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RVT 14 - McGregor vs Mendes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Antunes (ranked 6790 p4p, 116 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 19635 p4p, 141 weight class). Fred Antunes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchack walks into a left hand.
Antunes with a hook.
Birchack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Birchack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Birchack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Birchack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Birchack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Antunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birchack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice straight punches there by Antunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antunes.
Birchack misses with a right hand
and Antunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Birchack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Birchack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Antunes tests Birchack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Birchack is rocked!
Birchack tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birchack throws out the jab.
Antunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Birchack misses with a jab to the body
letting Antunes counter with a right hand.
A jab from Antunes misses.
Birchack misses with a head kick.
Birchack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Birchack misses with a body shot
letting Antunes counter with a right hand.
Antunes misses with an uppercut.
Birchack throws a body punch but Antunes moves out of range.
Birchack swings widly with a right hand
and Birchack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birchack tries to land a body kick
and Antunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Birchack is still on wobbly legs! Can Antunes finish him?
Antunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Birchack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antunes scores with a punch to the head.
Antunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Birchack off the ropes and back into range.
Antunes looks to land a right hand but Birchack moved out of range.
Antunes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Birchack throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Birchack seems to have recovered his senses.
Birchack misses with a combination
enabling Antunes to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Birchack misses
and Antunes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Antunes finds it's way through Birchack's defenses.
Birchack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Birchack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antunes throws a hook to the side of Birchack's head but Birchack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Birchack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Birchack throws a sloppy head kick
and Antunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antunes throws a lazy right hand but Birchack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Birchack slips a jab from Antunes.
Antunes throws a looping overhand right but Birchack ducks down to avoid it.
Birchack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes throws a hook but Birchack avoids it easily.
Birchack misses with a hook
and Antunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with an uppercut. Birchack saw that one coming.
Fred Antunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Antunes.
Birchack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Birchack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Antunes.
Birchack staying out of range there.
Birchack ducks under a wild hook from Antunes.
Antunes misses with a straight left.
Birchack throws a lazy uppercut
and Antunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birchack misses with a hook
and Antunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Birchack. Those never looked like landing.
Birchack takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Antunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Birchack drops his hands momentarily and Antunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Birchack misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Birchack misses
and Antunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Birchack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Birchack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Birchack throws a lazy head kick
and Antunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Birchack momentarily.
Fred Antunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Antunes.
Birchack misses with an uppercut
and Antunes counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchack walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fred Antunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bad Boy (ranked 5174 p4p, 171 weight class) and Jorge Mendonza (ranked 6640 p4p, 114 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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300 lbs
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161 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good 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 - 11 - 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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Mendonza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Mendonza misses its intended target.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendonza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Mendonza sees coming a mile off.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy really is a fat lump.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Mendonza misses its intended target.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy staying out of range there.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendonza.
Mendonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy slips under a jab from Mendonza.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Mendonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendonza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendonza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendonza swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Mendonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
It looked like Boy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boy scrambles back to his feet.
Mendonza checks a low kick from Boy.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendonza misses the target.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendonza. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy slips under a jab.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Boy throws a series of punches but Mendonza moves out of range.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendonza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Mendonza looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
Mendonza misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Boy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendonza blocks the body kick.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy tries to bum rush Mendonza with a series of wild strikes but Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendonza throws out the jab.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendonza misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
The fighters circling - Mendonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendonza throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy throws a big counter combination but Mendonza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Boy connects with a high kick.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy tries to work over Mendonza's front leg with a kick but Mendonza checks it.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Boy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Boy slips a jab from Mendonza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Mendonza dominated that round.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boy misses with the combination.
Mendonza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendonza slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Mendonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bad Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Jorge Mendonza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Mendonza misses with a straight right.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Mendonza throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Mendonza misses.
Boy throws a series of punches but Mendonza avoids them all with ease.
Mendonza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses with a looping left.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Mendonza misses with a looping right.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendonza swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Mendonza misses.
Mendonza throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendonza. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Mendonza slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendonza.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendonza throws out the jab.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy tries to bum rush Mendonza with a series of wild strikes but Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendonza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy slips a straight right by Mendonza.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Mendonza throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendonza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy blocks a jab.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendonza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy slips under a jab.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendonza missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendonza misses the target.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Mendonza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
Boy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boy misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Mendonza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Boy.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendonza.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Mendonza loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Mendonza misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendonza blocks the body kick.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendonza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy moves away from the strike by Mendonza.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Boy slips a straight right by Mendonza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy throws a big counter combination but Mendonza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendonza avoids the head kick by Boy.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy is looking for a counter combo.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy looks to land a combination but Mendonza avoids it well.
Mendonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mendonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza blocks a head kick by Boy.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendonza.
Boy staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy throws a right and a left that Mendonza avoids nicely.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendonza.
Boy blocks a jab.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy moves out of range as Mendonza strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy defending well as Mendonza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendonza misses with a hook.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Boy staying out of range there.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendonza.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendonza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boy - the referee stops the clock and Mendonza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boy. Mendonza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Mendonza looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Mendonza takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Boy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy throws a head kick but Mendonza moves out of range.
Mendonza throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mendonza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge Mendonza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendonza! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Mendonza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendonza 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Mendonza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 20448 p4p, 131 weight class) and Karin Olegav (ranked 20342 p4p, 129 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
12 - 20 - 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
11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olegav moves out of range of the body kick from Al Hammad.
Olegav looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olegav looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olegav closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick but Olegav moved away.
Al Hammad slips a jab and a cross from Olegav.
Al Hammad misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Al Hammad misses its intended target.
Al Hammad throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olegav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Hammad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Olegav ducks down to avoid it.
Olegav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Hammad misses with a hook. Olegav ducked under it nicely.
Olegav throws a right hand that Al Hammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Hammad also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
As Al Hammad backs off Olegav throws a huge counter combo but Al Hammad manages to avoid it all.
Olegav swinging wildly here.
Al Hammad misses with a looping right.
Al Hammad looks to score with a jab to the body but Olegav is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad tries to score with a low kick but Olegav moves his leg out of the way.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Olegav moved out of range nicely.
Al Hammad throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
Al Hammad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Hammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Al Hammad misses.
Olegav scores with a one two! Al Hammad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Al Hammad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Al Hammad backs off Olegav throws a huge counter combo but Al Hammad manages to avoid it all.
Olegav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a hook.
Olegav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Al Hammad.
A slow jab from Al Hammad misses its intended target.
Al Hammad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olegav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
Olegav fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad loads up on a big right hand but Olegav slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olegav checks the leg kick.
Al Hammad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Hammad is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad misses with a hook. Olegav ducked under it nicely.
Al Hammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Hammad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Hammad throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Hammad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olegav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
Olegav looks to land a combination. Al Hammad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olegav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Hammad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Hammad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Hammad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Olegav's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Hammad is looking to chop away at Olegav's legs.
Al Hammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olegav.
Olegav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Al Hammad misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Hammad motions for Olegav to come forward. Al Hammad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Hammad throws a shot from downtown. Olegav moves away and avoids it.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
Olegav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olegav misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Al Hammad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olegav slips a jab from Al Hammad.
A combination from Al Hammad does no damage.
Al Hammad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Hammad throws a body punch but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Hammad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olegav circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olegav circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Hammad misses with a low kick as Olegav jumps back.
Olegav checks a leg kick.
Olegav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Hammad throws a big shot that misses.
Al Hammad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olegav staying out of range there.
Al Hammad misses with a body kick.
Al Hammad swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Al Hammad.
Olegav defending well as Al Hammad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olegav moves away.
Olegav wants to counter the offense by Al Hammad and move into the clinch position.
Olegav's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Olegav duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Olegav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Al Hammad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bashaad Al Hammad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Olegav avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Al Hammad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick but Olegav sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karin Olegav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olegav throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the side of Olegav's head but Olegav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Hammad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Hammad throws a nice looking combination but Olegav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olegav moves away.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
Olegav slips a straight right by Al Hammad.
Olegav lands a two punch combo.
Al Hammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
Olegav is breathing heavily.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut. Olegav saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Hammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olegav.
Al Hammad throws a chopping leg kick but Olegav manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bashaad Al Hammad is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Hammad throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Olegav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hammad throws a jab but it's blocked by Olegav.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad 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 Olegav is able to avoid easily.
Olegav moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Hammad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olegav can do to turn this around?
Olegav throws a right hand that Al Hammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Hammad also avoids with ease.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad throws out a loose jab but Olegav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Hammad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.
Al Hammad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Olegav ducks down to avoid it.
Olegav moves out of range as Al Hammad strikes.
Olegav slips a straight right by Al Hammad.
Olegav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Olegav avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olegav moves away from the strike by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut.
Olegav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Hammad throws a shot from downtown. Olegav moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Hammad misses with a low kick as Olegav jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav blocks it.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav avoids it easily.
Al Hammad misses with a hook. Olegav ducked under it nicely.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot.
Olegav blocks the body kick.
Al Hammad misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Hammad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olegav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olegav.
Olegav slips a jab from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad tries to score with a low kick but Olegav moves his leg out of the way.
Al Hammad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olegav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Al Hammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Hammad throws a jab when Olegav was well out of range.
Olegav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Al Hammad misses with a double jab.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Al Hammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad throws a jab but it's blocked by Olegav.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Olegav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hammad throws a lazy right hand but Olegav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Olegav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Hammad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut.
Olegav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good work by Olegav as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olegav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
A combination from Olegav does no damage.
Al Hammad is looking to counter punch.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut. Olegav saw that one coming.
Al Hammad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegav staying out of range there.
Al Hammad is looking to land body kicks.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad takes a swing at Olegav's ribcage but misses.
Al Hammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Hammad misses the target.
No joy there for Al Hammad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olegav tries to counter with a clinch but Al Hammad shakes him off and moves away.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Olegav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Hammad throws a chopping leg kick but Olegav manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Hammad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Olegav staying out of range there.
Al Hammad misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Olegav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick but Olegav sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Al Hammad.
Olegav slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bashaad Al Hammad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav blocks it.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olegav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad misses with a low kick as Olegav jumps back.
Al Hammad throws the kick towards the body but Olegav avoids it.
Olegav is looking for the big counter here.
Al Hammad misses with a looping left.
Al Hammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olegav.
Olegav throws a counter combo.
Al Hammad misses with a straight right.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav blocks it.
Olegav slips a straight right by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Al Hammad backs off Olegav throws a huge counter combo but Al Hammad manages to avoid it all.
Olegav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Olegav moved out of range nicely.
Al Hammad misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Olegav.
Al Hammad sets himself, and Olegav steps forward looking for the clinch! Al Hammad avoids it this time.
Al Hammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hammad.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Al Hammad.
An inside leg kick from Al Hammad misses.
A slow jab from Al Hammad misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Hammad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olegav moves away.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Olegav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olegav tries to bum rush Al Hammad with a series of wild strikes but Al Hammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Olegav slips under a jab from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olegav wants to counter the offense by Al Hammad and move into the clinch position.
Al Hammad misses with a hook. Olegav ducked under it nicely.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olegav moves away.
Olegav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a few strikes there.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the side of Olegav's head but Olegav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olegav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav tries to bum rush Al Hammad with a series of wild strikes but Al Hammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Olegav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Olegav checks a leg kick.
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Al Hammad. Those never looked like landing.
Olegav misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olegav is out of range.
Olegav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olegav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Olegav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Hammad.
Olegav blocks a leg kick.
Al Hammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olegav was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
Al Hammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olegav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Hammad swinging wildly here.
Olegav ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
Olegav steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al Hammad.
Olegav blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Al Hammad avoids it well.
Al Hammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Hammad misses with a looping right.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Olegav moved out of range nicely.
Al Hammad misses with a hook.
Al Hammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olegav avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a head kick that misses.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Hammad circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Olegav checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Olegav tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Olegav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegav moves away from the strike by Al Hammad.
Despite the aggression on Olegav's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Al Hammad avoids nicely.
Olegav slips under a jab.
Al Hammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Hammad misses the jab.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olegav.
Al Hammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad misses with a double jab.
Olegav feints a jab promting Al Hammad to slip. Olegav then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Al Hammad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav avoids it easily.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav avoids it easily.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olegav is looking for the big counter here.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Olegav blocks it.
Al Hammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olegav manages to avoid it.
Olegav moves out of range as Al Hammad throws a body kick.
Al Hammad looks to land a body kick but Olegav moved away.
Karin Olegav 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.
A swing and a miss from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad tried to score with a low kick but Olegav checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bashaad Al Hammad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Hammad 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bashaad Al Hammad!
Bashaad Al Hammad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Kimura (ranked 20405 p4p, 128 weight class) and Raphael Antunes (ranked 22892 p4p, 197 weight class). Kimura has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Sloppy strikes from Kimura. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Kimura throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Antunes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Antunes.
Antunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Antunes blocks a body shot from Kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a knee strike.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
Antunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kimura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antunes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimura avoids it.
Kimura trying to land knees to the body.
Kimura looking to throw knees to the head but Antunes is blocking nicely.
Antunes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kimura misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kimura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antunes stalling against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antunes's elbow.
Antunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimura is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes stalling against the ropes.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the head but Antunes blocks with his arms.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antunes's elbow.
Antunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kimura tries to land knees in the clinch but Antunes avoids the damage to the body.
Antunes dodges an elbow strike from Kimura.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Antunes.
Antunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Antunes can't find room to land a body shot as Kimura controls the action.
Antunes slows down the pace here.
Antunes stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Antunes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raphael Antunes.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Antunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kimura.
Antunes throws a body punch but Kimura moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kimura misses the target.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Antunes checks it.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
Antunes misses with the combination.
Kimura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raphael Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kimura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura misses with the combination.
Antunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Antunes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kimura misses with a double jab.
Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antunes.
Kimura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antunes misses with a low kick.
Antunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kimura is out of range.
Michael Kimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Antunes.
Antunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Kimura moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antunes throws out the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
Antunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimura is looking to counter punch.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
Kimura misses with a wild combination.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antunes ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
Antunes throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura blocks the body kick.
Kimura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Antunes is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kimura misses the target.
Antunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Antunes misses with a low kick.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes swings for the body but Kimura moves out of range.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Antunes misses with a wild body shot.
Antunes throws a head kick but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura throwing a counter right hand but Antunes manages to avoid it.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Antunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kimura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Antunes saw it coming and moves away.
Antunes throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kimura misses the target.
Antunes throws a body punch but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Antunes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
Antunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura tries to land a front kick but Antunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kimura sets himself, and Antunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Kimura avoids it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimura tries to work over Antunes's front leg with a kick but Antunes checks it.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Antunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Antunes misses its intended target.
Kimura misses with a series of wild punches.
Antunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Antunes looks to land a body kick but Kimura moved away.
Antunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Antunes is predictable there
enabling Kimura to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura throws a wild body kick that Antunes sees coming a mile off.
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antunes throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Antunes.
Some wild striking there from Kimura.
Antunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kimura is out of range.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kimura.
Kimura blocks a leg kick.
Kimura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Antunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Kimura.
Kimura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Antunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antunes unleashes a big counter combination but Kimura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raphael Antunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antunes.
Antunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura ducks under a wild hook from Antunes.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kimura, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antunes.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Kimura sees coming a mile off.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes looks to land a body kick but Kimura moved away.
Antunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kimura rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
Kimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kimura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antunes throws out the jab.
Antunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kimura.
A head kick misses from Antunes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kimura misses the target.
Kimura throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Kimura avoids the head kick by Antunes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antunes swinging wildly here.
Michael Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Antunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphael Antunes.
Well Antunes 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Antunes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ohil Bahaly (ranked 6344 p4p, 112 weight class) and Alex Cowboy (ranked 24502 p4p, 206 weight class). Alex Cowboy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ohil Bahaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Cowboy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahaly gets tackled into the ropes by Cowboy. Cowboy maintains the clinch.
Cowboy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bahaly has Cowboy pressed against the ropes.
Cowboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bahaly stalling.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly lands an elbow just above Cowboy 's eye.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bahaly slows down the pace here.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy throws an elbow but it misses.
Bahaly wants to stall.
Bahaly stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bahaly.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cowboy looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Bahaly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cowboy as Bahaly tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bahaly.
That has opened up Alex Cowboy's cut even more.
Bahaly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bahaly leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohil Bahaly.
Cowboy gets a clinch.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly managing to block the knees to the body from Cowboy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cowboy tries to throw a body punch but Bahaly avoids it by throwing Cowboy back against the ropes.
Cowboy trying to stall but Bahaly improves his position.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Alex Cowboy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bahaly taking a breather.
Bahaly stalling against the ropes.
Bahaly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Cowboy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bahaly.
Cowboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Alex Cowboy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bahaly stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
A bit of stalling here from Bahaly.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Cowboy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ohil Bahaly!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kile Jr Illl (ranked 23316 p4p, 196 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 24435 p4p, 133 weight class). Demitrious Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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365 lbs
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Experienced
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Jr Illl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jr Illl! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kile Jr Illl!
Kile Jr Illl made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You need to train bitch!! I am the BEST FIGHTER of the world!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Olivier Louise (ranked 23160 p4p, 136 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21337 p4p, 125 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Louise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan is looking for the big counter here.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louise connects with a crisp jab.
Louise ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louise throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Louise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan wants to counter with a clinch but Louise pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Louise's head but Louise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louise appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louise throws a good cross that connects.
Louise with a jab.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Louise avoids them all with ease.
Louise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Louise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olivier Louise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louise misses with a looping left.
Louise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louise counters with a straight right hand.
Louise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Louise was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Louise wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louise.
Louise is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Louise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
and Louise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louise checks a low kick from Ryan.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Louise avoids nicely.
Louise blocks a jab.
Louise misses the shot to the body.
Ryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Louise slips a straight right by Ryan.
A counter left hand to the body from Louise misses its target.
Louise defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body
and Louise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louise counters with a left to the body.
Louise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Louise digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Louise is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Louise's knee but Louise avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louise throws a body shot but no joy.
Louise connects with a single shot there.
Louise avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Louise was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A lazy left from Louise finds it's target.
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!
Louise blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Louise throwing a counter right hand but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Louise digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.
Louise fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Louise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Louise connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Louise connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
Ryan is rocked!
Louise misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Louise dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Ryan misses
and Louise counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louise appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Olivier Louise is winning the standup battle so far.
Louise feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan is looking for the big counter here.
Louise lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan moves forwards but Louise connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Louise moved out of range nicely.
Louise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryan's head backwards.
Louise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicky Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louise checks a leg kick.
Louise lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Louise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan wants to counter with a clinch but Louise pushes him away.
Ryan misses the body punch
and Louise counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Louise looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Louise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook but Louise avoids it easily.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Louise to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes one on the button.
Louise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Louise jabs Ryan right on the nose. Ryan blinks but takes it well.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Louise finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louise checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Louise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Louise sets himself, and Ryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Louise avoids it this time.
Louise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan misses with a combination
and Louise counters with a nice body shot.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Louise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Louise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Louise clobbers Ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louise tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louise slips a straight right by Ryan.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
Louise ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Louise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryan in his tracks.
Louise slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Louise lands with a straight right. Ryan didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Louise both land. Nice combination.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louise circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louise counters with a straight right hand.
Louise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Louise looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Ryan ducks into a a hook from Louise and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
A lazy left from Louise finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louise connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Louise will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Louise tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Louise counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, 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 3421 p4p, 83 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 24501 p4p, 200 weight class). Andrey Arlovski 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
38 - 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pettis tries to keep at a distance but Arlovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arlovski tries to stall but Pettis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arlovski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pettis is keeping busy.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis swinging wildly here.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pettis duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
Arlovski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pettis swinging wildly here.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Pettis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pettis throws a right hand that Arlovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Arlovski also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis misses with the combination.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Pettis scores with a one two! Arlovski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Pettis.
Pettis feints a jab promting Arlovski to slip. Pettis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arlovski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Pettis.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettis is looking for a counter combo.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pettis staggers Arlovski with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Arlovski looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski flicks out a counter leg kick but Pettis steps away.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski shapes to counter with a head kick.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pettis slips a jab from Arlovski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Pettis just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Arlovski has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Pettis!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Pettis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 3032 p4p, 71 weight class) and Rubens Charles (ranked 1914 p4p, 43 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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Solid boxing
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
50 - 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Charles backs away looking to recover.
Santos lands a right and a left and another right! Charles 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 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gustavo Santos!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricco McGregor (ranked 7176 p4p, 189 weight class) and Rafael Mendes (ranked 4455 p4p, 95 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Very strong
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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
16 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
Mendes is looking for the big counter here.
Mendes avoids the body shot from McGregor.
Mendes thinks about the counter body kick.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Mendes's head back.
Mendes blocks the body kick.
Mendes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McGregor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGregor blocks the body kick.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGregor, as that shot connected.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendes moves forwards but McGregor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendes slips under a jab from McGregor.
Mendes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGregor lands a jab to the head.
McGregor scores with a hook.
Mendes throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendes is rocked!
That kick from McGregor tenderised Mendes's leg. Mendes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Ricco McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes avoids the body shot from McGregor.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricco McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor with a nice cross.
Mendes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Mendes takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
Mendes throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
McGregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
Mendes throws a fast counter high kick but McGregor manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGregor.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
Despite the aggression on Mendes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Mendes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mendes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendes checks a low kick from McGregor.
A lazy left from McGregor finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor blocks a head kick by Mendes.
McGregor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes defending well as McGregor loads up on a big left hand.
Mendes throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco McGregor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricco McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for McGregor.
Mendes avoids the body shot from McGregor.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendes moves away.
Mendes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mendes slips a jab from McGregor.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick from Mendes.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
McGregor cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from McGregor misses.
McGregor lands with a kick to the temple. Mendes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGregor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Mendes.
Mendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendes scrambles back to his feet.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes feints a counter leg kick.
Mendes defending well as McGregor loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
McGregor throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGregor blocks a leg kick.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendes was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Mendes misses its intended target.
McGregor blocks a leg kick.
McGregor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mendes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Mendes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mendes avoids the body shot from McGregor.
Mendes throws a fast counter high kick but McGregor manages to duck under it in time.
Mendes throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
McGregor checks a low kick from Mendes.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
Mendes slips under a jab.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick from Mendes.
Rafael Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendes shapes to counter with a head kick.
McGregor scores with a nice strike.
McGregor connects with a right hand. Mendes shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Mendes throws a fast counter high kick but McGregor manages to duck under it in time.
McGregor cracks a nice hook into Mendes's ribs.
McGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor scores with a jab. Mendes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco McGregor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Mendes. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Mendes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good leg kick by McGregor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Jab by McGregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with a body shot.
McGregor throws the left hand but Mendes avoids the punch easily.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws the kick towards the body but McGregor avoids it.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes slips a jab from McGregor.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes throws a counter combo.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Mendes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
Mendes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Mendes slips the punch.
McGregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendes connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
Mendes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor.
A lazy body kick from Mendes
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Mendes misses
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor feints and then cracks Mendes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendes down.
Mendes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes counters with a body kick.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendes throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
A cross from McGregor lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Mendes.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendes moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor throws a head kick that half lands.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
As McGregor backs off Mendes throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
Rafael Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricco McGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricco McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGregor 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricco McGregor!
Ricco McGregor retains his super heavyweight title!
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