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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Niklaus Heuler (ranked 22128 p4p, 261 weight class) and Greg Grzmot (ranked 4586 p4p, 96 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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222 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niklaus Heuler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Grzmot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heuler lands with an uppercut that bounces Grzmot off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Greg Grzmot has been cut.
Heuler misses with a looping left.
Grzmot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grzmot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heuler avoids the head kick by Grzmot.
Heuler scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Grzmot 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.
Heuler staying out of range there.
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!
Heuler cracks Grzmot with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Grzmot 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 Grzmot is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Grzmot could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Niklaus Heuler!
Niklaus Heuler took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Zabijaka (ranked 6110 p4p, 539 weight class) and Lesliah Souza (ranked 8981 p4p, 635 weight class). Jack Zabijaka looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Zabijaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lesliah Souza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza scores with a head kick. Zabijaka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zabijaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Zabijaka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jack Zabijaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Souza.
Souza lands with a cross.
Zabijaka forces Souza back against the ropes and clinches.
Souza tries to break free but Zabijaka pushes him back against the ropes.
Zabijaka blocks an uppercut.
Zabijaka keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zabijaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zabijaka.
Souza wants to break free but Zabijaka has control.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zabijaka manages to break the clinch.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabijaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza takes a swing at Zabijaka's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Zabijaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza feints and then cracks Zabijaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zabijaka down.
Zabijaka blocks the body kick.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Zabijaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zabijaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabijaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zabijaka breaks the clinch.
Souza wants to slow Zabijaka down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Zabijaka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Souza.
Zabijaka gets a clinch.
Zabijaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Nice jab there from Zabijaka.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Zabijaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Souza delivers a nice body kick.
Zabijaka is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Zabijaka moves out of range as Souza throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabijaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Zabijaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zabijaka clinches.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Zabijaka has the dominant position.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabijaka has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Souza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souza is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Zabijaka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zabijaka throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zabijaka.
Zabijaka keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabijaka has him pressed against the ropes.
Souza has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zabijaka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Souza can turn it around.
Zabijaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Zabijaka is controlling the position.
Zabijaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Zabijaka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Zabijaka.
Souza motions for Zabijaka to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Zabijaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza throws a leg kick but Zabijaka moved away.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zabijaka feints a jab promting Souza to slip. Zabijaka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Souza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Zabijaka blocks the low kick.
Lesliah Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zabijaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Souza tests Zabijaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zabijaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabijaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Zabijaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zabijaka cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Souza tenderised Zabijaka's leg. Zabijaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zabijaka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zabijaka.
A leg kick checked by Zabijaka.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zabijaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Souza scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zabijaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Zabijaka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zabijaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zabijaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zabijaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zabijaka.
Souza throws a leg kick but Zabijaka checks it.
Zabijaka pushes Souza up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zabijaka prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Zabijaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza tries to break free but Zabijaka pushes him back against the ropes.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zabijaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souza's efforts to push away.
Zabijaka holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Zabijaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza wants to break free but Zabijaka has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lesliah Souza 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zabijaka tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Zabijaka wants to clinch.
Zabijaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Zabijaka.
Souza tries to break free but Zabijaka pushes him back against the ropes.
Jack Zabijaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zabijaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zabijaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabijaka has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is trying to break free.
Souza can't break the clinch.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Zabijaka has him pressed against the ropes.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zabijaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zabijaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Zabijaka would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Zabijaka prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Zabijaka misses with a knee strike.
Zabijaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zabijaka wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Zabijaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Zabijaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabijaka has him pressed against the ropes.
Zabijaka breaks the clinch.
Zabijaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zabijaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zabijaka blocks the body kick.
Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zabijaka misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabijaka tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
Souza lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Souza checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zabijaka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zabijaka is looking to clinch.
Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zabijaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lesliah Souza.
I think Souza 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lesliah Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Kin (ranked 23070 p4p, 755 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 4730 p4p, 504 weight class). Simengwa has chosen Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa throws a hook but Kin blocks it.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Simengwa wants to counter with a clinch but Kin pushes him away.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Simengwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Simengwa gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling him.
Simengwa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Simengwa.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Simengwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling him.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Simengwa misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Simengwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simengwa working aggressively here.
Kin is trying to break free.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa stalling against the ropes.
Simengwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Kin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Simengwa has the dominant position.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling him.
Simengwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kin.
Simengwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simengwa lands a shoulder strike.
Simengwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simengwa pushes Kin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kin wants to break free but Simengwa has control.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Simengwa as the two fighters clinch.
Kin tries to break free but Simengwa pushes him back against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Simengwa on the inside.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin blocks a body shot from Simengwa.
Simengwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Simengwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simengwa pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Simengwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Simengwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Simengwa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Simengwa.
Simengwa lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baraka Simengwa dominated that round.
That's time! Kin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Kin misses
and Simengwa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin is trying to break free.
Simengwa tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simengwa.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Simengwa lands a left hand.
Simengwa gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simengwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simengwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simengwa lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Simengwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simengwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simengwa has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simengwa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Simengwa clinches up against the ropes.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baraka Simengwa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simengwa cracks Kin with a nice body shot.
Simengwa tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Simengwa can't find room to land a body shot as Kin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
Simengwa misses with the head strike.
Simengwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling the position.
Simengwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Simengwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simengwa has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Simengwa has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Simengwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
Simengwa looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Simengwa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Simengwa has double underhooks.
Kin wants to break free but Simengwa has control.
Simengwa scores with a hook to the body.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Simengwa lands a left hand.
Simengwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Simengwa.
Simengwa digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Simengwa.
Simengwa digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simengwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Simengwa.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Simengwa lands an uppercut.
Kin tries to break free but Simengwa pushes him back against the ropes.
Simengwa misses with a body punch.
Simengwa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Simengwa has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simengwa.
Simengwa lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baraka Simengwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simengwa connects with a right hand. Kin shakes it off.
Simengwa avoids the head kick by Kin.
Simengwa moves into the clinch.
Simengwa throws a head punch that misses.
Simengwa misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simengwa.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simengwa.
Simengwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simengwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kin is rocked!
A short uppercut from Simengwa.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simengwa misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa misses with some punches.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simengwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kin or not.
Kin is trying to break free.
Simengwa misses with the head strike.
Simengwa misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kin blocking some punches.
Simengwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kin or not.
Simengwa lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa lands a shot to the body.
Simengwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kin's elbow.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Simengwa lands a shoulder strike.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simengwa scores with a shot to the side of Kin's head.
Simengwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Simengwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kin manages to break the clinch.
Simengwa lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simengwa misses with a looping right.
Kin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simengwa.
Simengwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling the position.
James Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Simengwa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simengwa tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Simengwa pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Simengwa lands a body punch.
Simengwa lands a right hand.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa lands with a short shot to the head.
Simengwa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baraka Simengwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa lands a body shot.
A short left from Simengwa.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Simengwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simengwa misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Simengwa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Simengwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baraka Simengwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simengwa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baraka Simengwa!
Baraka Simengwa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Damjan Hrvatin (ranked 4770 p4p, 481 weight class) and Andreas Stjenren (ranked 4057 p4p, 427 weight class). Damjan Hrvatin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damjan Hrvatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Stjenren!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stjenren misses with a few strikes there.
Hrvatin closes the distance and clinches.
Hrvatin is trying to maintain a safe position but Stjenren gets an underhook and turns Hrvatin into the ropes.
Hrvatin keeps control of Stjenren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hrvatin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hrvatin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hrvatin checks a low kick from Stjenren.
Hrvatin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hrvatin has Stjenren pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch.
Stjenren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hrvatin has closed the distance and engaged Stjenren in a clinch.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stjenren moves forwards but Hrvatin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stjenren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hrvatin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hrvatin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stjenren.
Hrvatin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stjenren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stjenren looking to stall.
Stjenren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stjenren misses with an elbow over the top.
Hrvatin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hrvatin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjenren misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Hrvatin on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stjenren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hrvatin has him pressed against the ropes.
Stjenren misses with an elbow over the top.
Hrvatin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stjenren tries to circle away but Hrvatin has him pinned against the ropes.
Hrvatin is struggling to control the position.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch.
Hrvatin rushes Stjenren and presses him up against the ropes.
Hrvatin has Stjenren pushed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damjan Hrvatin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stjenren tries to clinch up.
Stjenren throws a head kick but Hrvatin moves out of range.
Stjenren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hrvatin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hrvatin rushes Stjenren and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hrvatin blocking some punches.
Stjenren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hrvatin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stjenren can do to turn this around?
Hrvatin moves into the clinch successfully.
Stjenren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Stjenren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hrvatin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stjenren is defending well for now.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hrvatin.
Hrvatin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch.
Stjenren moves in looking to clinch but Hrvatin pushes him off.
Hrvatin moves into the clinch successfully.
Stjenren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hrvatin stalling.
Hrvatin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stjenren misses with a few strikes there.
Hrvatin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrvatin takes the fight into the clinch.
Hrvatin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stjenren's efforts to push away.
Hrvatin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stjenren's efforts to push away.
Hrvatin has Stjenren pressed against the ropes, preventing Stjenren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hrvatin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hrvatin prevents Stjenren from breaking the clinch.
Hrvatin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stjenren wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damjan Hrvatin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hrvatin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stjenren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hrvatin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hrvatin instigates a clinch.
Hrvatin breaks from the clinch.
Stjenren wants to clinch.
It looked like Hrvatin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stjenren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hrvatin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrvatin avoids the head kick by Stjenren.
Stjenren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hrvatin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stjenren just manages to avoid it.
Hrvatin gets a clinch.
Hrvatin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hrvatin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stjenren tries to work over Hrvatin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stjenren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hrvatin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hrvatin blocks a head kick by Stjenren.
Stjenren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrvatin moves into the clinch.
Hrvatin has Stjenren pressed against the ropes, preventing Stjenren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damjan Hrvatin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stjenren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hrvatin wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stjenren is trying to push Hrvatin away but Hrvatin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch.
Stjenren throws a lazy right hand but Hrvatin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stjenren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hrvatin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stjenren throws a jab but it's blocked by Hrvatin.
Stjenren tries to clinch but Hrvatin is having none of it.
Stjenren checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damjan Hrvatin is winning the standup battle so far.
Hrvatin closes the distance and pushes Stjenren back into the ropes.
Hrvatin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hrvatin clinches up against the ropes.
Hrvatin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andreas Stjenren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damjan Hrvatin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hrvatin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stjenren's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damjan Hrvatin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hrvatin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damjan Hrvatin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 4147 p4p, 435 weight class) and Hematoma Hominick (ranked 14924 p4p, 649 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
18 - 13 - 2 |
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36
160 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hominick tries to land a front kick but Xenophobus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hominick works Xenophobus's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Xenophobus misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Hominick.
Hominick just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Xenophobus misses its target.
Hominick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Hominick.
Hominick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hominick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick moves out of range of the body kick from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Xenophobus misses.
Hominick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a big shot that misses.
Hominick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hominick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Hominick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xenophobus. That one must have hurt.
Hominick is looking to clinch.
Xenophobus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hominick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Xenophobus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hominick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xenophobus rather than just go for the knockout.
Xenophobus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hominick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xenophobus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xenophobus looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
Xenophobus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hominick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xenophobus throws a body shot but no joy.
Hominick with a hook.
Xenophobus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hominick throws a push kick but Xenophobus slaps the foot to one side.
Xenophobus jabs Hominick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hominick avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Hominick instigates a clinch.
Xenophobus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Xenophobus.
Hominick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Xenophobus cracks Hominick with a nice body shot.
Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hominick missing with knees to the body.
Hominick tries a body shot but Xenophobus blocks it.
Xenophobus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hominick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xenophobus avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xenophobus takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Xenophobus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hominick digs a right hand into Xenophobus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xenophobus's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hematoma Hominick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hominick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xenophobus slips under a jab from Hominick.
A little feinted left hand from Xenophobus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Hominick.
Xenophobus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hominick misses with a body kick.
Xenophobus misses with an uppercut.
Xenophobus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hominick defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Hominick scores with a nice body kick.
Hominick lands an overhand right.
Hominick throws the kick towards the body but Xenophobus avoids it.
Xenophobus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Xenophobus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hominick tries to land knees in the clinch but Xenophobus avoids the damage to the body.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Xenophobus prevents a body shot from Hominick.
Hominick lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Xenophobus as the two fighters clinch.
Xenophobus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Xenophobus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Xenophobus stalling.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hominick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xenophobus's elbow.
Xenophobus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hominick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Xenophobus controls his hands.
Hominick lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Xenophobus avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes.
Hominick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xenophobus.
A short uppercut from Xenophobus.
Hominick missing with knees to the body.
Hominick tries to work over Xenophobus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xenophobus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xenophobus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xenophobus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus tries to stall but Hominick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Xenophobus is looking to control Hominick's arms but Hominick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xenophobus has his back to the ropes.
Hominick is leaning against Xenophobus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xenophobus.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Hominick avoids it by throwing Xenophobus back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hematoma Hominick 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! And we move into the final round!
Xenophobus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hominick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hematoma Hominick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Xenophobus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hominick thows a body kick. Xenophobus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xenophobus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hominick swings for the body but Xenophobus moves out of range.
Xenophobus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hominick.
Hominick slips a straight right by Xenophobus.
Hominick wants to counter with a clinch but Xenophobus pushes him away.
Hominick misses with an uppercut.
Hominick tries to land a leg kick but Xenophobus saw it coming and moves away.
Hominick misses with a right hand
and Xenophobus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hominick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hominick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xenophobus on the side of the head.
Xenophobus throws out a loose jab but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hominick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus misses with a hook. Hominick ducked under it nicely.
Hominick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus sets himself, and Hominick steps forward looking for the clinch! Xenophobus avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
A big left from Xenophobus misses.
Hominick misses with a wild body shot.
Hominick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xenophobus.
Hominick tries to counter with a clinch but Xenophobus shakes him off and moves away.
Hominick misses with a hook. Xenophobus ducked under it nicely.
Xenophobus catches Hominick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hominick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hominick scores with a spinning back kick!
Hominick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Xenophobus lands.
Hominick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick lands a front kick.
Xenophobus moves out of range as Hominick strikes.
Hominick moves out of range as Xenophobus strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Hominick blocks it.
Hominick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Xenophobus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick throws an off balance right hand
and Xenophobus counters with a straight right hand.
Xenophobus throws a good cross that connects.
Xenophobus staying out of range there.
Xenophobus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hominick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xenophobus.
Hominick is looking to slow Xenophobus down with leg kicks.
Hominick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xenophobus throws a big shot that misses.
Xenophobus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xenophobus misses the shot to the body.
Hominick tries to counter with a clinch but Xenophobus shakes him off and moves away.
Xenophobus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenophobus throws a chopping leg kick but Hominick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xenophobus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hominick was well out of range. Poor timing from Xenophobus.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hominick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hominick 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hematoma Hominick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramsay Darrow (ranked 1957 p4p, 240 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 3183 p4p, 343 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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173 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez 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.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the ropes and back into range.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darrow throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the ropes and back into range.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darrow moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darrow throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Darrow.
Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Darrow motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow slips a jab from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darrow's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darrow.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez cracks Darrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez clips Darrow with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Darrow a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the ropes.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darrow has his back to the ropes.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Darrow slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Darrow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Darrow takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Darrow misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Darrow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow scores with a punch to the head.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darrow misses the jab.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Darrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrow swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez cracks Darrow with an open hand slap.
Darrow lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez cracks Darrow with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez works over Darrow's head and body with a nice combination.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Darrow throws a big counter combination but Gonzalez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Ramsay Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darrow misses with a jab to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Darrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow blocks a leg kick.
Darrow looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez made sure to mention his sponsor, Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 18931 p4p, 778 weight class) and Takamura Mamoru (ranked 3264 p4p, 419 weight class). Mamoru has chosen The Great Takamura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Takamura Mamoru has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crown Halo's chin.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamoru!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamoru lands a nice looking body kick.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mamoru.
Mamoru cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Halo connects with a single shot there.
Mamoru blocks a leg kick.
Mamoru 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.
Mamoru clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mamoru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mamoru cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamoru misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mamoru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Mamoru lands with a right hand.
Halo throws a combination that misses
and Mamoru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crown Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamoru.
Halo tries to clinch up.
Mamoru dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Mamoru tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mamoru lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Mamoru.
Mamoru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamoru.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mamoru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamoru ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Mamoru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mamoru takes a step back to recover.
Mamoru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo swings for the body but Mamoru moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Mamoru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mamoru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamoru was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Nice body kick from Halo.
That kick from Mamoru tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mamoru thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamoru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halo with a nice cross.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Mamoru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Halo cracks the inside of Mamoru's front leg.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Mamoru.
Halo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mamoru scores with a nice strike.
Mamoru takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mamoru checks a low kick from Halo.
It seemed like Mamoru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamoru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Mamoru checks a low kick from Halo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mamoru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mamoru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamoru. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamoru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamoru misses with a looping right.
Mamoru throws a head kick that half lands.
Mamoru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Mamoru appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mamoru throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Halo coming out on top.
Mamoru thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
Mamoru scores with a decent looking hook.
Mamoru scores with a hook.
Mamoru lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamoru moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Halo slips under a jab from Mamoru.
Halo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mamoru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo tries to clinch there but Mamoru circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Mamoru blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mamoru.
Mamoru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamoru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Takamura Mamoru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws a push kick but Mamoru slaps the foot to one side.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo works over Mamoru's head and body with a nice combination.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mamoru will feel that in the morning.
Mamoru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mamoru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Mamoru looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
Mamoru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamoru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamoru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mamoru slips a jab from Halo.
Good standup being displayed there by Mamoru as he connects with a hook.
Mamoru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamoru throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamoru blocks the body kick.
Mamoru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mamoru keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mamoru thumps Halo with a low kick.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamoru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamoru.
Mamoru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halo slips under a jab from Mamoru.
Mamoru throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamoru defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Mamoru throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Mamoru connects with a body shot.
Mamoru misses with a looping right.
Mamoru misses with a straight left.
It looked like Halo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamoru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mamoru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Crown Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Mamoru misses its intended target.
Mamoru misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mamoru.
Nice jab there from Mamoru.
Halo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mamoru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Mamoru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo staying out of range there.
Mamoru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throws a lazy body kick
and Mamoru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamoru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo misses with a shot to the body
and Mamoru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mamoru counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Mamoru. That snapped Halo's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Halo slams his shin into Mamoru's torso.
Mamoru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Mamoru throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Mamoru.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Mamoru takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamoru.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Mamoru.
Mamoru scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mamoru lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Mamoru stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Mamoru walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamoru gets tackled into the ropes by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Mamoru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halos head.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Mamoru blocking some punches.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Mamoru.
Mamoru working aggressively here.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamoru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Mamoru.
Mamoru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Mamoru scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamoru blocks a head kick by Halo.
It seemed like Mamoru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mamoru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo takes one on the button.
Halo throws a head kick that misses
and Mamoru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takamura Mamoru.
I've got Mamoru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 20807 p4p, 283 weight class) and Otto Geisler (ranked 2686 p4p, 57 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Otto Geisler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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279 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Geisler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramasotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramasotti misses with a body punch
and Geisler counters with a nice uppercut.
Geisler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ramasotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Geisler slips under a jab from Ramasotti.
Geisler lands a nice shot to the body.
Geisler lands with a hook. Ramasotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramasotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geisler slips under a jab.
Geisler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramasotti clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geisler.
Our sources have told us that Ramasotti has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Geisler tries to work over Ramasotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geisler tries to stall but Ramasotti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ramasotti digs a right hand into Geisler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Geisler's gas tank.
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!
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geisler gets through Ramasotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramasotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti blocks an uppercut.
Geisler blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Geisler.
Ramasotti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Geisler misses with the head strike.
Ramasotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Geisler.
Geisler tries to throw a body punch but Ramasotti avoids it by throwing Geisler back against the ropes.
Ramasotti blocks an uppercut.
Ramasotti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramasotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti throws a head punch that misses.
Geisler misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geisler misses with the head strike.
Ramasotti misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramasotti misses with the head strike.
Ramasotti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Geisler misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geisler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geisler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Geisler.
Ramasotti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramasotti lands an uppercut.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramasotti.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geisler.
Geisler prevents a body shot from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramasotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Geisler.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramasotti throws an elbow that misses.
Ramasotti tries to throw a body punch but Geisler avoids it by throwing Ramasotti back against the ropes.
Geisler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geisler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geisler scores with a shot to the side of Ramasotti's head.
Geisler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geisler struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramasotti controls his hands.
Ramasotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eros Ramasotti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramasotti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Geisler swings for the body but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Geisler throws a body punch but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Geisler takes a swing at Ramasotti's ribcage but misses.
Geisler defending well as Ramasotti loads up on a big left hand.
Ramasotti misses with a wild body shot.
Geisler slips a straight right by Ramasotti.
Geisler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramasotti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Geisler misses.
Geisler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramasotti rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramasotti looks to throw the jab but Geisler is out of range.
Geisler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramasotti misses with a hook. Geisler ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti throws a body punch but Geisler moves out of range.
Ramasotti misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geisler throws the left hand but Ramasotti avoids the punch easily.
Geisler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramasotti misses with a leg kick
and Geisler counters with a stiff right hand.
Geisler throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geisler.
Ramasotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geisler can do to turn this around?
Geisler lands a jab to Ramasotti's midsection.
Ramasotti loads up on a big right hand but Geisler slips the punch.
Geisler avoids the body shot from Ramasotti.
Eros Ramasotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramasotti throws a leg kick but Geisler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramasotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Geisler.
Ramasotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geisler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Geisler throws the left hand but Ramasotti avoids the punch easily.
Geisler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramasotti is looking to clinch but Geisler is avoiding it.
Geisler thumps Ramasotti with a low kick.
Ramasotti throws a shot from downtown. Geisler moves away and avoids it.
Geisler looks to land a left hand but Ramasotti moved out of range nicely.
Ramasotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geisler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramasotti moves away.
Geisler missing with a left hand there. Ramasotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the body
and Geisler counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramasotti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Geisler counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramasotti throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Ramasotti is predictable there
and Geisler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramasotti jabs Geisler right on the nose. Geisler blinks but takes it well.
Ramasotti throws a right hand that misses
and Geisler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Geisler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geisler avoids the head kick by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti throws a lazy right hand but Geisler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramasotti tests Geisler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eros Ramasotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geisler walks into a straight right hand from Ramasotti.
Geisler throws a jab when Ramasotti was well out of range.
A slow jab from Ramasotti misses its intended target.
Geisler defending well as Ramasotti loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Otto Geisler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ramasotti throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
Geisler slips under a jab from Ramasotti.
Geisler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramasotti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Geisler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramasotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Geisler's sensitive parts.
A big right from Ramasotti misses.
Ramasotti is looking to slow Geisler down with leg kicks.
Geisler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramasotti.
Jab, jab by Ramasotti - just one landing.
Ramasotti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Geisler. That did some damage!
Ramasotti tries to clinch there but Geisler circles away.
Geisler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramasotti.
Geisler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramasotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Geisler.
Ramasotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geisler was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramasotti.
Geisler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramasotti misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Geisler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler scores with a spinning back kick!
Ramasotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Geisler.
Geisler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramasotti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramasotti walks into a jab.
Geisler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramasotti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Geisler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Geisler digs a good hook to Ramasotti's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geisler throws a combination that misses
and Ramasotti counters with a good low kick that Geisler was not able to check.
Geisler misses with an uppercut.
Ramasotti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Geisler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramasotti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Geisler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geisler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramasotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws an off balance right hand
and Geisler counters with a low kick, right behind Ramasotti 's knee.
Ramasotti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramasotti misses with a looping right.
Ramasotti lands with an uppercut that bounces Geisler off the ropes and back into range.
Ramasotti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geisler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Geisler.
Geisler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramasotti manages to avoid it.
Ramasotti is looking to slow Geisler down with leg kicks.
Ramasotti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Geisler counters with a straight right hand.
Geisler just misses with a punch to the body.
Geisler connects with a body shot that sends Ramasotti's belly button to the back.
Geisler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramasotti misses with an uppercut
and Geisler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramasotti connects with a leg kick. Geisler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramasotti lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Geisler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Geisler 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Otto Geisler!
A victorious Otto Geisler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Melek Taus (ranked 23045 p4p, 164 weight class) and Oson Bon (ranked 20321 p4p, 273 weight class). Taus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Cry For Vengeance. 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oson Bon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taus throws a push kick but Bon slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Bon misses.
Taus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bon lands a head shot.
Bon scores with a punch to the head.
Taus throws a wild body kick that Bon sees coming a mile off.
Taus throws the kick towards the body but Bon avoids it.
Bon throws out a counter right but Taus avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Taus there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taus lands with a good body shot.
Taus moves forwards but Bon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taus. Taus obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bon throws a leg kick
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid body kick from Taus.
Taus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bon throws a body shot but no joy.
Melek Taus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Taus.
Taus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taus throws a body kick that misses.
Taus misses with a looping left.
Bon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taus.
Taus moves away from the strike by Bon.
An attempted straight right counter from Taus misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon lands with a hook. Taus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taus.
Bon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bon.
Taus throws a sloppy head kick and Bon moves out of range easily.
Taus 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.
Taus moves away from the strike by Bon.
Taus just misses with a punch to the body.
Taus takes one to the side of the head.
Bon misses with a right hand
and Taus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big right from Taus misses.
Bon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Taus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bon finds it's way round the side to connect with Taus's head.
Bon slips a straight right by Taus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melek Taus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bon scores with a punch to the head.
Bon moves out of range of the body kick from Taus.
Taus misses with a straight right.
Taus motions for Bon to come forward. Taus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melek Taus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taus looks to land a body kick but Bon moved away.
Taus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bon blocks a leg kick.
Taus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bon counters by clinching up.
Taus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bon on the inside.
Taus has a couple of punches blocked by Bon.
Taus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taus throws a head punch that misses.
Bon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bon blocks a body shot from Taus.
Taus tries a body shot but Bon blocks it.
Taus is leaning against Bon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bon or not.
Taus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Taus fails to land.
Bon misses with an elbow strike.
Taus has a couple of punches blocked by Bon.
Taus blocks the elbow strike.
Bon blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon lands a hook that snaps the head of Taus backwards.
Taus is trying to break the clinch but Bon is controlling him.
Taus working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Taus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Taus as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taus struggles to land a body shot inside as Bon controls his hands.
Taus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Taus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Taus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taus lands a nice shot to the body.
Bon is breathing heavily.
Taus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taus misses with a wild body shot.
Bon misses with a low kick.
Taus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melek Taus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taus. Bon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bon's hands.
Taus connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Taus misses.
Bon wants to counter with a clinch but Taus pushes him away.
Taus scores with a push kick.
Bon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taus.
Bon misses with an uppercut.
Bon cracks Taus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taus moves away.
Taus throws a shot from downtown. Bon moves away and avoids it.
Bon moves out of range as Taus throws a body kick.
Taus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taus.
Bon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bon throws a solid leg kick but Taus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bon.
Bon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taus misses with an uppercut.
Taus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bon.
Taus sets himself, and Bon steps forward looking for the clinch! Taus avoids it this time.
Taus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bon! But no joy.
Bon misses with an uppercut.
Taus misses with an uppercut
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bon manages to avoid it.
Bon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taus ducks under a wild hook from Bon.
Taus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bon counters with an outside leg kick.
Bon throws a leg kick but Taus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taus throws a hook but Bon avoids it easily.
Bon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taus under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bon looks to score with a jab to the body but Taus is just out of range.
Bon needs to keep his hands up - Taus had a free shot at his head there.
Oson Bon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melek Taus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bon moves out of range as Taus strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melek Taus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melek Taus!
After winning the bout, Melek Taus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 18541 p4p, 695 weight class) and Isaac Rainbow Killer (ranked 1891 p4p, 228 weight class). George comes into the arena with Ca fait mal blaring out of the sound system. 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Isaac Rainbow Killer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a hook.
Rainbow Killer checks the leg kick nicely there.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rainbow Killer manages to avoid it.
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rainbow Killer on the side of the head.
Rainbow Killer throws a body shot but no joy.
As Rainbow Killer tries to get set, George tries to push him back and clinch up but Rainbow Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
Rainbow Killer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
George misses with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rainbow Killer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George 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.
Rainbow Killer slips under a jab from George.
George takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rainbow Killer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
George misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by George.
Nice straight punches there by George. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of George.
A decent looking cross lands there for George.
Rainbow Killer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George.
Rainbow Killer 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.
Rainbow Killer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rainbow Killer is out of range.
Rainbow Killer throws a lazy uppercut
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Rainbow Killer throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rainbow Killer lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rainbow Killer throws a jab when George was well out of range.
A jab from George finds it's way through Rainbow Killer's defenses.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
George tries to land a leg kick but Rainbow Killer saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Rainbow Killer misses.
Rainbow Killer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from George.
Rainbow Killer tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rainbow Killer throws a body kick that misses.
Rainbow Killer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and George connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rainbow Killer scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
George throws a body punch but Rainbow Killer moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainbow Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George misses with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body kick.
Rainbow Killer connects with a leg kick. George looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George lands with a straight right. Rainbow Killer didn't see that one coming.
George dodges the punch combination from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
George misses with a leg kick.
Rainbow Killer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George checks the leg kick.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rainbow Killer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rainbow Killer throws a nice inside leg kick.
George on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
George lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rainbow Killer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
George throws a sloppy body shot
and Rainbow Killer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rainbow Killer throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
George instigates a clinch.
Rainbow Killer manages to break the clinch.
George takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
George slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from George misses the target.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
Rainbow Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rainbow Killer on the side of the head.
Rainbow Killer throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
Rainbow Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rainbow Killer slips under a jab.
George tries to clinch but Rainbow Killer is having none of it.
A low kick from George is predictable there
and Rainbow Killer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
George throws a jab when Rainbow Killer was well out of range.
Rainbow Killer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George motions for Rainbow Killer to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rainbow Killer throws a combination that misses
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body kick.
George throws a leg kick which misses Rainbow Killer's front leg but catches the back leg as Rainbow Killer tries to avoid it.
Rainbow Killer misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Rainbow Killer misses with a hook
and George counters with a one-two to the body.
George catches Rainbow Killer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
George lands with a straight right. Rainbow Killer didn't see that one coming.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body kick.
Rainbow Killer lands the left hand.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rainbow Killer.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Rainbow Killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rainbow Killer feints a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - George coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George misses with a wild body shot.
Rainbow Killer blocks a jab.
George connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George moves out of range of the body kick.
Rainbow Killer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from George misses
and Rainbow Killer counters with a nice body shot.
George scores with a hook.
Rainbow Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Rainbow Killer tries to get set, George tries to push him back and clinch up but Rainbow Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
Rainbow Killer throws a big shot that misses.
George swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rainbow Killer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George thows a leg kick but Rainbow Killer checks it
and Rainbow Killer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rainbow Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Rainbow Killer loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rainbow Killer checks a leg kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rainbow Killer throws a left and a right that both miss
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rainbow Killer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isaac Rainbow Killer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
George sizes up Rainbow Killer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George throws out a leg kick but Rainbow Killer moves out of range and George only half commits.
George clinches with his opponent.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Isaac Rainbow Killer has been cut.
Rainbow Killer is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
George misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
Rainbow Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rainbow Killer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rainbow Killer working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainbow Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George misses with a hook
and Rainbow Killer counters with a body kick that stops George in his tracks momentarily.
George throws a nice looking combination but Rainbow Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George dodges the punch combination from Rainbow Killer.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George moves away from the strike by Rainbow Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Rainbow Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rainbow Killer lands with a right hand.
Rainbow Killer checks the leg kick.
George swings widly with a right hand
and Rainbow Killer counters with a nice uppercut.
George thuds a left hand into Rainbow Killer's body.
George connects with a solid leg kick.
George lands with a good body shot.
Rainbow Killer throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rainbow Killer has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
Rainbow Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Rainbow Killer is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rainbow Killer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rainbow Killer lands a left hand.
George misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainbow Killer breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George misses with a head kick.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
George misses with the combination.
Rainbow Killer tries a low kick but George avoids it.
George blocks a jab.
Rainbow Killer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rainbow Killer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
George throws a leg kick which misses Rainbow Killer's front leg but catches the back leg as Rainbow Killer tries to avoid it.
Rainbow Killer thumps George with a low kick.
Rainbow Killer is looking to land body kicks.
Rainbow Killer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
Rainbow Killer scores with a nice right hand.
Rainbow Killer throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rainbow Killer's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lambert George did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Isaac Rainbow Killer's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
George cracks Rainbow Killer with an open hand slap.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainbow Killer tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
George lands a jab to the head.
George clobbers Rainbow Killer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
George throws a chopping leg kick but Rainbow Killer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Rainbow Killer misses.
Rainbow Killer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and George connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rainbow Killer scrambles back to his feet.
Rainbow Killer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
George seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
George lands a jab to Rainbow Killer's midsection.
George swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rainbow Killer.
George wants to clinch.
George misses with a left hand
letting Rainbow Killer counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainbow Killer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by George.
Rainbow Killer slips a jab from George.
It seemed like Rainbow Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body kick.
George lands a really nice looking cross but Rainbow Killer seems unphased.
Rainbow Killer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and moves out of range.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rainbow Killer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rainbow Killer ducks under a wild hook from George.
Rainbow Killer checks the leg kick.
Rainbow Killer connects with a solid leg kick.
George misses with a hook. Rainbow Killer ducked under it nicely.
A big right from George misses.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer throws a combination that misses
and George counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainbow Killer manages to break the clinch.
Rainbow Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Rainbow Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for George.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rainbow Killer throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
Rainbow Killer misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainbow Killer.
George is looking to slow Rainbow Killer down with leg kicks.
Rainbow Killer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Rainbow Killer breaks away and moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rainbow Killer misses the body punch
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George throws a front kick aimed at Rainbow Killer's knee but Rainbow Killer avoids it well.
George looks to land a left hand but Rainbow Killer moved out of range nicely.
Rainbow Killer blocks a jab.
Rainbow Killer throws a leg kick
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George had his way with Isaac Rainbow Killer in that round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Rainbow Killer's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rainbow Killer lunges at George with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by George's hand.
Isaac Rainbow Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rainbow Killer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rainbow Killer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rainbow Killer throws an off balance right hand
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George clinches.
Rainbow Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rainbow Killer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Rainbow Killer.
Rainbow Killer misses with the combination.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rainbow Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George moves in looking to clinch but Rainbow Killer pushes him off.
Rainbow Killer throws a hook but George blocks it.
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!
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rainbow Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rainbow Killer moves away.
George lands a head shot.
That kick from George tenderised Rainbow Killer's leg. Rainbow Killer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rainbow Killer throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainbow Killer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
George throws a hook but Rainbow Killer blocks it.
Rainbow Killer moves out of range as George strikes.
Rainbow Killer misses with a few strikes there.
Rainbow Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Rainbow Killer down.
Rainbow Killer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
George is looking to chop away at Rainbow Killer's legs.
Rainbow Killer throws a low kick but George avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rainbow Killer misses with the combination.
Rainbow Killer throws a body kick that misses
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rainbow Killer checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rainbow Killer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rainbow Killer misses with the combination.
George throws a head kick but Rainbow Killer moves out of range.
Rainbow Killer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rainbow Killer scores with a push kick.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Rainbow Killer off the ropes and back into range.
Rainbow Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rainbow Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George is the new lightweight champion!
Lambert George decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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