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ORC 12: Badlands PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cameron Watts (ranked 7433 p4p, 129 weight class) and Tyce Johnson (ranked 7171 p4p, 199 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyce Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Watts.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watts.
That kick from Watts tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Watts counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Cameron Watts has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson darts in and clinches Watts up against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Watts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Watts misses with a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and as Johnson resets, Watts pounces with a savage head kick that drops Johnson to the mat! Johnson looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Johnson rushes Watts and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Watts breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyce Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson drops his guard momentarily, allowing Watts to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Johnson! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Watts takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cameron Watts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paynuss Chonus (ranked 7873 p4p, 711 weight class) and Jonathan Crane (ranked 22677 p4p, 798 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chonus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Reverend Paynus. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paynuss Chonus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Crane!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane gets tackled into the ropes by Chonus. Chonus maintains the clinch.
Crane prevents a body shot from Chonus.
Crane working hard to break the clinch.
Chonus missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonus's elbow.
Crane working hard to break the clinch.
Crane is trying to push Chonus away but Chonus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Crane blocks a body shot from Chonus.
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Chonus pushes Crane back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
A short right from Chonus.
Chonus throws a head punch that misses.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crane trying to control the position but instead, Chonus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crane into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Crane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Chonus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chonus.
Chonus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Crane misses with the head strike.
Crane wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonus won't allow it.
Chonus looking to stall.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Chonus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonus 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.
Chonus throws a head punch that misses.
Chonus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Crane.
Chonus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Chonus.
Crane is rocked!
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonus effectively controlling the action here.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Chonus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonus pushes Crane back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chonus lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonus.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Chonus misses with some punches.
Chonus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chonus effectively controlling the action here.
Chonus is working Crane over against the ropes.
Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Chonus.
Crane tries to throw a body punch but Chonus avoids it by throwing Crane back against the ropes.
Crane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chonus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Chonus.
Chonus lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paynuss Chonus dominated that round.
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.
Chonus pushes Crane up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonus.
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Crane.
Crane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crane as Chonus tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Crane fails to land.
Chonus trying to land knees to the body.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane jabs Chonus right on the nose. Chonus blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Paynuss Chonus has been cut.
Chonus tests Crane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonus scores with a decent looking hook.
Chonus misses with a double jab.
Crane flicks out a counter leg kick but Chonus steps away.
Crane lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonus takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chonus ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Chonus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chonus misses with a wild combination.
Crane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chonus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crane.
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chonus.
Crane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chonus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crane lands with a kick to the temple. Chonus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crane throws a head kick but Chonus moves out of range.
Chonus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crane.
Paynuss Chonus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonathan Crane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chonus backing away here, and Crane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Chonus blocks the leg kick.
Chonus rushes Crane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Chonus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chonus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crane avoiding damage as Chonus throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Crane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crane lands a right hand.
Crane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonus backwards.
Chonus lands a left hand.
Chonus gets through Crane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Crane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paynuss Chonus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chonus needs to keep his hands up - Crane had a free shot at his head there.
Jonathan Crane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paynuss Chonus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chonus closes the distance and clinches.
Crane throws a head punch that misses.
Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Chonus.
Crane misses with the head strike.
Crane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Chonus blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crane.
Chonus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Crane.
Paynuss Chonus's cut is getting worse.
Crane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane tries a body shot but Chonus blocks it.
Crane wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonus won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane has a couple of punches blocked by Chonus.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Crane swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Chonus.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Chonus coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Chonus there.
Chonus misses with a few strikes there.
Crane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donk. Chonus catches Crane right on the button with a cross.
Chonus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Chonus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chonus dips to his left and cracks Crane with an uppercut!
A combination from Chonus does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonus cracks Crane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonus misses with a two punch combination.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chonus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Crane.
Crane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chonus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chonus avoids the body shot from Crane.
Chonus slips a straight right by Crane.
Crane tries to work over Chonus's front leg with a kick but Chonus checks it.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Crane misses with the head strike.
Chonus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Chonus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chonus lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paynuss Chonus.
I think Chonus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Paynuss Chonus!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Paynuss Chonus!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Paynuss Chonus!
Paynuss Chonus wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Paynuss Chonus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Artem Irhin (ranked 4136 p4p, 84 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 4859 p4p, 99 weight class). Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Irhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles rushes Irhin and presses him up against the ropes.
Irhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irhin breaks the clinch.
Smiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smiles moves into the clinch successfully.
Irhin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
A short right from Irhin on the inside.
Irhin managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Irhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Irhin gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irhin.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
Smiles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irhin avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irhin avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Irhin - that landed with a thud.
Irhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but Irhin is having none of it.
Irhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Irhin is avoiding it.
Irhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Irhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Smiles.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Irhin pushes him off.
Irhin gets tackled into the ropes by Smiles. Smiles maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Irhin.
Irhin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smiles lands a hook that snaps the head of Irhin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin working aggressively here.
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irhin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smiles.
A slow jab from Irhin misses its intended target.
Smiles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhin circles away.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but Irhin moves away
and Irhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that round.
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.
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Irhin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irhin gets tackled into the ropes by Smiles. Smiles maintains the clinch.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Irhin blocks with his arms.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Irhin tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Smiles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irhin is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiles has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the ropes.
Irhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irhin breaks from the clinch.
Irhin cracks Smiles with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Smiles 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 Smiles is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Smiles could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Artem Irhin!
Artem Irhin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby McBarz (ranked 3000 p4p, 72 weight class) and Hippo Potamus (ranked 5652 p4p, 114 weight class). McBarz comes to the ring accompanied by 50 Cent - In da club. Hippo Potamus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hippo Potamus!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBarz misses with a left hand
and Potamus counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
McBarz jabs at Potamus's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potamus, right into the meat.
Potamus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potamus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Potamus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potamus.
Potamus misses with a wild body shot.
McBarz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McBarz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potamus counters with a nice uppercut.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potamus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McBarz is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBarz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Potamus momentarily.
We've been informed that Potamus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Potamus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McBarz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potamus counters with a good, hard body kick but McBarz shrugs it off.
Potamus lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBarz's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz looks to land a right hand but Potamus moved out of range.
Potamus throws a leg kick that misses.
Potamus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - McBarz scores with a four punch combination!
Potamus moves out of range as McBarz strikes.
McBarz swings widly with a right hand
and Potamus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBarz is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Potamus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBarz cracks Potamus with a good jab.
Potamus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBarz.
McBarz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Potamus throws a big shot that misses.
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBarz misses with a hook
and Potamus counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Potamus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McBarz throws a body shot but no joy.
Potamus throws a one two combo.
Potamus scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBarz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potamus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from McBarz.
McBarz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potamus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potamus.
Potamus misses with a head kick.
McBarz dodges the punch combination from Potamus.
Potamus misses with a wild body shot.
Potamus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBarz connects with a nice looking jab.
McBarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potamus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potamus throws a quick inside leg kick.
McBarz misses with a hook.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippo Potamus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
That's time! McBarz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McBarz fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by McBarz as he checks the leg kick.
Potamus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBarz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Potamus.
Potamus lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBarz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Potamus eats them both and turns towards McBarz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBarz misses with a body shot.
Potamus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McBarz misses the body punch
and Potamus counters with a good low kick that McBarz was not able to check.
Potamus staying out of range there.
Potamus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBarz.
Potamus lands a nice shot to the body.
Potamus scores with a leg kick.
Potamus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBarz's hands.
McBarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potamus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potamus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBarz misses with a body shot.
McBarz throws a right hand that misses
and Potamus counters with an outside leg kick.
Hippo Potamus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBarz needs to keep his hands up - Potamus had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McBarz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.
Potamus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBarz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potamus.
Potamus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Potamus takes a swing at McBarz's ribcage but misses.
Potamus scores with a nice right hand.
McBarz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potamus scores with a punch to the head.
McBarz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Potamus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for McBarz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBarz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.
Potamus has closed the distance and engaged McBarz in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potamus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potamus struggles to land a body shot inside as McBarz controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus manages to break the clinch.
McBarz misses with a body shot
and Potamus counters with a good low kick that McBarz was not able to check.
The fighters circling - McBarz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potamus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potamus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potamus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Potamus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBarz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potamus cracks McBarz with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBarz swings for the body but Potamus moves out of range.
Potamus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McBarz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Potamus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McBarz throws a series of strikes that have Potamus backpedaling.
Potamus has taken the fight to the clinch.
McBarz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potamus leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippo Potamus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McBarz misses with a shot to the body
and Potamus moves into the clinch.
Potamus breaks from the clinch.
McBarz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potamus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McBarz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potamus misses with a two punch combination.
Potamus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Potamus throws a leg kick which misses McBarz's front leg but catches the back leg as McBarz tries to avoid it.
Bobby McBarz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBarz just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Potamus.
Potamus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potamus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBarzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Potamus slips a jab and a cross from McBarz.
Potamus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Potamus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBarz walks into a stiff left hand from Potamus.
Potamus lands a front kick.
Potamus lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBarz's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBarz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McBarz avoids the head kick by Potamus.
McBarz slips under a jab.
Potamus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBarz. That did some damage!
McBarz throws a right hand that Potamus ducks under and follows up with a left that Potamus also avoids with ease.
Bobby McBarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potamus scores with a leg kick.
McBarz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBarz throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potamus.
Potamus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Potamus throws the kick towards the body but McBarz avoids it.
McBarz misses with a double jab
and Potamus counters with a leg kick.
McBarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Potamus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus tries to clinch there but McBarz circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBarz throws a jab when Potamus was well out of range.
McBarz scores with a hook to the body. Potamus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McBarz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Potamus there.
McBarz slips under a jab from Potamus.
A swing and a miss from McBarz.
McBarz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potamus scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potamus.
Potamus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBarz takes one on the button.
McBarz misses with a two punch combination.
Potamus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Potamus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBarz misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hippo Potamus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potamus 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Hippo Potamus!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Hippo Potamus!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hippo Potamus!
Hippo Potamus wins by unanimous decision!
Hippo Potamus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 14182 p4p, 148 weight class) and Mike Patton (ranked 22639 p4p, 143 weight class). Patton has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Patton!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appleberry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appleberry.
Patton tries to bum rush Appleberry with a series of wild strikes but Appleberry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patton misses with the combination.
Appleberry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Appleberry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Appleberry finds it's target.
Appleberry scores with a nice right hand.
Patton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Appleberry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Appleberry there.
Patton misses with a few strikes there.
Appleberry staggers Patton with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Patton looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Patton is rocked!
It looks like Mike Patton has been cut.
Appleberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton is still on wobbly legs! Can Appleberry finish him?
A head kick by Patton misses
and Appleberry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Appleberry avoids a kick to the body.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Appleberry needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Patton just on the top of the head. Patton drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Patton - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Don Appleberry!
An out of breath Don Appleberry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Mike Patton stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 2694 p4p, 63 weight class) and Terry Johnson (ranked 1937 p4p, 46 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai Theme. 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Dupree throws a shot to the body.
Dupree throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Dupree has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GnP in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dupree.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson punishes Dupree's body with a nice straight punch.
Dupree throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Dupree misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
A big right from Dupree misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dupree.
Dupree throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson cracks Dupree with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dupree fails to land with a series of punches.
Dupree is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Dupree's head back.
Dupree throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dupree.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Dupree connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dupree steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Dupree throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dupree with a body shot.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Dupree sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Dupree misses the target.
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dupree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Johnson throws a big counter head kick but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Dupree stumbling back into the ropes.
Dupree throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Christophe Dupree will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dupree tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dupree tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupree throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dupree looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Dupree seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dupree throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Dupree is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dupree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Dupree throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dupree if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Dupree's side.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dupree will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Dupree misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dupree throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Dupree.
It looks like Terry Johnson has been cut.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Dupree's belly button to the back.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Terry Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree misses with a body kick.
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson checks a low kick from Dupree.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Dupree.
Decent striking displayed by Dupree there.
Dupree tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dupree throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christophe Dupree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dupree walks into a jab.
Dupree swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Dupree shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dupree.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Dupree throws a body kick that misses.
Dupree misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a big counter head kick but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Dupree throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Dupree throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Dupree throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Dupree thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dupree in his tracks.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupree takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dupree throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson lands with a hook. Dupree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dupree connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dupree.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dupree throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dupree walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Terry Johnson!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Terry Johnson!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Terry Johnson!
Terry Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Terry Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between DBrickashaw Stevens (ranked 19155 p4p, 694 weight class) and Tony Bullard (ranked 6556 p4p, 582 weight class). Bullard has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. DBrickashaw Stevens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, DBrickashaw Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bullard avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bullard.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullard misses with a looping left.
Stevens drives through and clinches with Bullard against the ropes.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike.
Bullard manages to break the clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Bullard moves away and avoids it.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bullard.
Stevens connects with a high kick.
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a good body shot.
Stevens throws a jab when Bullard was well out of range.
Stevens throws a nice head kick!
Stevens darts in and clinches Bullard up against the ropes.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullard controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bullard.
Bullard just leaning against Stevens, taking a breather.
Stevens misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stevens as Bullard tries to tie him up.
Bullard misses with an elbow over the top.
Bullard lands a damaging elbow.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Bullard avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the ropes.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bullard's efforts to push away.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullard misses with a body punch.
Bullard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevens.
Stevens tries a body shot but Bullard blocks it.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
Nice body punch from Bullard - that landed with a thud.
Stevens cracks Bullard with a nice body shot.
Stevens controlling the action here for a moment.
Bullard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens tries a body shot but Bullard blocks it.
Bullard throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DBrickashaw Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bullard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
Bullard misses with a straight left.
Bullard 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.
Bullard moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Bullard.
Bullard misses with a looping right.
Stevens is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bullard circles away from the clinch attempt.
DBrickashaw Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens tries to clinch but Bullard is having none of it.
Bullard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bullard misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Bullard does no damage.
Stevens scores with a nice head shot.
Bullard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bullard swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Bullard misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Stevens catches Bullard right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Bullard throws out a counter right but Stevens avoids it with no problem.
Stevens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bullard on the side of the head.
Bullard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bullard tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bullard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stevens lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bullard will feel that in the morning.
Stevens scores with a body shot.
Stevens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bullard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullard is looking for the big counter here.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullard.
Stevens clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullard is trying to stall.
Bullard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens scores with a kick to the body.
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bullard doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Bullard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bullard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens rushes Bullard and presses him up against the ropes.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Bullard's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullard breaks the clinch.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DBrickashaw Stevens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bullard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tony Bullard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DBrickashaw Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Bullard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bullard throws a low kick, looking for Stevens's leg but Stevens calmly moves out of range.
Bullard just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStevens.
Bullard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bullard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bullard misses with an uppercut
and Bullard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens cracks Bullard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stevens.
Bullard is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Bullard avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullard.
Nice body kick there by Stevens.
Nice uppercut lands for Stevens. That snapped Bullard's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like DBrickashaw Stevens has been cut.
Bullard misses with a double jab.
Stevens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tony Bullard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
Stevens throwing a counter right hand but Bullard manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevens!
Stevens scores with a head kick. Bullard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stevens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bullard misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens slips under a jab from Bullard.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Stevens thuds a left hand into Bullard's body.
Bullard scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Stevens to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Bullard looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens scores with a head kick. Bullard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens doesn't manage to clinch there - Bullard circles away.
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
Bullard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevens tries to clinch but Bullard is having none of it.
Bullard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bullard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Bullard tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens lands with a nice body punch.
Stevens tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bullard is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Bullard works on Stevens's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
DBrickashaw Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for DBrickashaw Stevens!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for DBrickashaw Stevens!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for DBrickashaw Stevens!
DBrickashaw Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath DBrickashaw Stevens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jetmir Foj (ranked 7558 p4p, 697 weight class) and Eli Gardenia (ranked 2551 p4p, 340 weight class). Gardenia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lets get ready to rumble kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jetmir Foj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gardenia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Foj takes one to the side of the head.
Gardenia jabs Foj right on the nose. Foj blinks but takes it well.
Foj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Foj misses with a looping right.
Gardenia throws a counter combo.
Foj scores with a nice head shot.
Eli Gardenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardenia lands a nice shot that snaps Foj's head back.
Foj closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Gardenia.
Foj tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Foj back against the ropes.
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!
Gardenia is trying to push Foj away but Foj has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Foj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foj swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardenia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia feints and then cracks Foj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foj down.
Foj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gardenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardenia.
An attempted straight right counter from Foj misses the target.
Gardenia lands a lovely overhand right.
Foj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foj tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foj blocks an uppercut.
Gardenia tries to stall but Foj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foj tries a body shot but Gardenia blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia is trying to break the clinch but Foj is controlling him.
Foj misses with an elbow strike.
Gardenia is trying to maintain a safe position but Foj gets an underhook and turns Gardenia into the ropes.
Foj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardenia lands an uppercut.
Gardenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Foj keeps control of Gardenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gardenia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foj as Gardenia tries to tie him up.
Foj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gardenia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gardenia misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Foj won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
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.
Gardenia throws an overhand right that lands on Foj's shoulder, as Foj tries to avoid the shot.
Foj seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Foj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardenia.
Gardenia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gardenia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gardenia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Foj slips a jab and a cross from Gardenia.
Gardenia throws a hook but Foj blocks it.
Foj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foj throws out a loose jab but Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia cracks Foj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Foj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gardenia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foj steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gardenia. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foj manages to avoid it.
Gardenia misses with a few strikes there.
Foj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foj is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gardenia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gardenia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Foj as he checks the leg kick.
Gardenia connects with a nice looking jab.
Gardenia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardenia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gardenia throws a sloppy head kick and Foj moves out of range easily.
Foj throwing a counter right hand but Gardenia manages to avoid it.
Foj avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
A telegraphed right hand from Foj misses the target.
Gardenia throws a lazy uppercut
and Foj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gardenia.
Gardenia catches Foj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foj checks a leg kick.
Gardenia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foj looks to land a right hand but Gardenia moved out of range.
Gardenia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gardenia.
Foj throws a hook to the side of Gardenia's head but Gardenia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Foj misses
and Foj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardenia.
Gardenia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Foj manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gardenia throws an overhand right that lands on Foj's shoulder, as Foj tries to avoid the shot.
Gardenia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foj momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Gardenia - just one landing.
Foj tries to clinch up.
A jab from Gardenia misses.
A big left from Foj misses.
Gardenia tests Foj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardenia throws out a counter right but Foj avoids it with no problem.
Gardenia throws a nice head kick!
Foj has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gardenia blocks a body shot from Foj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foj pushes off an throws an elbow but Gardenia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gardenia working aggressively here.
Foj throws an elbow but it misses.
Gardenia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foj lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foj has Gardenia pressed against the ropes, preventing Gardenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gardenia trying to stall but Foj improves his position.
Gardenia is trying to stall.
Foj prevents Gardenia from breaking the clinch.
Gardenia lands a right hand.
Gardenia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foj backwards.
Eli Gardenia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foj looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardenia is just out of range.
Gardenia throws a push kick but Foj slaps the foot to one side.
Foj swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gardenia!
Foj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foj blocks a head kick by Gardenia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia throws the left hand but Foj avoids the punch easily.
Foj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gardenia misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Gardenia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gardenia tests Foj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Gardenia misses
enabling Foj to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Gardenia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foj is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardenia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foj slips a straight right by Gardenia.
Foj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardenia.
Foj misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gardenia counter with a right hand.
Jetmir Foj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardenia is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gardenia 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Eli Gardenia!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Eli Gardenia!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Eli Gardenia!
Eli Gardenia wins by unanimous decision!
Eli Gardenia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 3017 p4p, 407 weight class) and Manu Lyfe (ranked 3562 p4p, 461 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Lyfe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Lyfe finds it's target.
Lyfe throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romero dodges the punch combination from Lyfe.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Lyfe pushes him off.
Lyfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lyfe pushes Romero away with a front kick.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Lyfe throws a nice head kick!
Romero tries to clinch there but Lyfe circles away.
Romero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lyfe.
Romero 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.
Lyfe lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero tries to clinch but Lyfe is having none of it.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyfe throws a counter combo.
Romero tries to clinch
and Lyfe counters with a straight right hand.
Romero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe throws a shot to the body.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyfe throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lyfe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyfe as he connects with a hook.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Lyfe checks a low kick from Romero.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyfe.
Nice defenses there by Lyfe.
Lyfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyfe.
Lyfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lyfe!
Lyfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Lyfe thumps Romero with a low kick.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lyfe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Lyfe circles away.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero defending well as Lyfe loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lyfe!
Lyfe tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyfe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lyfe connects with a jab.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyfe.
Lyfe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lyfe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Romero's head.
Nice jab there from Lyfe.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Romero tries to clinch up.
A jab from Lyfe misses.
Lyfe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Romero misses.
Lyfe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romero tries to clinch but Lyfe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lyfe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyfe lands with a good body shot.
Lyfe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Lyfe pushes him off.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyfe's sensitive parts.
Romero tries a low kick but Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Lyfe.
Lyfe connects with a nice looking jab.
Lyfe misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Romero misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyfe as he connects with a hook.
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!
Romero throws a right hand that Lyfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lyfe also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Lyfe finds it's target.
Romero scores with a sloppy right hand. Lyfe should have avoided that one.
Lyfe throws a body kick that misses
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lyfe.
Lyfe looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyfe's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe connects with an inside leg kick.
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyfe.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Romero is looking to clinch.
Lyfe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyfe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Lyfe connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Romero lands a good knee to the midsection. Lyfe won't want to take too many of those.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
Romero presses Lyfe against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lyfe lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero is working Lyfe over against the ropes.
Lyfe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Lyfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lyfe avoids it.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyfe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Romero.
Lyfe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Romero seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lyfe can turn it around.
Lyfe is breathing heavily.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lyfe lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Romero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe blocks an uppercut.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Lyfe lands a knee to the body.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Third Round Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lyfe throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero throws a jab when Lyfe was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Lyfe.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Lyfe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Lyfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Lyfe blocks a jab.
Lyfe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lyfe slips under a jab from Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Lyfe pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch there but Lyfe circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lyfe.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lyfe scores with a nice right hand.
Romero throws a hook but Lyfe blocks it.
Lyfe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Lyfe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romero clinches up with Lyfe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Lyfe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
A short right from Romero.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyfe looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyfe letting Romero take a breather here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Lyfe avoids the damage to the body.
Romero lands a right hand.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands a nice knee to the body.
Lyfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Romero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Lyfe moves away from the strike by Romero.
Lyfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lyfe misses with a low kick.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lyfe's head backwards.
Romero forces Lyfe back against the ropes and clinches.
Lyfe landing knees to the head.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lyfe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romero's brow.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lyfe takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lyfe - that landed with a thud.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
Lyfe blocks an uppercut.
Third Round Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Lyfe's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lyfe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyfe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lyfe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Lyfe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Lyfe blocks a body shot from Romero.
Lyfe throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Lyfe misses with a knee strike.
Romero blocks an elbow strike from Lyfe.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Lyfe's head.
Lyfe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Lyfe is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Lyfe is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romero.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero had his way with Manu Lyfe in that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lyfe is looking to score with low kicks.
Lyfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyfe.
Romero tries to clinch but Lyfe is having none of it.
Romero misses with a hook.
Lyfe walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Romero rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Lyfe has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Lyfe moves out of range easily.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
BAM! Romero delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lyfe like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Third Round Romero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between DJ Thunda (ranked 2398 p4p, 59 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 2734 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mancini 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.
Thunda throws a leg kick which misses Mancini's front leg but catches the back leg as Mancini tries to avoid it.
Thunda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Thunda misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Thunda.
It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
Mancini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunda.
Mancini steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Thunda. Those never looked like landing.
Mancini tries to clinch up.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mancini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mancini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunda's hands.
Thunda throws a hook but Mancini blocks it.
Mancini wants to clinch up but Thunda keeps it at a distance.
Thunda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thunda throws a looping overhand right but Mancini ducks down to avoid it.
Thunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancini misses with an uppercut.
Mancini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunda's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda connects with a jab.
Mancini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mancini as he connects with a hook.
Thunda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mancini manages to avoid it.
Thunda walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Thunda is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ray Mancini!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Mancini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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