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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 3692 p4p, 475 weight class) and Takamura Mamoru (ranked 2636 p4p, 357 weight class). Mamoru has chosen The Great Takamura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamoru!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamoru.
A head kick misses from Mamoru.
Takamura Mamoru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Penn.
Mamoru throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Takamura Mamoru has been cut.
Mamoru misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Mamoru face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steel Penn!
Steel Penn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Takamura Mamoru stepped up to the mic, saying 'you win or you learn.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Bush (ranked 4960 p4p, 437 weight class) and Anton Poirier (ranked 20014 p4p, 694 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier misses with an uppercut.
Bush lands with a right hand.
Poirier lands with an uppercut that bounces Bush off the cage and back into range.
Poirier misses with a hook
letting Bush counter with a right hand.
Poirier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Poirier does no damage.
Poirier looks for the body kick but Bush saw that one coming.
Poirier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poirier.
Poirier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Poirier.
Poirier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poirier throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Bush wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poirier slips under a jab from Bush.
Poirier is looking for the big counter here.
Poirier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Bush lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Poirier misses.
Bush looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Poirier is predictable there
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier misses with a body shot.
Poirier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poirier avoids the body shot from Bush.
Poirier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
Bush checks the leg kick.
Bush is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Poirier misses.
As Poirier looks to move away, Bush throws a big counter combo but Poirier just gets out of the way.
Bush rushes Poirier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poirier's elbow.
Poirier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poirier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poirier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Poirier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bush eats them both and turns towards Poirier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poirier throws a nice looking combination but Bush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Bush scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Anton Poirier has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Poirier as he checks the leg kick.
Poirier flicks out a counter leg kick but Bush steps away.
Bush tries to bum rush Poirier with a series of wild strikes but Poirier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poirier throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
Bush throws a hook but Poirier blocks it.
Bush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poirier throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Bush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poirier.
A jab from Poirier does it's job there.
Poirier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bush back to the cage. Poirier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Poirier throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush lands with a hook. Poirier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poirier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poirier misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush scores with a kick to the body.
Poirier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poirier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Poirier dominated that 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.
Bush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bush lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bush misses the target.
Poirier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bush's head.
Poirier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poirier misses the jab.
Poirier fails to land with a series of punches.
Poirier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anton Poirier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poirier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poirier breaks from the clinch.
Poirier throws a right hand that Bush ducks under and follows up with a left that Bush also avoids with ease.
Poirier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bush's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poirier moves out of range of the leg kick from Bush.
Poirier misses with a straight right.
Bush appears to be looking for a big counter.
Poirier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Bush misses.
Anton Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poirier swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier misses with a low kick.
Poirier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poirier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bush throws a wild body kick that Poirier sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Poirier does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Bush.
Poirier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poirier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poirier's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poirier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Poirier takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Bush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poirier misses with a wild body shot.
Bush appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Poirier blocks the body kick.
Poirier throws a body shot but no joy.
Poirier throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Bush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Poirier misses.
Bush looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Poirier misses with a double jab.
Bush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poirier.
Poirier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poirier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bush counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poirier takes one to the chin there.
Bush lands with an uppercut that bounces Poirier off the cage and back into range.
Bush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Bush slips a straight right by Poirier.
Poirier moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Poirier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bush throws the left hand but Poirier avoids the punch easily.
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Poirier scores with a four punch combination!
Poirier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bush counters with a leg kick.
Bush swings for the body but Poirier moves out of range.
Poirier misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Poirier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poirier misses with a looping left.
Bush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poirier avoids the body shot from Bush.
Poirier raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Poirier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poirier throws out a loose jab but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bush scores with a nice strike.
Poirier tries to land a leg kick but Bush saw it coming and moves away.
Poirier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Bush was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poirier.
Poirier looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Poirier fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poirier scores with a decent looking hook.
Good exchange - Bush coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Bush.
Poirier misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Poirier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bush.
Poirier stalks Bush and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bush's face. Bush staggers backwards, shaken.
Anton Poirier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poirier.
Poirier misses with a low kick as Bush jumps back.
Bush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poirier.
Poirier throws a push kick but Bush slaps the foot to one side.
Bush scores with a jab. Poirier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bush blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bush misses the target.
Bush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poirier. Poirier obviously looking to wear him down.
Poirier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poirier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poirier misses the shot to the body.
Poirier throws a leg kick but Bush sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bush scores with a jab to the head.
Poirier misses with a left hand
and Bush counters with a nice body shot.
Poirier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Bush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poirier doesn't seem phased though.
Poirier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Poirier backs away, Bush returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poirier motions for Bush to come forward. Poirier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poirier scores with a nice body kick.
Bush checks a low kick from Poirier.
Bush cracks Poirier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poirier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bush misses with a few strikes there.
Poirier throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Bush lands with a right hand.
Poirier punishes Bush's body with a nice straight punch.
Poirier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anton Poirier just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poirier misses with a head kick.
A combination from Poirier does no damage.
Bush misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poirier! But no joy.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Poirier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bush counters with a body kick.
Poirier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poirier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poirier.
Poirier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bush counters with a one-two to the body.
Poirier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poirier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bush blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poirier checks the leg kick.
A combination from Poirier does no damage.
Bush throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poirier misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poirier misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Bush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poirier looks to land a body kick but Bush moved away.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Poirier moved out of range nicely.
Bush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poirier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
Bush fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poirier just manages to avoid it.
Poirier misses with a wild body shot.
Poirier throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Poirier lands with a straight right. Bush didn't see that one coming.
Poirier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bush on the side of the head.
Bush avoids the head kick by Poirier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bush went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Poirier throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bush misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush connects with a looping right hand.
Poirier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bush lands with a kick to the temple. Poirier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bush throws a hook to the side of Poirier's head but Poirier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poirier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Bush lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Poirier misses
and Bush counters with a head kick.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poirier.
Poirier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Poirier's head but Poirier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poirier misses with a double jab.
Poirier tries to move into range but Bush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Poirier throws a counter combo.
Poirier misses with a left hand
and Bush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bush had his way with Anton Poirier in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Poirier tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Bush wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Billy Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poirier throws a combination that misses
and Bush counters with a low kick, right behind Poirier 's knee.
Poirier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poirier looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Poirier throws a leg kick
and Bush counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bush defending well as Poirier loads up on a big left hand.
Poirier misses with a wild combination.
Poirier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bush lands with an overhand left.
Bush throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush cracks Poirier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bush as he connects with a hook.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poirier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bush. That did some damage!
Bush scores with a jab. Poirier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier throws a push kick but Bush slaps the foot to one side.
Bush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poirier lands a jab to Bush's midsection.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
Bush misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Poirier misses the target.
Poirier throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poirier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poirier fails to land with a series of punches.
Poirier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poirier throws a body shot but no joy.
Poirier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bush scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poirier is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Poirier. Those never looked like landing.
Bush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poirier.
Poirier is still on wobbly legs! Can Bush finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poirier is looking to score with low kicks.
Anton Poirier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bush misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier looks for the body kick but Bush saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Bush misses.
Poirier seems to have recovered his senses.
Poirier throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush slips under a jab from Poirier.
Bush scores with a sloppy right hand. Poirier should have avoided that one.
Bush throws a jab when Poirier was well out of range.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Poirier misses with a body kick.
Poirier throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bush counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Poirier goes down! Will Poirier beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Bush blocks a jab.
Bush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poirier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bush thinks about countering with a head kick.
Poirier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bush moves forwards but Poirier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poirier 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kieran Summers (ranked 5276 p4p, 462 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 3372 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kieran Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xenophobus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Summers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
A big left from Xenophobus misses.
Summers throws a push kick but Xenophobus slaps the foot to one side.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Summers moved out of range.
Kieran Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Summers misses with a kick to the body
and Xenophobus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Xenophobus beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Xenophobus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenophobus clobbers Summers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xenophobus is still on wobbly legs! Can Summers finish him?
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Xenophobus seems to have recovered his senses.
Summers throws a body punch but Xenophobus moves out of range.
Summers misses with the body kick
and Xenophobus counters with a nice uppercut.
Summers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus scores with a jab. Summers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus scores with a nice right hand.
Xenophobus walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Summers rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Xenophobus has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Xenophobus lands a nice shot to the body.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenophobus throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Good exchange - Xenophobus coming out on top.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xenophobus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xenophobus moves out of range of the body kick.
Xenophobus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xenophobus working aggressively here.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenophobus is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Summers.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xenophobus.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Xenophobus avoids the damage to the body.
Xenophobus managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Xenophobus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xenophobus is stalling here.
Summers tries a body shot but Xenophobus blocks it.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xenophobus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenophobus is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenophobus is defending well for now.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Xenophobus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xenophobus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenophobus is defending well for now.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xenophobus avoids it.
Xenophobus lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Summers takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Ulysseus Xenophobus was lucky to get out of the first round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xenophobus throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Summers is looking for a counter combo.
Summers throws a hook but Xenophobus avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xenophobus, as that shot connected.
Xenophobus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Summers's head.
Summers throws a body punch but Xenophobus moves out of range.
Summers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Xenophobus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xenophobus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xenophobus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xenophobus throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xenophobus.
Kieran Summers 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.
Xenophobus slips under a jab.
Summers throws a hook but Xenophobus blocks it.
Xenophobus flicks out a counter leg kick but Summers steps away.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xenophobus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xenophobus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xenophobus throws a push kick but Summers slaps the foot to one side.
Xenophobus jabs Summers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xenophobus scores with a jab to the body.
Xenophobus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xenophobus fails to land with a series of punches.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Summers looks to throw a body kick
and Xenophobus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xenophobus cracks Summers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Summers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xenophobus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xenophobus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xenophobus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Summers - that will leave a mark!
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xenophobus throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a looping overhand right but Xenophobus ducks down to avoid it.
Summers takes a swing at Xenophobus's ribcage but misses.
Xenophobus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xenophobus lands with a good body shot.
Summers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xenophobus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xenophobus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Summers's hands.
Xenophobus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Summers is rocked!
Xenophobus avoids the head kick by Summers.
Oh Summers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xenophobus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Summers seems to have got his legs back now.
Xenophobus works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Summers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xenophobus scores with a hook to the body. Summers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Summers is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Summers.
Summers is looking to clinch but Xenophobus is avoiding it.
Xenophobus avoids the head kick by Summers.
Xenophobus misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xenophobus connects with a right hand. Summers shakes it off.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xenophobus loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Xenophobus avoids a kick to the body.
Summers swings widly with a right hand
and Xenophobus counters with a straight right hand.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xenophobus was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Xenophobus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xenophobus swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
A punch lands to the side of Summers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xenophobus has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers misses with a punch to the body.
Xenophobus misses with some punches.
Xenophobus has Summers pushed against the cage.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Xenophobus.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus lands with a right to the head.
Summers misses with an elbow strike.
Xenophobus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Summers as the two fighters clinch.
Xenophobus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Xenophobus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers tries a body shot but Xenophobus blocks it.
Summers misses with an elbow over the top.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xenophobus.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenophobus is defending well for now.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Xenophobus avoids the damage to the body.
Xenophobus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Nice body punch from Xenophobus.
A short body shot lands from Xenophobus as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus blocks the elbow strike.
Xenophobus blocks the elbow strike.
Xenophobus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers lands an elbow inside.
Xenophobus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers prevents a body shot from Xenophobus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus is trying to stall.
Summers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xenophobus or not.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenophobus is defending well for now.
Xenophobus trying to stall but Summers improves his position.
Xenophobus'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.
Xenophobus is trying to stall.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Xenophobus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysseus Xenophobus really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xenophobus throws a solid leg kick but Summers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xenophobus.
Xenophobus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Xenophobus.
Summers throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus moves out of range of the leg kick from Summers.
Xenophobus avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Summers drops his hands momentarily and Xenophobus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xenophobus misses with a low kick.
Summers blocks a head kick by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus scores with a one two! Summers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus stuns Summers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Summers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Summers throws a lazy body kick
and Xenophobus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Summers thinking.
Summers misses with a hook.
Xenophobus lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenophobus moves out of range of the body kick.
Xenophobus throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus dips to his left and cracks Summers with an uppercut!
Summers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Summers lands a lovely overhand right.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Xenophobus moved away.
Xenophobus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Xenophobus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Summers misses with a left hand
and Xenophobus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xenophobus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Summers misses with a body punch
and Xenophobus counters with a nice uppercut.
Xenophobus lands with a straight right. Summers didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenophobus staggers Summers with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Summers 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!
Xenophobus cracks Summers with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Summers is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Summers is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Xenophobus cracks Summers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Summers takes a swing at Xenophobus's ribcage but misses.
Xenophobus thuds a left hand into Summers's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus cracks Summers with a good jab.
Summers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Summers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xenophobus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers misses with a kick to the body
and before Summers has any time to reset, Xenophobus cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to cage, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ulysseus Xenophobus!
Ulysseus Xenophobus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manu Lyfe (ranked 21937 p4p, 898 weight class) and Tomasz Drwalewicz (ranked 20424 p4p, 881 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Lyfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwalewicz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwalewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Lyfe's shoulder, as Lyfe tries to avoid the shot.
Lyfe lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe throws a body shot but no joy.
Drwalewicz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lyfe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drwalewicz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drwalewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyfe.
Lyfe's corner calls for a 1-2. Lyfe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lyfe ducks under a wild hook from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe with a jab.
Lyfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
Drwalewicz blocks a leg kick.
Drwalewicz 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.
Drwalewicz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyfe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Lyfe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe avoids a kick to the body.
Lyfe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drwalewicz throws a leg kick but Lyfe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lyfe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drwalewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lyfe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Lyfe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Drwalewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drwalewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drwalewicz throws a head kick but Lyfe moves out of range.
Lyfe throws a head kick that misses.
Lyfe scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Lyfe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lyfe.
Drwalewicz throws the kick towards the body but Lyfe avoids it.
It looks like Lyfe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Drwalewicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyfe needs to keep his hands up - Drwalewicz had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drwalewicz ducks under a wild hook from Lyfe.
Lyfe looks to land a right hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range.
A big left from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe looks to land a left hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range nicely.
Lyfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drwalewicz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lyfe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyfe misses with a looping left.
Lyfe throws the kick towards the body but Drwalewicz avoids it.
A jab from Lyfe finds it's way through Drwalewicz's defenses.
Drwalewicz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe looks to throw the jab but Drwalewicz is out of range.
Drwalewicz blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drwalewicz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lyfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyfe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drwalewicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drwalewicz clobbers Lyfe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drwalewicz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lyfe slips a jab from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe tried to counter with a leg kick but Drwalewicz avoided it.
Drwalewicz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lyfe throws a hook but Drwalewicz avoids it easily.
Lyfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Drwalewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drwalewicz moves away.
A nice side step and Drwalewicz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drwalewicz takes a swing at Lyfe's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a chopping leg kick but Drwalewicz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lyfe moves out of range as Drwalewicz strikes.
Lyfe blocks a head kick by Drwalewicz.
Lyfe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lyfe blocks a low kick nicely.
Drwalewicz checks a low kick from Lyfe.
Lyfe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drwalewicz can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Lyfe. That's going to slow Drwalewicz down.
Lyfe digs a good body shot into Drwalewicz's ribs.
Lyfe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drwalewicz slips a jab from Lyfe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lyfe. That's going to slow Drwalewicz down.
A lazy left from Drwalewicz finds it's target.
Lyfe missing with a left hand there. Drwalewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyfe ducks under a wild hook from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manu Lyfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drwalewicz throws a solid leg kick but Lyfe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drwalewicz.
It looked like Lyfe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drwalewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Drwalewicz tries to counter with a clinch but Lyfe shakes him off and moves away.
Drwalewicz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drwalewicz darts in and clinches Lyfe up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lyfe fails to land.
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Drwalewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lyfe landing knees to the body.
Lyfe lands with a short shot to the head.
Drwalewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drwalewicz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe tries a body shot but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Lyfe lands a shot to the body.
Drwalewicz working aggressively here.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lyfe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Manu Lyfe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lyfe lands an overhand right.
Drwalewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Lyfe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyfe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manu Lyfe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lyfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyfe throws a leg kick
and Drwalewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyfe misses with a right hand
and Drwalewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drwalewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyfe throws out the jab.
Drwalewicz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drwalewicz with a nice cross.
Drwalewicz throws a low kick but Lyfe moves out of range easily.
Lyfe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drwalewicz just manages to avoid it.
Lyfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drwalewicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drwalewicz wants to land a leg kick but Lyfe is out of range.
Lyfe scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Drwalewicz misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwalewicz misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lyfe.
Drwalewicz walks into a left hand.
Drwalewicz has closed the distance and engaged Lyfe in a clinch.
Lyfe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Drwalewicz fails to land.
Lyfe swings wildly with an uppercut but Drwalewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drwalewicz missing with knees to the body.
Lyfe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Lyfe blocks an uppercut.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drwalewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drwalewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lyfe avoids the damage to the body.
Drwalewicz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drwalewicz tries to work over Lyfe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyfe.
Lyfe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lyfe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manu Lyfe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lyfe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drwalewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lyfe controls his hands.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Drwalewicz wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Lyfe on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tomasz Drwalewicz just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, jab by Drwalewicz - just one landing.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drwalewicz slips a jab from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz tries a quick counter leg kick but Lyfe is wise to it.
Drwalewicz throws out a loose jab but Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyfe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drwalewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyfe is looking to slow Drwalewicz down with leg kicks.
Drwalewicz misses with a two punch combination.
As Drwalewicz backs away, Lyfe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Drwalewicz's legs.
A punch combination from Lyfe misses.
Drwalewicz misses with a hook to the body
and Lyfe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyfe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Lyfe misses
and Drwalewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe looks to land a left hand but Drwalewicz moved out of range nicely.
Drwalewicz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwalewicz throws a low kick but Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe tried to counter with a leg kick but Drwalewicz avoided it.
Lyfe missing with a left hand there. Drwalewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drwalewicz throws out a counter right but Lyfe avoids it with no problem.
Lyfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Lyfe misses with a head kick.
Drwalewicz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lyfe throws a leg kick but Drwalewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lyfe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drwalewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lyfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Drwalewicz throws the kick towards the body but Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drwalewicz moves out of range as Lyfe throws a body kick.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Drwalewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyfe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. Drwalewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lyfe.
No joy there for Drwalewicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Drwalewicz throws a series of punches but Lyfe avoids them all with ease.
Lyfe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drwalewicz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the leg kick from Lyfe.
Drwalewicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drwalewicz throws out a leg kick but Lyfe moves out of range and Drwalewicz only half commits.
Lyfe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drwalewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyfe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lyfe 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 Drwalewicz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drwalewicz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab, jab by Drwalewicz - just one landing.
Drwalewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyfe.
Lyfe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lyfe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe had his way with Tomasz Drwalewicz in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lyfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomasz Drwalewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyfe thows a body kick. Drwalewicz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lyfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Drwalewicz misses.
Lyfe is looking to slow Drwalewicz down with leg kicks.
Drwalewicz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Drwalewicz blocks the low kick.
Lyfe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lyfe connects with a jab.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Lyfe misses.
A big right from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drwalewicz on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a body punch but Drwalewicz moves out of range.
Drwalewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyfe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lyfe jabs Drwalewicz right on the nose. Drwalewicz blinks but takes it well.
Lyfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drwalewicz checks it well.
Lyfe scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Lyfe does no damage.
Drwalewicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lyfe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drwalewicz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drwalewicz with a hook.
Drwalewicz lands the left hand.
A big right from Lyfe misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drwalewicz checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwalewicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyfe throws a leg kick
and Drwalewicz counters with a three punch combo that has Lyfe backing up. Lyfe nods at Drwalewicz to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwalewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyfe throws a leg kick but Drwalewicz checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Lyfe there.
Lyfe looks to throw the jab but Drwalewicz is out of range.
Lyfe lands a jab.
Lyfe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drwalewicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyfe.
Lyfe throws a shot from downtown. Drwalewicz moves away and avoids it.
Drwalewicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drwalewicz moves forwards but Lyfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lyfe misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Lyfe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lyfe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Lyfe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuotole Mapambe (ranked 19129 p4p, 822 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 20916 p4p, 823 weight class). Tomasino Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by i kill cause im hungry. Tuotole Mapambe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuotole Mapambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mapambe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mapambe has Tomasino Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Mapambe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
Tomasino Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mapambe.
A right hand to the body from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand.
Tomasino Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mapambe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mapambe blocks a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Mapambe.
A short left from Mapambe.
Nice body punch from Mapambe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomasino Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mapambe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomasino Jr's elbow.
Tomasino Jr blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomasino Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mapambe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomasino Jr is defending well for now.
Mapambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mapambe has Tomasino Jr pressed against the cage.
Mapambe blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomasino Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Tomasino Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Mapambe controls the action.
Mapambe misses with a body punch.
Mapambe effectively controlling the action here.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mapambes head.
Tomasino Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Tomasino Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mapambe's elbow.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomasino Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Mapambe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mapambe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Mapambe.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body punch.
Tomasino Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mapambe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomasino Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mapambe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Mapambe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tomasino Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomasino Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tomasino Jr throws a leg kick but Mapambe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomasino Jr.
Some wild striking there from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a looping right.
Tuotole Mapambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mapambe closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Mapambe.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
Tomasino Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mapambe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tomasino Jr avoids the elbow strike from Mapambe, against the cage.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Mapambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mapambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr blocks a body shot from Mapambe.
Mapambe misses with a body punch.
Tomasino Jr is leaning against Mapambe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mapambe throws an elbow that misses.
Mapambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mapambe is working Tomasino Jr over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
Mapambe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mapambe.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Mapambe.
Mapambe blocking some punches.
Tomasino Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomasino Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mapambe's elbow.
Mapambe misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mapambe.
Mapambe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomasino Jr's defenses.
Tomasino Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Mapambe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomasino Jr backwards.
Tomasino Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr cracks Mapambe with a nice body shot.
Mapambe tries a body shot but Tomasino Jr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mapambe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mapambe blocks a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
A short right from Mapambe on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomasino Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Mapambe controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomasino Jr tries to work over Mapambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mapambe pushes Tomasino Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mapambe can't find room to land a body shot as Tomasino Jr controls the action.
Mapambe lands an elbow inside.
Tomasino Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Mapambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mapambe taking a breather.
Mapambe is working Tomasino Jr over against the cage.
Tomasino Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mapambe works on Tomasino Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Mapambe blocks a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
Mapambe misses with a punch to the body.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Tuotole Mapambe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tomasino Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mapambe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomasino Jr looks for the body kick but Mapambe saw that one coming.
Tomasino Jr cracks Mapambe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tomasino Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mapambe darts in and clinches Tomasino Jr up against the cage.
Tomasino Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mapambe struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mapambe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomasino Jr's brow.
Mapambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mapambe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mapambe wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mapambe tries a body shot but Tomasino Jr blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Mapambe controls his hands.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr pushes Mapambe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mapambe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
Mapambe digs a right hand underneath Tomasino Jr's ribcage. Tomasino Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomasino Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
Mapambe blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomasino Jr avoiding damage as Mapambe throws knees to the body.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomasino Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Mapambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr scores with a shot to the side of Mapambe's head.
Mapambe is rocked!
Tomasino Jr cracks Mapambe with a nice body shot.
Oh Mapambe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomasino Jr creates a bit of distance and cracks Mapambe with a big uppercut! Mapambe goes down! The referee pushes Tomasino Jr away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Mapambe make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tomasino Jr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Henry Tomasino Jr!
A relieved looking Henry Tomasino Jr 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hesa MC (ranked 4012 p4p, 371 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 3528 p4p, 329 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC takes one to the chin there.
MC just misses with a punch to the body.
MC scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
MC misses with a wild combination.
White misses with an uppercut.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MC.
MC has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MC there as he acknowledges the shot.
MC connects with a jab.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by MC.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. MC takes a step back to recover.
MC throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and MC counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for MC, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MC throws a hook but White blocks it.
MC misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White lands with a kick to the temple. MC shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
MC checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MC tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MC throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White scores with the left hand. MC knows he should have avoided that one.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MC connects with the punch.
MC ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MC - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MC. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
MC throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
MC lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White tries to score with a low kick but MC moves his leg out of the way.
MC tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MC's corner calls for a 1-2. MC obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MC wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White throws a leg kick but MC sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MC went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White slips a jab and a cross from MC.
Nice defenses there by White.
White lands an overhand right.
MC slips a straight right by White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from MC misses its intended target.
MC moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from MC.
MC lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hesa MC dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MC checks a low kick from White.
MC misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MC lands a lovely overhand right.
MC wants to clinch.
MC fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick by MC misses
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC scores with a body shot.
MC is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
MC swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White connects with a body shot that sends MC's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MC connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like MC has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC slips under a jab from White.
MC jabs at White's body.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped MC in his tracks.
MC throws a body shot but no joy.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MC.
A leg kick checked by MC.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MC swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MC misses with a body punch
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MC stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
MC lands a jab to the nose.
MC throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by MC.
A punch combination from MC misses.
White only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
MC misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White feints and then cracks MC's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MC down.
MC throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
MC falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a big head kick but MC shrugs it off.
MC throws out a powerful jab.
White walks into a jab.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MC throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
MC connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MC scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Hesa MC seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hesa MC dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White throws a body punch but MC moves out of range.
MC swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MC displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
MC looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a low kick as MC jumps back.
A left and a right from MC both land. Nice combination.
White is rocked!
MC swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can MC finish him?
MC blocks the body kick.
MC jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
MC lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for MC. That snapped White's head back.
MC throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. MC is lucky that one didn't land flush.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses MC's sensitive parts.
MC throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC staggers White with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! White 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 MC is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hesa MC!
Freddy White spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Brophy (ranked 4637 p4p, 568 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 4013 p4p, 512 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress - Metallica. Hadi Ozturk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Brophy's chin.
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213 lbs
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206 lbs
20 - 10 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk tries to clinch but Brophy moves away
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brophy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ozturk takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Ozturk misses
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy 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.
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ozturk 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.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Ozturk counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Ozturk counters with a body kick.
Ozturk gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
It looks like Hadi Ozturk has been cut.
Ozturk is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Brophy catches Ozturk right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozturk.
Ozturk moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ozturk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brophy is able to avoid easily.
Brophy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brophy takes a swing at Ozturk's ribcage but misses.
Ozturk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozturk throws a leg kick which misses Brophy's front leg but catches the back leg as Brophy tries to avoid it.
Ozturk lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a body shot.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Ozturk counters with an inside leg kick.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Ozturk counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Ozturk tenderised Brophy's leg. Brophy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozturk slips under a jab from Brophy.
Ozturk connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and Ozturk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozturk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ozturk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Ozturk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ozturk throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ozturk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk lands with a kick to the temple. Brophy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Ozturk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozturk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy throws a hook but Ozturk avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Brophy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozturk's head.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Ozturk lands a head kick. Brophy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
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!
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 John Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ozturk throws a low kick, looking for Brophy's leg but Brophy calmly moves out of range.
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Ozturk moved away.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Ozturk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ozturk throws a lazy body kick
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Ozturk with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ozturk throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ozturk at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Ozturk down.
Ozturk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ozturk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brophy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brophy throws a head kick that half lands.
Ozturk scores with a push kick.
Brophy clobbers Ozturk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozturk misses the body punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Ozturk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but John Brophy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brophy tries a low kick but Ozturk avoids it.
Ozturk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Ozturk slips under a jab.
Brophy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ozturk misses with a body kick.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk is looking to land body kicks.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Brophy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozturk circles away.
Ozturk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brophy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ozturk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozturk tries to score with a low kick but Brophy moves his leg out of the way.
Brophy clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozturk stalling in the clinch.
Brophy digs a right hand into Ozturk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ozturk's gas tank.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the cage.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a left hand.
Brophy gets through Ozturk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozturk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Ozturk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Brophy missing with knees to the body.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Ozturk controls the action.
Brophy creates a bit of space and cracks Ozturk with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Ozturk is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Ozturk is rocked!
Brophy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ozturk out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Brophy!
John Brophy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 1505 p4p, 162 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 3390 p4p, 319 weight class). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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171 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Bath And Wells lands with a shot to the body.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Bath And Wells's sensitive parts.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Bath And Wells has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rusterman's in the buildup to the fight.
Of Bath And Wells checks a leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
Of Bath And Wells throwing a counter right hand but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart is looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down with leg kicks.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Of Bath And Wells backs off Taggart throws a huge counter combo but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it all.
Of Bath And Wells walks into a straight right hand from Taggart.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
Of Bath And Wells tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taggart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Bath And Wells takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Taggart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Bath And Wells slips a jab from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a left hand
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot.
Taggart lands with an uppercut that bounces Of Bath And Wells off the cage and back into range.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a looping left.
Taggart lands a front kick.
Of Bath And Wells uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taggart.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Bath And Wells throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart slips a straight right by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Of Bath And Wells takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Bath And Wells misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells slips a straight right by Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells misses the body punch
and Taggart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taggart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taggart throws a low kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range easily.
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taggart looks to throw a body kick
and Of Bath And Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Taggart misses the target.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taggart feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Taggart lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells throws a shot from downtown. Taggart moves away and avoids it.
Taggart fakes the leg kick and cracks Of Bath And Wells in the body.
Taggart lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Of Bath And Wells throws an off balance right hand
and Taggart counters with a right hand to the body.
A leg kick checked by Of Bath And Wells.
Both fighters circling a little - Taggart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taggart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taggart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
Taggart lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Bath And Wells blocks an uppercut.
Taggart tries a knee to the head but Of Bath And Wells blocks it.
Taggart prevents a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells prevents a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Taggart lands a right hand.
Of Bath And Wells is leaning against Taggart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
Of Bath And Wells lands a hook that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Of Bath And Wells just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taggart's brow.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart trying to land knees to the body.
Taggart scores with a hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Taggart digs a right hand underneath Of Bath And Wells's ribcage. Of Bath And Wells let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Of Bath And Wells tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Bath And Wells throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Bath And Wells tries to throw a body punch but Taggart avoids it by throwing Of Bath And Wells back against the cage.
Taggart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Of Bath And Wells lands a shoulder strike.
Of Bath And Wells lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Of Bath And Wells seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taggart can turn it around.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Bath And Wells misses with the head strike.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Of Bath And Wells backwards.
Of Bath And Wells tries to throw a body punch but Taggart avoids it by throwing Of Bath And Wells back against the cage.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taggart tries a body shot but Of Bath And Wells blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Of Bath And Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart walks into a straight right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range of the body kick from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Of Bath And Wells is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taggart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taggart is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taggart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taggart cracks Of Bath And Wells with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Of Bath And Wells bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taggart's head backwards.
Taggart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Of Bath And Wells steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taggart. That one must have hurt.
Taggart gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Bath And Wells's elbow.
Of Bath And Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Of Bath And Wells - that landed with a thud.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Of Bath And Wells.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart is leaning against Of Bath And Wells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Bath And Wells tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taggart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taggart breaks the clinch.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taggart cracks Of Bath And Wells with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Bath And Wells moves forwards but Taggart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Taggart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taggart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Bath And Wells. That did some damage!
Of Bath And Wells sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart blocks a jab.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Of Bath And Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart wants to land a leg kick but Of Bath And Wells is out of range.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Bath And Wells swats away the attempt to clinch by Taggart.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of Of Bath And Wells's head but Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Bath And Wells throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
Taggart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Taggart feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Taggart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Bath And Wells has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Taggart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Taggart lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Bath And Wells tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a jab.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Of Bath And Wells tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taggart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taggart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Of Bath And Wells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taggart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Bath And Wells scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taggart 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 Of Bath And Wells has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Bath And Wells and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Taggart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart's corner calls for a 1-2. Taggart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taggart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Of Bath And Wells circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Bath And Wells swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Of Bath And Wells as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a straight left.
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Of Bath And Wells steps away.
Taggart takes a swing at Of Bath And Wells's ribcage but misses.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taggart misses with an uppercut. Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a right hand
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Of Bath And Wells will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart is looking to clinch but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding it.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook
and Taggart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of Bath And Wells swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taggart throws a low kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range easily.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taggart thuds a left hand into Of Bath And Wells's body.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taggart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Of Bath And Wells tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Of Bath And Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taggart.
Taggart scores with a kick to the midsection.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Taggart wants to clinch but Of Bath And Wells slips to the side
and Of Bath And Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart feints and then cracks Of Bath And Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
Taggart lands an overhand right.
Of Bath And Wells showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taggart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range as Taggart throws a body kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws a good cross that connects.
Taggart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Bath And Wells.
Taggart scores with a head kick. Of Bath And Wells tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taggart tries to clinch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Bath And Wells throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Bath And Wells is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart throws a head kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Of Bath And Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Bath And Wells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters with a nice leg kick.
Taggart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taggart throws a series of punches but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Of Bath And Wells misses the jab.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a wild combination.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Bath And Wells.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taggart 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart! Cole Taggart retains his lightweight title!
Cole Taggart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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