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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tigran Baronian (ranked 6123 p4p, 518 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 5314 p4p, 475 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tigran Baronian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama throws a head kick but Baronian moves out of range.
Kazama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kazama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baronian.
Baronian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Kazama wants to clinch up but Baronian keeps it at a distance.
Baronian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazama.
Baronian takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baronian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazama. Kazama obviously looking to wear him down.
Baronian tries a low kick but Kazama avoids it.
Baronian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazama moves away.
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Baronian.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baronian.
Kazama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baronian tries to circle away but Kazama has him pinned against the ropes.
Baronian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Baronian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazama has him pressed against the ropes.
Baronian blocks an uppercut.
Baronian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazamas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama is working Baronian over against the ropes.
Kazama throws a punch but it's blocked by Baronian.
Kazama misses with some punches.
Kazama is trying to stall.
I was talking to Baronian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baronian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baronian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baronian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Baronian on the inside.
Baronian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kazama blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baronian.
Kazama takes a shot to the head.
Kazama misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama misses with the head strike.
Kazama working aggressively here.
Kazama gets through Baronian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kazama looking to slow down the pace here.
Baronian wants to stall.
Kazama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baronian can't break the clinch.
Baronian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baronian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazama lands a really nice looking cross but Baronian seems unphased.
Kazama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baronian 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.
Tigran Baronian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama throws a nice head kick!
Kazama throws a lazy right hand but Baronian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Baronian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kazama.
Kazama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baronian to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jin Kazama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Baronian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kazama blocks a head kick by Baronian.
Kazama throws out a counter right but Baronian avoids it with no problem.
Kazama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Kazama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baronian.
Baronian misses with a looping left.
Kazama throws out a counter right but Baronian avoids it with no problem.
Kazama lands a high kick!
Kazama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kazama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Baronian.
Kazama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baronian.
Kazama defending well as Baronian loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazama steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Baronian to the mat! Baronian looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Kazama is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Kazama jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jin Kazama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Porky Nobriega (ranked 23431 p4p, 508 weight class) and Aegon Targaryen (ranked 2564 p4p, 287 weight class). Targaryen has chosen Game of Thrones Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Porky Nobriega is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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182 lbs
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Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Porky Nobriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aegon Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobriega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Targaryen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Nobriega. Those never looked like landing.
Nobriega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nobriega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Targaryen dodges the punch combination from Nobriega.
A right-left combo lands from Nobriega.
It looks like Aegon Targaryen has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nobriega.
Targaryen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobriega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Targaryen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Targaryen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobriega controls his hands.
Targaryen lands with a light punch inside.
Targaryen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Nobriega avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Nobriega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Targaryen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nobriega.
Targaryen scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.
Targaryen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Targaryen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Targaryen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nobriega.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as Nobriega controls the action.
Nobriega is trying to force a seperation but Targaryen has the dominant position.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Targaryen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Targaryen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Targaryen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriega's elbow.
Nobriega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Targaryen has Nobriega pressed against the ropes, preventing Nobriega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Targaryen keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Targaryen prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Nobriega avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Targaryen lands an uppercut.
Nobriega is trying to break free.
Targaryen working aggressively here.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobriega tries to break the clinch but Targaryen is controlling the position.
Targaryen lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Targaryen keeps him there for the moment.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nobriega is looking to break free of the clinch but Targaryen has double underhooks.
Targaryen lands with a light punch inside.
Nobriega tries to break free but Targaryen pushes him back against the ropes.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Targaryen is controlling him.
Targaryen tries to throw a body punch but Nobriega avoids it by throwing Targaryen back against the ropes.
Targaryen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobriega's efforts to push away.
Nobriega takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegon Targaryen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aegon Targaryen'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.
Targaryen avoids the head kick by Nobriega.
Nobriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Targaryen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen works on Nobriega's body with a couple of short punches.
Targaryen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aegon Targaryen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Targaryen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobriega controls his hands.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Targaryen won't allow it.
Nobriega is trying to break free.
Targaryen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as Nobriega controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Targaryen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen working aggressively here.
Targaryen lands a shoulder strike.
Nobriega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Targaryen has him pressed against the ropes.
Targaryen is leaning against Nobriega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nobriega breaks the clinch.
Nobriega lands a glancing blow to the side of Targaryen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega misses with a two punch combination.
Targaryen lands a front kick.
Nobriega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Targaryen counters by moving into the clinch.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Targaryen keeps him there for the moment.
Targaryen misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Targaryen.
A frustrated look appears on Nobriega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Targaryen digs a right hand into Nobriega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobriega's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Targaryen tries a body shot but Nobriega blocks it.
Targaryen scores with a shoulder strike.
Targaryen works on Nobriega's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Targaryen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega tries to break free but Targaryen pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Targaryen - that landed with a thud.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
Targaryen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nobriega.
Targaryen lands with a short shot to the head.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobriega trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Targaryen.
A right handed body shot lands from Targaryen.
Nobriega is trying to force a seperation but Targaryen has the dominant position.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
Targaryen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Targaryen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Targaryen.
Nobriega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
A short uppercut from Targaryen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegon Targaryen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aegon Targaryen's cut.
That's time! Nobriega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nobriega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Targaryen throws a big counter head kick but Nobriega avoids it with no problem.
Nobriega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Targaryen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nobriega.
Targaryen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nobriega clinches up against the ropes.
Targaryen prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Targaryen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Targaryen is leaning against Nobriega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Targaryen lands a body shot.
Targaryen prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Targaryen swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Targaryen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen can't find room to land a body shot as Nobriega controls the action.
Targaryen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Targaryen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobriega controls his hands.
Targaryen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Targaryen keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nobriega prevents a body shot from Targaryen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Targaryen lands a nice uppercut.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Targaryen.
Nobriega wants to break free but Targaryen has control.
Nobriega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Targaryen has him pressed against the ropes.
Targaryen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobriega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Targaryen lands with a short shot to the head.
Targaryen pushes Nobriega back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Targaryen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobriega tries to work over Targaryen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nobriega blocking some punches.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Targaryen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Targaryen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Targaryen keeps him there for the moment.
Targaryen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriega's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Targaryen works on Nobriega's body with a couple of short punches.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Nobriega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nobriega manages to break the clinch.
Nobriega looks to throw a body kick
and Targaryen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Targaryen finds it's way through Nobriega's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobriega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Porky Nobriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Targaryen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriega's elbow.
Targaryen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobriega or not.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Targaryen is controlling him.
Targaryen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Targaryen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nobriega takes a shot to the head.
Targaryen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega tries to break the clinch but Targaryen is controlling the position.
Targaryen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nobriega or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aegon Targaryen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Targaryen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aegon Targaryen!
A relieved looking Aegon Targaryen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 2835 p4p, 324 weight class) and James Adams (ranked 17426 p4p, 530 weight class). Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thom Pace - Maybe. 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laxx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Adams forces Laxx back against the ropes and clinches.
Laxx is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Laxx gets an underhook and turns Adams into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams blocks a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Laxx tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laxx .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laxx as Adams tries to tie him up.
Laxx letting Adams take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laxx as Adams tries to tie him up.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laxx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laxx as Adams tries to tie him up.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Laxx pushes Adams back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Laxx has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the ropes.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Laxx blocks an uppercut.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laxx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams lands a hook that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
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 Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Laxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laxx is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laxx misses with a body punch.
Adams taking a breather.
Laxx lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Laxx tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx misses with some punches.
Laxx scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Laxx fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Laxx .
Laxx misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Laxx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Laxx blocks a body shot from Adams.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Laxx .
Laxx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laxx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Laxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Laxx as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams looking to stall.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Laxx fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
A head punch on the inside from Laxx fails to land.
Laxx misses with the head strike.
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Laxx has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the ropes.
Adams taking a breather.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Laxx lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laxx is keeping busy.
Laxx misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyga Laxx dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laxx digs a good hook to Adams's body.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyga Laxx has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laxx avoids it.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Laxx 's head.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Adams looking to stall.
Laxx lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Laxx lands a body shot.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laxx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laxx .
Adams lands an uppercut.
Adams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laxx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Laxx fails to land.
Laxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
Adams stalls.
Laxx lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two 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!
Adams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laxx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adams leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Laxx lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Laxx blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Adams as the two fighters clinch.
Laxx blocking some punches.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Laxx gets an underhook and turns Adams into the ropes.
James Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams trying to control the position but instead, Laxx has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adams into the ropes.
Tyga Laxx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams is looking to control Laxx 's arms but Laxx gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the ropes.
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 Tyga Laxx .
Well Laxx 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 1566 p4p, 214 weight class) and Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 2072 p4p, 257 weight class). Cortez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, $$$. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drahomir's choice of entrance music: Outspoken. 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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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dalibor Drahomir!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drahomir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drahomir has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Drahomir defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Drahomir scores with a nice right hand.
Drahomir connects with the punch.
Drahomir misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dalibor Drahomir has been cut.
Drahomir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drahomir scores with a hook.
Cortez with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Drahomir misses the shot to the body.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Drahomir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drahomir takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drahomir tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drahomir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drahomir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Drahomir avoids nicely.
Drahomir blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Drahomir scores with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drahomir - that will leave a mark!
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drahomir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drahomir ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Drahomir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drahomir scores with a nice head shot.
Drahomir tries a head kick but it misses.
Drahomir has Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Drahomir.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Drahomir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drahomir misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Drahomir controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Drahomir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Drahomir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drahomir lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Cortez goes down! The ref sends Drahomir to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Cortez is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Cortez wants to slow Drahomir down by chopping away at his legs.
Drahomir clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drahomir.
Drahomir wants to clinch.
Drahomir tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
A clash of legs there as Cortez blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drahomir throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drahomir connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Dalibor Drahomir should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Drahomir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drahomir throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drahomir cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Drahomir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Drahomir.
No joy there for Drahomir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drahomir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drahomir swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Drahomir throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Drahomir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drahomir.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drahomir misses with a looping left.
Drahomir tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drahomir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Drahomir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab. Drahomir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Drahomir misses.
Drahomir throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Drahomir misses the jab.
Cortez moves out of range as Drahomir strikes.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drahomir misses with a body shot.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drahomir now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drahomir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drahomir tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Drahomir misses with a straight left.
Drahomir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Drahomir.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drahomir lands with a cross.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drahomir misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drahomir connects with a single shot there.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Drahomir off the ropes and back into range.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Drahomir connects with a leg kick. Cortez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Drahomir.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez slips a straight right by Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drahomir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drahomir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalibor Drahomir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drahomir misses with a straight right.
Drahomir blocks a jab.
Drahomir swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drahomir.
Drahomir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drahomir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drahomir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drahomir slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drahomir defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drahomir digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Drahomir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Drahomir.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez takes one to the chin there.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Cortez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Drahomir only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drahomir misses with a looping left.
Drahomir throws a chopping leg kick but Cortez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick from Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Drahomir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Drahomir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drahomir throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Drahomir's shoulder, as Drahomir tries to avoid the shot.
Drahomir throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Drahomir misses.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Drahomir seems unphased.
Drahomir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drahomir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez clinches with his opponent.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Drahomir.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drahomir lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez slips under a jab from Drahomir.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Drahomir.
Cortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drahomir throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Drahomir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drahomir throws a shot to the body.
Drahomir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dalibor Drahomir.
Well Drahomir 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalibor Drahomir!
A victorious Dalibor Drahomir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadley Chadwick (ranked 24530 p4p, 551 weight class) and Ryu Takemura (ranked 4292 p4p, 430 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hadley Chadwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura throws a series of punches but Chadwick avoids them all with ease.
Chadwick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chadwick throws an off balance right hand
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Chadwick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Chadwick misses with an uppercut
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chadwick misses with a left hand
and Takemura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takemura lands with a good body shot.
Chadwick throws a combination that misses
and Takemura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takemura.
Takemura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chadwick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chadwick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takemura lands a jab-cross combination.
Chadwick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Chadwick throws a poor cross that misses
and Takemura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chadwick misses with a hook
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chadwick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a series of strikes. Chadwick will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadwick misses with a left hand
and Takemura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chadwick falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Chadwick is breathing heavily.
Chadwick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takemura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takemura.
Chadwick is rocked!
Takemura connects with a quick right hand that sends Chadwick tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryu Takemura!
Ryu Takemura made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 3052 p4p, 351 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 2454 p4p, 294 weight class). Locke has chosen What Makes a Good Man as his entrance music. John Locke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Locke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kruglov is able to avoid easily.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruglov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Locke doesn't seem bothered though.
Kruglov misses with a looping left.
Locke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruglov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Locke instigates a clinch.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke scores with a hook to the body.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
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!
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Locke back against the ropes.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
Locke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kruglov gets an underhook and turns Locke into the ropes.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke misses with some punches.
Locke digs a right hand into Kruglov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruglov's gas tank.
Kruglov crunches a lovely knee into Locke's ribcage.
Locke working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Kruglov.
It looks like John Locke has been cut.
Locke misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Locke.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov.
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!
Locke breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Locke looking to stall.
Kruglov lands a nice uppercut.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
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 Anton Kruglov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kruglov throws out a leg kick but Locke moves out of range and Kruglov only half commits.
Locke misses with a left hand
and Kruglov counters with a two punch combo.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Locke misses with a hook to the body
and Kruglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Locke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Locke misses with a hook to the body
and Locke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruglov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke counters with a left and a right that stings Kruglov.
Kruglov with a jab.
Locke takes a swing at Kruglov's ribcage but misses.
Locke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke misses with a two punch combination.
Kruglov dips to his left and cracks Locke with an uppercut!
Kruglov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Locke misses with a hook.
Kruglov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Locke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Locke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Locke.
Locke connects with a high kick.
Good shot there by Locke.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruglov.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses.
Locke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruglov thinking.
Locke tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruglov rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Locke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruglov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke lands with a hook. Kruglov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Locke looks to move away, Kruglov throws a big counter combo but Locke just gets out of the way.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruglov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Locke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
Kruglov tries to counter by clinching up but Locke breaks away and moves out of range.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke tries to clinch up.
Locke tries to clinch there but Kruglov circles away.
Kruglov throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Locke.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruglov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruglov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kruglov clobbers Locke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Locke connects with a body shot that sends Kruglov's belly button to the back.
Locke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Locke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kruglov's sensitive parts.
Locke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruglov on the side of the head.
Locke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Locke throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruglov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kruglov scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruglov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruglov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruglov looks to clinch
and Locke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kruglov counters with a head kick.
Kruglov throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Locke 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
John Locke made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Clothes in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 2425 p4p, 289 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 3684 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto closes the distance and pushes Mu back into the ropes.
Cotto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Mu.
Mu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotto tries to break free but Mu pushes him back against the ropes.
Cotto tries a body shot but Mu blocks it.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu struggles to land a body shot inside as Cotto controls his hands.
Mu scores with a shoulder strike.
Mu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotto trying to control the position but instead, Mu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cotto into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mu fails to land.
Mu can't find room to land a body shot as Cotto controls the action.
Cotto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mu backwards.
Mu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
Cotto blocks an uppercut.
Cotto tries to circle away but Mu has him pinned against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Mu.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotto is looking to control Mu's arms but Mu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cotto has his back to the ropes.
Mu scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu blocks a body shot from Cotto.
Mu pushes Cotto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Mu.
Cotto working aggressively here.
Cotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mu lands an uppercut.
Cotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mu tries to throw a body punch but Cotto avoids it by throwing Mu back against the ropes.
Cotto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mu.
Mu digs a right hand into Cotto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cotto's gas tank.
Mu lands a body shot.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cotto fails to land.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu misses with a punch to the body.
Mu lands a left hand.
Cotto breaks the clinch.
Mu misses with a low kick.
Cotto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mu's calf.
A combination from Cotto does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto jabs at Mu's body.
Good work by Mu as he checks the leg kick.
Cotto connects with a leg kick. Mu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cotto lands a body shot.
Cotto lands with a right hand.
Cotto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mu connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Cotto onto his butt! Cotto bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Mu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cotto is rocked!
BAM! Mu delivers a spinning backfist that drops Cotto like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). He Mu!
Our winner, He Mu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mehmed Tasdemir (ranked 2755 p4p, 300 weight class) and Gustav Uhtredsson (ranked 5224 p4p, 471 weight class). Gustav Uhtredsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmed Tasdemir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Uhtredsson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasdemir wants to clinch.
Uhtredsson connects with a right hand. Tasdemir shakes it off.
Uhtredsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tasdemir is looking to clinch.
Uhtredsson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tasdemir tries to close the distance and clinch but Uhtredsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tasdemir moves in looking to clinch but Uhtredsson pushes him off.
Tasdemir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uhtredsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tasdemir doesn't manage to clinch there - Uhtredsson circles away.
Tasdemir fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasdemir moves in looking to clinch but Uhtredsson pushes him off.
Tasdemir tries to close the distance and clinch but Uhtredsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tasdemir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tasdemir tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Uhtredsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uhtredsson throws out a counter right but Tasdemir avoids it with no problem.
Uhtredsson missing with a left hand there. Tasdemir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tasdemir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasdemir is looking to clinch but Uhtredsson is avoiding it.
Tasdemir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasdemir tries to clinch but Uhtredsson moves out of range.
Uhtredsson throws out a counter right but Tasdemir avoids it with no problem.
Tasdemir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tasdemir tries to clinch up
letting Uhtredsson counter with a right hand.
Uhtredsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tasdemir wants to clinch up but Uhtredsson keeps it at a distance.
Tasdemir is looking to clinch but Uhtredsson is avoiding it.
Tasdemir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Uhtredsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tasdemir moves in looking to clinch but Uhtredsson pushes him off.
Tasdemir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uhtredsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uhtredsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tasdemir.
Tasdemir tries to clinch there but Uhtredsson circles away.
Uhtredsson stuns Tasdemir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uhtredsson connects with a jab.
Tasdemir tries to clinch but Uhtredsson moves out of range.
Uhtredsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tasdemir wants to clinch up but Uhtredsson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasdemir tries to clinch but Uhtredsson is having none of it.
Tasdemir is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uhtredsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uhtredsson looks low and kicks high, catching Tasdemir right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Uhtredsson drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Tasdemir onto his butt! Tasdemir pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Tasdemir is rocked!
Tasdemir wants to clinch up but Uhtredsson keeps it at a distance.
Oh Tasdemir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tasdemir tries to clinch but Uhtredsson is having none of it.
Tasdemir seems to have got his legs back now.
Tasdemir tries to clinch but Uhtredsson moves away
and Uhtredsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tasdemir thinking.
Uhtredsson scores with a one two! Tasdemir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uhtredsson is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Tasdemir is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gustav Uhtredsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 15576 p4p, 532 weight class) and Miko Dimelo (ranked 19504 p4p, 540 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimelo moves into the clinch.
Dimelo lands a right hand.
Dimelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Dimelo coming out on top.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimelo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dimelo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimelo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown throws a hook but Dimelo avoids it easily.
Dimelo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Dimelo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Dimelo motions for Brown to come forward. Dimelo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dimelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Dimelo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Dimelo with an uppercut!
Dimelo blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown lands a jab to Dimelo's midsection.
Brown feints a jab promting Dimelo to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dimelo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dimelo.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown avoids the body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimelo moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown throws a head kick but Dimelo moves out of range.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dimelo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miko Dimelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimelo 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.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dimelo moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dimelo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Dimelo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Dimelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimelo counters with a nice body kick.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dimelo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dave Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimelo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dave Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown tries to bum rush Dimelo with a series of wild strikes but Dimelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dimelo counters with a beautiful hook that drops Brown to the mat! Will Brown be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Dimelo to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Brown is up. He looks OK to continue.
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!
Dimelo plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Brown swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Brown face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miko Dimelo!
A relieved looking Miko Dimelo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Buzz Meeks (ranked 1703 p4p, 228 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 3290 p4p, 353 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buzz Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay misses with a series of wild punches.
Meeks throwing a counter right hand but Tay manages to avoid it.
Meeks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Meeks has him pressed against the ropes.
Tay blocking some punches.
Meeks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tays head.
Tay wants to break free but Meeks has control.
A nice left hand lands by Meeks.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Meeks lands with a right to the head.
Meeks lands with a short shot to the head.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Meeks keeps him there for the moment.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Tay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tay misses with a two punch combination.
Meeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meeks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks swings wildly with an uppercut but Tay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Meeks keeps him there for the moment.
Tay is trying to force a seperation but Meeks has the dominant position.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Tay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Tay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meeks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks scores with a hook to the body.
Meeks is leaning against Tay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meeks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Still in the clinch, Meeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Meeks pushes Tay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meeks.
Tay looks winded!
Meeks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meeks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Meeks prevents Tay from breaking the clinch.
Meeks lands an uppercut.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Meeks.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
Tay prevents a body shot from Meeks.
Meeks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Tay is trying to push Meeks away but Meeks has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Meeks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Meeks drives through and clinches with Tay against the ropes.
Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Meeks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meeks clinches up against the ropes.
Meeks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tays head.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tay can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Meeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Meeks won't allow it.
Tay blocking some punches.
Meeks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Meeks digs a right hand underneath Tay's ribcage. Tay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meeks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position.
Tay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tay tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tay.
Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Meeks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks gets through Tay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Meeks.
Tay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks clinches up with Tay and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meeks.
Meeks digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tay backwards.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Meeks scores with a shot to the side of Tay's head.
Tay is rocked!
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tay is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?
Meeks tries to work over Tay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meeks working aggressively here.
Tay seems to have recovered his senses.
Meeks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Meeks scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meeks pushes Tay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meeks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Meeks pushes Tay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks pushes Tay back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Meeks digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meeks lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Meeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks cracks Tay with a nice body shot.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Meeks on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Meeks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meeks.
Meeks is leaning against Tay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meeks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meeks breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Tay with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Tay looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Tay get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Buzz Meeks!
In his post fight interview, Buzz Meeks started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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