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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Anders Silver (ranked 22838 p4p, 541 weight class) and Paw Paw Udomprecha (ranked 5186 p4p, 450 weight class). Paw Paw Udomprecha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anders Silver's chin.
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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paw Paw Udomprecha!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Udomprecha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Udomprecha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver lands a leg kick that knocks Udomprecha off balance momentarily.
Udomprecha tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Silver throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Udomprecha throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver swings for the body but Udomprecha moves out of range.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Udomprecha momentarily.
Udomprecha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Udomprecha misses with an uppercut
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Udomprecha.
Paw Paw Udomprecha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Udomprecha throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Udomprecha throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Udomprecha throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
Silver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Udomprecha managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Udomprecha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Udomprecha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Udomprecha seems unphased.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Udomprecha.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Udomprecha manages to avoid it.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Udomprecha throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udomprecha misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a low kick, right behind Udomprecha 's knee.
Silver rushes Udomprecha and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Udomprecha.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Udomprecha avoids the damage to the body.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Udomprecha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Udomprecha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Udomprecha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver walks into a big right hand from Udomprecha and goes down! The referee sends Udomprecha to a neutral corner as Silver gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Silver is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Udomprecha doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Silver crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Silver's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paw Paw Udomprecha!
Our winner, Paw Paw Udomprecha, 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hennig Muller (ranked 2218 p4p, 275 weight class) and Shun Watanabe (ranked 16033 p4p, 568 weight class). Hennig Muller had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shun Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watanabe misses with a straight right.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watanabe 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.
Watanabe is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watanabe slips a jab from Muller .
Muller takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watanabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller moves away from the strike by Watanabe.
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watanabe throws out the jab.
Muller has closed the distance and engaged Watanabe in a clinch.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller lands a body shot.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watanabe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watanabe throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller ducks right into an uppercut from Watanabe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller . Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watanabe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muller misses with a hook.
Muller moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Watanabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller defending well as Watanabe loads up on a big left hand.
Muller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watanabe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watanabe throws an overhand right that lands on Muller 's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
Muller slips under a jab from Watanabe.
Muller wants to clinch.
Muller throws a hook but Watanabe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Watanabe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Watanabe misses.
As Watanabe tries to get set, Muller tries to push him back and clinch up but Watanabe manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watanabe doesn't seem bothered though.
Muller tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller moves into the clinch.
Muller avoids the elbow strike from Watanabe, against the ropes.
Watanabe breaks from the clinch.
Watanabe swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller works the jab nicely.
Muller scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watanabe.
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 Hennig Muller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Muller misses with a shot to the body
and Watanabe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muller clinches.
Nice body punch from Muller - that landed with a thud.
Muller tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Watanabe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller darts in trying to clinch
and Watanabe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watanabe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watanabe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Muller avoids nicely.
Watanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller .
Watanabe dips to his left and cracks Muller with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Watanabe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watanabe digs a good body shot into Muller 's ribs.
Muller connects with a body shot.
Muller doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muller .
Watanabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Watanabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Watanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watanabe manages to break the clinch.
Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
I was talking to Muller 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muller tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watanabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watanabe is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller .
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Watanabe.
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller moves into the clinch.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Muller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watanabe.
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but Muller has him pressed against the ropes.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hennig Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Muller misses with a body shot.
Watanabe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Watanabe. Those never looked like landing.
Watanabe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muller . Muller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Shun Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller tries to counter by clinching up but Watanabe breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller staying out of range there.
Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Watanabe breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Muller .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watanabe looks to land a combination. Muller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Watanabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watanabe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muller momentarily.
Muller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watanabe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muller lands an overhand right.
Muller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hennig Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Watanabe is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Watanabe wants to break free but Muller has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Muller does it's job there.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Muller .
Watanabe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watanabe wants to break free but Muller has control.
Watanabe breaks the clinch.
Muller scores with the left hand. Watanabe knows he should have avoided that one.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Watanabe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Shun Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Muller scores with a jab to the body.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
And that's the end of the fight!
Hennig Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hennig Muller !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeremiah Francois (ranked 6558 p4p, 433 weight class) and Saku Lehtonen (ranked 6641 p4p, 438 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremiah Francois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saku Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francois uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehtonen.
Francois tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Francois.
Lehtonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtonen. Francois does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtonen misses with a looping left.
Francois is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throws a jab when Francois was well out of range.
Francois steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Francois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehtonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francois misses with a hook to the body
and Francois takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lehtonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Francois.
Lehtonen misses with a straight left.
Lehtonen tries to land a leg kick but Francois saw it coming and moves away.
Francois bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francois misses with a low kick.
Francois tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lehtonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francois.
Lehtonen throws a solid leg kick but Francois takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lehtonen.
Lehtonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Francois is out of range and Lehtonen settles back down.
Lehtonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Francois is out of range.
Francois jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Lehtonen misses its intended target.
Lehtonen 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.
Good shot there by Francois.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lehtonen has eaten all the pies!
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehtonen misses with a hook. Francois ducked under it nicely.
Francois misses with a body shot.
Francois scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Francois tries a low kick but Lehtonen avoids it.
Lehtonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehtonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Francois finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehtonen's head.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francois moves away.
Lehtonen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Francois swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Francois throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francois delivers a nice body kick.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick but Francois checks it.
Lehtonen misses with a low kick as Francois jumps back.
Francois really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice shot lands for Francois.
Francois jabs at Lehtonen's body.
Francois misses the shot to the body.
Francois misses with a low kick.
Francois is looking to wear down Lehtonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehtonen tried to score with a low kick but Francois checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Francois on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Francois shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lehtonen eats them both and turns towards Francois to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Francois moves out of range as Lehtonen strikes.
Francois lands a jab to the head.
Lehtonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Francois scores with a jab to the head.
Lehtonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick but Francois sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehtonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Francois is just out of range.
Francois connects with a crisp jab.
Lehtonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Francois dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Francois just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Francois has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Francois uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen connects with a single shot there.
Lehtonen scores with a jab.
Lehtonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francois manages to avoid it.
Francois takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francois fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lehtonen is out of range.
Francois checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Francois misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehtonen counters with a good low kick that Francois was not able to check.
Lehtonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Francois checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lehtonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Francois.
Francois lands an overhand right.
Francois throws a body kick that misses.
Jeremiah Francois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francois lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Lehtonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehtonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Francois is predictable there
and Lehtonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeremiah Francois is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehtonen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francois paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lehtonen tries a low kick but Francois avoids it.
Francois throws a big shot that misses.
Lehtonen throws a low kick but Francois avoids it.
Francois throws a series of punches but Lehtonen avoids them all with ease.
Lehtonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Francois chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehtonen can pounce on him.
Lehtonen misses the shot to the body.
Francois takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Francois throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Francois throws a hook but Lehtonen blocks it.
A left lands for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtonen. Francois does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francois slips under a jab from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francois uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtonen.
Francois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francois stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehtonen.
Francois scores with a jab to the head.
Lehtonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Francois checks it well.
Lehtonen throws a low kick but Francois avoids it.
Francois is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lehtonen checks the leg kick.
Francois misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Francois throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francois throws a body kick that misses.
Lehtonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Francois ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Francois is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lehtonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francois.
Francois misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen checks the leg kick.
Lehtonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lehtonen connects with a body shot.
Lehtonen misses with a looping right.
As Lehtonen looks to move away, Francois throws a big counter combo but Lehtonen just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Lehtonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Francois.
Francois throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lehtonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehtonen throws out a leg kick but Francois moves out of range and Lehtonen only half commits.
The fighters circling - Lehtonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehtonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from Francois.
Lehtonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Francois tries to bum rush Lehtonen with a series of wild strikes but Lehtonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lehtonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehtonen lands with a good body shot.
Lehtonen loads up on a big right hand but Francois slips the punch.
Lehtonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francois throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtonen moves away from the strike by Francois.
Lehtonen throws out a loose jab but Francois uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francois.
Lehtonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Francois scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lehtonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francois was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtonen.
A little feinted left hand from Francois on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Francois is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Francois takes one to the chin there.
Lehtonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lehtonen lands a jab.
Francois bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehtonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Francois takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francois moves out of range as Lehtonen strikes.
Lehtonen swings for the body but Francois moves out of range.
Francois misses with a leg kick.
Lehtonen misses with a hook.
Lehtonen moves out of range as Francois throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lehtonen.
Francois throws a push kick but Lehtonen slaps the foot to one side.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francois moves away.
Francois throws the left hand but Lehtonen avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehtonen, right into the meat.
Lehtonen throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Francois is out of range and Lehtonen settles back down.
Lehtonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Francois.
Francois staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francois. Lehtonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtonen misses with a hook. Francois ducked under it nicely.
Francois slips a straight right by Lehtonen.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lehtonen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Francois connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehtonen.
Francois misses with a lunging right hand
and Lehtonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehtonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Francois motions for Lehtonen to come forward. Francois throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lehtonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Francois checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Lehtonen blocks the leg kick.
Francois throws a leg kick but Lehtonen checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francois. Lehtonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtonen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Lehtonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lehtonen 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Lehtonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 5459 p4p, 447 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 4711 p4p, 415 weight class). Lowell has chosen The Qemists - Run You as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Good chin
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowell circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz defending well as Lowell loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowell misses the target.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowell under the eye.
Lowell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lowell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Lowell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowell misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Lowell avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lowell. Lowell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Lowell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz tries to bum rush Lowell with a series of wild strikes but Lowell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowell circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Lowell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cain Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Lowell avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowell misses with a wild combination.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowell moves away.
Lowell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lowell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lowell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Lowell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Lowell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Lowell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lowell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Lowell counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Diaz off his feet! Diaz crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Diaz isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Lowell screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jordan Wilkinson (ranked 4155 p4p, 402 weight class) and Master Cpp (ranked 5821 p4p, 487 weight class). Jordan Wilkinson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Cpp!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpp lands a front kick.
A big right from Cpp misses.
Cpp throws a low kick, looking for Wilkinson's leg but Wilkinson calmly moves out of range.
Wilkinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilkinson misses with a hook. Cpp ducked under it nicely.
Wilkinson misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Wilkinson.
Cpp defending well as Wilkinson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilkinson throws out a loose jab but Cpp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpp flicks out a counter leg kick but Wilkinson steps away.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpp.
Cpp lands a nice shot to the body.
Cpp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilkinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cpp forces Wilkinson back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cpp.
Cpp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cpp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jordan Wilkinson has been cut.
Wilkinson pushes Cpp back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cpp misses with an elbow strike.
Cpp pushes Wilkinson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Cpp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cpp's gas tank.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Cpp.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson tries to circle away but Cpp has him pinned against the ropes.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cpp prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Cpp backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson tries to circle away but Cpp has him pinned against the ropes.
Cpp scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilkinson has had enough of the clinch but Cpp keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Cpp.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Cpp.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Cpp avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the ropes.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Cpp.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a left hand.
Cpp misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Jordan Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wilkinson misses with a left hand
and Cpp counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilkinson misses with a straight left.
Wilkinson misses with a combination
enabling Cpp to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilkinson throws out a loose jab but Cpp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cpp moves into the clinch.
Cpp digs a right hand underneath Wilkinson's ribcage. Wilkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpp keeps control of Wilkinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Master Cpp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp works on Wilkinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Cpp prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Cpp lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cpp obliges.
A short uppercut from Cpp.
Wilkinson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cpp lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Wilkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp is working Wilkinson over against the ropes.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cpp has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Wilkinson to the canvas! Can Wilkinson beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Wilkinson was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Cpp is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Master Cpp!
Master Cpp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 2840 p4p, 260 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 19609 p4p, 434 weight class). Fighter comes to the ring accompanied by Dan Balan Like. 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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151 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Shann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter gets through Shann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shann fails to land.
Shann lands a left hand.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shann throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Fighter.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Shann blocking some punches.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shann.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Shann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter forces Shann back against the ropes and clinches.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Shann breaks from the clinch.
Shann throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shann throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Shann gets tackled into the ropes by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Shann manages to break the clinch.
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Shann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Shann throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann blocking some punches.
Shann lands a nice uppercut.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Shann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shann works Fighter's body with a nice hook.
Fighter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shann.
Fighter forces Shann back against the ropes and clinches.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shann.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Shann's head.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shann misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shann.
Shann throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless Fighter 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.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shann, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shann blocks an uppercut.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shann.
Shann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shann can do to turn this around?
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shanns head.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
Shann has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shann is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shann is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shann.
Nameless Fighter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shann.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Shann blocking some punches.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shann.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Shann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shann.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shann fails to land.
Shann seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shann working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shann misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fighter as Shann tries to tie him up.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Shann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter pushes Shann up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shann.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter cracks Shann with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Shann goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Shann wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nameless Fighter!
A pretty intense looking Nameless Fighter took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Mancini (ranked 3477 p4p, 291 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3083 p4p, 268 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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140 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski avoids the body shot from Mancini.
Wawelski looks to land a body kick but Mancini moved away.
Wawelski gets a clinch.
Mancini avoids the elbow strike from Wawelski, against the ropes.
Wawelski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mancini.
Wawelski tries to work over Mancini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wawelski throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancini.
Wawelski blocks a body shot from Mancini.
Wawelski misses with a body punch.
Wawelski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mancini is rocked!
Wawelski lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Mancini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wawelski tries a body shot but Mancini blocks it.
Mancini misses with the head strike.
Wawelski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mancini's elbow.
Wawelski lands a hook that snaps the head of Mancini backwards.
Mancini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mancini looking to stall.
Wawelski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wawelski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wawelski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wawelski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Mancini on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Wawelski - that landed with a thud.
Wawelski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mancini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wawelski backwards.
Wawelski pushes Mancini back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancini.
Wawelski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wawelski working aggressively here.
Wawelski tries a body shot but Mancini blocks it.
Wawelski pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wawelski misses with an elbow over the top.
Mancini is trying to maintain a safe position but Wawelski gets an underhook and turns Mancini into the ropes.
Wawelski is working Mancini over against the ropes.
Wawelski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mancini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wawelski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mancini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mancini struggles to land a body shot inside as Wawelski controls his hands.
Wawelski lands a body shot.
Mancini really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wawelski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mancini's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mancini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wawelski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancini avoids it.
Wawelski has a couple of punches blocked by Mancini.
Wawelski lands a right hand.
Wawelski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wawelski breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Mancini with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Mancini looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Mancini 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 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kosma Wawelski!
Kosma Wawelski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 1435 p4p, 183 weight class) and King Naresuan (ranked 7031 p4p, 454 weight class). Thom Tharrier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Naresuan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naresuan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tharrier. That did some damage!
Naresuan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naresuan lands a high kick!
Naresuan lands with a nice body kick.
Naresuan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Naresuan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Naresuan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Naresuan with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Naresuan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naresuan.
Tharrier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tharrier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Naresuan scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Naresuan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tharrier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tharrier tried to score with a low kick but Naresuan checks it.
Tharrier lands a nice shot that snaps Naresuan's head back.
Tharrier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naresuan under the eye.
Naresuan throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan lands a lovely overhand right.
Naresuan 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naresuan.
Naresuan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tharrier throws a hook but Naresuan blocks it.
Naresuan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tharrier misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naresuan.
Tharrier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naresuan.
Naresuan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tharrier misses with a right hand
and Naresuan counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naresuan. That's going to slow Tharrier down.
Tharrier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naresuan lands a head kick!
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!
Tharrier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Naresuan cracks Tharrier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naresuan checks a low kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Naresuan throws a counter combo.
Naresuan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tharrier has time to react.
Naresuan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naresuan.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naresuan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tharrier.
Naresuan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tharrier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Naresuan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naresuan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tharrier's hands.
Naresuan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A clash of legs there as Naresuan blocks the low kick.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Naresuan slips a jab from Tharrier.
Both fighters circling a little - Tharrier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naresuan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naresuan flicks out a counter leg kick but Tharrier steps away.
Naresuan staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Tharrier misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tharrier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Naresuan catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
Naresuan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
Naresuan scores with a head kick. Tharrier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Naresuan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Naresuan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Tharrier misses
and Naresuan counters with a good, hard body kick but Tharrier shrugs it off.
Naresuan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier walks into a left hand.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Good leg kick by Naresuan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Naresuan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Naresuan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Naresuan.
Naresuan connects with an inside leg kick.
Naresuan throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Naresuan counters with a left and a right that stings Tharrier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naresuan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Naresuan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Naresuan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Naresuan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
Naresuan lands a head kick that bluckles Tharrier and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Naresuan no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Tharrier is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Naresuan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Tharrier - just one landing.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there
and Naresuan counters with a two punch combo.
Tharrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naresuan scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Tharrier to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Naresuan away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Tharrier 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?!
Tharrier is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naresuan lands with a straight right. Tharrier didn't see that one coming.
Oh Tharrier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naresuan connects with the punch.
Tharrier wants to slow Naresuan down by chopping away at his legs.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Naresuan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tharrier seems to have got his legs back now.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Naresuan counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Tharrier off his feet! Tharrier crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Tharrier isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Naresuan screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). King Naresuan!
After winning the bout, King Naresuan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 768 p4p, 94 weight class) and Django Ripa (ranked 3129 p4p, 303 weight class). Ripa has chosen American Woman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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220 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Django Ripa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett moves out of range as Ripa strikes.
Bennett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ripa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bennett scrambles back to his feet.
Ripa looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ripa! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Bennett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ripa doesn't seem phased though.
Ripa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennett throws a hook but Ripa avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripa lands a nice hook to Bennett's body. Bennett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ripa takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Django Ripa has been cut.
Jab, jab by Ripa - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Ripa.
Ripa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Ripa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
A big right from Ripa misses.
Ripa takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Ripa lands a body shot.
Ripa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ripa walks into a left hand.
Ripa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Ripa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennett misses its target.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ripa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ripa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ripa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Ripa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett defending well as Ripa loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ripa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ripa.
Bennett throws a hook but Ripa avoids it easily.
Ripa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ripa.
Ripa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ripa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett throws the left hand but Ripa avoids the punch easily.
Bennett throws a hook but Ripa avoids it easily.
Bennett tries to clinch up
letting Ripa counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Ripa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django Ripa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Django Ripa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Ripa's shoulder, as Ripa tries to avoid the shot.
Ripa throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Ripa throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripa. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Ripa is rocked!
Ripa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennett counters with a huge right that knocks Ripa out cold! Bennett is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bennett!
John Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 1686 p4p, 226 weight class) and Dennis Fischer (ranked 567 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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207 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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer blocks a jab.
Marinov backing away here, and Fischer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fischer misses with a hook.
Fischer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov pushes Fischer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fischer lands with a right to the head.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Marinov is trying to maintain a safe position but Fischer gets an underhook and turns Marinov into the ropes.
Fischer is looking to break free of the clinch but Marinov has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Fischer as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Fischer.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Fischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fischer throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov tries to work over Fischer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fischer - that landed with a thud.
Fischer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fischer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fischer 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.
A swing and a miss from Marinov.
Fischer lands with a good body shot.
Marinov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fischer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marinov throws out a powerful jab.
Marinov tries to clinch up but Fischer circles away and keeps his distance.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Marinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fischer can pounce on him.
Marinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fischer moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov throws a lazy body kick
and Fischer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marinov.
And Fischer responds with a good body kick, but Marinov manages to step out the way in time.
Marinov throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov with a hook.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fischer counters with a nice leg kick.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marinov drops his guard momentarily, allowing Fischer to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Marinov! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Fischer takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dennis Fischer!
In his post fight interview, Dennis Fischer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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