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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hesa MC (ranked 7825 p4p, 643 weight class) and Miguel Ortiz (ranked 2681 p4p, 311 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from MC misses the target.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MC.
Danga de danga de dang - MC scores with a four punch combination!
MC throws the kick towards the body but Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and before Ortiz can reset, MC rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Ortiz is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Ortiz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz walks into a big right hand from MC and goes down! The referee sends MC to a neutral corner as Ortiz gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can MC finish him?
We've been informed that Ortiz 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.
MC catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Ortiz stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Ortiz walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MC looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ortiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz wants to slow MC down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like MC was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ortiz.
MC throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
MC swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but MC avoids them all with ease.
MC staggers Ortiz with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ortiz 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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz stalks MC and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MC's face. MC staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz tries to move into range but MC moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for MC.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MC's head.
MC dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
A quick step to the side and MC tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MC connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Ortiz's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Ortiz - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hesa MC!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ludwig Beethoven (ranked 21153 p4p, 295 weight class) and Tommy Westover (ranked 12134 p4p, 319 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwig Beethoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Westover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beethoven looks to land a right hand but Westover moved out of range.
Westover scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beethoven doesn't seem bothered though.
Beethoven cracks a nice hook into Westover's ribs.
Donk. Westover catches Beethoven right on the button with a cross.
Westover misses with a double jab.
Beethoven seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Westover misses with a right hand
and Beethoven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beethoven tries to keep at a distance but Westover has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beethoven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Westover is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beethoven lands a left hand.
Westover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beethoven lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beethoven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westover is trying to push Beethoven away but Beethoven has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Westover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beethoven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beethoven swings wildly with an uppercut but Westover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beethoven cracks Westover with a nice body shot.
Beethoven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beethoven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Westover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Westover.
Westover can't find room to land a body shot as Beethoven controls the action.
Beethoven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beethoven trying to stall but Westover improves his position.
Beethoven working aggressively here.
Beethoven pushes Westover back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westover digs a right hand underneath Beethoven's ribcage. Beethoven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beethoven lands a body punch.
Beethoven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westover backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Westover fails to land.
Beethoven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westovers head.
Beethoven lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beethoven tries a body shot but Westover blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beethoven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beethoven lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westover.
Beethoven misses with some punches.
Beethoven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westover backwards.
Beethoven can't find room to land a body shot as Westover controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westover.
Beethoven lands a right hand.
Westover throws a head punch that misses.
Beethoven takes a shot to the head.
Beethoven can't find room to land a body shot as Westover controls the action.
Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Westover.
A short right from Beethoven on the inside.
Beethoven misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Westover blocking some punches.
Westover prevents a body shot from Beethoven.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beethoven misses with the head strike.
Westover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Beethoven tries to work over Westover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beethoven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Beethoven dominated that round.
That's time! Beethoven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Westover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beethoven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beethoven throws a looping overhand right but Westover ducks down to avoid it.
Beethoven just misses with a punch to the body.
Westover loads up on a big right hand but Beethoven slips the punch.
Westover slips a jab from Beethoven.
Beethoven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Westover digs a right hand into Beethoven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beethoven's gas tank.
Westover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beethoven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beethoven misses with a punch on the inside.
Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Westover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ludwig Beethoven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Westover misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beethoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westover's elbow.
Westover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beethoven backwards.
A short right from Beethoven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beethoven tries to work over Westover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beethoven blocks a body shot from Westover.
Westover blocks a body shot from Beethoven.
Beethoven has a couple of punches blocked by Westover.
Beethoven tries a body shot but Westover blocks it.
Beethoven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westover can do to turn this around?
Westover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beethoven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westovers head.
Beethoven swings wildly with an uppercut but Westover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beethoven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westover is leaning against Beethoven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Westover blocks a body shot from Beethoven.
Westover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Westover misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Beethoven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beethoven.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westover blocks an uppercut.
Beethoven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beethoven presses Westover against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beethoven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Westover blocking some punches.
Beethoven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beethoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westover's elbow.
Beethoven prevents a body shot from Westover.
Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beethoven.
Beethoven lands with a short shot to the head.
Beethoven misses with a body punch.
Beethoven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westover lands a body punch.
Westover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beethoven misses with some punches.
Westover scores with a shot to the side of Beethoven's head.
Beethoven working aggressively here.
Westover tries to stall but Beethoven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Westover throws a punch but it's blocked by Beethoven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Beethoven dominated that second round.
That's time! Beethoven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beethoven lands with a shot to the body.
Tommy Westover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westover walks into a stiff left hand from Beethoven.
Westover cracks Beethoven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Beethoven takes a swing at Westover's ribcage but misses.
Westover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Westover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beethoven tries to clinch but Westover moves out of range.
Beethoven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Westover takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Westover ducks under a wild hook from Beethoven.
Beethoven throws out a loose jab but Westover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westover tests Beethoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Ludwig Beethoven has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westover moves into range and clinches up with Beethoven.
Beethoven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westover tries to throw a body punch but Beethoven avoids it by throwing Westover back against the ropes.
Beethoven misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beethoven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beethoven lands with a left to the head.
Beethoven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Westover is keeping busy.
Westover swings wildly with an uppercut but Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Westover throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beethoven is trying to stall.
Westover lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beethoven or not.
Ludwig Beethoven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Beethoven fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beethoven.
A shot in the inside from Westover.
A head punch on the inside from Westover fails to land.
Beethoven working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beethoven.
Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Westover.
A shot in the inside from Beethoven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beethoven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westover backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Westover fails to land.
Westover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westover gets through Beethoven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Beethoven.
A head punch on the inside from Westover fails to land.
Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Beethoven tries a body shot but Westover blocks it.
Westover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Westover blocks a body shot from Beethoven.
Westover takes a shot to the head.
Beethoven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westover swings wildly with an uppercut but Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beethoven blocking some punches.
Beethoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westover digs a right hand into Beethoven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beethoven's gas tank.
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 Ludwig Beethoven.
Well Beethoven 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludwig Beethoven!
A very excited looking Ludwig Beethoven made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 21781 p4p, 742 weight class) and Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 22280 p4p, 701 weight class). Kickboxer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hawaiian Kickboxer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kickboxer.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Kickboxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Henry rushes Kickboxer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kickboxer prevents a body shot from Henry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Kickboxer working hard to break the clinch.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry keeps control of Kickboxer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry tries a body shot but Kickboxer blocks it.
Kickboxer lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Kickboxer is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
Henry has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kickboxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook but Kickboxer avoids it easily.
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kickboxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kickboxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Kickboxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry misses with a hook. Kickboxer ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Kickboxer coming out on top.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Kickboxer moved out of range.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henry thinking.
Henry tries to move into range but Kickboxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Kickboxer down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Kickboxer flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Kickboxer's head but Kickboxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kickboxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kickboxer throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henry checks a leg kick.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Kickboxer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kickboxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
Kickboxer throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Kickboxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kickboxer misses with a leg kick
and Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Kickboxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Kickboxer is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Kickboxer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kickboxer breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Kickboxer misses its intended target.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Kickboxer ducks down to avoid it.
Henry is looking to slow Kickboxer down with leg kicks.
Hawaiian Kickboxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a straight right hand.
Henry darts in and clinches Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry lands a nice hook to Kickboxer's body. Kickboxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henry moves to clinch but Kickboxer breaks away
and Kickboxer counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kickboxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kickboxer misses.
Kickboxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry slips a straight right by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws a good cross that connects.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kickboxer off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kickboxer moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
Kickboxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry jabs Kickboxer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kickboxer looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henry.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kickboxer.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
A big right from Henry misses.
Kickboxer misses with a low kick.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kickboxer.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry rushes Kickboxer and presses him up against the ropes.
Henry has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry digs a right hand into Kickboxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickboxer's gas tank.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kickboxer can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kickboxer can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickboxer misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer blocking some punches.
Kickboxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henry prevents Kickboxer from breaking the clinch.
Kickboxer has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kickboxer working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kickboxer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Kickboxer can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kickboxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kickboxer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Henry lands.
Henry slips under a jab.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kickboxer.
Henry slips a jab from Kickboxer.
Henry has closed the distance and engaged Kickboxer in a clinch.
Kickboxer can't break the clinch.
Henry has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry prevents Kickboxer from breaking the clinch.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kickboxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pascal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Kickboxer tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the ropes.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry lands a body punch.
Kickboxer is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickboxer blocks an uppercut.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kickboxer wants to break free but Henry has control.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Kickboxer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kickboxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry misses with some punches.
Henry pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Henry.
Kickboxer is rocked!
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kickboxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Kickboxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Kickboxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kickboxer crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Kickboxer face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Henry takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pascal Henry!
During a confident post fight interview, Pascal Henry 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 Alistair Spong (ranked 6986 p4p, 127 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 1320 p4p, 62 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Traylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blaze of Glory. 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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237 lbs
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269 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
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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
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Spong.
Traylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Traylor misses with a shot to the body
and Spong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spong.
Traylor checks a low kick from Spong.
Traylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Spong counters with a head kick. That will keep Traylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Traylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spong moves into range and clinches up with Traylor.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Spong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong wants to stall.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Traylor is blocking nicely.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
A short left from Spong.
Traylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Knees to the body from Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands a body shot.
Traylor looks winded!
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Traylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Traylor can turn it around.
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Traylor's face.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Spong.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traylor misses with an elbow strike.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Spong.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Spong lands with a short shot to the head.
Spong wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Spong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
Spong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Traylor's head.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Traylor avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Spong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spong leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Traylor tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong trying to stall but Traylor improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Spong.
Spong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Traylor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Traylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spong.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traylor can do to turn this around?
Spong takes the fight into the clinch.
Traylor pushes Spong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Spong tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Traylor tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spong taking a breather.
Spong blocks a body shot from Traylor.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Alistair Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Traylor.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Spong.
Traylor tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Traylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Traylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Traylor blocks with his arms.
Spong is looking to control Traylor's arms but Traylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Spong.
Traylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Traylor is breathing heavily.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spong misses with a punch to the body.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Traylor's ribcage. Traylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traylor or not.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Traylor's head.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spong lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong wants to stall.
Traylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traylor or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spong.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Spong.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong is leaning against Traylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spong blocking some punches.
Spong struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spong obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
Traylor tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong with a knee to the head.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Traylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slade Traylor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spong lands with a shot to the body.
Spong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Traylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Traylor.
Spong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Traylor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Spong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Spong.
Traylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spong swats away the attempt to clinch by Traylor.
Spong scores with a kick to the body.
Spong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Traylor on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Spong. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Traylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Traylor slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.
Spong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Slade Traylor's cut even more.
Spong misses with a punch to the body.
Spong lands with a right to the head.
Traylor is rocked!
Traylor misses with some punches.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Spong tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Spong is leaning against Traylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spong lands a good knee to the midsection. Traylor won't want to take too many of those.
Alistair Spong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong lands a body punch.
A short right from Spong.
A short uppercut from Spong.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Slade Traylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong pushes Traylor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong creates a bit of space and cracks Traylor with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Traylor is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Spong digs a good hook to Traylor's body.
Spong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Traylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Traylor 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Spong as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Spong.
Spong cracks a nice hook into Traylor's ribs.
Spong throws out a head kick that Traylor doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Traylor crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Traylor's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Spong pushes Traylor away with a front kick.
Spong closes the distance and pushes Traylor back into the ropes.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Traylor misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Traylor blocks an uppercut.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spong 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Spong!
Post fight, Alistair Spong took to the microphone: 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 2891 p4p, 125 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 4919 p4p, 210 weight class). Astalo comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Ippo has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ippo scores with a nice right hand.
Ippo scores with a jab.
Astalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Astalo gets tackled into the ropes by Ippo. Ippo maintains the clinch.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ippo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Astalo.
Astalo takes a shot to the head.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Astalo managing to block the knees to the body from Ippo.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike from Astalo.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo lands a nice elbow.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Astalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Astalo won't want to take too many of those.
Ippo scores with a shot to the side of Astalo's head.
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Astalo working aggressively here.
Astalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Astalo fails to land.
Astalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Astalo lands an uppercut.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Astalo avoids it.
Ippo avoids the elbow strike from Astalo, against the ropes.
Astalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Astalo throws a head punch that misses.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo lands with a left to the head.
Astalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Astalo misses with an elbow strike.
Astalo lands a nice elbow.
Astalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
Astalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ippo up against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo crunches a lovely knee into Astalo's ribcage.
Astalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Astalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ippo's face.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo throws an elbow that misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
Astalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ippo avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ippo.
Astalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Astalo taking a breather.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ippo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Astalo's head.
Astalo misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo tries to clinch up.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Astalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ippo checks a leg kick.
Ippo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Astalo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ippo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Astalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ippo can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Astalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ippo can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ippo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ippo connects with a body shot that sends Astalo's belly button to the back.
Astalo loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
Ippo tries to counter with a clinch but Astalo shakes him off and moves away.
Astalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo rushes Astalo and presses him up against the ropes.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo trying to stall but Ippo improves his position.
Ippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Astalo backwards.
Astalo lands a body punch.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
Astalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Astalo blocks with his arms.
Astalo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Astalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ippo's defenses.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Ippo.
Astalo tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Astalo back against the ropes.
Astalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Astalo fails to land.
Astalo pushes Ippo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ippo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Astalo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Astalo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo blocks an elbow strike.
Ippo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Astalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Astalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land knees in the clinch but Astalo avoids the damage to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Astalo lands an uppercut.
Astalo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo avoids a wild elbow strike from Astalo.
Astalo misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Astalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo looking to throw knees to the head but Astalo is blocking nicely.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makunouchi Ippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Astalo's head backwards.
Astalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
Rami Astalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Astalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ippo doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Ippo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ippo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ippo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Astalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ippo misses with a low kick.
Astalo drops his hands momentarily and Ippo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Astalo jabs Ippo right on the nose. Ippo blinks but takes it well.
Ippo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Astalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ippo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astalo lands a leg kick that knocks Ippo off balance momentarily.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Astalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Astalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo checks a leg kick.
Astalo misses with a body shot.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ippo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ippo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ippo lands with a slapping head kick.
Astalo feints and then cracks Ippo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ippo down.
Astalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Astalo.
A big left from Ippo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ippo. Astalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Astalo slams his shin into Ippo's torso.
Ippo blocks a leg kick.
Ippo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Astalo circles away.
Ippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Astalo's hands.
Ippo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Astalo momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Ippo.
Astalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Astalo saw that one coming.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo tries to clinch but Astalo moves out of range.
Ippo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Astalo.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astalo.
Astalo misses with a body kick.
Astalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Astalo throws a front kick that sends Ippo stumbling back into the ropes.
Ippo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ippo sizes up Astalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ippo sizes up Astalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Astalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Astalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo misses with a hook.
Ippo throws a lazy right hand but Astalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astalo misses with a looping right.
Rami Astalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ippo scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Post fight, Makunouchi Ippo took to the microphone: 'I do believe I have properly earn my title shot'.
In defeat, Rami Astalo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing to say but fuck off,gonna smoke joint or two'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Stevie Ray (ranked 4940 p4p, 516 weight class) and Frank West (ranked 21085 p4p, 750 weight class). Frank West has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stevie Ray's chin.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank West!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ray is out of range.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
West avoids the head kick by Ray.
A big right from West misses.
West throws out a loose jab but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
West tries to score with a low kick but Ray moves his leg out of the way.
Ray connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ray to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
West's coach down at The 'dam Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on West's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
West misses with a wild combination.
Stevie Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
West throws the left hand but Ray avoids the punch easily.
Ray misses with a looping right.
West missing with a left hand there. Ray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ray throwing a counter right hand but West manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray staying out of range there.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ray misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Ray slips under a jab from West.
Ray is looking to counter punch.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Ray cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ray, as that shot connected.
Ray dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
Ray rushes West and presses him up against the ropes.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Ray has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Ray.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
West missing with knees to the body.
Ray lands a body shot in the clinch.
West missing with knees to the body.
Ray working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray blocking some punches.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Ray blocking some punches.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
West blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ray misses with the head strike.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
West missing with knees to the body.
West throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
A short left from West.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
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 Stevie Ray will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
Ray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray closes the distance and clinches.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ray is defending well for now.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, West throws an elbow but misses.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ray's elbow.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a shoulder strike.
Ray lands with a short shot to the head.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Stevie Ray has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West takes a shot to the head.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West missing with knees to the body.
West misses with the head strike.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Ray misses with some punches.
West lands with a left to the head.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Ray back against the ropes.
Ray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
Ray working aggressively here.
West tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing West back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ray misses with some punches.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
West blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
West trying to stall but Ray improves his position.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Ray.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevie Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West blocks an uppercut.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Stevie Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stevie Ray'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West throws out a counter right but Ray avoids it with no problem.
Ray throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Ray off the ropes and back into range.
Ray closes the distance and clinches.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ray working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
West tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
West misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray working aggressively here.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
West taking a breather.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from West.
West is looking to control Ray's arms but Ray gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frank West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
West blocking some punches.
West blocking some punches.
Ray working aggressively here.
West working aggressively here.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray lands with a right to the head.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Ray tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West blocks an uppercut.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray misses with the head strike.
West tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West takes a shot to the head.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Ray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Ray!
Stevie Ray spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sao Galileo (ranked 8487 p4p, 795 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 3933 p4p, 515 weight class). Dave Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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210 lbs
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205 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Galileo counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown wants to clinch
and Galileo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Galileo should have avoided that one.
Brown tries to clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Galileo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Galileo lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galileo lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galileo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Brown looks winded!
Galileo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Galileo - that landed with a thud.
Brown prevents a body shot from Galileo .
Galileo cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo misses with a punch to the body.
Galileo pushes Brown back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galileo .
Galileo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Galileo .
Galileo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galileo lands a shot to the body.
Galileo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Galileo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Galileo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galileo looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Galileo backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Brown's temple! It sends Brown violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Galileo celebrates and the doctors try to help Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sao Galileo !
A relieved looking Sao Galileo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 3688 p4p, 406 weight class) and Ivan Wonstom (ranked 4185 p4p, 456 weight class). Vamoosh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Roaring Tiger. Wonstom has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Lips Of Deceit as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Wonstom!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonstom clinches.
Vamoosh lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vamoosh fails to land.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Wonstom blocks it.
Wonstom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wonstom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wonstom swings wildly with an uppercut but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Vamoosh on the inside.
A short left from Vamoosh.
A nice left hand lands by Wonstom.
Vamoosh lands a shot to the body.
Wonstom has a couple of punches blocked by Vamoosh.
Wonstom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh is trying to stall.
Wonstom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Wonstom avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonstom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vamoosh lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wonstom fails to land.
A short right from Vamoosh on the inside.
Vamoosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonstom's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Wonstom blocks it.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands with a left to the head.
Vamoosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vamoosh throws a sloppy head kick and Wonstom moves out of range easily.
Ivan Wonstom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonstom throws the kick towards the body but Vamoosh avoids it.
Wonstom misses with a wild combination.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick which misses Wonstom's front leg but catches the back leg as Wonstom tries to avoid it.
Vamoosh looks to throw the jab but Wonstom is out of range.
Wonstom misses with a low kick as Vamoosh jumps back.
Vamoosh lands a right hook to the body.
Wonstom has managed to clinch.
Wonstom misses with the head strike.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonstom scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh is working Wonstom over against the ropes.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vamoosh blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Vamoosh.
Wonstom working aggressively here.
Wonstom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vamoosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vamoosh.
A short right from Vamoosh on the inside.
Vamoosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vamoosh scores with a hook to the body.
Wonstom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh lands a shot to the body.
Wonstom looks winded!
Vamoosh looking to slow down the pace here.
Vamoosh lands a body punch.
Vamoosh cracks Wonstom with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonstom tries a body shot but Vamoosh blocks it.
Vamoosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vamoosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wonstom backwards.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh pushes Wonstom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vamoosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vamoosh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vamoosh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vamoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonstom.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vamoosh.
Wonstom throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonstom fails to land with a series of punches.
Vamoosh moves into range and clinches up with Wonstom.
A short right from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Vamoosh.
A short right from Vamoosh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wonstom backwards.
Wonstom misses with a body punch.
Wonstom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vamoosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wonstom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vamoosh backwards.
Vamoosh lands with a light punch inside.
Wonstom is breathing heavily.
Vamoosh blocks an elbow strike.
Vamoosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonstom can do to turn this around?
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Ravi Vamoosh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vamoosh scores with a shoulder strike.
Wonstom misses with some punches.
Vamoosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wonstom takes a shot to the head.
Vamoosh lands a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh digs a right hand into Wonstom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wonstom's gas tank.
Wonstom tries a body shot but Vamoosh blocks it.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wonstom or not.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Wonstom avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the ropes.
Vamoosh lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries to work over Wonstom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vamoosh lands with a right to the head.
Vamoosh gets through Wonstom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wonstom backwards.
A short right from Wonstom on the inside.
Vamoosh cracks Wonstom with a nice body shot.
Vamoosh is leaning against Wonstom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vamoosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vamoosh cracks Wonstom with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wonstom is rocked!
Vamoosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wonstom backwards.
Wonstom is still on wobbly legs! Can Vamoosh finish him?
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vamoosh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Vamoosh as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vamoosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vamoosh creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Wonstom crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Wonstom face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Vamoosh takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ravi Vamoosh!
A relieved looking Ravi Vamoosh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 13541 p4p, 668 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 4019 p4p, 401 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Norris Jr tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Norris Jr is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Norris Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Norris Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Norris Jr with a series of wild strikes but Norris Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris Jr scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Norris Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Norris Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Norris Jr avoids it with no problem.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Norris Jr back to the ropes. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Norris Jr misses its target.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
Norris Jr lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Norris Jr catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Norris Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Norris Jr moves to clinch but Gonzalez breaks away
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that Norris Jr semi-blocks.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Norris Jr slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Norris Jr misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norris Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norris Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Norris Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris Jr.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris Jr.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Norris Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norris Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Norris Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Norris Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
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 Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Norris Jr counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the temple. Norris Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Norris Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Norris Jr misses with a hook
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr misses with a looping left.
And Gonzalez responds with a good body kick, but Norris Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Norris Jr is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr is looking to clinch.
Norris Jr missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez keeps Norris Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a front kick that sends Gonzalez stumbling back into the ropes.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Norris Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Norris Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norris Jr moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Norris Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Norris Jr is controlling the position.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Norris Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Norris Jr lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
It looks like Anthony Gonzalez has been cut.
Norris Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr lands a body punch.
Norris Jr has Gonzalez pressed against the ropes, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Gonzalez'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!
Norris Jr misses the jab.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Crunch! Norris Jr slams his shin into Gonzalez's torso.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez looking to stall.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Norris Jr has the dominant position.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norris Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr retains his welterweight title!
Chuck Norris Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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