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KILL - 7 : Caribbean Clinch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Los Razos (ranked 4485 p4p, 63 weight class) and Balthazar Theron (ranked 6208 p4p, 163 weight class). Theron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Living on a Prayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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220 lbs
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273 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Los Razos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balthazar Theron!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Razos.
Razos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Theron counters with a three punch combo that has Razos backing up. Razos nods at Theron to acknowledge the strikes.
Razos misses with a lunging right hand
and Theron counters with a straight right hand.
Razos throws an off balance right hand
and Theron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Theron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Razos is rocked!
Theron tries to close the distance and clinch but Razos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Razos misses
and Theron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Razos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Razos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Razos misses with a hook to the body
and Theron counters with a straight right that drops Razos to the canvas! Will Razos beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Balthazar Theron!
A victorious Balthazar Theron thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zhou Ming He (ranked 4975 p4p, 129 weight class) and Mark Denzel (ranked 6009 p4p, 82 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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299 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zhou Ming He !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Denzel!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming He fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denzel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ming He escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denzel tries to keep at a distance but Ming He has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ming He using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Denzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denzel pushes Ming He up against the ropes in a clinch.
Denzel pushes off an throws an elbow but Ming He leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Denzel stalling in the clinch.
Ming He manages to break the clinch.
Denzel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denzel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming He instigates a clinch.
Ming He looking to stall.
Ming He breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhou Ming He seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming He has managed to clinch.
Denzel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Denzel tries to break free but Ming He pushes him back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Denzel.
Denzel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denzel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denzel keeps control of Ming He as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ming He misses with a punch to the body.
Ming He wants to stall.
Ming He breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming He instigates a clinch.
Ming He scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ming He 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ming He moves into the clinch.
Ming He breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denzel tries a head kick but it misses.
Denzel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ming He counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ming He closes the distance and pushes Denzel back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ming He lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ming He is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Denzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming He escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ming He closes the distance and clinches.
Denzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denzel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ming He can't break the clinch.
Denzel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denzel is looking to control Ming He 's arms but Ming He gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denzel has his back to the ropes.
Denzel has Ming He pressed against the ropes, preventing Ming He from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming He stalling.
Denzel tries to stall but Ming He uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ming He 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ming He instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming He tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denzel avoids it.
Ming He tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denzel's elbow.
Denzel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Denzel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Denzel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denzel throws a combination that misses
and Ming He counters with a left and a right that stings Denzel.
Ming He looks to score with a jab to the body but Denzel is just out of range.
Ming He fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denzel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Denzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denzel tries to keep at a distance but Ming He has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming He breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhou Ming He dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ming He closes the distance and pushes Denzel back into the ropes.
Denzel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denzel is looking to break free of the clinch but Ming He has double underhooks.
Denzel looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ming He just misses with a elbow thrown towards Denzel's brow.
Denzel is trying to break the clinch but Ming He has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ming He has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denzel wants to stall.
Ming He breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ming He lands with a nice combination. Denzel backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mark Denzel has been cut.
Denzel moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denzel moves into the clinch.
Ming He is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Denzel is keeping busy.
Denzel is looking to control Ming He 's arms but Ming He gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denzel has his back to the ropes.
Denzel manages to break the clinch.
Denzel gets tackled into the ropes by Ming He . Ming He maintains the clinch.
Denzel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Ming He . Those never looked like landing.
Ming He misses with a body kick.
Denzel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ming He rushes Denzel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming He controlling the action here for a moment.
Ming He is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ming He slowing the pace effectively.
Ming He can't break the clinch.
Denzel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ming He wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zhou Ming He .
Denzel has managed to clinch.
Ming He is trying to break the clinch but Denzel is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Ming He 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ming He throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhou Ming He is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denzel moves into the clinch.
Denzel manages to break the clinch.
Denzel clinches.
Denzel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ming He avoids it.
Ming He tries a body shot but Denzel blocks it.
Nice body punch from Denzel.
Denzel prevents Ming He from breaking the clinch.
Ming He 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Ming He lands but Denzel takes it in his stride.
Ming He is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denzel can do to turn this around?
Ming He moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denzel breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Ming He misses
and Denzel counters by moving into the clinch.
Denzel tries to work over Ming He 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denzel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ming He has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denzel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming He tries to work over Denzel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denzel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ming He clinches up against the ropes.
Denzel blocks a body shot from Ming He .
Ming He trying to control the position but instead, Denzel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ming He into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ming He blocks an elbow strike from Denzel.
Zhou Ming He has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denzel tries to break the clinch but Ming He is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zhou Ming He will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Denzel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ming He connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Denzel momentarily.
Denzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denzel throws a body punch but Ming He moves out of range.
Denzel clinches with his opponent.
Denzel has Ming He pushed against the ropes.
Ming He misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denzel.
Denzel prevents a body shot from Ming He .
Ming He trying to stall but Denzel improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denzel blocks an uppercut.
Denzel trying to stall but Ming He improves his position.
Denzel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denzel clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ming He gets a clinch.
Ming He escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denzel clinches.
Ming He is trying to maintain a safe position but Denzel gets an underhook and turns Ming He into the ropes.
Denzel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ming He as Denzel tries to tie him up.
Denzel 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 Ming He has denied him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Denzel as Ming He tries to tie him up.
Ming He is looking to break free of the clinch but Denzel has double underhooks.
Ming He breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Ming He is predictable there
and Denzel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denzel takes the fight into the clinch.
Ming He lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Denzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ming He forces Denzel back against the ropes and clinches.
Ming He tries to circle away but Denzel has him pinned against the ropes.
Ming He breaks from the clinch.
Ming He has managed to clinch.
Denzel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ming He has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Denzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Denzel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ming He is looking for a counter combo.
Ming He moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Denzel trying to stall but Ming He improves his position.
Ming He throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ming He tries to work over Denzel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ming He doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ming He has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Denzel to the canvas! Can Denzel beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Denzel was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Ming He is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Zhou Ming He !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Clint Thorpe (ranked 6886 p4p, 178 weight class) and Silo Zama (ranked 5261 p4p, 74 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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252 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clint Thorpe!
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, Silo Zama!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Thorpe blocks the low kick.
Thorpe is looking to counter punch.
Silo Zama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zama, as that shot connected.
Zama clinches up with Thorpe and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zama tries to stall but Thorpe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zama lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Clint Thorpe has been cut.
Zama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Zama misses with a body punch.
A short left from Thorpe.
Zama can't find room to land a body shot as Thorpe controls the action.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zama.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Zama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zama.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Zama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zama lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Thorpe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zama backwards.
Thorpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zama backwards.
Zama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorpe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Zama is trying to stall.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Zama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zama lands an uppercut.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Zama.
Zama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorpe's elbow.
Thorpe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zama looking to stall.
Thorpe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zama misses with an elbow over the top.
Zama lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorpe is keeping busy.
Zama is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Thorpe.
Thorpe working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama controlling the action here for a moment.
Zama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Zama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorpe misses with the head strike.
Zama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zama misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe misses with a body punch.
Thorpe working aggressively here.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorpe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zama is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns Zama into the ropes.
Zama is pushing Thorpe up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zama.
Still in the clinch, Thorpe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Zama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorpe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thorpe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thorpe.
Zama prevents a body shot from Thorpe.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns Zama into the ropes.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Zama.
Thorpe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Zama pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorpe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe missing with knees to the body.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zama blocks an uppercut.
Zama is looking to control Thorpe's arms but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zama has his back to the ropes.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zama.
Thorpe blocks the elbow strike.
Thorpe blocks a body shot from Zama.
Zama tries to stall but Thorpe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Zama.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorpe as Zama tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Silo Zama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Thorpe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zama drives through and clinches with Thorpe against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorpe.
Thorpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zama's elbow.
Thorpe trying to land knees to the body.
Zama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorpe is defending well for now.
Zama looking to stall.
Zama digs a right hand into Thorpe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorpe's gas tank.
Thorpe misses with the head strike.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Zama has the Thai clinch. Zama obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Thorpe's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Zama closes the distance and pushes Thorpe back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zama tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorpe avoids the damage to the body.
Thorpe avoids a wild elbow strike from Zama.
Silo Zama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Zama.
Zama pushes Thorpe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zama scores with a shot to the side of Thorpe's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zama throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Zama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zama can't find room to land a body shot as Thorpe controls the action.
Zama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorpe avoids it.
Zama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Thorpe.
Zama looking to stall.
Thorpe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zama backwards.
Zama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama tries to stall but Thorpe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zama scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zama looking to slow down the pace here.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Zama.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Thorpe.
Nice body punch from Zama - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zama trying to stall but Thorpe improves his position.
Zama misses with a knee strike.
Zama stalling in the clinch but Thorpe improves position.
Thorpe working aggressively here.
Zama lands with a short shot to the head.
Zama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorpe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thorpe avoiding damage as Zama throws knees to the body.
Zama digs a right hand into Thorpe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorpe's gas tank.
Zama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Zama.
Zama presses Thorpe against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zama.
Thorpe takes a shot to the head.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe blocks an elbow strike from Zama.
A short left from Zama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zama pushes Thorpe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Thorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Zama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Zama is leaning against Thorpe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Thorpe blocks with his arms.
Zama stalling in the clinch but Thorpe improves position.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.
Zama tries to land a knee to the head but Thorpe blocks with his arms.
Zama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorpe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silo Zama takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Clint Thorpe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zama with a nice cross.
Zama misses the body punch
enabling Thorpe to counter with a crisp jab.
Zama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorpe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zama moves into the clinch.
Zama is struggling to control the position.
Thorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorpe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorpe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zama managing to block the knees to the body from Thorpe.
Thorpe missing with knees to the body.
Zama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorpe.
Zama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zama cracks Thorpe with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zama is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorpe gets an underhook and turns Zama into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorpe as Zama tries to tie him up.
Zama seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Zama misses with a knee strike.
Zama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.
Zama lands with a right to the head.
Zama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zama wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Zama.
Clint Thorpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zama lands a body punch.
Thorpe blocks an elbow strike.
Zama working Thorpe over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zama stalling in the clinch but Thorpe improves position.
Zama is trying to stall.
Zama is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Silo Zama.
Zama clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Zama.
Zama missing with knees to the body.
Zama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorpe blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zama gets through Thorpe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zama lands a nice uppercut.
Zama leaning against his opponent.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Zama landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zama.
Zama misses with an elbow strike.
Zama pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorpes head.
Zama pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Zama trying to control the position but instead, Thorpe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zama into the ropes.
Zama lands with a left to the head.
Silo Zama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Zama.
Zama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorpe backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Zama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorpe's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zama.
Zama lands with a left to the head.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Zama.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Zama lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorpe misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silo Zama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zama 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silo Zama!
A relieved looking Silo Zama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sammy Ru (ranked 5448 p4p, 523 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 5662 p4p, 549 weight class). Sammy Ru looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Ru!
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, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ru looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castle scores with a jab to the body.
Castle works the jab nicely.
We've been told by Ru's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castle connects with an inside leg kick.
Castle jabs Ru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castle clobbers Ru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ru is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ru is rocked!
Castle lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle thumps Ru with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castle. That's going to slow Ru down.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castle.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Castle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castle scores with a sloppy right hand. Ru should have avoided that one.
Oh Ru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castle knocks out Ru with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Castle before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Castle picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Amado Medel (ranked 5636 p4p, 547 weight class) and David Kickpuncher (ranked 5564 p4p, 537 weight class). Medel comes to the ring accompanied by December Avenue-Sa Ngalan Ng Pag-ibig. Amado Medel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amado Medel!
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, David Kickpuncher!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medel throws a head kick but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Medel throws the left hand but Kickpuncher avoids the punch easily.
Medel thuds a left hand into Kickpuncher's body.
Kickpuncher misses with a low kick as Medel jumps back.
Kickpuncher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medel.
Kickpuncher flicks out a counter leg kick but Medel steps away.
Kickpuncher throws a leg kick that misses.
Medel with a hook.
Medel scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Medel tenderised Kickpuncher's leg. Kickpuncher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Medel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kickpuncher counters with a body kick.
Medel is looking to land body kicks.
Medel blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickpuncher throws a big shot that misses.
Medel throws a combination. Kickpuncher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Medel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kickpuncher. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kickpuncher moves out of range of the strikes.
Kickpuncher throws a shot from downtown. Medel moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickpuncher avoids the head kick by Medel.
Kickpuncher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kickpuncher.
Medel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Medel checks a leg kick.
Good work by Medel as he checks the leg kick.
Medel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Amado Medel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medel throws a hook to the side of Kickpuncher's head but Kickpuncher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Medel throws a leg kick that misses.
Medel avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Medel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Medel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kickpuncher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Medel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kickpuncher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Kickpuncher.
Medel lands a high kick!
Kickpuncher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Medel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kickpuncher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kickpuncher clinches up against the ropes.
Kickpuncher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kickpuncher obliges.
Medel is breathing heavily.
Medel can't break the clinch.
Kickpuncher looking to slow down the pace here.
Medel tries to circle away but Kickpuncher has him pinned against the ropes.
Kickpuncher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Medel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kickpuncher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Medel is defending well for now.
Kickpuncher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kickpuncher scores a nice knee to the body.
Kickpuncher lands a damaging elbow.
Kickpuncher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medel avoids it.
Medel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kickpuncher is working Medel over against the ropes.
Kickpuncher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kickpuncher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickpuncher tries a knee to the head but Medel blocks it.
Kickpuncher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow that stopped Medel in his tracks for a moment.
Kickpuncher scores a nice knee to the body.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow just above Medel 's eye.
Kickpuncher scores a nice knee to the body.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body.
Kickpuncher leaning against his opponent.
Kickpuncher tries a body shot but Medel blocks it.
Kickpuncher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow inside that Medel shrugs off.
Kickpuncher tries a knee to the head but Medel blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickpuncher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kickpuncher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Medel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Medel has a couple of punches blocked by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher tries to land a knee to the head but Medel blocks with his arms.
Medel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Medel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Medel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medel dodges an elbow strike from Kickpuncher.
Medel avoids the elbow strike from Kickpuncher, against the ropes.
Kickpuncher pushes off an throws an elbow but Medel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Medel blocks the elbow strike.
Kickpuncher misses with an elbow strike.
Kickpuncher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Medel blocks it with crossed arms.
Medel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Medel.
Medel working hard to break the clinch.
Medel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kickpuncher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kickpuncher prevents Medel from breaking the clinch.
Kickpuncher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickpuncher backwards.
Medel tries to circle away but Kickpuncher has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medel is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickpuncher has double underhooks.
Kickpuncher lands a knee to the body.
Kickpuncher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kickpuncher.
Medel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kickpuncher has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Kickpuncher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kickpuncher lands a leg kick that knocks Medel off balance momentarily.
Medel throws a head kick but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Kickpuncher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kickpuncher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kickpuncher blocks a jab.
Kickpuncher appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kickpuncher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Medel missing with a left hand there. Kickpuncher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kickpuncher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Medel.
Medel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kickpuncher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Medel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kickpuncher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medel lands a head kick!
Kickpuncher misses with a body kick.
Medel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kickpuncher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kickpuncher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickpuncher wants to slow Medel down by chopping away at his legs.
Kickpuncher tries to score with a low kick but Medel moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medel. Kickpuncher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Medel.
Medel throws the left hand but Kickpuncher avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Kickpuncher tenderised Medel's leg. Medel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Medel throws a series of punches but Kickpuncher moves out of range.
Kickpuncher checks a leg kick.
Kickpuncher blocks a head kick by Medel.
Medel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Medel is looking to chop away at Kickpuncher's legs.
Kickpuncher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Medel's calf.
Kickpuncher staying out of range there.
Kickpuncher defending well as Medel loads up on a big left hand.
Medel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kickpuncher takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickpuncher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medel avoids it.
Kickpuncher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
David Kickpuncher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kickpuncher 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.
A knee to the head by Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kickpuncher misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medel's defenses.
Kickpuncher landing knees to the body.
Medel blocks an elbow strike.
Kickpuncher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kickpuncher connects with a knee to the head.
Kickpuncher working aggressively here.
Kickpuncher crunches a lovely knee into Medel's ribcage.
Kickpuncher is controlling Medel's neck. Kickpuncher unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Medel goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). David Kickpuncher!
David Kickpuncher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Amado Medel had this to say: 'The saddest thing about betrayal is that it
never comes from your enemies, it comes
from those you trust the most.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diamond Lemar (ranked 6638 p4p, 588 weight class) and Micky Brit (ranked 5290 p4p, 514 weight class). Micky Brit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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23
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Lemar!
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, Micky Brit!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brit moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lemar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brit's brow.
Lemar scores with a knee to the head.
Lemar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brit blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemar lands a knee to the body.
Lemar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lemar rushes Brit and presses him up against the ropes.
Lemar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brit's efforts to push away.
Brit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemar throws a low kick, looking for Brit's leg but Brit calmly moves out of range.
Brit's corner calls for a 1-2. Brit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lemar darts in and clinches Brit up against the ropes.
Lemar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Lemar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brit is trying to maintain a safe position but Lemar gets an underhook and turns Brit into the ropes.
Brit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brit avoiding damage as Lemar throws knees to the body.
Lemar tries to land a knee to the head but Brit blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemar manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemar is just out of range.
Lemar gets a clinch.
Brit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lemar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lemar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lemar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brit's efforts to push away.
Lemar dodges an elbow strike from Brit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemar.
Lemar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brit avoids it.
Lemar tries to land a knee to the head but Brit blocks with his arms.
Lemar throws an elbow that misses.
Lemar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemar clinches up with Brit and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lemar looking to throw knees to the head but Brit is blocking nicely.
Brit is looking to control Lemar's arms but Lemar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brit has his back to the ropes.
Brit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lemar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemar throws an elbow that misses.
Lemar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lemar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lemar has a couple of punches blocked by Brit.
Lemar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brit has had enough of the clinch but Lemar keeps him there for the moment.
Brit is looking to break free of the clinch but Lemar has double underhooks.
Brit has had enough of the clinch but Lemar keeps him there for the moment.
Brit dodges an elbow strike from Lemar.
Lemar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brit working hard to break the clinch.
Lemar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brit wants to stall.
Lemar keeps control of Brit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lemar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemar wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit throws a head kick that misses.
Lemar gets a clinch.
Lemar misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lemar throws an elbow but misses.
Lemar prevents Brit from breaking the clinch.
Brit wants to break free but Lemar has control.
Lemar breaks the clinch.
Brit clinches with his opponent.
Lemar tries to land knees in the clinch but Brit avoids the damage to the body.
Lemar misses with a knee strike.
Brit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brit managing to block the knees to the body from Lemar.
Lemar misses with a knee strike.
Lemar misses with a knee to the head.
Brit wants to stall.
Brit stalling in the clinch but Lemar improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit wants to get back to striking at distance but Lemar won't allow it.
Lemar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lemar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brit.
Lemar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brit forces Lemar back against the ropes and clinches.
Brit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lemar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brit clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brit scores a nice knee to the body.
Brit wants to get back to striking at distance but Lemar won't allow it.
Lemar tries to land knees in the clinch but Brit avoids the damage to the body.
Lemar landing knees to the body.
Lemar is breathing heavily.
Lemar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brit closes the distance and pushes Lemar back into the ropes.
Lemar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lemar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brit's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diamond Lemar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brit moves into range and clinches up with Lemar.
Brit breaks from the clinch.
Lemar tries to keep at a distance but Brit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lemar pushes off an throws an elbow but Brit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lemar tries a knee to the head but Brit blocks it.
Brit wants to break free but Lemar has control.
Lemar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brit can do to turn this around?
Lemar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brit blocks it with crossed arms.
Brit taking a breather.
Lemar can't find room to land a body shot as Brit controls the action.
Lemar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brit is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lemar lands an elbow inside that Brit shrugs off.
Lemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lemar tries to clinch up.
Brit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond Lemar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemar.
Brit closes the distance and clinches.
Brit breaks the clinch.
A combination from Lemar does no damage.
Lemar instigates a clinch.
Lemar tries to stall but Brit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brit is looking to break free of the clinch but Lemar has double underhooks.
Lemar stalling in the clinch.
Lemar misses with a knee to the head.
Lemar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brit blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Lemar.
Lemar manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemar.
Brit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemar has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brit is trying to break the clinch but Lemar has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brit tries to break the clinch but Lemar is controlling the position.
Lemar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brit is defending well for now.
Lemar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemar misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brit blocks an elbow strike from Lemar.
Lemar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brit's elbow.
Lemar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diamond Lemar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brit.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lemar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brit moves into the clinch.
Brit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lemar manages to break the clinch.
Diamond Lemar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brit throws a front kick that sends Lemar stumbling back into the ropes.
Brit gets tackled into the ropes by Lemar. Lemar maintains the clinch.
Lemar throws an elbow but it misses.
Lemar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brit blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemar throws an elbow that misses.
Lemar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brit is trying to break free.
Brit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemar breaks from the clinch.
Brit avoids the head kick by Lemar.
Lemar tries to clinch but Brit moves away
and Brit counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemar gets tackled into the ropes by Brit. Brit maintains the clinch.
Brit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lemar trying to land knees to the body.
Lemar tries to land a knee to the head but Brit blocks with his arms.
Diamond Lemar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brit tries to stall but Lemar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Micky Brit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brit throws a head kick but Lemar moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diamond Lemar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lemar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lemar thows a leg kick but Brit checks it
and Brit counters with a nice uppercut.
Brit jabs at Lemar's body.
Brit lands a front kick to the face, that drops Lemar to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Lemar is rocked!
Brit cracks Lemar with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Lemar 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 Lemar is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Lemar could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Micky Brit!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Robin Van Roosmalen (ranked 5727 p4p, 491 weight class) and Android Kickenstein (ranked 3616 p4p, 376 weight class). Android Kickenstein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robin Van Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Kickenstein!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Kickenstein lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robin Van Roosmalen has been cut.
Kickenstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
Kickenstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kickenstein manages to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kickenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Roosmalen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kickenstein rushes Van Roosmalen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
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!
Kickenstein lands a knee to the body.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch but Kickenstein keeps him there for the moment.
Van Roosmalen lands a body shot.
Kickenstein scores with a shot to the side of Van Roosmalen's head.
Van Roosmalen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kickenstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickenstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Roosmalen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Kickenstein away but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kickenstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Roosmalen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kickenstein.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickenstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roosmalen is defending well for now.
Kickenstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kickenstein misses with an elbow strike.
Kickenstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Roosmalen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kickenstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kickenstein looking to throw knees to the head but Van Roosmalen is blocking nicely.
Kickenstein connects with a knee to the head.
Van Roosmalen tries a body shot but Kickenstein blocks it.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kickenstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickenstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Roosmalen dodges an elbow strike from Kickenstein.
Kickenstein breaks the clinch.
Kickenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Kickenstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roosmalen is defending well for now.
Van Roosmalen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kickenstein.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free but Kickenstein has control.
Kickenstein throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kickenstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kickenstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Roosmalen throws a right and a left that Kickenstein avoids nicely.
Kickenstein is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kickenstein clinches.
Van Roosmalen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kickenstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kickenstein misses with a body punch.
Kickenstein lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Roosmalen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickenstein has double underhooks.
Kickenstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kickenstein tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
Kickenstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Roosmalen swings for the body but Kickenstein moves out of range.
Kickenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Kickenstein working Van Roosmalen over with knees to the body.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Roosmalen trying to control the position but instead, Kickenstein has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Roosmalen into the ropes.
Kickenstein keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Kickenstein away but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickenstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kickenstein darts in and clinches Van Roosmalen up against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Kickenstein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen wants to stall.
Van Roosmalen tries to break free but Kickenstein pushes him back against the ropes.
Kickenstein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Roosmalen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kickenstein lands an elbow just above Van Roosmalen 's eye.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Kickenstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kickenstein tries a body shot but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Android Kickenstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Van Roosmalen's cut.
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.
Van Roosmalen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with a kick to the body.
Kickenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Kickenstein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Roosmalen tries to throw a body punch but Kickenstein avoids it by throwing Van Roosmalen back against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen can't find room to land a body shot as Kickenstein controls the action.
Kickenstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Roosmalen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kickenstein's elbow.
Van Roosmalen presses Kickenstein against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Roosmalen misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickenstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robin Van Roosmalen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Kickenstein.
Kickenstein pushes Van Roosmalen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kickenstein blocks an uppercut.
Kickenstein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Roosmalen blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Roosmalen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body shot.
Kickenstein wants to counter with a clinch but Van Roosmalen pushes him away.
Van Roosmalen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Roosmalen throws a big shot that misses.
Kickenstein moves into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch.
Kickenstein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robin Van Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Roosmalen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kickenstein momentarily.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick but Kickenstein moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kickenstein misses.
Kickenstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Roosmalen is just out of range.
Van Roosmalen misses with a looping left.
Kickenstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kickenstein has closed the distance and engaged Van Roosmalen in a clinch.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Android Kickenstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kickenstein won't allow it.
Kickenstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kickenstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roosmalen throws a lazy head kick
and Kickenstein moves into the clinch.
Kickenstein manages to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the side of Kickenstein's head but Kickenstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kickenstein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Roosmalen blocks an uppercut.
Kickenstein landing knees to the head.
Kickenstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Roosmalen.
A knee to the head by Kickenstein.
Kickenstein throws an elbow but it misses.
Kickenstein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Roosmalen.
Kickenstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free but Kickenstein has control.
Kickenstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kickenstein working Van Roosmalen over with knees to the body.
Van Roosmalen managing to block the knees to the body from Kickenstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kickenstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Roosmalen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kickenstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Roosmalen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kickenstein clinches with his opponent.
Kickenstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Roosmalen misses with a punch to the body.
Kickenstein keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kickenstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kickenstein.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kickenstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kickenstein won't allow it.
Van Roosmalen tries to break free but Kickenstein pushes him back against the ropes.
Kickenstein using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kickenstein breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickenstein moves into the clinch successfully.
Kickenstein is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kickenstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kickenstein darts in and clinches Van Roosmalen up against the ropes.
Kickenstein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kickenstein breaks from the clinch.
Kickenstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Roosmalen misses with a wild body shot.
Kickenstein checks a low kick from Van Roosmalen.
Nice cross by Van Roosmalen.
Kickenstein rushes Van Roosmalen and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Van Roosmalen fails to land.
Kickenstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Roosmalen is defending well for now.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Kickenstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Android Kickenstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Van Roosmalen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kickenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickenstein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kickenstein looking to throw knees to the head but Van Roosmalen is blocking nicely.
Kickenstein keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Roosmalen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Roosmalen tries to throw a body punch but Kickenstein avoids it by throwing Van Roosmalen back against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen tries a body shot but Kickenstein blocks it.
Kickenstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Roosmalen's elbow.
Knees to the body from Kickenstein.
Kickenstein has Van Roosmalen pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Roosmalen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Kickenstein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kickenstein won't allow it.
Van Roosmalen tries to break free but Kickenstein pushes him back against the ropes.
Kickenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Roosmalen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
Van Roosmalen tries a body shot but Kickenstein blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Kickenstein away but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen wants to stall.
Kickenstein landing knees to the head.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch.
Van Roosmalen with a jab.
Van Roosmalen lands with a nice combination. Kickenstein backs away looking to recover.
Van Roosmalen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kickenstein forces Van Roosmalen back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickenstein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kickenstein with a knee to the head.
Kickenstein blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kickenstein.
Kickenstein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roosmalen prevents a body shot from Kickenstein.
Kickenstein lands a knee to the body.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kickenstein won't allow it.
Kickenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Roosmalen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kickenstein misses with a body punch.
Kickenstein with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kickenstein using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kickenstein lands a knee to the head.
Kickenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kickenstein closes the distance and pushes Van Roosmalen back into the ropes.
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
Kickenstein gets through Van Roosmalen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickenstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kickenstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kickenstein clinches with his opponent.
Van Roosmalen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Roosmalen blocks a body shot from Kickenstein.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein is controlling him.
Kickenstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Kickenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roosmalen tries to break free but Kickenstein pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kickenstein won't allow it.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break free.
Kickenstein working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kickenstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kickenstein closes the distance and clinches.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Kickenstein has him pressed against the ropes.
Kickenstein connects with a knee to the head.
Kickenstein lands a nice knee to the body.
Kickenstein connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Kickenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kickenstein throws an elbow but misses.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Kickenstein has him pinned against the ropes.
Kickenstein tries a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
Van Roosmalen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kickenstein breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robin Van Roosmalen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kickenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kickenstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Android Kickenstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kickenstein 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Android Kickenstein!
Android Kickenstein seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Lafferty (ranked 4289 p4p, 60 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 2101 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Lafferty !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Craig Lafferty has been cut.
Lafferty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones lands a head kick that bluckles Lafferty 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 Jones no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Lafferty throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Lafferty is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Lafferty 's belly button to the back.
Jones catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Lafferty stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Lafferty walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Lafferty is rocked!
Craig Lafferty 's cut is getting worse.
Jones throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lafferty crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Jones!
John Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mang Kanor (ranked 5680 p4p, 551 weight class) and Jackie Li (ranked 7113 p4p, 601 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kanor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mang Kanor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackie Li!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanor connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Li onto his butt! Li bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Jackie Li has been cut.
BAM! Kanor delivers a spinning backfist that drops Li like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mang Kanor!
Mang Kanor is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mang Kanor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between MarceIo H Del Pilar (ranked 5787 p4p, 150 weight class) and Mateusz Gorny (ranked 6383 p4p, 171 weight class). Del Pilar comes into the arena with Noypi by Bamboo blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, MarceIo H Del Pilar !
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, Mateusz Gorny!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gorny does no damage.
Gorny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Del Pilar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Gorny.
Del Pilar lands a jab to Gorny's midsection.
Gorny tries to clinch up but Del Pilar circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorny tries to bum rush Del Pilar with a series of wild strikes but Del Pilar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorny blocks a jab.
Gorny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Pilar .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Del Pilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorny manages to avoid it.
Del Pilar loads up on a big right hand but Gorny slips the punch.
Del Pilar lands with a nice body punch.
Del Pilar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Gorny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Pilar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gorny throws a looping overhand right but Del Pilar ducks down to avoid it.
Gorny doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Pilar circles away.
Gorny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Del Pilar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Pilar jabs Gorny right on the nose. Gorny blinks but takes it well.
Gorny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Del Pilar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gorny.
Del Pilar ducks right into an uppercut from Gorny.
Gorny misses with a few strikes there.
Del Pilar lands a nice shot that snaps Gorny's head back.
Gorny misses with a combination
and Del Pilar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gorny takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorny walks into a big right hand from Del Pilar and goes down! The referee sends Del Pilar to a neutral corner as Gorny gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
It looks like Mateusz Gorny has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Pilar connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gorny out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MarceIo H Del Pilar !
MarceIo H Del Pilar is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking MarceIo H Del Pilar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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