schmall Jr avoids it easily.
Schmall Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schmall Jr with a jab.
Sobchak misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Schmall Jr there.
Sobchak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
Schmall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobchak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmall Jr at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sobchak lands a really nice looking cross but Schmall Jr seems unphased.
Schmall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Sobchak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobchak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Schmall Jr.
Sobchak cracks Schmall Jr with an open hand slap.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmall Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sobchak. That one must have hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Sobchak there.
A big left from Sobchak misses.
Schmall Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobchak off the ropes and back into range.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schmall Jr missing with a left hand there. Sobchak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmall Jr looks to throw the jab but Sobchak is out of range.
Sobchak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schmall Jr.
Sobchak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sobchak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmall Jr.
Sobchak steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
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 Freddie Schmall Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmall Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Sobchak throws a shot from downtown. Schmall Jr moves away and avoids it.
Schmall Jr misses with a straight left.
Schmall Jr moves out of range as Sobchak strikes.
Sobchak scores with a nice right hand.
Sobchak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sobchak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sobchak connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobchak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schmall Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sobchak takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Schmall Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmall Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmall Jr lands a body shot.
Schmall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobchak was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmall Jr.
Sobchak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobchak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sobchak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmall Jr throwing a counter right hand but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Schmall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobchak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobchak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schmall Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmall Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sobchak counters with a good low kick that Schmall Jr was not able to check.
Sobchak works Schmall Jr's body with a nice hook.
Schmall Jr checks a low kick from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr defending well as Sobchak loads up on a big left hand.
Sobchak wants to slow Schmall Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmall Jr misses with an uppercut. Sobchak saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sobchak! But no joy.
Sobchak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schmall Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmall Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sobchak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schmall Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schmall Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schmall Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schmall Jr misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schmall Jr manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Schmall Jr misses the target.
Sobchak swings widly with a right hand
and Sobchak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobchak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Schmall Jr lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Schmall Jr.
Jab from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobchak.
A big right from Schmall Jr misses.
Sobchak lands with a cross.
Sobchak throws a lazy right hand but Schmall Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmall Jr slips under a jab from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak swings widly with a right hand
and Schmall Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmall Jr misses with a straight left.
Sobchak looks to land a left hand but Schmall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sobchak throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Walter Sobchak just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sobchak lands with a shot to the body.
Sobchak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sobchak scores with a nice right hand.
Sobchak scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Sobchak misses
and Schmall Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab from Schmall Jr.
Schmall Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobchak misses with a hook
and Schmall Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sobchak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Schmall Jr.
Sobchak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sobchak.
Schmall Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobchak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmall Jr.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmall Jr blocks the leg kick.
Sobchak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmall Jr throwing a counter right hand but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Sobchak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walter Sobchak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobchak throws a chopping leg kick but Schmall Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmall Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schmall Jr misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmall Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schmall Jr lands a jab.
Schmall Jr walks into a straight right hand from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmall Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobchak misses with a head kick.
Schmall Jr cracks Sobchak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sobchak throws a looping overhand right but Schmall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sobchak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobchak connects with a looping right hand.
Schmall Jr with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmall Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmall Jr moves out of range as Sobchak throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Schmall Jr misses the target.
Schmall Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmall Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sobchak throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobchak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Schmall Jr.
Sobchak is looking to slow Schmall Jr down with leg kicks.
Schmall Jr misses with a straight left.
Sobchak blocks a jab.
Schmall Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobchak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a looping overhand right but Schmall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Schmall Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Schmall Jr thuds a left hand into Sobchak's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmall Jr lands a jab to Sobchak's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sobchak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schmall Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schmall Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sobchak lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schmall Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Walter Sobchak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Schmall Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobchak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schmall Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Schmall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobchak.
Schmall Jr jabs Sobchak right on the nose. Sobchak blinks but takes it well.
Schmall Jr misses with a straight left.
Sobchak misses with a hook.
Sobchak drops his hands momentarily and Schmall Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobchak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schmall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Schmall Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sobchak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sobchak misses with a low kick.
Schmall Jr misses with an uppercut
letting Sobchak counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobchak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmall Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmall Jr throws out the jab.
Sobchak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sobchak ducks under a wild hook from Schmall Jr.
Sobchak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sobchak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmall Jr.
Sobchak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schmall Jr. That did some damage!
Schmall Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schmall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Sobchak there.
Schmall Jr throws out a loose jab but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmall Jr cracks Sobchak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schmall Jr blocks a head kick by Sobchak.
Sobchak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schmall Jr.
Sobchak throws a front kick that sends Schmall Jr stumbling back into the ropes.
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.
Sobchak throws a leg kick but Schmall Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmall Jr walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Schmall Jr is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Walter Sobchak!
An out of breath Walter Sobchak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dariusz Hitman (ranked 9595 p4p, 872 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 24197 p4p, 934 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dariusz Hitman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Krause misses.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitman has Krause up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hitman.
Krause lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman lands a hook that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause misses with some punches.
Hitman tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Hitman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Hitman lands a nice shot to the body.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Hitman tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Hitman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitman lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause blocking some punches.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Krause.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman misses with some punches.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause lands a shot to the body.
Hitman lands with a light punch inside.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman lands a right hand.
Krause blocks a body shot from Hitman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman misses with some punches.
Krause working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Hitman.
Hitman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krauses head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Hitman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hitman moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause slips under a jab.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitman throws out the jab.
Krause moves out of range as Hitman strikes.
Krause is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Hitman wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hitman.
Nice body punch from Hitman.
Hitman tries to clinch but Krause is having none of it.
Hitman works Krause's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause slips a jab from Hitman.
Krause appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hitman misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Krause misses
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitman.
Hitman moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Hitman is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Krause stuns Hitman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hitman swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Hitman misses with a body shot.
Krause pushes Hitman up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Krause.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Krause.
Hitman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause blocks a body shot from Hitman.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Krause - that landed with a thud.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Hitman's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause working aggressively here.
Hitman tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Krause makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hitman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitman tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Hitman back against the ropes.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
Hitman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaine Krause will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hitman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hitman throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause swings for the body but Hitman moves out of range.
Hitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Hitman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hitman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitman manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Krause.
Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch but Krause swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitman blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman misses the jab.
A slow jab from Hitman misses its intended target.
Hitman swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitman misses the target.
Krause clobbers Hitman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hitman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause throws a right hand that misses
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Krause throws a nice looking combination but Hitman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitman misses with an uppercut.
Hitman throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause throws a jab when Hitman was well out of range.
Dariusz Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause lands a jab to the nose.
Hitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Hitman throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dariusz Hitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hitman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hitman misses with a looping right.
Krause tries to bum rush Hitman with a series of wild strikes but Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitman wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Hitman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hitman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
Hitman swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Hitman connects with a body shot that sends Krause's belly button to the back.
Krause throws a series of punches but Hitman moves out of range.
Hitman jabs at Krause's body.
Krause throws a hook but Hitman blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
Hitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hitman misses the target.
Hitman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitman jabs Krause right on the nose. Krause blinks but takes it well.
Krause misses with a looping left.
Krause moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kaine Krause just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hitman scores with a jab.
Hitman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krause. Krause circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hitman scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitman.
Hitman throws a jab but it's blocked by Krause.
Hitman tries to clinch up.
Hitman lands with a hook. Krause tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krause has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hitman cracks Krause with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Krause misses.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws a hook to the side of Hitman's head but Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Krause misses its intended target.
Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
A little feinted left hand from Hitman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krause dips to his left and cracks Hitman with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Hitman misses with a body punch
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
An attempted straight right counter from Hitman misses the target.
Hitman tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitman sets himself, and Krause steps forward looking for the clinch! Hitman avoids it this time.
Hitman lands a jab to Krause's midsection.
Hitman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Hitman moves away and avoids it.
Krause scores with a jab. Hitman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hitman lands a nice looking body shot.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause connects with a crisp jab.
Krause throws a lazy uppercut
and Hitman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitman.
Hitman tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Hitman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitman is just out of range.
A jab from Hitman misses.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitman moves in looking to clinch but Krause pushes him off.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krause gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hitman.
Hitman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krause back to the ropes. Hitman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krause with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hitman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitman.
Krause throws a jab when Hitman was well out of range.
Hitman misses with a shot to the body
and Krause holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hitman.
Krause working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Krause.
Krause lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitman misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitman can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dariusz Hitman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hitman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause staying out of range there.
Hitman sets himself, and Krause steps forward looking for the clinch! Hitman avoids it this time.
Hitman blocks a jab.
Hitman is looking to counter punch.
Krause lands the left hand.
Hitman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Hitman moves into the clinch successfully.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Hitman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Hitman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Krause.
Hitman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause scores with a hook to the body.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Krause.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Hitman lands a nice uppercut.
Krause makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Kaine Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Krause lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitmans head.
Hitman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Krause.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Krause.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Hitman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Krause presses Hitman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krause has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Dariusz Hitman!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Kaine Krause!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Kaine Krause!
Kaine Krause wins by split decision! Kaine Krause retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 22534 p4p, 326 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 22545 p4p, 140 weight class). Nao has chosen The End 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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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nao tries a low kick but Doss avoids it.
Doss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doss misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Nao misses
and Doss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doss instigates a clinch.
Doss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Doss.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Doss lands with a left 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!
Doss misses with some punches.
Doss lands with a short shot to the head.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doss pushes Nao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Doss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao tries to work over Doss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss lands an uppercut.
A short right from Doss.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Doss controls his hands.
Nao pushes Doss back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Doss.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao blocks a body shot from Doss.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doss or not.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Doss blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Nao is looking to control Doss's arms but Doss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nao.
Nao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Doss.
Nao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nao can turn it around.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Doss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Nao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Nao.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Doss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nao.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Nao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Doss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Nao misses
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Doss scores with a jab to the head.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nao.
Doss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Doss.
Nao throws out a counter right but Doss avoids it with no problem.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss digs a good body shot into Nao's ribs.
Dick Doss is winning the standup battle so far.
Doss throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Doss misses with a straight left.
Doss moves out of range as Nao strikes.
Doss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doss jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doss misses with a straight left.
Doss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Doss throws a series of punches but Nao moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doss.
Doss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nao has time to react.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Doss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao catches Doss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nao in his tracks.
A lazy body kick from Nao
and Doss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
Donk. Doss catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
Nao throws a push kick but Doss slaps the foot to one side.
Doss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Doss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nao works Doss's body with a nice hook.
Doss misses with a hook.
Nao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nao slips a straight right by Doss.
A cross from Doss lands.
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Doss.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doss throwing a counter right hand but Nao manages to avoid it.
Doss tests Nao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss lands with a straight right. Nao didn't see that one coming.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doss.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Nao moved out of range nicely.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Nao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doss punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Nao misses.
Nao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doss is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nao slips a straight right by Doss.
And Nao responds with a good body kick, but Doss manages to step out the way in time.
Nao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nao scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Doss.
Nao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nao is looking to score with low kicks.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Doss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doss at a distance.
Doss moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!
Doss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doss rather than just go for the knockout.
Nao misses the shot to the body.
Doss takes one to the side of the head.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Nao counters with a left to the body.
Doss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nao.
Doss moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doss misses with a right hand
and Nao counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Doss clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Doss is wise to it.
A shot to the body from Doss misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut.
Nao throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Nao.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doss's calf.
Doss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss loads up on a big right hand but Nao slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nao! But no joy.
Nao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Nao pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
Doss lands a glancing blow to the side of Nao's head.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Doss was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
Nice cross by Doss.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doss misses with a looping left.
Doss checks a low kick from Nao.
Doss has closed the distance and engaged Nao in a clinch.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Doss controls the action.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao presses Doss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nao.
Doss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nao can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao works on Doss's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Doss's head.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao pushes Doss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Doss prevents a body shot from Nao.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Nao responds with a good body kick, but Doss manages to step out the way in time.
Nao wants to land a leg kick but Doss is out of range.
Doss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Solomon Nao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao takes a swing at Doss's ribcage but misses.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nao throws a lazy right hand but Doss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doss misses with an uppercut.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Doss scores with a hook to the body. Nao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doss moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Doss misses.
Doss throws a poor cross that misses
and as Doss resets, Nao pounces with a savage head kick that drops Doss to the mat! Doss looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Doss is rocked!
Doss swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Doss to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dick Doss had this to say: 'gran chin'.
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