KILL - 6 : Pineapple Punch PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bronislav Pilat (ranked 6990 p4p, 591 weight class) and Arnold Dalton (ranked 24778 p4p, 625 weight class). Arnold Dalton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pilat
vs
Dalton

189 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bronislav Pilat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pilat moves into range and clinches up with Dalton.
Pilat is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Dalton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pilat blocks an uppercut.
Pilat is trying to break free.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pilat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dalton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pilat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalton keeps the fight on the outside.
Dalton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pilat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Arnold Dalton has been cut.

Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Pilat digs a right hand underneath Dalton's ribcage. Dalton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pilat lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilat is trying to force a seperation but Dalton has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dalton.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pilat scores with a shoulder strike.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilat.
Dalton lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pilat backwards.
Dalton lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton lands with a left to the head.
Dalton looking to stall.
Pilat blocks an uppercut.

Pilat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pilat tries to clinch up.
Pilat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Pilat's shoulder, as Pilat tries to avoid the shot.
Dalton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pilat sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Pilat darts in and clinches Dalton up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilat trying to land knees to the body.
Dalton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton pushes Pilat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pilat has had enough of the clinch but Dalton keeps him there for the moment.
Dalton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pilat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dalton lands with a light punch inside.
Pilat is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalton has double underhooks.

Pilat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pilat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Arnold Dalton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dalton moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Pilat tries to break free but Dalton pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Nice body punch from Dalton - that landed with a thud.
Pilat wants to break free but Dalton has control.
Dalton lands a hook that snaps the head of Pilat backwards.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
Dalton can't find room to land a body shot as Pilat controls the action.
Dalton stalling against the ropes.
Pilat lands with a right to the head.

Pilat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalton works Pilat's body with a nice hook.
Pilat tries to clinch up.
Dalton catches Pilat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pilat blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilat tries a head kick but it misses.

Pilat drives through and clinches with Dalton against the ropes.
Pilat taking a breather.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilat backwards.

Pilat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Dalton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pilat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dalton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Dalton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Dalton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Pilat. Beautiful body shot.
Dalton tries to clinch up.
Arnold Dalton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Pilat scores with a four punch combination!
Pilat throws a right and a left that Dalton avoids nicely.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Pilat is out of range.
Pilat seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pilat lunges at Dalton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dalton's hand.
Pilat tries to clinch up.
Dalton jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Dalton takes the fight into the clinch.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pilat taking a breather.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton working aggressively here.
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!
Dalton scores with a hook to the body.
Dalton prevents Pilat from breaking the clinch.
Pilat blocks a body shot from Dalton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dalton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Pilat avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the ropes.
Dalton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pilat tries to break free but Dalton pushes him back against the ropes.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Arnold Dalton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pilat tries to break free but Dalton pushes him back against the ropes.
Pilat wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Dalton.
The referee calls for Dalton to work.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton stalling in the clinch but Pilat improves position.
Dalton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pilat is trying to maintain a safe position but Dalton gets an underhook and turns Pilat into the ropes.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalton looking to stall.
Dalton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pilats head.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pilat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pilat is trying to break the clinch but Dalton is controlling him.

Pilat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pilat misses with a leg kick.
Pilat tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pilat tries to clinch but Dalton moves away
and Dalton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dalton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalton throws a hook to the side of Pilat's head but Pilat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Dalton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dalton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pilat's efforts to push away.
Pilat blocks an uppercut.
Pilat stalling in the clinch but Dalton improves position.
Pilat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilat trying to stall but Dalton improves his position.
Dalton blocks an uppercut.
Dalton tries to land knees in the clinch but Pilat avoids the damage to the body.
Pilat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Pilat avoiding damage as Dalton throws knees to the body.
Pilat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.

Pilat manages to break the clinch.
Pilat scores with a one two! Dalton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pilat sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Dalton pushes Pilat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Dalton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnold Dalton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dalton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dalton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pilat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton lands a jab to Pilat's midsection.
Pilat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pilat ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Dalton avoids the head kick by Pilat.
Dalton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pilat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pilat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Pilat instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Pilat looking to slow down the pace here.
Dalton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pilat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pilat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pilat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Pilat to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dalton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pilat throws a sloppy head kick
and Dalton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pilat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dalton avoids the head kick by Pilat.
Pilat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dalton thinks about the counter body kick.
Pilat fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dalton has closed the distance and engaged Pilat in a clinch.
Pilat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pilat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pilat is trying to break the clinch but Dalton has him pressed against the ropes.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Pilat.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Pilat.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pilat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pilat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arnold Dalton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Pilat is trying to stall.
Pilat wants to break free but Dalton has control.
Dalton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dalton as Pilat tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilat is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalton has double underhooks.
Pilat is looking to control Dalton's arms but Dalton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pilat has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Dalton.
Pilat blocks an uppercut.
Dalton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalton lands a shot to the body.
Pilat blocks an uppercut.
Dalton has Pilat pressed against the ropes, preventing Pilat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pilat can't break the clinch.
Dalton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Pilat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Pilat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dalton.
Pilat is trying to push Dalton away but Dalton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dalton.
Dalton works on Pilat's body with a couple of short punches.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilat.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
Pilat tries to break free but Dalton pushes him back against the ropes.
Dalton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pilat is trying to break the clinch but Dalton is controlling him.
Pilat struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalton controls his hands.
Bronislav Pilat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Dalton.
Pilat can't find room to land a body shot as Dalton controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Dalton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dalton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Dalton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Robinson (ranked 7242 p4p, 94 weight class) and Al Queda (ranked 5641 p4p, 139 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robinson
vs
Queda

185 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Queda!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Robinson.
Robinson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Queda avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson checks a low kick from Queda.
It looked like Robinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Queda has eaten all the pies!
Robinson throws a combination. Queda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Al Queda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Robinson clinches up against the ropes.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson.
Robinson just leaning against Queda, taking a breather.
Queda looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Queda.
Queda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queda swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queda connects with a knee to the head.
Queda with a knee to the head.
Queda lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queda with a knee to the head.
Robinson has Queda pushed against the ropes.
Robinson looking to stall.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Queda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Queda up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queda tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Queda back against the ropes.
Queda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson is trying to push Queda away but Queda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robinson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Queda doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Queda misses with a hook

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robinson.
Robinson avoiding damage as Queda throws knees to the body.
Queda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Queda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Robinson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Queda can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Queda.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Queda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Queda.
Queda landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Queda as Robinson tries to tie him up.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Queda keeps him there for the moment.
Queda prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Queda is controlling the position.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robinson checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queda tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
It appears Robinson was looking to counter with a kick there.

Queda forces Robinson back against the ropes and clinches.
Queda scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Queda is controlling the position.
Queda lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Queda lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queda with a knee to the head.
Queda works on Robinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Robinson trying to stall but Queda improves his position.
Queda lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Queda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Queda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Queda throws a front kick aimed at Robinson's knee but Robinson avoids it well.
Queda throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Queda throws a front kick aimed at Robinson's knee but Robinson avoids it well.
As Queda tries to get set, Robinson tries to push him back and clinch up but Queda manages to avoid the attempt.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queda lands a nice knee to the body.
Queda avoids the elbow strike from Robinson, against the ropes.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queda working aggressively here.
Queda swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queda has Robinson pressed against the ropes, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Queda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Queda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Queda working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Queda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Queda landing knees to the head.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Queda.

Robinson breaks the clinch.

Robinson drives through and clinches with Queda against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Queda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Queda looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Queda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Queda misses with a leg kick

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Queda dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Queda misses with a low kick as Robinson jumps back.
Queda scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Queda tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Queda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Queda is looking to clinch.
Robinson takes one on the button.
Al Queda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Queda throws a shot to the body.
Queda throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Al Queda has been cut.
Liam Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Queda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Robinson instigates a clinch.
Queda lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Queda.
Queda with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queda lands a knee to the body.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Queda misses with a knee strike.
Queda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Queda throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Queda landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Queda.
Robinson wants to stall.
Queda lands a knee to the head.
Queda scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Queda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Queda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Queda is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson tries a low kick but Queda avoids it.
Queda is looking to clinch.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Queda! But no joy.
Liam Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson throws a head kick but Queda moves out of range.
Queda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Queda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queda tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Queda circles away.
Robinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queda tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Queda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queda doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Queda throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Queda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Robinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robinson misses the jab.
Queda moves out of range of the body kick.
Queda throws a solid leg kick but Robinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Queda.
Robinson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice uppercut there from Queda.
Queda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Queda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.

Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Queda in a clinch.
Queda tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Queda with a knee to the head.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Queda avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson trying to stall but Queda improves his position.
Queda misses with a knee to the head.
Queda misses with an elbow strike.
Queda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson leaning against his opponent.
Queda landing knees to the body.
Queda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robinson's face.

Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queda misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queda wants to land a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Queda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Queda settles back down.
Queda throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Queda.
Queda misses with a straight left.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Queda checks it.
Robinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Queda tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson stalling against the ropes.
Queda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Queda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robinson wants to break free but Queda has control.
Queda tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson taking a breather.
Queda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Queda throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Queda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Queda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Queda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Mackenzie (ranked 7163 p4p, 533 weight class) and Leeroy Leering (ranked 7100 p4p, 530 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mackenzie
vs
Leering

180 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

220 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Mackenzie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leeroy Leering !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Leering doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackenzie circles away.
Leering tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Leering gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mackenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mackenzie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leering has had enough of the clinch but Mackenzie keeps him there for the moment.
Mackenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Leering has double underhooks.
Leering struggles to land a body shot inside as Mackenzie controls his hands.
Mackenzie can't break the clinch.
Leering can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackenzie holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leering lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mackenzie backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie taking a breather.
Mackenzie is trying to break the clinch but Leering has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leering throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leering .
Leering working hard to break the clinch.
Mackenzie is trying to break free.
Leering prevents Mackenzie from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie is trying to push Leering away but Leering has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leering misses with a hook to the ribs.

Leering pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Leering .
Despite the aggression on Leering 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mackenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
Leering lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Mackenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Leering breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leering fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a right hand that Leering ducks under and follows up with a left that Leering also avoids with ease.

Leering clinches with his opponent.

Leering pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leering misses with a few strikes there.

Mackenzie has Leering up against the ropes in a clinch.
Leering misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leering breaks the clinch.
Mackenzie throws a series of punches but Leering avoids them all with ease.
Leeroy Leering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mackenzie clinches up with Leering and pushes him back against the ropes.
Leering connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Leering throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leering has Mackenzie pressed against the ropes, preventing Mackenzie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Leering breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mackenzie misses with a kick to the body.
Leering misses with a few strikes there.
Leering avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leering is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mackenzie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leering manages to circle out of the way.

Mackenzie pushes Leering up against the ropes in a clinch.

Leering breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leering avoiding damage as Mackenzie throws knees to the body.
Mackenzie stalling.
Leering misses with some punches.
Leering is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leering tries to work over Mackenzie 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leering tries to break the clinch but Mackenzie is controlling the position.
Leering misses with a punch to the body.
Mackenzie trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie tries to break the clinch but Leering is controlling the position.
Mackenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leering is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Leering has Mackenzie pressed against the ropes, preventing Mackenzie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mackenzie effectively controlling the action here.
Mackenzie is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Leering dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mackenzie tries to bum rush Leering with a series of wild strikes but Leering uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mackenzie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leering . Leering obviously looking to wear him down.
Mackenzie misses with a head kick.
Leering looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mackenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Leering gets tackled into the ropes by Mackenzie . Mackenzie maintains the clinch.
Leering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leering doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leering misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackenzie is trying to break the clinch but Leering is controlling him.
Leering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leering wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Leering wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Leering is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leering can't break the clinch.

Leering breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Leering tenderised Mackenzie 's leg. Mackenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leering tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leering is looking to clinch but Mackenzie is avoiding it.
Mackenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leering wants to clinch up but Mackenzie keeps it at a distance.
Mackenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mackenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Mackenzie tries a low kick but Leering avoids it.
John Mackenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leering is looking to clinch but Mackenzie is avoiding it.
Leering fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leering tries to clinch there but Mackenzie circles away.
Leering tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leering is looking to clinch but Mackenzie is avoiding it.
Leering is looking to clinch.
Leering blocks a head kick by Mackenzie .
Leering is looking to clinch but Mackenzie is avoiding it.
Leering tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mackenzie tries to bum rush Leering with a series of wild strikes but Leering uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leering doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackenzie circles away.
Mackenzie throws a leg kick but Leering sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leering scores with a head kick.
John Mackenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Leering moves in looking to clinch but Mackenzie pushes him off.
Mackenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leering .
Mackenzie throws a low kick but Leering moves out of range easily.
Leering is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Mackenzie drives through and clinches with Leering against the ropes.
Leering misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leering is trying to break the clinch but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
Mackenzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leering up against the ropes.

Leering breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leering lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mackenzie takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Leering .
Leering tries to bum rush Mackenzie with a series of wild strikes but Mackenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mackenzie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick by Mackenzie misses
and Leering counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leering tries a head kick but it misses.
Leering is breathing heavily.
Mackenzie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mackenzie throws a lazy head kick
and Leering counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mackenzie thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mackenzie looks to land a body kick but Leering moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leering ! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leering tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Mackenzie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leering .
Mackenzie takes a swing at Leering 's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mackenzie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mackenzie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Leering drives through and clinches with Mackenzie against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackenzie .
A right handed body shot lands from Mackenzie .

Leering 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mackenzie throws a series of punches but Leering moves out of range.
Leering slips a jab and a cross from Mackenzie .
Mackenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mackenzie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Mackenzie misses the target.
Leering tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mackenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mackenzie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leering is looking to clinch but Mackenzie is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leering darts in and clinches Mackenzie up against the ropes.
Mackenzie leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The referee calls for Mackenzie to work.
Leering can't break the clinch.

Leering pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Mackenzie . Those never looked like landing.

Mackenzie closes the distance and pushes Leering back into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leering misses with a knee to the head.
Leering is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leering tries a knee to the head but Mackenzie blocks it.
Leering misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mackenzie tries to break the clinch but Leering is controlling the position.
Leeroy Leering seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leering wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mackenzie breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leering looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leering misses with a wild body shot.
Mackenzie fails to land with a series of punches.

Mackenzie has managed to clinch.
Leering misses with some punches.
Leering tries a body shot but Mackenzie blocks it.
Mackenzie is trying to break the clinch but Leering has him pressed against the ropes.
Leering wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mackenzie tries to break free but Leering pushes him back against the ropes.
Leering throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackenzie .
Leering wants to get back to striking at distance but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Leering tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mackenzie trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie tries to break the clinch but Leering is controlling the position.
Mackenzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leering up against the ropes.
Leering can't break the clinch.
Mackenzie is trying to force a seperation but Leering has the dominant position.
Leering 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A right hand to the body from Mackenzie .
Leering landing knees to the head.
Leering tries to throw a body punch but Mackenzie avoids it by throwing Leering back against the ropes.
Leering takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leering can't find room to land a body shot as Mackenzie controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leering .
Mackenzie prevents Leering from breaking the clinch.

Leering breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Mackenzie .
Leering unleashes a big counter combination but Mackenzie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leering takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leering tries to clinch but Mackenzie is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leering misses with an uppercut. Mackenzie saw that one coming.
Mackenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Mackenzie , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mackenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mackenzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mackenzie !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gok Dok (ranked 5862 p4p, 551 weight class) and Flip Fortuin (ranked 5780 p4p, 546 weight class). Fortuin has chosen You shook me all night long as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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?

Dok
vs
Fortuin

202 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gok Dok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flip Fortuin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortuin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fortuin throws a sloppy body shot
and Dok counters with a two punch combo.
Dok misses with an uppercut.

Fortuin moves into range and clinches up with Dok.
Dok is trying to push Fortuin away but Fortuin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fortuin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dok's elbow.

Fortuin breaks the clinch.
Dok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fortuin counters with a three punch combo that has Dok backing up. Dok nods at Fortuin to acknowledge the strikes.
Fortuin slips a jab and a cross from Dok.
Fortuin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dok moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fortuin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortuin with a hook.

Fortuin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dok, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin stalling the fight.
Fortuin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fortuin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fortuin is trying to stall.
Fortuin has Dok pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Dok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Fortuin tenderised Dok's leg. Dok is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dok lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dok looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dok takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Gok Dok has been cut.
Dok's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fortuin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dok scrambles back to his feet.
Fortuin defending well as Dok loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dok misses with a double jab.
Fortuin throws a fast counter high kick but Dok manages to duck under it in time.
Fortuin is looking to land body kicks.
Fortuin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuin cracks Dok with an open hand slap.
Fortuin works the jab nicely.
Dok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fortuin is out of range and Dok settles back down.
Fortuin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortuin circles away quickly and effectively.
Flip Fortuin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortuin.
Dok blocks a head kick by Fortuin.
Dok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fortuin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fortuin takes one to the chin there.
Fortuin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dok throws a head kick but Fortuin moves out of range.
Fortuin lands with a straight right. Dok didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Dok.
Fortuin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fortuin lands the left hand.
Dok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortuin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fortuin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dok misses with a wild combination.
Dok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fortuin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortuin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dok misses with a head kick.
Fortuin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dok walks into a stiff left hand from Fortuin.
Fortuin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dok on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Fortuin. That snapped Dok's head back.
Dok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Fortuin closes the distance and clinches.
Fortuin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fortuin wants to stall.
Fortuin taking a breather.
Fortuin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dok controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortuin holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fortuin is pushing Dok up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.

Fortuin has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flip Fortuin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gok Dok's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fortuin is out of range and Dok settles back down.
Fortuin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortuin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gok Dok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fortuin closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Dok breaks from the clinch.
Fortuin misses with a body kick.
Dok slips under a jab from Fortuin.
Dok throws a series of punches but Fortuin avoids them all with ease.

Fortuin drives through and clinches with Dok against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Dok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Dok avoiding damage as Fortuin throws knees to the body.
Fortuin misses with a punch to the body.
Fortuin looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dok avoids it.
Dok wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fortuin has him pressed against the ropes.
Fortuin can't find room to land a body shot as Dok controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dok wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortuin won't allow it.
Dok is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Dok's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dok breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dok.
Fortuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortuin misses with a head kick.
Fortuin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fortuin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortuin throws a right hand that Dok ducks under and follows up with a left that Dok also avoids with ease.
Fortuin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Fortuin coming out on top.
Dok misses with a combination
and Fortuin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fortuin checks a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fortuin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dok is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortuin has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Dok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Dok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fortuin trying to stall but Dok improves his position.
Dok blocking some punches.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortuin tries to throw a body punch but Dok avoids it by throwing Fortuin back against the ropes.
Fortuin stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Fortuin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dok. Dok circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dok misses the body punch
and Fortuin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dok wants to land a leg kick but Fortuin is out of range.
Fortuin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fortuin misses with a double jab
and Dok counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Flip Fortuin has been cut.
Fortuin cracks Dok with a good jab.
Fortuin throws a wild body kick that Dok sees coming a mile off.
Dok throws a big counter combination but Fortuin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fortuin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dok.
Dok tries to bum rush Fortuin with a series of wild strikes but Fortuin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortuin counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fortuin checks a leg kick.
Dok throws a hook but Fortuin avoids it easily.
Fortuin lands a really nice looking cross but Dok seems unphased.
Fortuin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flip Fortuin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Fortuin has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dok is keeping busy.
Fortuin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dok has denied him.
Fortuin taking a breather.
Dok looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fortuin has Dok pushed against the ropes.

Dok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortuin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortuin.
Dok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortuin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dok misses with a double jab.
Dok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dok throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin scores with a nice head shot.
Fortuin tries to clinch up.
Dok is looking to counter punch.
Fortuin throws a right hand that Dok ducks under and follows up with a left that Dok also avoids with ease.
Flip Fortuin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Dok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fortuin wants to clinch.
It looked like Dok was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Fortuin.
Dok misses with a head kick.
Fortuin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dok on the side of the head.
Good work by Fortuin as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dok manages to avoid it.
Dok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Fortuin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dok throws a big counter combination but Fortuin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fortuin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortuin misses with a combination
and Dok counters with a series of strikes. Fortuin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortuin lands a high kick!
Dok misses with a wild combination.
Dok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortuin.
Fortuin scores with a jab.

Dok tries to keep at a distance but Fortuin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flip Fortuin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fortuin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dok tries to break the clinch but Fortuin is controlling the position.
Dok wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortuin won't allow it.
Dok is trying to break the clinch but Fortuin is controlling him.

Fortuin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortuin scores with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Fortuin.
Dok throws the left hand but Fortuin avoids the punch easily.
Dok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fortuin tries to clinch but Dok moves out of range.
Dok swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortuin.
Fortuin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dok slips under a jab from Fortuin.
Fortuin works the jab nicely.
Fortuin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dok appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fortuin throws a nice looking combination but Dok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dok on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flip Fortuin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Fortuin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dok seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fortuin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fortuin blocks the body kick.
Fortuin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dok goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Fortuin.
Gok Dok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortuin stuns Dok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flip Fortuin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortuin 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flip Fortuin!
A very excited looking Flip Fortuin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Silo Zama (ranked 5187 p4p, 69 weight class) and Balthazar Theron (ranked 6102 p4p, 158 weight class). Theron has chosen Living on a Prayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zama
vs
Theron

188 cm
25
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 The Island, Silo Zama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balthazar Theron!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zama moves out of range of the strikes.
Zama digs a good body shot into Theron's ribs.
Theron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zama.
Zama misses with a looping right.
Theron unleashes a big counter combination but Zama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Zama moves into the clinch.
Zama lands a nice shot to the body.
Zama blocks an elbow strike.
Zama lands a nice shot to the body.
Zama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Zama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Theron looks winded!
Zama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zama for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Zama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zama.
Theron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zama stalling in the clinch.
Zama stalling against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Silo Zama.
Zama wants to land a leg kick but Theron is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Theron misses.
Zama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zama lands a nice shot to the body.

Theron gets tackled into the ropes by Zama. Zama maintains the clinch.
Zama blocks an elbow strike from Theron.
Theron trying to stall but Zama improves his position.
Zama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama misses with a knee to the head.
Zama is working Theron over against the ropes.
Zama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Balthazar Theron has been cut.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Theron blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Theron backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zama is working Theron over against the ropes.
Zama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zama avoiding damage.
Zama seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Zama gets through Theron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theron is defending well for now.
Zama gets through Theron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Theron can't find room to land a body shot as Zama controls the action.
Zama leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zama throws an elbow that misses.
Theron being controlled against the ropes.
Theron throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zama lands with a left to the head.
Zama stalling the fight.
Zama has Theron pushed against the ropes.
Zama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Theron is looking to control Zama's arms but Zama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Theron has his back to the ropes.
Theron seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zama.
Theron blocks the elbow strike.
Zama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zama misses with a knee strike.
Zama lands with a short shot to the head.
Zama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zama takes an elbow to the temple.
Zama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theron being controlled against the ropes.
Zama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Theron up against the ropes.
Theron is looking to control Zama's arms but Zama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Theron has his back to the ropes.
Zama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theron misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Zama.
Zama is working Theron over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zama lands a left hand.
Zama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Theron blocks it with crossed arms.
Zama lands with a right to the head.
Zama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Theron missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Zama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Theron up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silo Zama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthazar Theron's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theron, pushing him back against the ropes.
Theron is trying to maintain a safe position but Zama gets an underhook and turns Theron into the ropes.
Zama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Theron is defending well for now.
A short right from Zama on the inside.
Zama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Theron or not.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zama tries a knee to the head but Theron blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Theron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zama's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zama stalling.
Theron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zama slows down the pace here.
Zama pushes Theron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Zama stalling in the clinch.
Theron misses with an elbow over the top.
Zama leaning against his opponent.
Zama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Theron avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Zama.
Theron is breathing heavily.
Theron blocks an elbow strike.
Zama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Therons head.
Theron tries a body shot but Zama blocks it.
Zama stalling against the ropes.
Zama misses with a knee to the head.
Theron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Theron throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Zama as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
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!
Theron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Zama.
Zama taking a breather.
Zama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Zama.
A shot in the inside from Zama.

Theron is rocked!
Zama cracks Theron with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Theron goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Theron wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Silo Zama!
Our winner, Silo Zama, 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.
In defeat, Balthazar Theron stepped up to the mic, saying 'Peace man, peace.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 5425 p4p, 480 weight class) and Dean Switcher (ranked 5605 p4p, 489 weight class). Giroud comes into the arena with Khaled- Aisha blaring out of the sound system. Bastien Giroud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Giroud
vs
Switcher

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Intelligent

Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Switcher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switcher tries to clinch up
and Giroud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giroud moves into range and connects with a jab.

Switcher darts in and clinches Giroud up against the ropes.
Giroud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Switcher has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Switcher.
Switcher scores with a knee to the head.
Switcher gets through Giroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Switcher - that landed with a thud.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Switcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Switcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Switcher.
Switcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Switcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
We've been informed that Switcher 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.
Switcher throws an elbow that misses.
Switcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Switcher.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Switcher is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Switcher lands a left hand.
Giroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Giroud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Switcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Giroud to work.
Switcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Switcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giroud blocks it with crossed arms.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Switcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Switcher misses with a body punch.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Switcher lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Switcher misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Switcher.

Giroud is rocked!
Switcher misses with a knee strike.
Oh Giroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giroud is looking to control Switcher's arms but Switcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Switcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Switcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giroud stalling in the clinch but Switcher improves position.
A short left from Switcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Switcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Switcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Switcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giroud wants to get back to striking at distance but Switcher won't allow it.
Giroud avoids a wild elbow strike from Switcher.
Switcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Giroud controls his hands.
Switcher scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Switcher misses with the head strike.
Switcher slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Switcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Switcher gets a clinch.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Switcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Switcher looking to throw knees to the head but Giroud is blocking nicely.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Switcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Switcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher misses with a punch to the body.
Switcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouds head.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Switcher working aggressively here.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Switcher working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Giroud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giroud dips to his left and cracks Switcher with an uppercut!
Giroud catches Switcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Giroud lands a right hook to the body.
Giroud throws a good cross that connects.
Giroud misses with a straight left.
Giroud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Giroud does no damage.
Switcher missing with a left hand there. Giroud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giroud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Switcher in his tracks.

Giroud tries to keep at a distance but Switcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Switcher working aggressively here.
Dean Switcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Switcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Switcher trying to land knees to the body.
Giroud is trying to break the clinch but Switcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Switcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Switcher lands with a left to the head.

Giroud breaks the clinch.
Switcher wants to clinch.
Switcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Switcher catches Giroud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Switcher.

Switcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Switcher drives through and clinches with Giroud against the ropes.
Switcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Switcher.
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!
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
A nice right hand lands inside from Switcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Switcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Giroud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Switcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Switcher's shoulder, as Switcher tries to avoid the shot.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Switcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Giroud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giroud throws a one two combo.

Switcher clinches up against the ropes.
Switcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Switcher as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Giroud avoiding damage as Switcher throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud wants to stall.
Giroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maybe Giroud would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Switcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Switcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giroud.
Giroud managing to block the knees to the body from Switcher.
Switcher trying to land knees to the body.
Switcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Switcher.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Switcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Switcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switcher misses with a punch to the body.

Switcher breaks the clinch.
Switcher wants to clinch.
A cross from Giroud lands.
Giroud misses with the combination.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Switcher.
Switcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Giroud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giroud throwing a counter right hand but Switcher manages to avoid it.
Switcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Switcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Switcher fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Switcher moves forwards but Giroud connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Giroud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giroud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bastien Giroud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Switcher clinches with his opponent.
Switcher misses with some punches.
Switcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Switcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Switcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Switcher tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Switcher back against the ropes.
Switcher is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud can't break the clinch.
Switcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Switcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Switcher tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Switcher back against the ropes.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Switcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Switcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Switcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud swats away the attempt to clinch by Switcher.
Decent striking displayed by Giroud there.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Switcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dean Switcher.
I've got Switcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Switcher!
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Renaldo Dior (ranked 6042 p4p, 156 weight class) and Francisco Baltazar (ranked 5550 p4p, 137 weight class). Baltazar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noypi by Bamboo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dior
vs
Baltazar

170 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

209 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Big heart

Great elbows
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renaldo Dior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Baltazar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baltazar rushes Dior and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Baltazar lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Renaldo Dior has been cut.
Dior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Baltazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baltazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dior or not.
Baltazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Dior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baltazar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dior working hard to break the clinch.
Baltazar lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baltazar.
A left hand lands to the body for Baltazar.

Baltazar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Baltazar gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Baltazar.
Dior is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baltazar.
Baltazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dior's efforts to push away.
Baltazar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baltazar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baltazar lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltazar lands with a left to the head.
Baltazar works on Dior's body with a couple of short punches.
Baltazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Renaldo Dior's cut is getting worse.
Baltazar lands a damaging elbow.
Baltazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baltazar lands a damaging elbow.
Baltazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Dior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baltazar digs a right hand into Dior's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dior's gas tank.
Baltazar scores with a hook to the body.
Dior takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Baltazar.
Baltazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dior's defenses.

Renaldo Dior's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baltazar.
Dior takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baltazar.
Baltazar lands an uppercut.
Baltazar lands an elbow inside that Dior shrugs off.

Dior is rocked!
Baltazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dior or not.
Oh Dior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dior loses concentration momentarily and Baltazar takes advantage, cracking him with a big elbow that sends him off balance, tumbling to the mat. Dior is forced to take a standing eight count before the referee allows him to continue the bout.

Baltazar has managed to clinch.
Dior seems to have got his legs back now.
Baltazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dior or not.
Baltazar lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Renaldo Dior's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Baltazar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baltazar.
Baltazar lands a body shot.
Baltazar digs a right hand into Dior's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dior's gas tank.
Baltazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renaldo Dior's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francisco Baltazar!
A relieved looking Francisco Baltazar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gerrie Schutte (ranked 5726 p4p, 492 weight class) and App Test Ii (ranked 5592 p4p, 488 weight class). Schutte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Groot Voël Paradys. App Test Ii acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Schutte
vs
Test Ii

186 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great low kicks
Very strong

Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerrie Schutte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, App Test Ii!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Test Ii has managed to clinch.

Test Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Test Ii has managed to clinch.

Test Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Test Ii throws a head kick that misses.

Test Ii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Test Ii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schutte.

Test Ii manages to break the clinch.
Test Ii misses with a head kick.
Schutte thinks about countering with a body kick.
Schutte avoids the head kick by Test Ii.
Schutte throwing a counter right hand but Test Ii manages to avoid it.

Test Ii rushes Schutte and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Test Ii lands an elbow inside that Schutte shrugs off.
Test Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schutte is trying to maintain a safe position but Test Ii gets an underhook and turns Schutte into the ropes.
Schutte missing with knees to the body.
Schutte can't break the clinch.
Test Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Test Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Nice elbow from Test Ii.
Schutte blocks an elbow strike.

Test Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Schutte gets tackled into the ropes by Test Ii. Test Ii maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schutte as Test Ii tries to tie him up.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.

It looks like Gerrie Schutte has been cut.

Test Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Test Ii instigates a clinch.

Test Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schutte tries to clinch but Test Ii is having none of it.
Test Ii throws a head kick but Schutte moves out of range.
It looked like Schutte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Test Ii.

Schutte tries to keep at a distance but Test Ii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test Ii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schutte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Test Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Test Ii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schutte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Test Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.
Test Ii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.

Test Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Test Ii clinches with his opponent.
Test Ii slowing the pace effectively.

Test Ii breaks from the clinch.

Test Ii takes the fight into the clinch.
Test Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Test Ii stalling the fight.

Test Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Test Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schutte is looking to counter the offense by Test Ii and move into the clinch.

Test Ii rushes Schutte and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Test Ii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schutte stalling in the clinch but Test Ii improves position.
Schutte wants to stall.
Schutte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Test Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Schutte controls the action.
Schutte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Test Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.
Schutte dodges an elbow strike from Test Ii.
Test Ii tries to work over Schutte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Schutte breaks from the clinch.

Test Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Test Ii avoiding damage as Schutte throws knees to the body.
Test Ii is trying to maintain a safe position but Schutte gets an underhook and turns Test Ii into the ropes.
Schutte missing with knees to the body.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schutte prevents a body shot from Test Ii.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Test Ii avoids the damage to the body.

Test Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Schutte gets tackled into the ropes by Test Ii. Test Ii maintains the clinch.
Schutte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Test Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schutte looking to throw knees to the head but Test Ii is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Test Ii breaks the clinch.

Test Ii has taken the fight to the clinch.

Schutte breaks from the clinch.
Schutte tries to clinch up.
Test Ii replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Schutte blocks it well.

Test Ii rushes Schutte and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schutte taking a breather.
Schutte missing with knees to the body.
Test Ii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Test Ii is struggling to control the position.
Test Ii lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

App Test Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerrie Schutte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Test Ii moves into the clinch.
Test Ii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Test Ii.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Schutte looking to slow down the pace here.
Schutte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Test Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Test Ii lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Test Ii breaks the clinch.
Schutte misses with a body kick.
Test Ii looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Test Ii clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Test Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Test Ii stalling against the ropes.
Schutte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Test Ii lands a nice elbow.
Test Ii stalling the fight.
Test Ii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Test Ii lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the head but Test Ii blocks with his arms.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Test Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Test Ii lands an elbow just above Schutte 's eye.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.

Schutte is rocked!

Gerrie Schutte's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Test Ii throws an elbow but misses.
Oh Schutte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schutte stalling in the clinch but Test Ii improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Test Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Test Ii moves into the clinch.
Test Ii missing with knees to the body.
Schutte seems to have got his legs back now.
Test Ii looking to stall.
Schutte lands a body shot.
Test Ii's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Schutte - that landed with a thud.
Schutte blocks the elbow strike.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Test Ii.
Schutte scores a nice knee to the body.
Test Ii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Test Ii lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test Ii lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Test Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.
Test Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Test Ii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schutte.
Test Ii cracks Schutte with a nice body shot.
Test Ii lands a damaging elbow.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Test Ii avoids it.
Test Ii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schutte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schutte landing knees to the head.
Test Ii lands a damaging elbow.
Test Ii lands a nice elbow.
Test Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.
Schutte missing with knees to the body.

Test Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schutte wants to clinch up but Test Ii keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Test Ii drives through and clinches with Schutte against the ropes.
Test Ii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Test Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Schutte tries to keep at a distance but Test Ii has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Test Ii throws an elbow but misses.
Schutte tries to land knees in the clinch but Test Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Schutte crunches a lovely knee into Test Ii's ribcage.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.
Schutte stalling in the clinch but Test Ii improves position.

Test Ii breaks the clinch.

Test Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.
Schutte takes an elbow to the temple.
Test Ii blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Test Ii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Test Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Test Ii stalling in the clinch.
Test Ii stalling in the clinch.

Test Ii breaks from the clinch.

Test Ii forces Schutte back against the ropes and clinches.
Schutte misses with a knee strike.
Schutte missing with knees to the body.
Test Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.

Test Ii breaks from the clinch.
Schutte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Test Ii takes the fight into the clinch.
Schutte scores a nice knee to the body.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.

Test Ii breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

App Test Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerrie Schutte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Test Ii throws a head kick that Schutte semi-blocks.

Test Ii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Schutte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Test Ii.
Schutte takes an elbow to the temple.
Schutte stalling in the clinch but Test Ii improves position.
Test Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schutte's elbow.
Test Ii scores a nice knee to the body.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.
Test Ii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.
Test Ii stalling.
Schutte takes an elbow to the temple.
Test Ii lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Schutte trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schutte stalling in the clinch but Test Ii improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Test Ii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schutte tries to stall but Test Ii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Test Ii breaks from the clinch.
Schutte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Test Ii.
Test Ii throws a push kick but Schutte slaps the foot to one side.

Test Ii closes the distance and pushes Schutte back into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Test Ii.
Schutte scores a nice knee to the body.
Schutte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schutte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schutte looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Schutte.
Schutte misses with a punch to the body.
Test Ii lands an elbow inside that Schutte shrugs off.

Gerrie Schutte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Test Ii stalling in the clinch.
Test Ii trying to control the position but instead, Schutte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Test Ii into the ropes.

Test Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Test Ii has managed to clinch.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Test Ii avoids it.

Test Ii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Test Ii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Schutte looking to slow down the pace here.
Schutte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Test Ii is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Test Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Schutte tries to keep at a distance but Test Ii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Test Ii avoids a wild elbow strike from Schutte.
Schutte takes an elbow to the temple.
Schutte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schutte tries a body shot but Test Ii blocks it.
Test Ii lands a nice elbow.
Schutte misses with an elbow strike.
Test Ii has Schutte pressed against the ropes, preventing Schutte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
App Test Ii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schutte lands with a right to the head.
Test Ii misses with an elbow over the top.
Schutte working hard to break the clinch.
Test Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Schutte avoids the damage to the body.
Test Ii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Test Ii avoiding damage as Schutte throws knees to the body.
Test Ii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schutte avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schutte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schutte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Test Ii lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Test Ii avoids it.
Schutte looking to stall.
Schutte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Test Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
Test Ii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Gerrie Schutte's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Test Ii pushes off an throws an elbow but Schutte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gerrie Schutte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
App Test Ii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schutte cracks Test Ii with a nice body shot.
Schutte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Test Ii avoids it.
Test Ii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schutte's defenses.
Test Ii avoiding damage as Schutte throws knees to the body.
Schutte tries a body shot but Test Ii blocks it.
Schutte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Test Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schutte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
App Test Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Test Ii 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... App Test Ii!
App Test Ii opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated Gerrie Schutte had this to say: 'I refuse to bury my head in the sand!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vladmir Shmakov (ranked 5816 p4p, 549 weight class) and Dirty Deeds (ranked 5548 p4p, 528 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Deeds's choice of entrance music: AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Vladmir Shmakov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dirty Deeds's chin.

Shmakov
vs
Deeds

186 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladmir Shmakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirty Deeds!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Deeds tries to keep at a distance but Shmakov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Deeds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deeds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Shmakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deeds is looking to clinch.
Shmakov throws a head kick but Deeds moves out of range.
Deeds thinks about the counter body kick.
Deeds connects with a jab.

Shmakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Shmakov is trying to break free.
Deeds keeps control of Shmakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shmakov presses Deeds against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shmakov is trying to break the clinch but Deeds is controlling him.
Shmakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shmakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shmakov is trying to push Deeds away but Deeds has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shmakov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Deeds with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vladmir Shmakov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmakov tries to land a knee to the head but Deeds blocks with his arms.
Deeds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeds wants to stall.
Shmakov is trying to break the clinch but Deeds is controlling him.
Deeds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Deeds fails to land.
Shmakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deeds has him pressed against the ropes.
Deeds has a couple of punches blocked by Shmakov.
A short uppercut from Deeds.
Deeds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shmakov taking a breather.
Shmakov can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shmakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shmakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shmakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deeds thuds his right hand into Shmakov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shmakov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shmakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deeds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Deeds tries to clinch there but Shmakov circles away.
Deeds is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Deeds avoids the head kick by Shmakov.
Deeds swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Deeds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shmakov tries a head kick but it misses.
Shmakov is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Deeds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deeds is looking to clinch.
Shmakov throws a low kick, looking for Deeds's leg but Deeds calmly moves out of range.
Deeds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deeds digs a good body shot into Shmakov's ribs.
Deeds lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmakov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shmakov throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Deeds as he checks the leg kick.
Deeds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deeds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shmakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deeds jabs Shmakov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shmakov misses with an uppercut
and Deeds counters with a nice body shot.
Shmakov is breathing heavily.
Deeds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deeds stuns Shmakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deeds avoids the head kick by Shmakov.
Deeds checks a low kick from Shmakov.

Deeds closes the distance and clinches.
Shmakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deeds has him pressed against the ropes.
Shmakov tries to break free but Deeds pushes him back against the ropes.

Deeds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds tries to clinch but Shmakov is having none of it.
Shmakov throws a right and a left that Deeds avoids nicely.
Shmakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shmakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deeds.
Nice body punch from Deeds.
Shmakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Deeds does no damage.
Shmakov throws a leg kick
and Deeds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shmakov throws a head kick that misses
and Deeds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deeds lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Deeds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shmakov throws a lazy body kick
and Deeds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Shmakov is rocked!
Vladmir Shmakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Deeds lands a head kick that bluckles Shmakov and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Deeds no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Oh Shmakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deeds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shmakov seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Deeds connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Shmakov onto his butt! Shmakov bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Deeds will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Vladmir Shmakov'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.

Deeds fails in his attempt to clinch.

Deeds lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Shmakov goes down! The ref sends Deeds to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Shmakov is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Deeds circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deeds counters with a big right hand that sends Shmakov 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 - Deeds takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dirty Deeds!
Dirty Deeds took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 5637 p4p, 491 weight class) and Prince Boxer (ranked 7171 p4p, 534 weight class). Rizal comes to the ring accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rizal
vs
Boxer

178 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Prefers standup

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
A quick step to the side and Rizal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Prince Boxer has been cut.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizal scores with a hook to the body. Boxer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer misses with a left hand
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizal jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rizal counter with a right hand.
Prince Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rizal on the side of the head.
Boxer cracks Rizal with an open hand slap.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Boxer swings for the body but Rizal moves out of range.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizal tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to clinch but Rizal is having none of it.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Rizal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Rizal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rizal thuds his right hand into Boxer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rizal lands the left hand.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizal rather than just go for the knockout.
Rizal avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Rizal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer takes a swing at Rizal's ribcage but misses.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizal was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizal is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rizal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rizal lands with a shot to the body.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizal.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizal moves away.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizal is just out of range.
Rizal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizal scores with a hook.
Rizal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boxer misses with a shot to the body
and Rizal counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizal.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Rizal moves away and avoids it.
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Rizal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizal circles away.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rizal moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer tries to counter with a clinch but Rizal shakes him off and moves away.
Rizal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boxer on the side of the head.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Rizal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rizal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxer takes one to the chin there.
Rizal digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rizal moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizal throws a shot to the body.
Rizal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxer to score with a decent uppercut.
Rizal moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Rizal's ribs.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Rizal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer slips under a jab from Rizal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rizal misses the target.
Rizal tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rizal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boxer tries to clinch there but Rizal circles away.
Rizal misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rizal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rizal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizal lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.

Boxer is rocked!
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
letting Rizal counter with a right hand.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizal finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer seems to have recovered his senses.
Rizal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Rizal's ribs.
Rizal connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Prince Boxer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boxer misses with a hook. Rizal ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Rizal throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Rizal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rizal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rizal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
Boxer tries to clinch but Rizal moves out of range.
Rizal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Rizal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rizal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Rizal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
Boxer takes a swing at Rizal's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Rizal moved out of range nicely.
Boxer slips under a jab from Rizal.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizal.
It looked like Rizal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boxer.
Rizal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rizal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Rizal.
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal scores with the left hand. Boxer knows he should have avoided that one.
Jose Rizal is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Rizal.
Rizal moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer defending well as Rizal loads up on a big left hand.
Rizal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizal counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizal connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rizal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
Rizal scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body. Rizal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizal's head backwards.
Rizal throws out a powerful jab.
Rizal throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Rizal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer tries to clinch
and Rizal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boxer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer is breathing heavily.

Rizal clips Boxer with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Boxer a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Rizal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rizal scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Rizal's corner calls for a 1-2. Rizal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
Rizal lands a right hook to the body.
Boxer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boxer misses with a hook. Rizal ducked under it nicely.
Boxer misses the body punch
and Rizal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizal is just out of range.
Boxer scores with a nice right hand.
Rizal looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rizal lands a jab.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxer thinking.
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!
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizal moves away.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rizal.
Rizal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.

Boxer closes the distance and clinches.

Rizal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Rizal's shoulder, as Rizal tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rizal.
Rizal digs a good body shot into Boxer's ribs.
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Rizal catches Boxer right on the button with a cross.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rizal counters with a left and a right that stings Boxer.
Nice body punch from Rizal.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Prince Boxer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rizal thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.

Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rizal lands a left hand.
Rizal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizal blocking some punches.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Rizal avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Rizal lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizal's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizal.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizal lands an elbow that stopped Boxer in his tracks for a moment.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rizal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizal scores with a hook to the body.
Rizal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rizal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Rizal avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the ropes.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Rizal is blocking nicely.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizal.
Rizal blocks an uppercut.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizal controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Boxer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rizal blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rizal breaks the clinch.
Rizal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Rizal cracks Boxer with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Boxer 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 Boxer is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Rizal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Boxer out cold! Boxer corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Jose Rizal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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