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K-1 35 Szczesny vs Romero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pony Mclovin (ranked 4442 p4p, 439 weight class) and Eli Takesian (ranked 3096 p4p, 339 weight class). Mclovin's entrance music is Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. A fine choice. 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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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Takesian!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takesian misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
Mclovin scores with a hook to the body. Takesian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takesian misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takesian.
Mclovin punishes Takesian's body with a nice straight punch.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Takesian.
Takesian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takesian.
Takesian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Mclovin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Takesian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takesian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin with a hook.
Mclovin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takesian is rocked!
Takesian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mclovin. That one must have hurt.
Takesian is still on wobbly legs! Can Mclovin finish him?
Takesian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mclovin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Eli Takesian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takesian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mclovin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takesian scrambles back to his feet.
Takesian misses with a shot to the body
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takesian with a nice cross.
Takesian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mclovin's head backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mclovin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takesian - the referee stops the clock and Mclovin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takesian. Mclovin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Takesian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takesian throws a jab when Mclovin was well out of range.
Takesian seems to have recovered his senses.
Mclovin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mclovin checks a low kick from Takesian.
Mclovin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Takesian throws a leg kick but Mclovin checks it.
It appears Mclovin was looking to counter with a kick there.
A shot to the liver by Takesian. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takesian lands a right hook to the body.
Takesian lands a head shot.
Takesian throws a head kick that misses.
Takesian throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Takesian.
A slow jab from Takesian misses its intended target.
Mclovin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mclovin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takesian throws out the jab.
Mclovin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takesian avoids the head kick by Mclovin.
Takesian throws a lazy body kick
and Mclovin counters with a nice body shot.
Takesian throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takesian throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eli Takesian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takesian throws a right hand that misses
and Mclovin counters with a nice body shot.
Mclovin works the jab nicely.
Takesian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takesian scoring well with a low kick there.
Takesian misses with a left hand
and Mclovin counters with a one-two to the body.
Mclovin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mclovin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Takesian finds it's way through Mclovin's defenses.
Mclovin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takesians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takesian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takesian is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takesian misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian throws a chopping leg kick but Mclovin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Takesian.
It looked like Mclovin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mclovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mclovin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takesian can do to turn this around?
Takesian misses the shot to the body.
Takesian misses with an uppercut
and Mclovin counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Takesian goes down! Will Takesian beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Mclovin misses with an uppercut. Takesian saw that one coming.
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Takesian moves out of range easily.
Takesian throws a leg kick
and Mclovin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mclovin catches Takesian napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Takesian crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Mclovin raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pony Mclovin!
Pony Mclovin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nieky Holzken (ranked 18039 p4p, 704 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 22335 p4p, 718 weight class). Nieky Holzken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Berto Kin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nieky Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin gets tackled into the ropes by Holzken. Holzken maintains the clinch.
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Kin is blocking nicely.
Holzken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holzken is leaning against Kin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holzken lands an elbow inside.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holzken.
It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Holzken displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kin up against the ropes.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Holzken effectively controlling the action here.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
Holzken digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken lands with a left to the head.
Kin is rocked!
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Holzken finish him?
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Holzken's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
Holzken lands a shoulder strike.
Kin lands a body punch.
Holzken landing knees to the head.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Holzken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holzken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Holzken.
Kin presses Holzken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kin can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holzken lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holzken connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Holzken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin takes an elbow to the temple.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieky Holzken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Kin.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holzken lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Holzken presses Kin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holzken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holzken drops Kin with a big knee! Will Kin beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kin will feel that in the morning.
Holzken circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Holzken wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nieky Holzken!
Our winner, Nieky Holzken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Derick Custer (ranked 21653 p4p, 687 weight class) and Nile Vulgar (ranked 8519 p4p, 639 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derick Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nile Vulgar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vulgar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Custer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cheese Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Custer lands a slapping body shot.
Custer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Custer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vulgar rushes Custer and presses him up against the ropes.
Vulgar lands a good knee to the midsection. Custer won't want to take too many of those.
Vulgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vulgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Custer pushes Vulgar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vulgar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Custer digs a right hand into Vulgar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vulgar's gas tank.
Vulgar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Custer's defenses.
Vulgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Custer.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vulgar throws an elbow but it misses.
Vulgar avoids the elbow strike from Custer, against the ropes.
Custer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vulgar landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands an elbow inside that Vulgar shrugs off.
Vulgar trying to stall but Custer improves his position.
Vulgar scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Vulgar lands a nice knee to the body.
Custer is breathing heavily.
Vulgar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vulgar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vulgar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vulgar 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.
Vulgar swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Vulgar.
Vulgar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Custer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vulgar with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vulgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vulgar is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vulgar drives through and clinches with Custer against the ropes.
Vulgar looking to throw knees to the head but Custer is blocking nicely.
Vulgar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Custer.
Vulgar blocks an elbow strike.
Custer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vulgars head.
Vulgar trying to land knees to the body.
Custer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vulgar avoids a wild elbow strike from Custer.
A short uppercut from Custer.
Vulgar lands with a left to the head.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Vulgar.
Vulgar throws an elbow that misses.
Vulgar blocks a body shot from Custer.
Vulgar looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Custer to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Custer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vulgar's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Custer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vulgar's brow.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nile Vulgar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Custer misses with a jab to the body
and Vulgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nile Vulgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer throws a looping overhand right but Vulgar ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vulgar tries to circle away but Custer has him pinned against the ropes.
Custer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
Custer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Custer lands a left hand.
Custer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Custer on the inside.
Custer lands a nice elbow.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vulgar dodges an elbow strike from Custer.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vulgar.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Vulgar lands an elbow inside that Custer shrugs off.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Vulgar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Custer avoids it.
Custer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Custer throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Custer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Custer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vulgar.
Custer lands an elbow inside that Vulgar shrugs off.
Custer lands a shot to the body.
Custer lands a right hand.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Vulgar.
Vulgar lands with a light punch inside.
Custer throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vulgar scores with a shot to the side of Custer's head.
Custer scores with a hook to the body.
Vulgar is breathing heavily.
Custer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vulgar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Custer lands an elbow just above Vulgar 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vulgar is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Custer throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Vulgar avoids it by throwing Custer back against the ropes.
Vulgar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Custer lands with a short shot to the head.
Custer keeps control of Vulgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Custer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Custer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Custer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Custer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vulgar or not.
Vulgar missing with knees to the body.
Vulgar blocks a body shot from Custer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Custer - that landed with a thud.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
Vulgar is rocked!
Custer lands a nice uppercut.
Vulgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
Custer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vulgar or not.
Custer cracks Vulgar with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Vulgar goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Vulgar wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derick Custer!
After winning the bout, Derick Custer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 22863 p4p, 878 weight class) and James Kin (ranked 22339 p4p, 844 weight class). Joey Diaz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, James Kin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz thows a body kick. Kin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kin scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kin's coach down at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kin throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Kin backing up. Kin nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz is looking to slow Kin down with leg kicks.
Kin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Kin backs away looking to recover.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Kin goes down! The ref sends Diaz to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Kin is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like James Kin has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to slow Kin down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Crunch! Diaz slams his shin into Kin's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands a head kick that bluckles Kin and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Diaz no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Kin is rocked!
Kin throws a head kick that misses
and before Kin can reset, Diaz rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Kin 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!
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Diaz knocks Kin out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joey Diaz!
Joey Diaz very nearly forgot to thank Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Melchizedek Halo (ranked 3719 p4p, 506 weight class) and Onni Seppala (ranked 4504 p4p, 582 weight class). Seppala has chosen Husky Rescue - summertime cowboy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seppala's head backwards.
Seppala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seppala tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Onni Seppala has been cut.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seppala throws a head kick that Halo semi-blocks.
Seppala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seppala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seppala misses with a hook
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seppala throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seppala.
Halo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Seppala just manages to avoid it.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seppala.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Seppala uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Seppala. Those never looked like landing.
Halo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Halo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Seppala sees coming a mile off.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Seppala counters with a left and a right that stings Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala misses with a straight left.
Seppala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo throws the left hand but Seppala avoids the punch easily.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo throws a sloppy body shot
and Seppala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Seppala is out of range.
Seppala only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seppala looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Seppala moves forwards but Halo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Seppala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seppala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo avoids the head kick by Seppala.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seppala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Seppala coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Seppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Seppala avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Halo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seppala - the referee stops the clock and Halo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seppala. Halo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo checks the leg kick.
Seppala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seppala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seppala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seppala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seppala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seppala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seppala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Onni Seppala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala'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.
Seppala moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Seppala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Seppala tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo throws a hook but Seppala avoids it easily.
Seppala lands with an overhand left.
Halo throws a nice looking combination but Seppala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Seppala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seppala cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Seppala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Seppala.
Halo slips a straight right by Seppala.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seppala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seppala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seppala.
Halo sets himself, and Seppala steps forward looking for the clinch! Halo avoids it this time.
Onni Seppala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Seppala moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Seppala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Seppala scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seppala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seppala scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Seppala moves into the clinch.
Seppala's coach down at Team Beta Fail was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seppala's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seppala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seppala.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Seppala, against the ropes.
Seppala misses with a punch to the body.
Seppala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo tries a body shot but Seppala blocks it.
Seppala misses with some punches.
Seppala lands a nice shot to the body.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seppala.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seppala.
Seppala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seppala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seppala.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Onni Seppala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Seppala.
Melchizedek Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo throws a hook to the side of Seppala's head but Seppala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seppala lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Halo defending well as Seppala loads up on a big left hand.
Halo misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seppala keeps control of Halo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seppala prevents a body shot from Halo.
Halo digs a right hand underneath Seppala's ribcage. Seppala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halo is trying to push Seppala away but Seppala has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Seppala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Seppala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seppala lands a nice uppercut.
Seppala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Seppala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onni Seppala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Seppala.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seppala.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seppala, right into the meat.
Halo thows a leg kick but Seppala checks it
enabling Seppala to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Seppala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left lands for Seppala.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Halo backing away here, and Seppala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halo lands an overhand right.
Seppala lunges at Halo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halo's hand.
Halo throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seppala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to work over Seppala's front leg with a kick but Seppala checks it.
Halo walks into a stiff left hand from Seppala.
Seppala looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
Seppala misses with a wild combination.
Seppala feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Seppala checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Seppala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Halo connects with a right hand. Seppala shakes it off.
Halo misses the body punch
and Seppala counters with a head kick. That will keep Halo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Seppala closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seppala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seppala lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onni Seppala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seppala 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Seppala!
Onni Seppala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 19445 p4p, 697 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 2512 p4p, 286 weight class). McDonnell comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonnell cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
McDonnell cracks a nice hook into Caria's ribs.
McDonnell connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a front kick that sends McDonnell stumbling back into the ropes.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonnell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell is looking to control Caria's arms but Caria gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
Our sources have told us that McDonnell has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Caria.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McDonnell blocking some punches.
McDonnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Caria lands a right hand.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caria tries a body shot but McDonnell blocks it.
Caria misses with some punches.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caria landing knees to the head.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Caria scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Caria working aggressively here.
Caria prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria is leaning against McDonnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caria prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell dodges an elbow strike from Caria.
A short left from Caria.
McDonnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McDonnell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonnell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caria can turn it around.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but McDonnell avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Caria digs a right hand underneath McDonnell's ribcage. McDonnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - McDonnell had a free shot at his head there.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria is looking for the big counter here.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria keeps the fight on the outside.
Caria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caria lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonnell.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
Caria takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonnell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell effectively controlling the action here.
Caria lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by McDonnell.
Caria is trying to stall.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell connects with a body shot.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Caria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell throws a right hand that Caria ducks under and follows up with a left that Caria also avoids with ease.
Caria tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria misses with a hook to the body
and McDonnell moves into the clinch.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell is trying to stall.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caria misses with some punches.
Caria scores with a shot to the side of McDonnell's head.
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Caria blocks an elbow strike.
McDonnell is stalling here.
Good body shot from McDonnell.
Caria lands an uppercut.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Caria walks into a jab.
A low kick from McDonnell is predictable there
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of McDonnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McDonnell throws a head kick that Caria semi-blocks.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
McDonnell avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like McDonnell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caria digs a good hook to McDonnell's body.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
McDonnell defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Caria lands a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Caria blocks the leg kick.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
Caria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McDonnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Caria controls the action.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria works on McDonnell's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Caria fails to land.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Caria controls his hands.
McDonnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell lands a nice uppercut.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caria lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caria.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Caria misses with a body punch.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Caria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonnell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Caria landing knees to the head.
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 Cory McDonnell.
I think McDonnell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 9226 p4p, 289 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 102 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Haller missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Haller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Haller circles away and keeps his distance.
Haller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haller misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haller misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Haller fails to land.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Haller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haller tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Haller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Murhaa presses Haller against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haller.
Haller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Haller.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Haller misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Haller - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haller misses with a body punch.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa slows down the pace here.
Haller misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Haller.
Haller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haller blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Haller's head.
Haller has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Haller breaks the clinch.
Murhaa throws a hook but Haller avoids it easily.
Haller throws a shot to the body.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Haller moved out of range nicely.
Haller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa throws a hook but Haller blocks it.
Murhaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haller rather than just go for the knockout.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Murhaa.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa misses the body punch
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haller throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Haller throws a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haller doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haller.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haller connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haller moves away.
Haller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Haller throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Haller slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Haller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haller connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Haller finds it's target.
Haller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Haller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa just manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haller scores with a body shot.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haller.
Haller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haller is rocked!
Murhaa connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Haller onto his butt! Haller bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oh Haller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haller throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Murhaa doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Haller crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Haller's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Murhaa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Murhaa made sure he mentioned THE END 32, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated David Haller had this to say: 'WTF???'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 20740 p4p, 239 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 21705 p4p, 145 weight class). La Croix comes to the ring accompanied by Ca Plane Pour Moi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from La Croix there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from La Croix misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perera. La Croix shrugs it off though.
La Croix tries a low kick but Perera avoids it.
La Croix on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Croix throws a sloppy body shot
and Perera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as La Croix is landing a low percentage of strikes.
La Croix misses with a right hand
and Perera counters with a nice leg kick.
La Croix has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
La Croix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perera finds it's way round the side to connect with La Croix's head.
La Croix gets tackled into the ropes by Perera. Perera maintains the clinch.
La Croix takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Croix tries a body shot but Perera blocks it.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by La Croix.
Perera digs a right hand into La Croix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Croix's gas tank.
La Croix tries to throw a body punch but Perera avoids it by throwing La Croix back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perera.
Perera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix misses with an elbow over the top.
Perera lands a left hand.
Perera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Croix.
La Croix is breathing heavily.
La Croix misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from La Croix fails to land.
Perera lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from La Croix fails to land.
La Croix blocks a body shot from Perera.
La Croix misses with the head strike.
La Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perera misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
A short uppercut from Perera.
Perera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Croix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perera.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perera gets through La Croix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perera tries to work over La Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perera struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Croix lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from La Croix.
La Croix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Croix pushes Perera back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
Perera misses with a body punch.
La Croix lands an elbow inside.
Perera tries a body shot but La Croix blocks it.
Good body shot from La Croix.
Perera misses with a body punch.
La Croix lands a nice knee to the body.
La Croix pushes Perera back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perera's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Croix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
La Croix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
Nice body punch from La Croix - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kusal Perera 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.
La Croix scores with a push kick.
La Croix slips a jab from Perera.
Perera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Croix.
La Croix connects with a jab.
Perera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
La Croix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
La Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perera's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by La Croix as he connects with a hook.
Perera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Croix throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Perera misses with a body kick.
La Croix scores with a leg kick.
La Croix's corner calls for a 1-2. La Croix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perera looks to throw a body kick
and La Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perera is rocked!
La Croix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perera's head.
Perera is still on wobbly legs! Can La Croix finish him?
Perera walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Nero La Croix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Monroe (ranked 19615 p4p, 279 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 906 p4p, 30 weight class). Hiroshimo Sakamoto has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto moves to clinch but Monroe breaks away
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Sakamoto scores with a jab. Monroe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakamoto throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakamoto.
Monroe throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakamoto connects with a high kick.
Sakamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe counters with a low kick, right behind Sakamoto 's knee.
Jab from Sakamoto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Monroe throws a hook but Sakamoto blocks it.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sakamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monroe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Sakamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
A head punch on the inside from Monroe fails to land.
Monroe digs a right hand underneath Sakamoto's ribcage. Sakamoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monroe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sakamoto blocking some punches.
Monroe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Sakamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monroe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
A short right from Monroe.
Sakamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Sakamoto.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Monroe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monroe is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Monroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Sakamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Monroe scores a nice knee to the body.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Monroe.
Sakamoto blocking some punches.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the head.
Monroe lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Monroe tries to throw a body punch but Sakamoto avoids it by throwing Monroe back against the ropes.
Monroe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakamoto moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Sakamoto scores with a hook.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Monroe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
Monroe throws a head punch that misses.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakamoto pushes Monroe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Monroe.
Monroe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamoto.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monroe can't find room to land a body shot as Sakamoto controls the action.
Sakamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Monroe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sakamoto can turn it around.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Monroe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monroe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sakamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monroe pushes Sakamoto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sakamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monroe misses with a knee strike.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Sakamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Monroe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Monroe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
Monroe digs a right hand into Sakamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakamoto's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Monroe fails to land.
Monroe misses with some punches.
Sakamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the side of Monroe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Monroe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakamoto tries to clinch up.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Monroe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakamoto blocks a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe scores with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
Sakamoto blocks an uppercut.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Monroe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Monroe fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamoto.
Monroe taking a breather.
Sakamoto blocking some punches.
Sakamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monroe's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Sakamoto.
Monroe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Sakamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe lands a shot to the body.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
Sakamoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakamoto.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakamoto tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monroe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with some punches.
Sakamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Sakamoto misses with the head strike.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe misses with some punches.
Sakamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Sakamoto.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the side of Monroe's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
Monroe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakamoto's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monroe.
Sakamoto scores with a shot to the side of Monroe's head.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Sakamoto blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
Monroe misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sakamoto slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monroe feints and then cracks Sakamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakamoto down.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakamoto moves into the clinch.
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
A short left from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monroe misses with some punches.
Sakamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands with a cross.
Sakamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Sakamoto wants to counter the offense by Monroe and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monroe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Monroe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monroe.
Monroe slips a jab from Sakamoto.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sakamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Sakamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Sakamoto misses with a left hand
and Monroe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Sakamoto misses its intended target.
Monroe throws a good cross that connects.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakamoto.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a hook.
A cross from Sakamoto lands.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto clinches up with Monroe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Monroe throws a low kick, looking for Sakamoto's leg but Sakamoto calmly moves out of range.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Sakamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakamoto misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Monroe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sakamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Monroe throws a good cross that connects.
Sakamoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.
Sakamoto lands with an uppercut that bounces Monroe off the ropes and back into range.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sakamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monroe throws a hook but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a right hand
and Monroe counters with a low kick, right behind Sakamoto 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Sakamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Sakamoto moves away and avoids it.
Monroe throws a one two combo.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sakamoto can pounce on him.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Monroe blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Monroe misses.
Sakamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Sakamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Monroe coming out on top.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe throws a hook but Sakamoto avoids it easily.
Donk. Monroe catches Sakamoto right on the button with a cross.
Sakamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakamoto.
Colin Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monroe can pounce on him.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Sakamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakamoto clobbers Monroe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakamoto lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto lands a jab.
Monroe walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Monroe is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 16483 p4p, 837 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 3278 p4p, 453 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Szczęsny misses its target.
Szczęsny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romero avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Szczęsny.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Szczęsny throws a low kick but Romero moves out of range easily.
Romero 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.
Szczęsny cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Szczęsny takes one on the button.
Szczęsny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szczęsny throws a sloppy body shot
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws out a loose jab but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczęsny walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Romero digs a good hook to Szczęsny's body.
Szczęsny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Szczęsny takes one to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny motions for Romero to come forward. Szczęsny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szczęsny seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Szczęsny lands a jab.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Romero backs away, Szczęsny returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Third Round Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczęsny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczęsny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Romero throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Szczęsny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczęsny.
Romero throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick there by Szczęsny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romero checks it well.
Romero lands with an uppercut that bounces Szczęsny off the ropes and back into range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Romero, as that shot connected.
Romero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Szczęsny misses.
Romero throws a jab when Szczęsny was well out of range.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Szczęsny moves away and avoids it.
Romero tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.
A quick step to the side and Szczęsny tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero throws the left hand but Szczęsny avoids the punch easily.
Szczęsny throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szczęsny misses the shot to the body.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Szczęsny, as that shot connected.
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Szczęsny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero lands a jab to Szczęsny's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero connects with a right hand. Szczęsny shakes it off.
Szczęsny misses with a hook.
Szczęsny misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szczęsny is rocked!
Romero tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.
Oh Szczęsny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczęsny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero'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.
Romero misses with a hook.
Szczęsny seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczęsny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Szczęsny walks into a jab.
Szczęsny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Romero lands a right and a left and another right! Szczęsny goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Third Round Romero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Krzysztof Szczęsny stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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