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RVT 16 - Santos vs McGregor 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 22525 p4p, 134 weight class) and Jorge Mendonza (ranked 6922 p4p, 117 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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129 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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161 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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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
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higor Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Mendonza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendonza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Pereira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendonza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorge Mendonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on Mendonza's shoulder, as Mendonza tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira slips a jab from Mendonza.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Mendonza manages to avoid it.
Mendonza avoids a kick to the body.
Mendonza throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendonza throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendonza.
Mendonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira jabs Mendonza right on the nose. Mendonza blinks but takes it well.
Mendonza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendonza avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Mendonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mendonza throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendonza slips under a jab.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Mendonza moved out of range nicely.
Pereira throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendonza.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pereira.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendonza! But no joy.
Mendonza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mendonza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendonza is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Pereira throws a right hand that Mendonza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendonza also avoids with ease.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Mendonza moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendonza slips under a jab from Pereira.
Mendonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendonza checks a low kick from Pereira.
A little jabbing left from Mendonza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendonza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza misses with a body shot.
Mendonza misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Mendonza misses with a looping left.
Mendonza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Mendonza moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira slips under a jab from Mendonza.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendonza.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendonza.
Pereira throws a looping overhand right but Mendonza ducks down to avoid it.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira missing with a left hand there. Mendonza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Mendonza manages to avoid it.
Mendonza ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Mendonza takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Mendonza misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendonza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendonza checks a low kick from Pereira.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Mendonza misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Higor Pereira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mendonza throws a sloppy body shot
and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira slips under a jab.
Higor Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendonza counters with a straight right hand.
Mendonza avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Mendonza slips under a jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendonza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendonza slips under a jab from Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Mendonza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendonza staying out of range there.
Pereira motions for Mendonza to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mendonza slips a jab from Pereira.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendonza dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Mendonza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Mendonza moves out of range as Pereira strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendonza.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendonza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendonza! But no joy.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Mendonza moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Pereira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Mendonza misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendonza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Higor Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendonza misses the jab.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendonza throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira misses with a hook. Mendonza ducked under it nicely.
Mendonza swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Mendonza takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendonza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pereira slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Mendonza.
Mendonza throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Mendonza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Mendonza.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Mendonza manages to avoid it.
Pereira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendonza misses with a hook
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Mendonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Higor Pereira dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendonza.
Pereira thuds his right hand into Mendonza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Mendonza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendonza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mendonza.
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira tries to bum rush Mendonza with a series of wild strikes but Mendonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
A jab from Mendonza misses.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendonza looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Mendonza.
It looked like Pereira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Pereira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mendonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Mendonza saw that one coming.
Mendonza swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pereira to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Mendonza's knee but Mendonza avoids it well.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Mendonza moved away.
Mendonza throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Mendonza moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendonza swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Mendonza checks a leg kick nicely.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendonza.
Mendonza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Mendonza misses with a looping right.
Mendonza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pereira rather than just go for the knockout.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Mendonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendonza.
Pereira throws the left hand but Mendonza avoids the punch easily.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendonza.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Mendonza moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Mendonza.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Pereira throws a hook but Mendonza blocks it.
Mendonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira throws a push kick but Mendonza slaps the foot to one side.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendonza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Mendonza throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira missing with a left hand there. Mendonza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendonza can do to turn this around?
Mendonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira throwing a counter right hand but Mendonza manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendonza slips under a jab.
Mendonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Mendonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Mendonza lands with a shot to the body.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendonza.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Mendonza takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Mendonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
Mendonza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendonza throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Mendonza misses with a wild body shot.
Jorge Mendonza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Higor Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira takes a swing at Mendonza's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Higor Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Higor Pereira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 20496 p4p, 140 weight class) and Fred Antunes (ranked 7050 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Antunes coming out on top.
Antunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Santos walks into a jab.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Antunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Santos should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antunes lands a really nice looking cross but Dos Santos seems unphased.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Dos Santos misses the target.
Antunes cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Antunes is able to avoid easily.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Antunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Fred Antunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos throws out a leg kick but Antunes moves out of range and Dos Santos only half commits.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Antunes with a series of wild strikes but Antunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Antunes misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Antunes's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Antunes misses the target.
Cicero Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a push kick but Antunes slaps the foot to one side.
Antunes throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Antunes counters with a straight right hand.
Antunes scores with a 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!
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
Antunes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dos Santos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Antunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dos Santos. Dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Antunes misses.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Antunes cracks Dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Antunes.
Antunes punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Antunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antunes jabs Dos Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Antunes scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Antunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Antunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Antunes.
Antunes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Antunes.
Dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Antunes misses.
Antunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Antunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antunes lands with a right hand.
A jab from Antunes finds it's way through Dos Santos's defenses.
Antunes misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Antunes misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos throwing a counter right hand but Antunes manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Antunes.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Antunes misses.
Antunes throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Antunes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Antunes misses its intended target.
Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Antunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Antunes dominated that round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Antunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Antunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antunes scores with a body shot.
Antunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antunes missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antunes throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Antunes there.
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!
The fighters circling - Antunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos defending well as Antunes loads up on a big left hand.
Fred Antunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antunes.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Antunes.
Antunes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Antunes.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Antunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Antunes.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Antunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Antunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Antunes throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land a front kick but Antunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that misses
enabling Antunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Antunes digs a good body shot into Dos Santos's ribs.
Antunes throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Antunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Santos under the eye.
Antunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Antunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Dos Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Antunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antunes lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Antunes.
Antunes misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antunes.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antunes.
Antunes throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antunes scores with a hook.
A jab from Antunes does it's job there.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Antunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Antunes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
Antunes ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a combination that misses
and Antunes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Antunes clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cicero Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes lands with a cross.
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Antunes.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antunes misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Antunes throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Antunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Antunes coming out on top.
Antunes misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Antunes scores with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Antunes.
Antunes throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Antunes tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antunes.
Antunes staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
Antunes throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
enabling Antunes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Antunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Antunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antunes.
Dos Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antunes.
Antunes checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Antunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Antunes loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Antunes cracks Dos Santos with a good jab.
Antunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Antunes connects with the punch.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dos Santos defending well as Antunes loads up on a big left hand.
Antunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antunes throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Antunes with a nice cross.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Antunes throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Dos Santos is looking to counter punch.
Antunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antunes lands with a right hand.
Antunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antunes misses with an uppercut.
Antunes throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antunes misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves out of range as Antunes strikes.
Dos Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dos Santos defending well as Antunes loads up on a big left hand.
Antunes thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dos Santos defending well as Antunes loads up on a big left hand.
Antunes misses with a straight right.
Antunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cicero Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Antunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Antunes slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Antunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Antunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karin Olegav (ranked 20294 p4p, 132 weight class) and Bad Boy (ranked 5517 p4p, 167 weight class). Karin Olegav has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olegav looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Boy throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olegav lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Olegav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boy manages to circle out of the way.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Olegav lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Olegav tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olegav takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karin Olegav's cut is getting worse.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olegav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olegav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olegav feints a jab promting Boy to slip. Olegav then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boy throws a series of punches but Olegav moves out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boy has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Boy throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olegav misses with the combination.
Olegav blocks a head kick by Boy.
Olegav stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boy.
Olegav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olegav throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Olegav.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Olegav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boy. Olegav shrugs it off though.
Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boy throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Olegav works over Boy's head and body with a nice combination.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olegav is looking to counter the offense by Boy and move into the clinch.
Olegav is working the combinations to good effect here.
Olegav looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Olegav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
As Boy looks to move away, Olegav throws a big counter combo but Boy just gets out of the way.
Olegav misses with a double jab.
Boy feints and then cracks Olegav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olegav down.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olegav.
Olegav throws a series of strikes that have Boy backpedaling.
Olegav throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Olegav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a right hand that Olegav ducks under and follows up with a left that Olegav also avoids with ease.
Olegav lands a jab-cross combination.
Boy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Olegav misses with a double jab.
Olegav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Olegav.
Olegav throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy throws a series of strikes that have Olegav backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy misses with a low kick as Olegav jumps back.
Olegav stalks Boy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boy's face. Boy staggers backwards, shaken.
Boy keeps Olegav at a distance using the push kick.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olegav misses with a two punch combination.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Olegav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Olegav.
Boy throws a head kick that half lands.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boy. That's going to slow Olegav down.
A combination from Olegav does no damage.
Olegav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Olegav.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olegav scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olegav misses with a few strikes there.
Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Olegav.
Boy scores with a one two! Olegav had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
It looked like Olegav was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karin Olegav will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karin Olegav's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Olegav works over Boy's head and body with a nice combination.
Olegav steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boy. That one must have hurt.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boy cracks the inside of Olegav's front leg.
Olegav walks straight into a big right, left combination from Boy and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Boy as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bad Boy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ohil Bahaly (ranked 6673 p4p, 115 weight class) and Michael Kimura (ranked 20357 p4p, 126 weight class). Kimura has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ohil Bahaly had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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157 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
8 - 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
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahaly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Michael Kimura's cut even more.
Kimura takes an elbow to the temple.
Kimura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bahaly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
The cut above Michael Kimura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kimura looks winded!
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Michael Kimura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Kimura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 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 Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 20400 p4p, 123 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 24307 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 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
13 - 21 - 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
6 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Hammad throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson 's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Hammad has time to react.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Hammad misses with a double jab.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Hammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Hammad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Hammad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Al Hammad.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Al Hammad sees coming a mile off.
Johnson throws a push kick but Al Hammad slaps the foot to one side.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
Al Hammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hammad moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson punishes Al Hammad's body with a nice straight punch.
Al Hammad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Hammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Hammad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Hammad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Hammad looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Al Hammad does no damage.
Al Hammad is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Al Hammad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Hammad tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad ducks under a wild hook from Johnson .
A big right from Al Hammad misses.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Al Hammad misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a push kick but Al Hammad slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Hammad checks a leg kick.
Johnson slips under a jab from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson 's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
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.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Hammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson .
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Al Hammad.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Al Hammad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Al Hammad.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Al Hammad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson .
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad misses the jab.
Al Hammad throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Al Hammad blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Johnson .
Johnson defending well as Al Hammad loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Hammad throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Al Hammad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson .
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Hammad.
Johnson throws a body punch but Al Hammad moves out of range.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Hammad checks it well.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Hammad looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Al Hammad is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson motions for Al Hammad to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Hammad walks into a left hand.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a swing at Al Hammad's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Al Hammad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Hammad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut.
Johnson wants to slow Al Hammad down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Hammad.
Johnson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al Hammad under the eye.
Al Hammad tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Hammad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
A little feinted left hand from Al Hammad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Al Hammad with a series of wild strikes but Al Hammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Hammad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demitrious Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson tries to bum rush Al Hammad with a series of wild strikes but Al Hammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Al Hammad jumps back.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson .
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Al Hammad fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Hammad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson defending well as Al Hammad loads up on a big left hand.
Al Hammad misses with a low kick.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
As Al Hammad backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Al Hammad manages to avoid it all.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson slips a jab from Al Hammad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Al Hammad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Al Hammad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hammad moves out of range easily.
Al Hammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson .
Johnson tries to work over Al Hammad's front leg with a kick but Al Hammad checks it.
Al Hammad misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Johnson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Hammad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Hammad misses with a body kick.
Al Hammad throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Al Hammad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Hammad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Al Hammad misses.
Al Hammad is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Hammad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hammad moves out of range easily.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hammad tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Al Hammad only half commits.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Good work by Al Hammad as he checks the leg kick.
Al Hammad misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Hammad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demitrious Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Al Hammad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Hammad looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Al Hammad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Hammad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Hammad throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Al Hammad misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Hammad.
The fighters circling - Al Hammad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Hammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Al Hammad fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Hammad.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Al Hammad avoids it well.
It looked like Al Hammad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Hammad tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson clobbers Al Hammad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al Hammad throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson wants to slow Al Hammad down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson defending well as Al Hammad loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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 loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
As Al Hammad backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Al Hammad manages to avoid it all.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Al Hammad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Al Hammad throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Al Hammad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Al Hammad looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick but Al Hammad moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Hammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Al Hammad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Al Hammad misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Al Hammad throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Hammad.
Johnson lands with a hook. Al Hammad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Hammad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Hammad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Hammad doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Hammad moves out of range easily.
Johnson slips under a jab from Al Hammad.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Johnson misses with a hook. Al Hammad ducked under it nicely.
Al Hammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with a one two! Al Hammad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Hammad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Al Hammad with an uppercut!
Al Hammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Hammad tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Hammad is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Al Hammad avoids it.
Al Hammad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Hammad fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Al Hammad misses with a low kick.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Al Hammad misses with a straight right.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Al Hammad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson .
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 low kick.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
Al Hammad throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Al Hammad misses with an uppercut.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to bum rush Al Hammad with a series of wild strikes but Al Hammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Hammad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Al Hammad.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Al Hammad moves out of range.
Al Hammad looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Al Hammad misses the shot to the body.
Al Hammad misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Hammad.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Hammad at a distance.
Al Hammad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Al Hammad.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Al Hammad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Hammad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Hammad throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Hammad.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Al Hammad misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Al Hammad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Hammad misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Al Hammad looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Al Hammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Al Hammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Al Hammad blocks a head kick by Johnson .
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hammad swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Al Hammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Al Hammad steps away.
Al Hammad slips under a jab from Johnson .
Johnson slips a straight right by Al Hammad.
Al Hammad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Hammad throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Al Hammad avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Hammad.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Al Hammad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Hammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson .
Al Hammad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Hammad throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Hammad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Hammad slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Johnson avoids the body shot from Al Hammad.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Al Hammad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Johnson !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Cowboy (ranked 24372 p4p, 195 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 24371 p4p, 190 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrey Arlovski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Cowboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Arlovski rushes Cowboy and presses him up against the ropes.
Arlovski trying to stall but Cowboy improves his position.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowboy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cowboy misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski clinches.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Arlovski is controlling him.
Arlovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski rushes Cowboy and presses him up against the ropes.
Arlovski trying to land knees to the body.
Cowboy tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cowboy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Arlovski.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski drives through and clinches with Cowboy against the ropes.
Cowboy wants to break free but Arlovski has control.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Cowboy tries to score with a low kick but Arlovski moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to keep at a distance but Cowboy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cowboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cowboy throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Cowboy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cowboy throws a head kick but Arlovski moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowboy misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski misses with a body shot
and Cowboy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy throws a head kick but Arlovski moves out of range.
Cowboy sets himself, and Arlovski steps forward looking for the clinch! Cowboy avoids it this time.
Arlovski throws a body punch but Cowboy moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Arlovski misses the target.
Cowboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski wants to counter the offense by Cowboy and move into the clinch position.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowboy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski drives through and clinches with Cowboy against the ropes.
Cowboy misses with a knee to the head.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cowboy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski scores with a sloppy right hand. Cowboy should have avoided that one.
Arlovski lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Alex Cowboy has been cut.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Cowboy appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cowboy.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cowboy throws a push kick but Arlovski slaps the foot to one side.
Arlovski has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Arlovski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cowboy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Cowboy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arlovski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Cowboy is having none of it.
Arlovski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arlovski gets a clinch.
Cowboy looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Arlovski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cowboy tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arlovski!
Cowboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arlovski.
Cowboy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arlovski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cowboy closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to control the position but instead, Cowboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arlovski into the ropes.
Cowboy is pushing Arlovski up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cowboy gets tackled into the ropes by Arlovski. Arlovski maintains the clinch.
Arlovski misses with a body punch.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Cowboy is having none of it.
Arlovski misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski has closed the distance and engaged Cowboy in a clinch.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski blocks the body kick.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cowboy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cowboy clinches.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cowboy tries to circle away but Arlovski has him pinned against the ropes.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cowboy clinches up with Arlovski and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowboy is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cowboy as Arlovski tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy tries to circle away but Arlovski has him pinned against the ropes.
Arlovski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arlovski pushes off an throws an elbow but Cowboy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cowboy tries to circle away but Arlovski has him pinned against the ropes.
Cowboy looking to throw knees to the head but Arlovski is blocking nicely.
Cowboy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski keeps control of Cowboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cowboy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arlovski wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Cowboy blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cowboy instigates a clinch.
Arlovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski cracks the inside of Cowboy's front leg.
Cowboy drives through and clinches with Arlovski against the ropes.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Cowboy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cowboy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arlovski manages to circle out of the way.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Cowboy moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Arlovski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Arlovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Cowboy's cut.
That's time! Cowboy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cowboy misses with an uppercut. Arlovski saw that one coming.
Cowboy throws a nice looking combination but Arlovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Cowboy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cowboy's calf.
Cowboy blocks a head kick by Arlovski.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arlovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arlovski avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski pushes Cowboy away with a front kick.
Arlovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowboy.
Cowboy throwing a counter right hand but Arlovski manages to avoid it.
Cowboy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Cowboy misses
and Arlovski counters with a one-two to the body.
Arlovski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Cowboy moves out of range.
Arlovski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cowboy will feel that in the morning.
Cowboy wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cowboy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Alex Cowboy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arlovski scores with a head kick. Cowboy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arlovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Cowboy.
Arlovski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cowboy moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowboy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Cowboy throws a head kick that misses.
Cowboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski looks to land a body kick but Cowboy moved away.
Arlovski rushes Cowboy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arlovski lands a nice looking body kick.
Cowboy needs to keep his hands up - Arlovski had a free shot at his head there.
Arlovski clinches up with Cowboy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arlovski.
Arlovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlovski has Cowboy pressed against the ropes, preventing Cowboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Cowboy avoids the damage to the body.
Cowboy working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski trying to stall but Cowboy improves his position.
Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Cowboy is looking for a counter combo.
Arlovski looks to land a body kick but Cowboy moved away.
Cowboy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arlovski, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cowboy can't break the clinch.
Arlovski tries a body shot but Cowboy blocks it.
Cowboy controlling the action here for a moment.
Arlovski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cowboy up against the ropes.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowboy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arlovski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cowboy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Arlovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arlovski 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Arlovski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 2024 p4p, 43 weight class) and Raphael Antunes (ranked 22820 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Charles moves out of range as Antunes throws a body kick.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charles throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Charles misses with a kick to the body.
Antunes throws out a counter right but Charles avoids it with no problem.
Antunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Charles.
Antunes swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antunes moves away.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Antunes's shoulder, as Antunes tries to avoid the shot.
Antunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Antunes throws a low kick but Charles moves out of range easily.
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antunes throws a leg kick but Charles moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles blocks a head kick by Antunes.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Antunes.
Antunes throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Charles scores with a jab to the body.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a leg kick
and Antunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antunes defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Antunes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles dodges the punch combination from Antunes.
Charles misses with a kick to the body.
Charles throws a right hand that Antunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes also avoids with ease.
Antunes swinging wildly here.
Antunes dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a series of punches but Antunes avoids them all with ease.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles throwing a counter right hand but Antunes manages to avoid it.
Antunes scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Antunes blocks the low kick.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antunes avoids the body shot from Charles.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
Antunes tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Antunes misses with a hook
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Antunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Antunes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Antunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charles checks a leg kick.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Charles.
Antunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Antunes misses with a body kick.
Antunes misses with a looping right.
Antunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Antunes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Antunes misses.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rubens Charles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Antunes misses with a leg kick.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubens Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Charles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
Charles misses with a looping left.
Charles checks the leg kick.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raphael Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antunes.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles blocks a head kick by Antunes.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charles.
Antunes is looking for the big counter here.
Charles looks to land a body kick but Antunes moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a hook to the body
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Charles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles slips a jab and a cross from Antunes.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes is breathing heavily.
Antunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Antunes.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Charles.
Antunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antunes throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles misses with a few strikes there.
Antunes throws a lazy body kick
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a hook but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles misses with a body kick.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Antunes.
Antunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charles rather than just go for the knockout.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Charles.
Antunes throws a wild body kick that Charles sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Antunes throws out a counter right but Charles avoids it with no problem.
Antunes throws an off balance right hand
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles is looking to counter punch.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Antunes misses with a jab to the body
and Charles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charles throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Charles moves out of range as Antunes throws a body kick.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Antunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Antunes blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Antunes's shoulder, as Antunes tries to avoid the shot.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Antunes.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charles swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Antunes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Charles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes unleashes a big counter combination but Charles bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Charles throws a solid leg kick but Antunes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Charles.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles misses with a double jab.
Charles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Charles misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Antunes.
Charles throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
Charles moves out of range as Antunes strikes.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charles blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Charles is looking to counter punch.
Charles throws a head kick but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Charles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Charles.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Charles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antunes can do to turn this around?
Charles misses with a body kick.
Charles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes looks to land a combination but Charles avoids it well.
Charles is looking to counter punch.
Antunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antunes looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Antunes scores with a spinning back kick!
Charles blocks a low kick nicely.
Charles looks to land a body kick but Antunes moved away.
Antunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charles is out of range and Antunes settles back down.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes avoids a kick to the body.
Charles slips a jab from Antunes.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antunes swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Antunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antunes.
Antunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Antunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rubens Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles throws a combination that misses
and Antunes counters with a three punch combo that has Charles backing up. Charles nods at Antunes to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antunes moves away.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antunes moves away.
Antunes tries to counter with a clinch but Charles shakes him off and moves away.
Antunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Antunes.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Charles digs a good hook to Antunes's body.
Charles blocks a jab.
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Antunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antunes.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
Antunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charles looks to land a combination but Antunes avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Antunes swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles lands a head shot.
Antunes loads up on a big right hand but Charles slips the punch.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Raphael Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubens Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antunes avoids the head kick by Charles.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rubens Charles.
Well Charles 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubens Charles!
Rubens Charles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 3431 p4p, 85 weight class) and Kile Jr Illl (ranked 23231 p4p, 186 weight class). Anthony Pettis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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371 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
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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
40 - 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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
A telegraphed right hand from Jr Illl misses the target.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Jr Illl moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jr Illl! But no joy.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Jr Illl avoids it well.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jr Illl! But no joy.
Pettis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jr Illl finds it's way round the side to connect with Pettis's head.
Jr Illl closes the distance and catches Pettis with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Pettis is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Pettis is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Pettis is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Jr Illl takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kile Jr Illl!
In his post fight interview, Kile Jr Illl gave a big smile as he said 'You need to train bitch!! I am the BEST FIGHTER of the world!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Olivier Louise (ranked 23080 p4p, 520 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21291 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louise misses the shot to the body.
Louise throws a shot to the body.
Louise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louise digs a good hook to Ryan's body.
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Louise.
Louise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Louise.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Louise.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Louise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Louise is looking to counter punch.
Louise connects with a crisp jab.
Louise jabs Ryan right on the nose. Ryan blinks but takes it well.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Louise counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olivier Louise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louise lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Louise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Louise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louise.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louise lands a right hook to the body.
Louise slips a straight right by Ryan.
Louise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Louise checks a low kick from Ryan.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louise lands a body shot.
Ryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Louise cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Louise lands with a nice body punch.
Louise swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Louise to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Louise moves out of range.
Louise is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Louise moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Louise as he connects with a hook.
Ryan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Louise counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Louise finish him?
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Louise to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Louise moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louise is out of range.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Louise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louise moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Louise is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan throws the left hand but Louise avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louise slips a jab from Ryan.
Louise darts in and out, connecting with a 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!
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Louise scores with a body shot.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Ryan
and Louise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan misses with a hook
enabling Louise to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Louise. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Louise dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Louise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Louise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olivier Louise is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body
and Louise counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Louise jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Louise lands with a right hand.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louise's calf.
Louise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Louise with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise with a jab.
Louise avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Louise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louise connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan throws a lazy head kick
and Louise counters with a right hand to the body.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Louise.
Louise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Louise misses its target.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Louise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Louise wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Louise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louise lands a slapping body shot.
Louise dips to his left and cracks Ryan with an uppercut!
Louise cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Louise counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicky Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louise misses with a body shot.
Louise lands a nice shot that snaps Ryan's head back.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Louise lands with a nice body punch.
Louise misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louise scores with a body shot.
Louise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Louise avoids it well.
Louise scores with a hook to the body. Ryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Louise.
Louise misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Louise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Louise.
Ryan walks into a straight right hand from Louise.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Louise moved out of range nicely.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louise connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Louise moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Louise.
Louise scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryan tries to bum rush Louise with a series of wild strikes but Louise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Louise dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Louise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Louise counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Ryan goes down! Louise rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Ryan is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louise counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Louise. Beautiful body shot.
Louise lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louise appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Louise ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louise lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louise just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan walks into a straight right hand from Louise.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Louise ducks down to avoid it.
Louise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Louise counters with a nice uppercut.
Louise takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan throws a right hand that Louise ducks under and follows up with a left that Louise also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louise scores with a body shot.
Louise misses the shot to the body.
Ryan wants to counter the offense by Louise and move into the clinch position.
Louise stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Louise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louise. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Louise counters with a stiff right hand.
Louise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louise cracks Ryan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ryan is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ryan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ryan could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Olivier Louise!
Olivier Louise is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 3042 p4p, 75 weight class) and Ricco McGregor (ranked 7405 p4p, 182 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
52 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGregor.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from McGregor.
It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
McGregor scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Santos to his hands and knees! The ref pushes McGregor away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Santos got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Santos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos walks into a straight right hand and goes down! McGregor rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Santos has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Gustavo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGregor cracks Santos with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Santos is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Santos is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Santos could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ricco McGregor!
Ricco McGregor is the new super heavyweight champion!
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