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RVT 12 - McGregor vs Charles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bad Boy (ranked 4829 p4p, 190 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21311 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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144 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Good chin
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Solid 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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan tests Boy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Boy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Boy misses
and Ryan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
Boy tries to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boy is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boy is keeping busy.
Boy tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Boy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
Boy backing away here, and Ryan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy sets himself, and Ryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Boy avoids it this time.
Boy avoids the body shot from Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryan! But no joy.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Ryan throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy throws out a leg kick but Ryan moves out of range and Boy only half commits.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Ryan wants to counter with a clinch but Boy pushes him away.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan checks the leg kick.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Boy throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boy is able to avoid easily.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy slips under a jab.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Ryan throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Boy looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ryan wants to counter the offense by Boy and move into the clinch position.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicky Ryan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Boy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Bad Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Boy avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy avoids the body shot from Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Ryan swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Boy checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Boy's leg but Boy calmly moves out of range.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan swinging wildly here.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Nicky Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Boy.
A jab from Ryan misses.
As Ryan looks to move away, Boy throws a big counter combo but Ryan just gets out of the way.
Ryan misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy staying out of range there.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Ryan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
As Ryan looks to move away, Boy throws a big counter combo but Ryan just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Boy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ryan throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Boy throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Ryan misses with the combination.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ryan swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good work by Boy as he checks the leg kick.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boy.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Boy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Ryan misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy sets himself, and Ryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Boy avoids it this time.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with the combination.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Boy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ryan swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Boy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy scores with a head kick. Ryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Boy throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Boy moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicky Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan tries a low kick but Boy avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 20423 p4p, 149 weight class) and Raphael Antunes (ranked 22870 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
11 - 19 - 0 |
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290 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
Basic striking
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
11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a leg kick but Al Hammad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Antunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad misses with a two punch combination.
Al Hammad throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Antunes ducks down to avoid it.
Al Hammad misses with a low kick.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Antunes throws a head kick but Al Hammad moves out of range.
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Al Hammad throws a shot from downtown. Antunes moves away and avoids it.
Al Hammad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Al Hammad.
Antunes ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Hammad misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throws a right hand that Al Hammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Hammad also avoids with ease.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick but Antunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antunes ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
A head kick misses from Al Hammad.
No joy there for Al Hammad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Al Hammad misses.
Antunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Al Hammad.
A swing and a miss from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Hammad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antunes looks for the body kick but Al Hammad saw that one coming.
Al Hammad misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Hammad throws a body punch but Antunes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Hammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Hammad tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antunes checks a leg kick.
Al Hammad looks to throw the jab but Antunes is out of range.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hammad moves out of range easily.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Antunes moved out of range nicely.
Antunes avoids a kick to the body.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
Al Hammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a two punch combination.
Al Hammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Hammad misses with a looping left.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Hammad looks to score with a jab to the body but Antunes is just out of range.
Antunes throws a counter combo.
Antunes walks into a straight right hand from Al Hammad.
Antunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Hammad is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Antunes avoids it easily.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
The fighters circling - Al Hammad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antunes wants to counter with a clinch but Al Hammad pushes him away.
Antunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad missing with a left hand there. Antunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antunes throws a right and a left that Al Hammad avoids nicely.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Antunes ducks down to avoid it.
Bashaad Al Hammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Hammad throws a push kick but Antunes slaps the foot to one side.
Al Hammad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antunes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antunes misses with a looping right.
Al Hammad misses with a straight right.
Antunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Hammad misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antunes checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Al Hammad misses.
Antunes throws a counter combo.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antunes tries to score with a low kick but Al Hammad moves his leg out of the way.
Al Hammad is looking to counter punch.
Al Hammad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut.
Al Hammad tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antunes slips under a jab.
Antunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
Antunes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Hammad throws a push kick but Antunes slaps the foot to one side.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that round.
That's time! Al Hammad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Hammad swinging wildly here.
Al Hammad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antunes.
Antunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Hammad takes a swing at Antunes's ribcage but misses.
Al Hammad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Hammad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Antunes is out of range and Al Hammad settles back down.
Antunes moves out of range as Al Hammad strikes.
Antunes throws a counter combo.
Al Hammad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antunes can do to turn this around?
Al Hammad looks to throw the jab but Antunes is out of range.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the side of Antunes's head but Antunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Hammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes slips a straight right by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad looks to land a body kick but Antunes moved away.
Antunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a good cross that connects.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Antunes moves away from the strike by Al Hammad.
A countering left hand to the body from Antunes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Antunes misses.
Al Hammad throws a front kick that sends Antunes stumbling back into the ropes.
Al Hammad misses with the combination.
Al Hammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antunes.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Antunes ducks down to avoid it.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Antunes ducks down to avoid it.
Al Hammad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Hammad scores with a hook to the body. Antunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Al Hammad.
Antunes moves away from the strike by Al Hammad.
Despite the aggression on Antunes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Antunes misses.
Al Hammad is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws an overhand right that lands on Antunes's shoulder, as Antunes tries to avoid the shot.
Antunes takes a swing at Al Hammad's ribcage but misses.
Al Hammad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Al Hammad does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Al Hammad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad sets himself, and Antunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Al Hammad avoids it this time.
Antunes tries to bum rush Al Hammad with a series of wild strikes but Al Hammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad avoids a kick to the body.
Antunes wants to slow Al Hammad down by chopping away at his legs.
Antunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Hammad circles away quickly and effectively.
Bashaad Al Hammad is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Hammad misses with a straight right.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Antunes moves out of range.
Raphael Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Hammad throws the kick towards the body but Antunes avoids it.
Antunes tries to land a front kick but Al Hammad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Hammad throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Al Hammad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Al Hammad. Those never looked like landing.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad wants to slow Antunes down by chopping away at his legs.
Antunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Hammad misses with a straight left.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Hammad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Antunes is able to avoid easily.
Antunes avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Sloppy strikes from Al Hammad. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes thows a body kick. Al Hammad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Antunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Hammad is looking to counter punch.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Antunes throws a head kick but Al Hammad moves out of range.
Antunes slips under a jab from Al Hammad.
Despite the aggression on Antunes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Antunes.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antunes moves away.
Antunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
Antunes ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
Antunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Al Hammad misses with a body kick.
A jab from Al Hammad misses.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Al Hammad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Hammad throws a big shot that misses.
Antunes unleashes a big counter combination but Al Hammad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antunes slips under a jab from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Antunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Hammad is just out of range.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a jab when Antunes was well out of range.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes staying out of range there.
Al Hammad avoids the head kick by Antunes.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes feints a counter leg kick.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antunes checks a low kick from Al Hammad.
Antunes misses with the combination.
Al Hammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antunes.
Antunes throws a fast counter high kick but Al Hammad manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Hammad misses the target.
A big left from Al Hammad misses.
Antunes moves out of range of the body kick from Al Hammad.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Hammad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad looks to land a combination but Antunes avoids it well.
Antunes wants to counter with a clinch but Al Hammad pushes him away.
Al Hammad misses with a two punch combination.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Sloppy strikes from Al Hammad. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes unleashes a big counter combination but Al Hammad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
Antunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Hammad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antunes defending well as Al Hammad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Antunes ducks down to avoid it.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Hammad looks to score with a jab to the body but Antunes is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Hammad is looking to counter punch.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Hammad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Antunes moves out of range.
Al Hammad takes a swing at Antunes's ribcage but misses.
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!
Al Hammad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Hammad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Hammad throwing a counter right hand but Antunes manages to avoid it.
A jab from Al Hammad misses.
Antunes avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a looping left.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes checks a leg kick.
Al Hammad misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a big shot that misses.
Al Hammad throws the left hand but Antunes avoids the punch easily.
Al Hammad loads up on a big right hand but Antunes slips the punch.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
Antunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Hammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Antunes.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a nice looking combination but Antunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antunes staying out of range there.
Al Hammad tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Hammad checks it well.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Al Hammad.
Antunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antunes.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Hammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antunes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Hammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Hammad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Al Hammad trying to land knees to the body.
Antunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Hammad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raphael Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bashaad Al Hammad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bashaad Al Hammad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Hammad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bashaad Al Hammad!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bashaad Al Hammad made sure he mentioned Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karin Olegav (ranked 20317 p4p, 146 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 19608 p4p, 138 weight class). Karin Olegav could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Birchack's 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
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olegav moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Olegav looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olegav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Birchack throws an overhand right that lands on Olegav's shoulder, as Olegav tries to avoid the shot.
Birchack throws a hook but Olegav avoids it easily.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Birchack moves out of range.
Birchack throws a hook to the side of Olegav's head but Olegav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birchack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birchack dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
A punch combination from Birchack misses.
Karin Olegav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birchack loads up on a big right hand but Olegav slips the punch.
Birchack throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Olegav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birchack throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birchack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Birchack throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olegav is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Birchack throws out a leg kick but Olegav moves out of range and Birchack only half commits.
Birchack throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav misses with a wild combination.
Olegav staying out of range there.
Birchack throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Olegav dodges the punch combination from Birchack.
Birchack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Birchack throws a looping overhand right but Olegav ducks down to avoid it.
Olegav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Birchack manages to circle out of the way.
Birchack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birchack throws a body kick that misses.
Birchack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Birchack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Birchack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birchack. Olegav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olegav misses with a wild combination.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Birchack circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack throws a hook to the side of Olegav's head but Olegav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birchack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Birchack throws a jab when Olegav was well out of range.
Olegav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Birchack backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olegav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Birchack.
Birchack loads up on a big right hand but Olegav slips the punch.
Birchack dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
Birchack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Birchack throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
Birchack takes a swing at Olegav's ribcage but misses.
Birchack misses with a few strikes there.
Birchack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birchack throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Olegav avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Olegav does no damage.
Birchack throws a shot from downtown. Olegav moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Birchack misses.
Birchack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Birchack.
Birchack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olegav.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Birchack avoids it well.
Birchack misses with a hook.
Birchack is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Birchack throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav tries to counter by clinching up but Birchack breaks away and moves out of range.
Birchack takes a swing at Olegav's ribcage but misses.
Birchack throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Birchack looks to land a body kick but Olegav moved away.
Olegav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birchack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birchack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olegav slips a jab from Birchack.
Some wild striking there from Birchack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegav slips a jab from Birchack.
Olegav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Birchack avoids it well.
Birchack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birchack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Birchack throws the left hand but Olegav avoids the punch easily.
Birchack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birchack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Birchack throws the left hand but Olegav avoids the punch easily.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Birchack.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Birchack.
Olegav tries to bum rush Birchack with a series of wild strikes but Birchack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olegav blocks a jab.
Olegav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Birchack manages to circle out of the way.
Birchack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birchack throws a hook but Olegav blocks it.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Birchack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Birchack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Birchack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Birchack misses with a looping right.
Birchack throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Olegav.
Birchack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olegav moves out of range of the strikes.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Birchack.
A telegraphed right hand from Birchack misses the target.
Olegav slips a jab from Birchack.
Birchack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Birchack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birchack misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olegav.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Birchack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Birchack throws a lazy right hand but Olegav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olegav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Birchack manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Olegav.
A telegraphed right hand from Birchack misses the target.
Olegav went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav moves out of range of the strikes.
Birchack swinging wildly here.
Olegav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birchack throws out the jab.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Birchack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olegav.
Birchack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olegav moves out of range of the strikes.
Birchack dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
Birchack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Birchack misses.
Birchack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Birchack throws a nice looking combination but Olegav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Birchack avoids it well.
Birchack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Birchack throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Birchack throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Birchack moves out of range.
Birchack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
Birchack is looking to land body kicks.
Birchack misses with a wild combination.
Birchack throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Olegav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birchack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olegav tries to counter by clinching up but Birchack breaks away and moves out of range.
Birchack swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Birchack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birchack misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchack throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Birchack misses.
Birchack throws a lazy right hand but Olegav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olegav throws a nice looking combination but Birchack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Birchack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Olegav as he checks the leg kick.
Olegav went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Birchack.
Olegav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Birchack manages to circle out of the way.
Birchack tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Olegav.
Birchack throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
Birchack misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Birchack misses its intended target.
Olegav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Birchack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Birchack misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Birchack avoids it well.
Birchack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Olegav slips under a jab from Birchack.
Birchack misses with a wild combination.
Birchack throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Birchack throws a jab but it's blocked by Olegav.
Birchack takes a swing at Olegav's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birchack misses with a wild combination.
Olegav fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Birchack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Birchack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birchack misses with a double jab.
Olegav misses with a series of wild punches.
Olegav moves out of range as Birchack strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Birchack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Olegav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Birchack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olegav seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Birchack.
Birchack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Birchack.
Birchack throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Birchack dodges the punch combination from Olegav.
Olegav takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Birchack loads up on a big right hand but Olegav slips the punch.
Birchack throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Olegav throws a nice looking combination but Birchack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Birchack misses its intended target.
Karin Olegav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Birchack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Birchack misses.
Olegav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Birchack.
Birchack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Birchack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav misses with a wild combination.
Olegav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Birchack.
Olegav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Birchack.
Birchack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Birchack misses the target.
Olegav defending well as Birchack loads up on a big left hand.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Birchack circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Birchack misses the target.
Birchack throws a body shot but no joy.
Birchack throws a shot from downtown. Olegav moves away and avoids it.
Birchack misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Olegav. Those never looked like landing.
Birchack throws out a counter right but Olegav avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack misses the jab.
Birchack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.
Birchack throws a sloppy head kick and Olegav moves out of range easily.
Birchack misses with a head kick.
Birchack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olegav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Birchack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Birchack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olegav.
As Birchack looks to move away, Olegav throws a big counter combo but Birchack just gets out of the way.
Birchack misses with a looping left.
Olegav throws a right hand that Birchack ducks under and follows up with a left that Birchack also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birchack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Birchack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
Birchack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olegav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Birchack.
Birchack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Olegav.
Birchack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchack misses with a two punch combination.
Birchack misses with a hook.
Birchack throws a body shot but no joy.
Birchack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Birchack does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Olegav scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Olegav misses.
Olegav avoids a kick to the body.
Birchack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olegav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birchack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Birchack looks to move away, Olegav throws a big counter combo but Birchack just gets out of the way.
Birchack looks to score with a jab to the body but Olegav is just out of range.
Olegav moves out of range of the body kick from Birchack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegav misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Birchack misses.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Birchack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchack misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birchack. Olegav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birchack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Birchack throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Birchack throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Birchack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Birchack! But no joy.
A combination from Birchack does no damage.
Birchack throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
As Birchack looks to move away, Olegav throws a big counter combo but Birchack just gets out of the way.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Birchack avoids it well.
Olegav slips a jab from Birchack.
Karin Olegav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Birchack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Birchack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Birchack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Birchack 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Birchack!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ohil Bahaly (ranked 6016 p4p, 120 weight class) and Alex Cowboy (ranked 24496 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ohil Bahaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Cowboy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowboy throws a sloppy head kick and Bahaly moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Cowboy.
Cowboy misses with a low kick.
Bahaly throws a counter high kick but Cowboy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cowboy lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Bahaly goes down! The ref sends Cowboy to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Bahaly is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Ohil Bahaly has been cut.
Bahaly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowboy.
Bahaly moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowboy is looking to control Bahaly's arms but Bahaly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cowboy has his back to the ropes.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cowboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bahaly trying to land knees to the body.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cowboy controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Cowboy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cowboy is trying to push Bahaly away but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Cowboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alex Cowboy has been cut.
Cowboy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bahaly up against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Cowboy taking a breather.
Cowboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowboy gets an underhook and turns Bahaly into the ropes.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
Cowboy working hard to break the clinch.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bahaly trying to control the position but instead, Cowboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bahaly into the ropes.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bahaly as Cowboy tries to tie him up.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Cowboy tries to stall but Bahaly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Alex Cowboy's cut even more.
Bahaly keeps control of Cowboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Alex Cowboy should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bahaly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bahaly moves out of range as Cowboy strikes.
Bahaly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cowboy throws a head kick but Bahaly moves out of range.
Bahaly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bahaly is stalling here.
Bahaly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cowboy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bahaly avoids it.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cowboy looking to stall.
Cowboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bahaly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly lands an elbow just above Cowboy 's eye.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly prevents Cowboy from breaking the clinch.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Bahaly pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bahaly prevents Cowboy from breaking the clinch.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
Cowboy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bahaly gets an underhook and turns Cowboy into the ropes.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly has Cowboy pushed against the ropes.
Cowboy is trying to push Bahaly away but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bahaly leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cowboy looking to stall.
Cowboy tries to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bahaly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling him.
Bahaly trying to control the position but instead, Cowboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bahaly into the ropes.
Cowboy is trying to force a seperation but Bahaly has the dominant position.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
Bahaly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowboy can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Cowboy.
Cowboy lands an uppercut.
Ohil Bahaly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling him.
Bahaly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohil Bahaly.
Cowboy misses with a kick to the body.
Bahaly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cowboy tries to land a leg kick but Bahaly saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowboy instigates a clinch.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowboy tries to throw a body punch but Bahaly avoids it by throwing Cowboy back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ohil Bahaly dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bahaly avoids the head kick by Cowboy.
Bahaly gets a clinch.
Cowboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Cowboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bahaly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
Cowboy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cowboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly managing to block the knees to the body from Cowboy.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Bahaly has Cowboy pressed against the ropes, preventing Cowboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bahaly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Bahaly trying to stall but Cowboy improves his position.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Cowboy tries to circle away but Bahaly has him pinned against the ropes.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Bahaly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes.
Bahaly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cowboy's defenses.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cowboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cowboy is trying to break free.
Cowboy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowboy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bahaly is defending well for now.
Bahaly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowboy avoiding damage as Bahaly throws knees to the body.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the temple.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cowboy is keeping busy.
Bahaly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow just above Cowboy 's eye.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bahaly.
Cowboy trying to stall but Bahaly improves his position.
Cowboy can't break the clinch.
Bahaly leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohil Bahaly.
Cowboy throws a series of punches but Bahaly moves out of range.
Alex Cowboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohil Bahaly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bahaly has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ohil Bahaly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bahaly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 24432 p4p, 155 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 20519 p4p, 158 weight class). The key to victory for Demitrious Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Dos Santos sees coming a mile off.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits.
Johnson works over Dos Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson .
No joy there for Johnson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Dos Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Dos Santos's leg but Dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
Dos Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Dos Santos moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Santos! But no joy.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Johnson lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson .
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson .
Johnson throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demitrious Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
It seemed like Dos Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Dos Santos's leg but Dos Santos calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Demitrious Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Santos.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Dos Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dos Santos throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson .
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson .
Dos Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Johnson tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Demitrious Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Santos blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Dos Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson tries to work over Dos Santos's front leg with a kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Johnson throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Dos Santos throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Johnson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnson moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Johnson .
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Johnson throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Johnson .
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Johnson .
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Johnson .
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Dos Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson .
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson .
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson .
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos blocks the body kick.
Cicero Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demitrious Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Johnson !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 4362 p4p, 97 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 24495 p4p, 230 weight class). Andrey Arlovski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
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300 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Solid 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes rushes Arlovski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Arlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arlovski throws a head punch that misses.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes misses with a body punch.
Arlovski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Arlovski trying to stall but Mendes improves his position.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Mendes.
Arlovski is looking to control Mendes's arms but Mendes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arlovski has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes has Arlovski pressed against the ropes, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Arlovski.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Arlovski avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the ropes.
Arlovski looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendes has Arlovski pressed against the ropes, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arlovski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mendes up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arlovski.
Arlovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Arlovski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the ropes.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski blocks a body shot from Mendes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendes as Arlovski tries to tie him up.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski misses with a body shot.
Mendes tries to keep at a distance but Arlovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but Mendes blocks with his arms.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski is looking to control Mendes's arms but Mendes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arlovski has his back to the ropes.
Arlovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendes blocks a body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendes up against the ropes.
Mendes lands an elbow inside that Arlovski shrugs off.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch but Mendes keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Mendes tries a body shot but Arlovski blocks it.
Mendes keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Arlovski prevents a body shot from Mendes.
Arlovski scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendes is working Arlovski over against the ropes.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Mendes throws knees to the body.
Arlovski misses with some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arlovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrey Arlovski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlovski misses with a head kick.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes has Arlovski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arlovski looking to throw knees to the head but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Mendes trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Arlovski tries to break the clinch but Mendes is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Mendes - that landed with a thud.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendes avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Mendes - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries a body shot but Arlovski blocks it.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendes is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arlovski's brow.
Mendes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendes misses with a knee strike.
Arlovski is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlovski prevents a body shot from Mendes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski blocking some punches.
Arlovski tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski throws a push kick but Mendes slaps the foot to one side.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Mendes pushes Arlovski up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes tries to work over Arlovski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arlovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendes.
Arlovski tries to break free but Mendes pushes him back against the ropes.
Arlovski is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendes gets an underhook and turns Arlovski into the ropes.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Arlovski avoids the elbow strike from Mendes, against the ropes.
Rafael Mendes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendes can't find room to land a body shot as Arlovski controls the action.
Arlovski is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendes gets an underhook and turns Arlovski into the ropes.
Arlovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendes is defending well for now.
Mendes can't find room to land a body shot as Arlovski controls the action.
Mendes has Arlovski pressed against the ropes, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arlovski wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mendes is working Arlovski over against the ropes.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes clinches.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mendes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovski.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Arlovski controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but Mendes has the dominant position.
Arlovski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Mendes misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Mendes dominated that second round.
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!
Arlovski tries a low kick but Mendes avoids it.
Arlovski lands a head kick!
It looks like Rafael Mendes has been cut.
Mendes checks a low kick from Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Arlovski misses with a low kick.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendes gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arlovski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks it.
Arlovski stalling in the clinch but Mendes improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
It looked like Mendes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendes instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendes.
Mendes keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovski.
Mendes misses with an elbow strike.
Mendes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes tries a body shot but Arlovski blocks it.
Arlovski tries to work over Mendes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendes throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arlovski wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendes throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks it.
Arlovski is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mendes prevents Arlovski from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes struggles to land a body shot inside as Arlovski controls his hands.
Arlovski blocking some punches.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Mendes clinches up with Arlovski and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to stall.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Arlovski avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the ropes.
Arlovski taking a breather.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Mendes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendes as Arlovski tries to tie him up.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arlovski is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendes 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Mendes!
A relieved looking Rafael Mendes 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Olivier Louise (ranked 7492 p4p, 133 weight class) and Higor Pereira (ranked 22564 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Higor Pereira enters the ring!
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129 lbs
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louise scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Louise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louise connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Louise misses with a wild body shot.
Louise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Louise stuns Pereira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louise throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Louise to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Louise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louise lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Louise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with a leg kick
and Louise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louise stuns Pereira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louise is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Olivier Louise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Louise uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pereira is rocked!
Louise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Louise finish him?
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Louise counters with a right hand to the body.
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Louise digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
Louise swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Louise throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Louise lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Louise avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Louise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louise scores with a jab.
Pereira misses with a lunging right hand
and Louise counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Louise is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Louise scores with a jab.
Louise checks a low kick from Pereira.
Louise jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Louise.
Louise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira misses with a hook to the body
and Louise counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pereira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Louise swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws the left hand but Louise avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Louise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Louise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louise.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
Louise throws a body shot but no joy.
Louise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Louise dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Louise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olivier Louise is winning the standup battle so far.
Louise scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Louise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pereira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Louise wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Louise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Louise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louise moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Louise as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pereira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Louise.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louise throws a body shot but no joy.
Louise takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Louise slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Louise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
Louise throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Louise ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Louise.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Louise throws a body shot but no joy.
Louise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Louise counters with a right hand to the body.
Louise thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louise swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Louise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
Louise lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Louise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Louise digs a good hook to Pereira's body.
Louise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Louise's corner calls for a 1-2. Louise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira throws a lazy body kick
and Louise counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Louise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Louise connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Louise. That snapped Pereira's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louise manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Louise.
Louise takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Louise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
Louise cracks Pereira with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Pereira 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 Pereira is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Pereira could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Olivier Louise!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 3341 p4p, 78 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 20380 p4p, 144 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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143 lbs
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157 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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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
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis lands with a nice combination. Kimura backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Michael Kimura has been cut.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettis tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Kimura misses.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Pettis throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Kimura fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pettis lands a right and a left and another right! Kimura goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Pettis!
A very excited looking Anthony Pettis 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 2950 p4p, 68 weight class) and Kile Jr Illl (ranked 23298 p4p, 246 weight class). Kile Jr Illl will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
48 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jr Illl misses.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos slips under a jab from Jr Illl.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jr Illl misses with a looping right.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jr Illl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jr Illl dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Jr Illl throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Santos tries to bum rush Jr Illl with a series of wild strikes but Jr Illl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jr Illl now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santos feints a jab promting Jr Illl to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jr Illl slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kile Jr Illl has been cut.
Jr Illl looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Santos misses with the combination.
Gustavo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jr Illl misses.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jr Illl throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Jr Illl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jr Illl throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr Illl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr Illl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos throws a series of punches but Jr Illl moves out of range.
Jr Illl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jr Illl might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jr Illl! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a series of punches but Jr Illl moves out of range.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Jr Illl is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Santos just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Jr Illl has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustavo Santos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricco McGregor (ranked 7088 p4p, 223 weight class) and Rubens Charles (ranked 1835 p4p, 36 weight class). Charles has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rubens Charles is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor lunges at Charles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charles's hand.
McGregor scores with a nice right hand.
Charles drops his hands momentarily and McGregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGregor connects with the punch.
A good leg kick by McGregor.
Charles misses with a right hand
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Charles looks winded!
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charles doesn't seem phased though.
Charles is rocked!
McGregor cracks Charles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor lands a right hook to the body.
Charles seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
McGregor cracks Charles with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Charles 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 Charles is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Charles could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ricco McGregor!
Ricco McGregor retains his super heavyweight title!
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