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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cameron Watts (ranked 23114 p4p, 593 weight class) and Johnny Umbutu (ranked 5320 p4p, 462 weight class). Johnny Umbutu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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250 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Umbutu!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umbutu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Umbutu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good leg kick by Watts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watts staggers Umbutu with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Umbutu looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Umbutu misses with a double jab
and Watts counters with a big right hand that sends Umbutu crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Watts takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cameron Watts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gamora Sadoma (ranked 7111 p4p, 513 weight class) and Ike Fightson (ranked 6651 p4p, 497 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gamora Sadoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ike Fightson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fightson misses the shot to the body.
Fightson tries to clinch
and Sadoma counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Fightson to the mat! Sadoma runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Fightson is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Sadoma just misses with a punch to the body.
Sadoma looks to land a right hand but Fightson moved out of range.
Sadoma cracks Fightson with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Fightson get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Fightson looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fightson is rocked!
It looks like Ike Fightson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Sadoma delivers a spinning backfist that drops Fightson like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Gamora Sadoma!
A victorious Gamora Sadoma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yormomza Khan (ranked 2770 p4p, 288 weight class) and Blokka Bosman (ranked 6085 p4p, 484 weight class). Bosman has chosen Boom Boom Pow as his entrance music. Yormomza Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blokka Bosman's chin.
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270 lbs
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271 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yormomza Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blokka Bosman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Blokka Bosman has been cut.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bosman moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan prevents Bosman from breaking the clinch.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Bosman tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Bosman looks winded!
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Bosman stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Bosman walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Bosman is rocked!
Khan knocks out Bosman with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Khan before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Khan picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yormomza Khan!
Yormomza Khan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
The defeated Blokka Bosman had this to say: 'Well, I guess it is time to get back to hunting buffalos.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lloyd BadWeather (ranked 6650 p4p, 394 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 1284 p4p, 130 weight class). Reco Penn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Brawler
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd BadWeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
BadWeather throws a lazy head kick
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
BadWeather moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
BadWeather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BadWeather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn feints a jab promting BadWeather to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. BadWeather slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Penn 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.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping BadWeather under the eye.
BadWeather is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! BadWeather stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? BadWeather walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Penn lands with a straight right. BadWeather didn't see that one coming.
Oh BadWeather is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BadWeather has Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from BadWeather.
BadWeather seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
BadWeather is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops BadWeather to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Penn away as he looks to land an illegal blow. BadWeather got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
BadWeather takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
BadWeather moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! BadWeather falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Reco Penn!
Our winner, Reco Penn, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 6268 p4p, 382 weight class) and Josh Cook (ranked 2199 p4p, 205 weight class). Buchanan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. 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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147 lbs
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154 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Cook!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan looks to land a combination. Cook sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buchanan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buchanan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buchanan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Cook moves out of range.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Cook has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from Cook.
Buchanan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Buchanan throws a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Cook connects with a jab.
Cook misses with a hook
and Buchanan counters with a left and a right that stings Cook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buchanan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buchanan connects with a jab.
Buchanan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buchanan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buchanan throws out the jab.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Buchanan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Cook finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Cook blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Buchanan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Buchanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cook misses the jab.
Cook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Buchanan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cook cracks Buchanan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cook scores with a jab to the body.
Cook lands a lovely overhand right.
Buchanan moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Cook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook lands a nice hook to Buchanan's body. Buchanan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook catches Buchanan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Buchanan should have avoided that one.
Cook walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buchanan.
Buchanan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buchanan looks for the body kick but Cook saw that one coming.
Buchanan throws out a powerful jab.
Cook lands a head shot.
Buchanan misses with a body kick.
A combination from Buchanan does no damage.
Cook lands a really nice looking cross but Buchanan seems unphased.
Buchanan swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cook throws a front kick that sends Buchanan stumbling back into the ropes.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick from Buchanan.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buchanan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Cook scores with a decent looking hook.
Cook stuns Buchanan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Cook scores with a nice right hand.
Buchanan throws the kick towards the body but Cook avoids it.
Cook's corner calls for a 1-2. Cook obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buchanan is rocked!
Cook throws a hook but Buchanan avoids it easily.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Buchanan is just out of range.
Cook catches Buchanan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Buchanan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buchanan scores with a punch to the head.
Buchanan seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Buchanan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cook doesn't seem phased though.
Buchanan throws a leg kick that misses.
Buchanan misses with a looping left.
Cook takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Cook is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buchanan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cook with a hook.
Buchanan looks to land a body kick but Cook moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Buchanan
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan scores with a jab.
Cook cracks Buchanan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cook connects with a single shot there.
Cook bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cook.
Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Buchanan tries to land a front kick but Cook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from Cook.
Cook takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan throws a body kick that misses.
Cook moves out of range as Buchanan strikes.
Josh Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Buchanan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buchanan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Buchanan throws the kick towards the body but Cook avoids it.
A nice side step and Cook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cook misses with a leg kick
and Buchanan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buchanan takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cook dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cook connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buchanan. Buchanan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cook stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Buchanan cracks Cook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid body kick from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanan moves away.
Cook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Cook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Cook misses.
Buchanan misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Cook releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buchanan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Cook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donk. Cook catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.
Cook scores with a nice strike.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cook bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
Cook lands a jab to Buchanan's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Buchanan's ribs.
Buchanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Cook misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a slapping body shot.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Buchanan misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Cook.
Buchanan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buchanan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Good standup being displayed there by Cook as he connects with a hook.
Cook lands with an overhand left.
Cook lands with an overhand left.
Cook connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Buchanan out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Cook!
Josh Cook seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 6141 p4p, 208 weight class) and Wade Thompson (ranked 22511 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ready Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Go moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Go - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Go.
Go really is a fat lump.
Go takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Ready Go has been cut.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Go 's eye.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Go wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Go tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson pushes Go back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ready Go's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Go - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Go slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Go manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ready Go.
Go throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ready Go's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wade Thompson!
An out of breath Wade Thompson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 3840 p4p, 399 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 2002 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler throws a leg kick
and Horn counters with a nice uppercut.
Geisler swats away the attempt to clinch by Horn.
Geisler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Horn's calf.
Nice shot by Geisler.
Horn throws a head kick but Geisler moves out of range.
Geisler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geisler lands a lovely overhand right.
Horn connects with a nice looking jab.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Horn.
Geisler is rocked!
Horn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geisler tests Horn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler throws a big shot that misses.
Geisler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Geisler counters with a right hand to the body.
Geisler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horn throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn moves out of range as Geisler strikes.
Geisler throws an overhand right that lands on Horn's shoulder, as Horn tries to avoid the shot.
Horn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Geisler avoids the head kick by Horn.
Geisler misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horn misses with a body shot.
Geisler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Geisler.
It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Horn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horn wants to counter the offense by Geisler and move into the clinch position.
Geisler throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Geisler defending well as Horn loads up on a big left hand.
Horn misses with a series of wild punches.
Horn misses with a body kick.
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geisler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geisler counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horn throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horn looks for the body kick but Geisler saw that one coming.
Geisler thuds his right hand into Horn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geisler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horn.
Horn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geisler throws out the jab.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geisler misses with a straight right.
Geisler connects with the punch.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horn takes one to the chin there.
Horn 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.
Geisler thinks about countering with a head kick.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Geisler moves out of range easily.
Geisler lands with a straight right. Horn didn't see that one coming.
Horn is rocked!
Horn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horn is still on wobbly legs! Can Geisler finish him?
Geisler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Geisler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Geisler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horn's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Geisler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Geisler breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Horn with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Horn looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Horn 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 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Baron Geisler!
A victorious Baron Geisler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 2673 p4p, 294 weight class) and Salah Ad Din (ranked 22584 p4p, 630 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salah Ad Din!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria has managed to clinch.
Caria pushes Ad Din back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ad Din lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ad Din misses with a few strikes there.
Ad Din misses the jab.
Ad Din throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Ad Din misses the body punch
and Caria counters with a stiff right hand.
Ad Din misses with a body shot
and Caria counters with an outside leg kick.
Caria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ad Din.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria lands a high kick!
Caria with a nice cross.
Ad Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ad Din misses with a hook.
Ad Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ad Din's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ad Din's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caria.
A swing and a miss from Ad Din.
Caria thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ad Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caria throws a big counter combination but Ad Din scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ad Din jabs Caria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria tries to close the distance and clinch but Ad Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ad Din takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Ad Din avoids it.
Ad Din with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ad Din is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caria rather than just go for the knockout.
Ad Din swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ad Din.
Caria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ad Din takes a step back to recover.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ad Din.
Ad Din misses with a wild body shot.
Ad Din dodges the punch combination from Caria.
Ad Din swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
Caria looks for the body kick but Ad Din saw that one coming.
Ad Din misses with a hook to the body
and Caria counters with a straight right hand.
Ad Din on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria cracks Ad Din with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ad Din is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ad Din is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ad Din could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melankomas Caria!
An out of breath Melankomas Caria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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