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Openweight KT Tournament, R1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takamura Mamoru (ranked 4260 p4p, 178 weight class) and Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 2290 p4p, 80 weight class). Mamoru's entrance music is The Great Takamura. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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17 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamoru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costacurta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mamoru feints a jab promting Costacurta to slip. Mamoru then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Costacurta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Costacurta tries to score with a low kick but Mamoru moves his leg out of the way.
Mamoru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamoru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mamoru looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Costacurta scores with a hook to the body. Mamoru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mamoru lands a jab.
Costacurta tries to work over Mamoru's front leg with a kick but Mamoru checks it.
It looked like Mamoru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mamoru throws a jab but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costacurta moves out of range as Mamoru throws a body kick.
Mamoru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costacurta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costacurta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamoru connects with an inside leg kick.
Costacurta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mamoru.
Mamoru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mamoru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mamoru tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mamoru lands a jab-cross combination.
Costacurta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mamoru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Costacurta checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mamoru.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta throws the left hand but Mamoru avoids the punch easily.
Costacurta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costacurta checks a leg kick nicely.
Costacurta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamoru finds it's way round the side to connect with Costacurta's head.
Mamoru throws a right hand that Costacurta ducks under and follows up with a left that Costacurta also avoids with ease.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Mamoru ducks down to avoid it.
Mamoru misses with a low kick.
Costacurta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Costacurta.
Mamoru throws a sloppy head kick and Costacurta moves out of range easily.
Costacurta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mamoru misses with the combination.
Mamoru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mamoru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costacurta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costacurta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Costacurta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Costacurta misses.
Mamoru is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta motions for Mamoru to come forward. Costacurta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mamoru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamoru is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Costacurta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mamoru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Costacurta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta scores with a decent looking hook.
Costacurta moves away from the strike by Mamoru.
Costacurta tries to land a leg kick but Mamoru saw it coming and moves away.
Mamoru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Mamoru both land. Nice combination.
Mamoru slips a jab from Costacurta.
Mamoru looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Costacurta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mamoru.
Mamoru scores with a nice body kick.
Costacurta stuns Mamoru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mamoru swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Costacurta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mamoru. That did some damage!
Takamura Mamoru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamoru connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costacurta's hands.
A jab from Costacurta finds it's way through Mamoru's defenses.
Costacurta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamoru throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru slips under a jab.
Mamoru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costacurta has time to react.
Costacurta takes one to the chin there.
Costacurta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looks like Mamoru has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mamoru staying out of range there.
Mamoru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mamoru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costacurta throws a solid leg kick but Mamoru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Costacurta.
Costacurta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mamoru is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Costacurta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mamoru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costacurta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mamoru looks to land a combination but Costacurta avoids it well.
Mamoru blocks a low kick nicely.
Costacurta misses with a looping right.
Mamoru throwing a counter right hand but Costacurta manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamoru lunges at Costacurta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costacurta's hand.
Mamoru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costacurta throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Mamoru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamoru ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Mamoru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Costacurta throws an overhand right that lands on Mamoru's shoulder, as Mamoru tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mamoru misses.
Costacurta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Costacurta throws a hook to the side of Mamoru's head but Mamoru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costacurta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costacurta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mamoru checks it well.
Mamoru misses with a hook. Costacurta ducked under it nicely.
Mamoru pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Costacurta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mamoru.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Mamoru.
Mamoru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamoru throws a leg kick that is checked
and Costacurta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamoru scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
Costacurta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mamoru scores with a nice strike.
Mamoru misses with a hook. Costacurta ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takamura Mamoru dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mamoru looks to land a right hand but Costacurta moved out of range.
Mamoru scores with a head kick.
Mamoru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costacurta can do to turn this around?
Good work by Mamoru as he checks the leg kick.
Mamoru throws a poor cross that misses
and Costacurta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mamoru thinking.
Mamoru misses the jab.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Mamoru saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Mamoru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Costacurta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamoru manages to avoid it.
Costacurta lands a jab to Mamoru's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
Costacurta swings for the body but Mamoru moves out of range.
Costacurta connects with an inside leg kick.
Mamoru throws the left hand but Costacurta avoids the punch easily.
Takamura Mamoru is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamoru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costacurta.
Mamoru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamoru throws the kick towards the body but Costacurta avoids it.
Costacurta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costacurta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamoru tries to score with a low kick but Costacurta moves his leg out of the way.
Costacurta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costacurta blocks a head kick by Mamoru.
Costacurta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mamoru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. Mamoru moves away and avoids it.
Mamoru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mamoru shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Costacurta takes one on the button.
Costacurta ducks right into an uppercut from Mamoru.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamoru.
Costacurta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decent striking displayed by Costacurta there.
Mamoru is rocked!
Mamoru lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Mamoru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamoru throws a head kick that misses.
Mamoru misses with a low kick.
Costacurta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamoru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Costacurta backs up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Costacurta closes the distance and catches Mamoru with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mamoru is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mamoru is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mamoru is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Costacurta takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rosinante Costacurta!
A victorious Rosinante Costacurta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Takamura Mamoru spoke after the fight, saying 'you win or you learn.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 2292 p4p, 81 weight class) and DBrickashaw Stevens (ranked 18404 p4p, 292 weight class). Viktor Soshnyanin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DBrickashaw Stevens's chin.
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175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Soshnyanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, DBrickashaw Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soshnyanin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Soshnyanin.
Stevens throws a lazy body kick
and Soshnyanin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Soshnyanin.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens 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.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soshnyanin counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stevens!
Soshnyanin lands with a cross.
Soshnyanin lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Soshnyanin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Soshnyanin.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soshnyanin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abraham's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Soshnyanin staying out of range there.
Stevens throws out a powerful jab.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens misses with a looping left.
Stevens throws a body shot but no joy.
Soshnyanin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Soshnyanin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and before Stevens has any time to reset, Soshnyanin cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Viktor Soshnyanin!
Viktor Soshnyanin gave a mention to Vikai Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 2535 p4p, 96 weight class) and Niles Black (ranked 2877 p4p, 106 weight class). Tanner comes to the ring accompanied by Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Niles Black enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niles Black!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Black throws a leg kick
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tanner cracks Black with a good jab.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black lands a body shot.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black slips a straight right by Tanner.
Black moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Our sources have told us that Tanner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner lands the left hand.
Tanner throws a solid leg kick but Black takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tanner.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Black.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tanner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Tanner scores with a shot to the body.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tanner.
Black scores with a jab. Tanner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Tanner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Black misses with a hook to the body
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanner is wise to it.
Tanner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Black.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Black misses
and Tanner counters with a head kick.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Tanner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanner is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanner. Tanner obviously looking to wear him down.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black slips under a jab from Tanner.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jason Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tanner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tanner defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid body kick from Black.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Black throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tanner defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanner.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Tanner. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Tanner does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Black counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Black misses with a hook.
Tanner cracks Black with a good jab.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanner.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Black tries a low kick but Tanner avoids it.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black moves away from the strike by Tanner.
Tanner tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black with a nice cross.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Tanner half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and moves out of range.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanner counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black throws out a loose jab but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Black's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Tanner dominated that second round.
That's time! Tanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Black lands the left hand.
Black tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner scores with a decent looking hook.
Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner slips a straight right by Black.
Tanner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner lands a jab to the head.
Tanner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Tanner had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Black misses.
Tanner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Tanner is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner with a jab.
Tanner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Tanner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a head kick that Tanner semi-blocks.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner misses with a jab to the body
and Black counters with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Tanner.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Tanner slips a jab from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a leg kick but Tanner moved away.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Tanner.
Tanner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Tanner connects with the punch.
Black takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Tanner.
Black feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
You can see that Black has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Black blocks a jab.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanner's head.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Black cracks Tanner with an open hand slap.
Black lands a head kick!
Niles Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Tanner counters with an outside leg kick.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Tanner slips a straight right by Black.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanner lands a head shot.
Tanner cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Tanner!
Jason Tanner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Parker (ranked 2713 p4p, 118 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 2388 p4p, 86 weight class). Scott Parker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dekkers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dekkers.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Bas Dekkers has been cut.
Parker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting V2 in the buildup to the fight.
Bas Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parker.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dekkers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Dekkers punishes Parker's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Dekkers is rocked!
Parker connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Dekkers out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Parker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 21118 p4p, 263 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 5160 p4p, 213 weight class). Ippo has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo throws a jab when Perera was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Perera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Ippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perera closes the distance and pushes Ippo back into the ropes.
Perera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ippos head.
A short body shot lands from Perera as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perera.
Ippo looks winded!
Perera lands a right hand.
Perera lands with a light punch inside.
Perera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo is rocked!
Perera breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ippo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ippo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ippo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 2204 p4p, 75 weight class) and Chris Deal (ranked 18550 p4p, 287 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deacon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a head kick but Deal moves out of range.
Deal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deal lands a right hook to the body.
Frost has Deal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deal told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Deal is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Frost's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Deal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deal throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
Deal scores with a head kick.
Deal throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal scores with a three punch combo!
Deal dips to his left and cracks Frost with an uppercut!
Deal clinches.
Frost prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Deal blocks an uppercut.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Deal avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Deal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deal misses with a punch on the inside.
Deal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deal breaks from the clinch.
Deal lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deal misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost slips a jab from Deal.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deal.
A big right from Frost misses.
Frost takes one to the chin there.
Deal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deal's corner calls for a 1-2. Deal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deal swinging wildly here.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deal swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
A big left from Deal misses.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Deal manages to circle out of the way.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Deal moves away and avoids it.
Deal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Deal tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Frost staying out of range there.
Frost forces Deal back against the ropes and clinches.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Deal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deal breaks from the clinch.
Deal misses with a hook to the body
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Chris Deal's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deal walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Frost rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Deal has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Deal is rocked!
Deal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frost.
Deal throws a low kick, looking for Frost's leg but Frost calmly moves out of range.
Frost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deal throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deal is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Deal seems to have recovered his senses.
Deal lands with a good body shot.
Deal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The cut above Chris Deal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frost walks into a stiff left hand from Deal.
Deal throws a head kick that Frost semi-blocks.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deal tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the ropes.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deal.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Frost gets through Deal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost cracks Deal with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
Deal looks winded!
A body shot lands from Frost.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deal takes a shot to the head.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Deal looks to land a combination. Frost sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deal throws a sloppy body shot
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Frost clinches up against the ropes.
Deal is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost keeps control of Deal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Frost.
Frost pushes Deal back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Deal in his tracks for a moment.
Chris Deal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Deal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frost prevents a body shot from Deal.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Deal breaks from the clinch.
Frost digs a good hook to Deal's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Deal onto his butt! Deal pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Deal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deacon Frost!
Our winner, Deacon Frost, 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 13033 p4p, 267 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 2022 p4p, 64 weight class). Ragnarsson has chosen Anja - Where I Am as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Norris Jr misses its target.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Ragnarsson's legs.
Good leg kick by Norris Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Norris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norris Jr's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norris Jr wants to clinch
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Norris Jr.
Ragnarsson cracks Norris Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.
Norris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson presses Norris Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Norris Jr - that landed with a thud.
Norris Jr just leaning against Ragnarsson, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr is stalling here.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Norris Jr.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris Jr trying to stall but Ragnarsson improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson throws a counter combo.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris Jr. That did some damage!
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnarsson walks into a jab.
Norris Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr connects with a jab.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Ragnarsson avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
Norris Jr throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
Norris Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norris Jr stalks Ragnarsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ragnarsson's face. Ragnarsson staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris Jr punishes Ragnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Norris Jr moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris Jr.
Ragnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
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.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr throws a wild body kick that Ragnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Norris Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris Jr. Norris Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
Jab by Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch
and Norris Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
Norris Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range and Norris Jr settles back down.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norris Jr's hands.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Norris Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr drives through and clinches with Ragnarsson against the ropes.
Good body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick as Ragnarsson jumps back.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris Jr works the jab nicely.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Norris Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick which misses Ragnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnarsson tries to avoid it.
Norris Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ragnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Norris Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnarsson circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ragnarsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnarsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick.
Norris Jr checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Norris Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Norris Jr's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Norris Jr moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris Jr counters with a good low kick that Ragnarsson was not able to check.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr is looking to wear down Ragnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ragnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris Jr. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Norris Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ragnarsson thinking.
Norris Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Norris Jr scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Norris Jr defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
Norris Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Norris Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Norris Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson motions for Norris Jr to come forward. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnarsson avoided it.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsson. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris Jr. Norris Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Norris Jr eats them both and turns towards Ragnarsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarsson as he connects with a hook.
Norris Jr is rocked!
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Norris Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr clinches up with Ragnarsson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chuck Norris Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norris Jr is trying to stall.
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris Jr wants to clinch.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Ragnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Norris Jr gets a clinch.
Norris Jr trying to stall but Ragnarsson improves his position.
A short right from Norris Jr.
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!
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norris Jr. Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Norris Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norris Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ragnarsson pushes him off.
Norris Jr connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr moves into range and clinches up with Ragnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norris Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Ragnarsson down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norris Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.
Norris Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Norris Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson just manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ragnarsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bjorn Ragnarsson.
Well Norris Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
An out of breath Chuck Norris Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Bjorn Ragnarsson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not done, I'll be back with my new team managment'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 13577 p4p, 230 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 3368 p4p, 132 weight class). McRae has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. Maximus Ukkeli has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for McRae.
McRae jabs at Ukkeli's body.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that misses.
Ukkeli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
Ukkeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McRae appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McRae cracks Ukkeli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A slow jab from Ukkeli misses its intended target.
McRae takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Ukkeli.
It looks like Liam McRae has been cut.
McRae steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ukkeli. That one must have hurt.
McRae lands with a right hand.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ukkeli takes one to the side of the head.
Ukkeli ducks under a wild hook from McRae.
The crowd cheers as McRae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ukkeli doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by McRae.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ukkeli misses with a straight right.
Ukkeli sets himself, and McRae steps forward looking for the clinch! Ukkeli avoids it this time.
Ukkeli misses with a leg kick.
McRae tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ukkeli thows a leg kick but McRae checks it
and McRae counters with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ukkeli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ukkeli scores with a hook to the body. McRae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ukkeli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McRae's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McRae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ukkeli misses with a leg kick
letting McRae counter with a right hand.
McRae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ukkeli on the side of the head.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good shot there by McRae.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McRae throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McRae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
McRae 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ukkeli's calf.
Ukkeli with a jab.
Ukkeli misses with a low kick as McRae jumps back.
McRae tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ukkeli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Ukkeli misses the target.
Ukkeli tries to score with a low kick but McRae moves his leg out of the way.
McRae closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McRae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McRae.
McRae blocks an elbow strike.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but McRae is blocking nicely.
Ukkeli pushes off an throws an elbow but McRae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McRae scores with a shoulder strike.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but McRae blocks with his arms.
McRae working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Ukkeli.
McRae takes a knee right on the jaw!
McRae lands a left hand.
Ukkeli lands an elbow just above McRae 's eye.
Ukkeli throws an elbow but it misses.
McRae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McRae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ukkeli prevents a body shot from McRae.
McRae is working Ukkeli over against the ropes.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ukkeli with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
McRae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ukkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRae was well out of range. Poor timing from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses.
McRae lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRae lands a lovely overhand right.
McRae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Ukkeli.
Some wild striking there from McRae.
Ukkeli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRae can pounce on him.
McRae tries to clinch there but Ukkeli circles away.
Ukkeli throws a shot to the body.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but McRae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McRae tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ukkeli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McRae with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae scores with a jab to the head.
Ukkeli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McRae looks to land a right hand but Ukkeli moved out of range.
McRae cracks the inside of Ukkeli's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam McRae'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.
Ukkeli throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae blocks a jab.
Ukkeli tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
McRae throws a jab but it's blocked by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli scores with a kick to the midsection.
McRae moves away from the strike by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ukkeli wants to clinch up but McRae keeps it at a distance.
McRae tries a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by McRae.
Liam McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli staying out of range there.
Ukkeli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McRae to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and McRae releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McRae counters by moving into the clinch.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from McRae.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but McRae is blocking nicely.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Ukkeli controls the action.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Ukkeli.
McRae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ukkeli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McRae blocks it with crossed arms.
Ukkeli wants to break free but McRae has control.
Ukkeli lands an elbow just above McRae 's eye.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from McRae.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
Ukkeli blocking some punches.
Maximus Ukkeli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae scores with a shoulder strike.
McRae slowing the pace effectively.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae misses with a body punch.
McRae digs a right hand into Ukkeli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ukkeli's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McRae lands a right hand.
McRae avoids the elbow strike from Ukkeli, against the ropes.
McRae avoiding damage as Ukkeli throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ukkeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McRae checks a leg kick.
McRae dodges the punch combination from Ukkeli.
McRae lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but McRae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ukkeli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRae can pounce on him.
McRae misses with a hook.
Ukkeli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ukkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donk. McRae catches Ukkeli right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ukkeli.
McRae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McRae lands a body shot.
McRae lands with an overhand left.
McRae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from McRae.
Ukkeli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McRae looks to land a right hand but Ukkeli moved out of range.
McRae lands a head kick. Ukkeli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
A cross from McRae lands.
Ukkeli scores with a sloppy right hand. McRae should have avoided that one.
McRae blocks a leg kick.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Ukkeli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McRae closes the distance but Ukkeli moves to the side
and Ukkeli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ukkeli connects with a leg kick. McRae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McRae jabs Ukkeli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ukkeli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McRae closes the distance and clinches.
McRae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ukkeli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McRae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam McRae's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ukkeli forces McRae back against the ropes and clinches.
McRae pushes Ukkeli back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McRae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ukkeli blocks an uppercut.
Ukkeli pushes off an throws an elbow but McRae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ukkeli throws an elbow but misses.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli trying to land knees to the body.
McRae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ukkeli.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRae tries to throw a body punch but Ukkeli avoids it by throwing McRae back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ukkeli just misses with a elbow thrown towards McRae's brow.
Ukkeli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ukkeli is trying to break the clinch but McRae has him pressed against the ropes.
McRae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ukkeli's elbow.
Ukkeli blocks an uppercut.
Ukkeli misses with a knee strike.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ukkeli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae blocks the elbow strike.
McRae is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ukkeli is keeping busy.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ukkeli.
Ukkeli tries to stall but McRae uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McRae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ukkeli throws an elbow but it misses.
Ukkeli is trying to push McRae away but McRae has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McRae lands with a light punch inside.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but McRae is blocking nicely.
McRae takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, McRae scores with a nice short uppercut.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ukkeli blocks a body shot from McRae.
McRae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McRae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ukkeli or not.
McRae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
McRae lands a left hand.
McRae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
McRae lands a shot to the body.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRae.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but McRae is blocking nicely.
McRae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McRae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ukkeli or not.
Ukkeli blocking some punches.
McRae avoids a wild elbow strike from Ukkeli.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from McRae.
McRae lands a nice uppercut.
McRae taking a breather.
McRae lands with a left to the head.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ukkeli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McRae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRae stalling the fight.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ukkeli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ukkeli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maximus Ukkeli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Ukkeli.
McRae lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McRae misses with a body punch.
Ukkeli tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Ukkeli.
A nice right hand lands inside from McRae.
Ukkeli lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McRae.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ukkeli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McRae has him pressed against the ropes.
Ukkeli misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam McRae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McRae 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam McRae!
Liam McRae thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 20194 p4p, 250 weight class) and Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 3340 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think La Croix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca Plane Pour Moi. MacArthur Jnr has chosen A sweaty one for you sister La Croix..Muah! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Jnr misses with a leg kick
enabling La Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacArthur Jnr checks a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr catches La Croix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
La Croix slips under a jab from MacArthur Jnr.
La Croix misses with a hook.
MacArthur Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Croix moves away.
MacArthur Jnr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps La Croix's head backwards.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an uppercut
and La Croix counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! MacArthur Jnr goes down! Will MacArthur Jnr beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix lands with a thumping leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr throws a half hearted mid kick.
La Croix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacArthur Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Croix moves away.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and La Croix counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks MacArthur Jnr out cold! What a finish! La Croix is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Robert MacArthur Jnr was interviewed post fight and said 'She shouldn't even be able to fight. These transgender rules fucking suck!! Fuck you La Croix and fuck you UFC.....and fuck you Mike!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 3355 p4p, 129 weight class) and James Delaney (ranked 3106 p4p, 120 weight class). Delaney has chosen Necessary Evil as his entrance music. James Delaney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delaney wants to counter with a clinch but Romero pushes him away.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Delaney scores with the left hand. Romero knows he should have avoided that one.
Delaney throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Delaney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romero looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Delaney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Third Round Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delaney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Delaney.
Romero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Delaney.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney lands with a short shot to the head.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Romero blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delaney.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Delaney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Delaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Delaney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delaney misses with a body punch.
Romero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delaney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Delaney misses with a body punch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaney.
Romero dodges an elbow strike from Delaney.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Delaney throws an elbow but it misses.
Romero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Delaney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romero's brow.
Romero pushes Delaney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Romero's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Delaney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delaney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero working aggressively here.
Delaney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delaney tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Delaney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaney.
Delaney struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero scores with a knee to the head.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Delaney's head.
Romero blocks an elbow strike.
Delaney misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Delaney lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delaney.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Delaney controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Delaney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romero's brow.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delaney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delaney tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Delaney back against the ropes.
Delaney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Delaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Romero throws an elbow but misses.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero is leaning against Delaney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delaney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaney blocks an elbow strike.
Romero cracks Delaney with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Delaney looks winded!
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Romero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delaney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero misses with a knee to the head.
Delaney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delaney lands an elbow inside.
Romero trying to stall but Delaney improves his position.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delaney ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
Delaney throws a head kick that misses
and Romero counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Delaney on his ass! Delaney wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Romero jabs Delaney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero scores with a body shot.
Third Round Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Delaney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Romero.
Romero scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Delaney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Third Round Romero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
Romero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delaney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delaneys head.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delaney.
A right hand to the body from Romero.
Delaney is breathing heavily.
Romero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero blocks an elbow strike from Delaney.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
Delaney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delaney's defenses.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Delaney digs a right hand into Romero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romero's gas tank.
Delaney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero tries a body shot but Delaney blocks it.
Delaney dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delaney working aggressively here.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Delaney.
Delaney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Delaney throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Delaney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romero's brow.
Delaney scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delaney throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike from Romero.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Delaney prevents a body shot from Romero.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Delaney throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delaney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero lands a shot to the body.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero cracks Delaney with a nice body shot.
Delaney working aggressively here.
Romero tries to work over Delaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romero.
It looks like James Delaney has been cut.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A short body shot lands from Romero as the two fighters clinch.
Romero pushes off an throws an elbow but Delaney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Round Romero will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romero moves into the clinch.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike.
Romero digs a right hand underneath Delaney's ribcage. Delaney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocking some punches.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Delaney.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Delaney avoids it by throwing Romero back against the ropes.
Romero misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Romero tries to work over Delaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with a knee to the head.
Delaney takes a shot to the head.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Delaney is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Delaney is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero blocks an elbow strike from Delaney.
Delaney seems to have recovered his senses.
Delaney blocking some punches.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delaney avoids it.
Delaney struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Delaney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delaney dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
A short left from Romero.
Romero just leaning against Delaney, taking a breather.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delaney blocks it with crossed arms.
James Delaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney lands a nice uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero taking a breather.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Delaney throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Delaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
Romero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delaney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Delaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delaney or not.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delaney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Third Round Romero's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Delaney throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Delaney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Delaney tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Delaney blocks an uppercut.
Delaney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Third Round Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Delaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Delaney misses with the head strike.
Romero takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delaney.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delaney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Delaney.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero blocks an elbow strike.
Delaney lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Delaney throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero takes an elbow to the temple.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Delaney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Delaney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Third Round Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Round Romero!
A relieved looking Third Round Romero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated James Delaney had this to say: 'YOU WIN OR YOU LEARN.'.
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