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DARE KT SERIES 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocky Johnson (ranked 9953 p4p, 299 weight class) and Owen Kyle (ranked 9654 p4p, 297 weight class). Rocky Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Owen Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Kyle.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Our sources have told us that Johnson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyle tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kyle.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kyle throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets through Kyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Owen Kyle has been cut.
A short left from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Kyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kyle looking to stall.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kyle crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Kyle is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Kyle back into the ropes.
Kyle is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kyle has his back to the ropes.
Kyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyle looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Kyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Kyle's ribcage.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Kyle's ribcage. Kyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Kyle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kyle out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Walker (ranked 7830 p4p, 127 weight class) and Vladimir Smirnoff (ranked 8854 p4p, 140 weight class). Walker comes to the ring accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - Hear my train a comin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A right-left combo lands from Walker.
Walker throws a head kick but Smirnoff moves out of range.
Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smirnoff clinches.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Smirnoff off the ropes and back into range.
Smirnoff scores with a kick to the body.
Walker 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.
Smirnoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker thinks about countering with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smirnoff throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Smirnoff moves out of range easily.
Smirnoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smirnoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker throws a head kick but Smirnoff moves out of range.
Smirnoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smirnoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smirnoff.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smirnoff.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Don Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnoff is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Smirnoff unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Smirnoff.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smirnoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smirnoff.
Smirnoff misses with a kick to the body.
Smirnoff misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smirnoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Smirnoff tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnoff wants to clinch.
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker lands with a nice body kick.
Smirnoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
Smirnoff misses with a double jab.
Walker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smirnoff eats them both and turns towards Walker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnoff misses with a head kick.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smirnoff misses with a body kick.
As Smirnoff backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Walker stuns Smirnoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smirnoff tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smirnoff throws out a head kick that Walker doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Walker crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Walker's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Don Walker has been cut.
Walker cracks Smirnoff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Smirnoff.
Nice body kick there by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnoff is trying to stall.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Smirnoff misses with a body kick.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Smirnoff moves out of range easily.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smirnoff is out of range.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Smirnoff.
Don Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Smirnoff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smirnoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Walker.
Smirnoff throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Smirnoff.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smirnoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vladimir Smirnoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smirnoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Smirnoff's ribs.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker scores with a one two! Smirnoff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smirnoff is looking to clinch.
Walker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smirnoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smirnoff can do to turn this around?
Smirnoff wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Smirnoff tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnoff forces Walker back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Walker.
Smirnoff misses with a knee to the head.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnoff breaks the clinch.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff misses with a head kick.
Walker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smirnoff misses with a few strikes there.
Walker delivers a nice body kick.
Smirnoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnoff throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smirnoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smirnoff throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
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 Don Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smirnoff tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Don Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker lands a front kick.
Smirnoff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smirnoff has time to react.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Smirnoff is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smirnoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker stuns Smirnoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Smirnoff.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker works Smirnoff's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnoff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Smirnoff moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through Smirnoff's defenses.
Smirnoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Smirnoff misses with a body kick.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Walker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnoff misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smirnoff's head.
Smirnoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smirnoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnoff steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Walker scores with a hook.
Smirnoff moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Smirnoff throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Smirnoff dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Smirnoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smirnoff misses with a body kick.
Vladimir Smirnoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker throws a front kick that sends Smirnoff stumbling back into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Don Walker!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Don Walker!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Don Walker!
Don Walker wins by unanimous decision!
Don Walker very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elie Sounamana (ranked 4186 p4p, 66 weight class) and Phil Baker (ranked 9707 p4p, 151 weight class). Elie Sounamana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elie Sounamana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Baker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker closes the distance and pushes Sounamana back into the ropes.
Sounamana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Sounamana.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sounamana avoids the damage to the body.
Sounamana has Baker pressed against the ropes, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sounamana lands a left hand.
Baker is trying to break free.
Sounamana'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.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Sounamana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sounamana blocks an uppercut.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sounamana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to stall.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sounamana lands a shot to the body.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Sounamana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the ropes.
Baker wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sounamana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sounamana staggers Baker with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Baker 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! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Sounamana is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elie Sounamana!
Elie Sounamana made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 21716 p4p, 153 weight class) and Alistair Overoid (ranked 8262 p4p, 132 weight class). Durand comes to the ring accompanied by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Overoid has chosen Sensation Anthem 2004 as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overoid!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overoid manages to avoid it.
Durand forces Overoid back against the ropes and clinches.
Overoid taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Durand.
Durand definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Overoid 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.
Overoid tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Durand lands a right hook to the body.
Overoid wants to clinch.
Durand steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Overoid to the mat! Overoid looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Durand is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Durand jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Alistair Overoid had this to say: 'You see...I will be back ok? I will be better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 23762 p4p, 154 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 23039 p4p, 159 weight class). Dean Wesson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Wesson goes down! The ref sends Baldwin to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Wesson is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Dean Wesson has been cut.
Baldwin closes the distance and pushes Wesson back into the ropes.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baldwin moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baldwin breaks the clinch.
Baldwin tries to clinch up.
Baldwin has managed to clinch.
Baldwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesson is rocked!
Baldwin breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Wesson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Wesson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Wesson get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brandon Baldwin!
A less than humble Brandon Baldwin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Hakopa (ranked 9243 p4p, 145 weight class) and Rock ZipperHead (ranked 22059 p4p, 157 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Hakopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock ZipperHead!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakopa throws a sloppy body shot
and ZipperHead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hakopa misses with an uppercut. ZipperHead saw that one coming.
ZipperHead has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hakopa has closed the distance and engaged ZipperHead in a clinch.
ZipperHead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hakopa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hakopa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from ZipperHead fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hakopa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hakopa misses with a body punch.
Hakopa tries a body shot but ZipperHead blocks it.
Hakopa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ZipperHead blocks an uppercut.
Hakopa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
ZipperHead blocking some punches.
ZipperHead breaks the clinch.
Hakopa connects with a right hand. ZipperHead shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ZipperHead slips a jab from Hakopa.
ZipperHead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from ZipperHead misses.
Hakopa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but ZipperHead manages to circle out of the way.
ZipperHead circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hakopa rushes ZipperHead and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hakopa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hakopa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakopa misses with a punch to the body.
Hakopa blocks an uppercut.
Hakopa throws a head punch that misses.
ZipperHead lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from ZipperHead fails to land.
Hakopa can't find room to land a body shot as ZipperHead controls the action.
ZipperHead lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for ZipperHead.
ZipperHead stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
ZipperHead misses with a hook to the ribs.
ZipperHead has a couple of punches blocked by Hakopa.
A short right from ZipperHead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hakopa.
ZipperHead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hakopa is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakopa.
Oh Hakopa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from ZipperHead fails to land.
ZipperHead throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Hakopa.
ZipperHead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ZipperHead lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakopa misses with a short punch on the inside.
ZipperHead lands a nice shot to the body.
Hakopa misses with a short punch on the inside.
ZipperHead lands a left hand.
ZipperHead lands a hook to the side of the head.
ZipperHead manages to break the clinch.
Hakopa walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from ZipperHead! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock ZipperHead!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 22858 p4p, 160 weight class) and Francisco Javier Mallorga (ranked 23925 p4p, 163 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Javier Mallorga!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo thumps Mallorga with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Dimelo.
A nice side step and Mallorga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mallorga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mallorga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dimelo in his tracks.
Dimelo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mallorga is looking to clinch but Dimelo is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a nice head kick!
Mallorga throws the left hand but Dimelo avoids the punch easily.
Mallorga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Mallorga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimelo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallorga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mallorga misses with the combination.
It looked like Dimelo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mallorga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mallorga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimelo circles away.
Dimelo scores with a hook.
Mallorga is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo swinging wildly here.
Mallorga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mallorga is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimelo finish him?
Dimelo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dimelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mallorga, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Mallorga controls the action.
Mallorga seems to have recovered his senses.
Mallorga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mallorga tries to bum rush Dimelo with a series of wild strikes but Dimelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dimelo rushes Mallorga and presses him up against the ropes.
Mallorga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimelo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mallorga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallorga.
Dimelo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mallorga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimelo can pounce on him.
Mallorga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dimelo throws a leg kick which misses Mallorga's front leg but catches the back leg as Mallorga tries to avoid it.
Mallorga is looking to clinch.
Mallorga pushes Dimelo up against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
Mallorga blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mallorgas head.
Mallorga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
We've been informed that Mallorga 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.
Mallorga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mallorga tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Mallorga back against the ropes.
Dimelo lands a nice uppercut.
Mallorga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimelo has him pressed against the ropes.
Mallorga tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Mallorga back against the ropes.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Dimelo on the inside.
Mallorga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Mallorga.
Mallorga working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mallorga blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dimelo.
Dimelo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Mallorga with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Mallorga looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Mallorga get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
Miko Dimelo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Udovich (ranked 4252 p4p, 144 weight class) and Roar Horse (ranked 4225 p4p, 143 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Udovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tone Kozlevcar - Furman' so furali. Simon Udovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roar Horse's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roar Horse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse scores with a nice right hand.
Horse lands a jab to Udovich's midsection.
Horse throws out a powerful jab.
Udovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horse.
Udovich misses with a looping left.
Horse lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horse, right into the meat.
Horse cracks the inside of Udovich's front leg.
Udovich punishes Horse's body with a nice straight punch.
Udovich ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Horse misses with a few strikes there.
Udovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Udovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Udovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Horse counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Udovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horse.
Udovich throws out a loose jab but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Udovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Udovich.
Udovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Udovich catches Horse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Roar Horse has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Udovich misses.
Horse steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Udovich.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Udovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Udovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Udovich is looking for a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horse, as that shot connected.
We've been informed that Horse 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Udovich. Horse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Udovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Udovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horse cracks a nice hook into Udovich's ribs.
Udovich misses with a body shot.
Horse blocks a jab.
Udovich misses with an uppercut
and Horse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse gets through Udovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Udovich tries to break the clinch but Horse is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udovich takes a shot to the head.
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Udovich backwards.
Udovich has had enough of the clinch but Horse keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Horse.
Udovich is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horse.
Horse lands a shot to the body.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Horse.
A short left from Horse.
Good body shot from Horse.
Horse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Horse.
A left hand lands to the body for Horse.
Still in the clinch, Horse scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Horse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horse.
Horse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Udovich or not.
Horse lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roar Horse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roar Horse's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Udovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Udovich in his tracks.
It looks like Simon Udovich has been cut.
Jab, jab by Horse - just one landing.
Udovich ducks into a a hook from Horse and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Udovich is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse throws a leg kick which misses Udovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Udovich tries to avoid it.
Horse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Horse.
Horse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Horse - that landed with a thud.
Horse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Horse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Udovich backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Horse.
Horse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Udovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Udovich backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Horse.
Horse creates a bit of distance and cracks Udovich with a big uppercut! Udovich goes down! The referee pushes Horse away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Udovich make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Horse takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roar Horse!
Roar Horse 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 19298 p4p, 881 weight class) and Aleksandar Dragović (ranked 1218 p4p, 151 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Columbus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blood Of The Kings. Dragović has chosen Immortal Technique - Mark Of The Beast feat. Akir & Beast 1333 as his entrance music. Aleksandar Dragović will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Dragović!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragović uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
Columbus throws a front kick that sends Dragović stumbling back into the ropes.
Columbus throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragović makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dragović misses with a head kick.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragović throws a series of punches but Columbus avoids them all with ease.
Columbus throws a right hand that Dragović ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragović also avoids with ease.
Columbus lands a body shot.
Dragović tries to clinch up.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragović.
Dragović misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović misses with a looping right.
Columbus is looking to counter the offense by Dragović and move into the clinch.
Columbus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragović tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus tries to counter by clinching up but Dragović breaks away and moves out of range.
Columbus catches Dragović 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.
Columbus moves out of range of the leg kick from Dragović.
Dragović moves away from the strike by Columbus.
Donk. Columbus catches Dragović right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Columbus.
Columbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragović.
Dragović throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Columbus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Columbus throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragović counters with a nice uppercut.
Columbus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragović swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
A big right from Columbus misses.
Dragović keeps Columbus at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragović throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus lands a jab.
Dragović has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragović's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragović forces Columbus back against the ropes and clinches.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Dragović as the two fighters clinch.
Dragović tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Dragović breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragović instigates a clinch.
Columbus blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragović misses with some punches.
Dragović looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragović misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragović tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksandar Dragović will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dragović moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dragović is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragović has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dragović misses with a two punch combination.
Dragović looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.
Dragović is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Columbus misses with a left hand
and Dragović counters with a good low kick that Columbus was not able to check.
Columbus checks a leg kick nicely.
Columbus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Columbus misses with a hook. Dragović ducked under it nicely.
Dragović connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dragović throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Columbus misses the target.
Dragović tries to counter with a clinch but Columbus shakes him off and moves away.
Columbus misses with an uppercut.
Dragović was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dragović lands the left hand.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragović rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Columbus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dragović counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Dragović.
Dragović keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragović throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragović scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Dragović misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragović.
A big right from Columbus misses.
Dragović misses with a kick to the body
and Columbus counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragović 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 Columbus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Columbus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Columbus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragović paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović avoids the body shot from Columbus.
Dragović takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragović throws out a leg kick but Columbus moves out of range and Dragović only half commits.
Columbus throwing a counter right hand but Dragović manages to avoid it.
Columbus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Columbus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dragović has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragović swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Columbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Columbus as he connects with a hook.
Dragović misses with a hook. Columbus ducked under it nicely.
Dragović slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dragović throws a leg kick
and Columbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Columbus misses.
A low kick from Dragović misses
and Columbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragović checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragović showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dragović misses with a body kick.
Dragović bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Columbus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragović bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Columbus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dragović pushes Columbus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dragović lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus is trying to break free.
Dragović throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Columbus breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović lands with an overhand left.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Columbus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragović throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragović scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragović misses with a right hand
and Dragović takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragović misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Columbus.
Sloppy strikes from Dragović. Those never looked like landing.
Dragović on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Columbus. Columbus obviously looking to wear him down.
Dragović lands a jab to the nose.
Columbus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragović can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Dragović blocks the leg kick.
Columbus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dragović scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dragović throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Columbus on the side of the head.
Dragović drives through and clinches with Columbus against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus can't break the clinch.
Dragović misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragović blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragović blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragović uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragović breaks the clinch.
Dragović jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dragović moves into the clinch.
Dragović's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Columbus breaks from the clinch.
Dragović with a jab.
Columbus loads up on a big right hand but Dragović slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragović.
Dragović lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragović really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Dragović's shoulder, as Dragović tries to avoid the shot.
Dragović counters with a body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dragović takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Columbus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dragović misses with a hook.
Dragović turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Columbus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragović avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Columbus misses with a kick to the body.
Columbus blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Dragović.
Dragović's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragović obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dragović has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragović's head.
Columbus lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragović takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Columbus.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Dragović has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragović breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragović fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Columbus misses with an uppercut. Dragović saw that one coming.
Dragović throws out a counter right but Columbus avoids it with no problem.
Columbus throws a leg kick
enabling Dragović to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragović scores with a nice right hand.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragović looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragović instigates a clinch.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragović.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Dragović goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragović goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Columbus lands with a right to the head.
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!
Dragović misses with a body punch.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Columbus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Dragović manages to break the clinch.
Dragović closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dragović goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragović lands a nice uppercut.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Dragović.
Columbus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Columbus moves out of range as Dragović strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dragović 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 Columbus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Columbus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragović dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Columbus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragović circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragović let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Columbus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragović feints a counter leg kick.
Dragović scores with a one two! Columbus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dragović scores with a crisp jab that stopped Columbus in his tracks.
Dragović throws a right hand that misses
and Columbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragović fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Columbus blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dragović.
Dragović is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragović throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dragović chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Columbus.
Dragović tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragović counters with a left and a right that stings Columbus.
Dragović just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus tries to counter by clinching up but Dragović breaks away and moves out of range.
Well,Columbus is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Dragović misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Dragović misses with a body shot.
Columbus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Columbus throws a jab when Dragović was well out of range.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Columbus tries to land a leg kick but Dragović saw it coming and moves away.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragović lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Columbus at a distance.
Columbus misses with a right hand
enabling Dragović to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragović cracks the inside of Columbus's front leg.
Columbus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragović sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Columbus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dragović misses with a left hand
and Columbus counters with a left and a right that stings Dragović.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus gets tackled into the ropes by Dragović. Dragović maintains the clinch.
Dragović breaks from the clinch.
Columbus misses with a few strikes there.
Dragović moves out of range as Columbus throws a body kick.
Columbus misses with a left hand
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragović lands a nice looking body kick.
Dragović throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
Columbus throws out a leg kick but Dragović moves out of range and Columbus only half commits.
Dragović looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragović smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragović moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dragović misses with a kick to the body
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
Aleksandar Dragović is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Dragović there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Dragović comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragović has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Aleksandar Dragović!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Aleksandar Dragović!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Aleksandar Dragović!
Aleksandar Dragović wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Aleksandar Dragović 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 329 p4p, 34 weight class) and Lars Kristoffer (ranked 2278 p4p, 276 weight class). Kristoffer has chosen Who's Your Daddy as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Lars Kristoffer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristoffer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Larry Shreve Jr has been cut.
Shreve Jr lands with a cross.
Shreve Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Kristoffer misses with a low kick.
Shreve Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kristoffer just manages to avoid it.
Shreve Jr avoids the body shot from Kristoffer.
Nice shot by Shreve Jr.
Kristoffer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kristoffer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shreve Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shreve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristoffer moves away.
Kristoffer tries to clinch
and Shreve Jr counters with a leg kick.
Kristoffer checks the leg kick.
Shreve Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kristoffer rushes Shreve Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kristoffer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards.
Still in the clinch, Shreve Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kristoffer lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shreve Jr.
Kristoffer blocking some punches.
Kristoffer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr misses with the head strike.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shreve Jr blocks a body shot from Kristoffer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristoffer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kristoffers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristoffer scores with a shoulder strike.
Shreve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Shreve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristoffer.
Kristoffer prevents a body shot from Shreve Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Shreve Jr fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kristoffer.
Shreve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kristoffer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shreve Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kristoffer scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Kristoffer. That snapped Shreve Jr's head back.
Kristoffer throws an off balance right hand
and Shreve Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kristoffer misses with an uppercut
and Shreve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shreve Jr tries to clinch but Kristoffer moves out of range.
Shreve Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kristoffer misses with a right hand
and Shreve Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kristoffer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shreve Jr throws out the jab.
Kristoffer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristoffer takes a swing at Shreve Jr's ribcage but misses.
Shreve Jr tests Kristoffer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shreve Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kristoffer.
Shreve Jr scores with a hook to the body. Kristoffer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Shreve Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Shreve Jr's cut.
That's time! Shreve Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kristoffer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shreve Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A combination from Kristoffer does no damage.
Shreve Jr clobbers Kristoffer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shreve Jr clinches with his opponent.
Shreve Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristoffer controls his hands.
Shreve Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristoffer can do to turn this around?
A short right from Shreve Jr on the inside.
Shreve Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Shreve Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shreve Jr pushes Kristoffer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr lands a body punch.
Shreve Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kristoffer backwards.
Kristoffer is rocked!
Kristoffer is breathing heavily.
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!
Shreve Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kristoffer is still on wobbly legs! Can Shreve Jr finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr creates a bit of distance and cracks Kristoffer with a big uppercut! Kristoffer goes down! The referee pushes Shreve Jr away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Kristoffer make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Shreve Jr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Larry Shreve Jr!
Larry Shreve Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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