AKT 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kwon Woo Lee (ranked 5451 p4p, 376 weight class) and Damir Stojnic (ranked 21253 p4p, 444 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Woo Lee
vs
Stojnic

175 cm
27
156 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

175 cm
27
156 lbs
6 - 20 - 0

Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kwon Woo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damir Stojnic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojnic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stojnic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Stojnic is looking to clinch.
Stojnic scores with a three punch combo!
Stojnic motions for Lee to come forward. Stojnic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stojnic thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Stojnic slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Stojnic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Stojnic throws a counter combo.
Stojnic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stojnic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee clinches.
Stojnic misses with an elbow strike.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee has Stojnic pressed against the ropes.
Stojnic takes a knee to the side of the body.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Stojnic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Stojnic's head but Stojnic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stojnic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stojnic tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Stojnic throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stojnic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stojnic misses with a series of wild punches.
Stojnic throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stojnic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee blocks a head kick by Stojnic.
Stojnic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stojnic misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stojnic sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stojnic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stojnic, pushing him back against the ropes.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stojnic wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stojnic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Stojnic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Lee rushes Stojnic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee stalls.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Stojnic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Stojnic.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stojnic throws a head kick that misses.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Stojnic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stojnic gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Stojnic moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Stojnic tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwon Woo Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stojnic can't break the clinch.
Stojnic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stojnic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stojnic wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Kwon Woo Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee scores with a head kick.
A head kick by Stojnic misses

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lee rushes Stojnic and presses him up against the ropes.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Stojnic controls the action.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Stojnic tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the ropes.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Stojnic back into the ropes.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stojnic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Stojnic throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Stojnic tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Stojnic is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic can't break the clinch.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stojnic.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Stojnic misses

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stojnic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stojnic can't break the clinch.
Stojnic is trying to break free.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stojnic's face.
Stojnic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body punch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Stojnic throws a head kick that misses.
Stojnic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Stojnic throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Stojnic misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lee darts in and clinches Stojnic up against the ropes.
Stojnic tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the ropes.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stojnic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwon Woo Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee closes the distance and pushes Stojnic back into the ropes.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stojnic can do to turn this around?
Lee leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Stojnic looking to stall.
Stojnic is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stojnic has his back to the ropes.
Stojnic wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Stojnic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee slows down the pace here.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stojnic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stojnic wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Kwon Woo Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Stojnic.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Stojnic working aggressively here.
Stojnic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee keeps control of Stojnic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stojnic wants to clinch.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Lee avoids the head kick by Stojnic.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Stojnic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Stojnic tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee moves away from the strike by Stojnic.

Lee has Stojnic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee avoids the head kick by Stojnic.
Stojnic is looking to clinch.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stojnic doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Stojnic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Lee clinches up with Stojnic and pushes him back against the ropes.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stojnic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stojnic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Stojnic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stojnic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stojnic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stojnic tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stojnic blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Stojnic trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Damir Stojnic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwon Woo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stojnic with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwon Woo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwon Woo Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Stevo Benoit (ranked 6921 p4p, 269 weight class) and Emeritus Forge (ranked 13172 p4p, 440 weight class). Forge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cirice. Stevo Benoit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Benoit
vs
Forge

190 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

170 cm
27
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stevo Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeritus Forge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Forge works Benoit's body with a nice hook.
Benoit is looking to clinch but Forge is avoiding it.
Forge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Forge misses with a two punch combination.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch but Forge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forge throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Forge keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Forge misses
and Benoit counters with a three punch combo that has Forge backing up. Forge nods at Benoit to acknowledge the strikes.
Forge misses the shot to the body.
Forge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forge lands with a good body shot.
Emeritus Forge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forge.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forge throws an off balance right hand
letting Benoit counter with a right hand.
Forge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benoit works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benoit connects with a high kick.
Forge throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Forge throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Forge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benoit.
Some wild striking there from Benoit.
Benoit wants to clinch.
Forge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benoit tries to clinch up.
Forge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Forge misses with a double jab.
Forge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forge tries a low kick but Benoit avoids it.

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!
Forge tries to bum rush Benoit with a series of wild strikes but Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benoit throws a good cross that connects.
Forge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Forge misses with a combination
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
Benoit slips under a jab.
Benoit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Forge misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benoit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Forge has him pressed against the ropes.
Benoit is trying to break the clinch but Forge has him pressed against the ropes.
Benoit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Forge breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forge tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benoit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit moves in looking to clinch but Forge pushes him off.
Forge blocks a head kick by Benoit.
Forge lands a jab.
Forge throws a push kick but Benoit slaps the foot to one side.
Forge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Forge blocks a head kick by Benoit.
Forge steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benoit.
Forge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benoit slips a jab from Forge.
Benoit tries to counter by clinching up but Forge breaks away and moves out of range.
Forge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forge misses with a jab to the body
and Benoit counters with a left and a right that stings Forge.
Forge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forge swats away the attempt to clinch by Benoit.
Forge fails to land with a series of punches.
Benoit feints a jab promting Forge to slip. Benoit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Forge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forge misses with a jab to the body
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit blocks a head kick by Forge.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benoit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Forge missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benoit tries to clinch there but Forge circles away.
Forge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benoit.
Benoit tests Forge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Forge misses with a looping left.
Benoit tries to clinch up but Forge circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Forge.
Benoit defending well as Forge loads up on a big left hand.
Forge throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Benoit tries to clinch up.
Forge takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benoit defending well as Forge loads up on a big left hand.
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 Stevo Benoit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Forge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Forge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benoit tries to clinch there but Forge circles away.
Benoit tries to clinch there but Forge circles away.
Benoit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Forge avoids the head kick by Benoit.
Forge throws a push kick but Benoit slaps the foot to one side.
Forge misses with the combination.
Forge throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit lands a head kick!
Benoit is looking to clinch but Forge is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forge throws a hook but Benoit avoids it easily.
Forge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Forge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forge.
Benoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevo Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Forge avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forge looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Benoit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benoit moves in looking to clinch but Forge pushes him off.
Benoit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Forge.
Forge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forge misses with a wild combination.
Forge missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Forge looks to move away, Benoit throws a big counter combo but Forge just gets out of the way.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Forge keeps it at a distance.
Forge throws an off balance right hand
and Benoit counters with a good, hard body kick but Forge shrugs it off.
Stevo Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benoit connects with a high kick.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forge is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Benoit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benoit.
Forge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forge throws a nice looking combination but Benoit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benoit scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit slips a straight right by Forge.
Benoit avoids the head kick by Forge.
Forge throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Forge keeps it at a distance.
Benoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benoit is looking to clinch but Forge is avoiding it.
Forge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benoit.
Benoit scores with a nice body kick.
Forge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benoit.
Benoit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Forge. That one must have hurt.
Forge throws a poor cross that misses
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
Forge misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is looking to clinch.
Forge misses with a looping right.
Benoit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Forge throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Forge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Forge keeps the fight on the outside.
Benoit tries to clinch there but Forge circles away.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Forge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forge misses with a combination
and Benoit counters with a nice body shot.
Benoit slips a straight right by Forge.
Forge looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
Forge throws a combination that misses
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benoit lands a jab to Forge's midsection.
Forge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benoit backs up against the ropes.
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!
Forge misses with a looping left.
It looked like Benoit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Forge misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Forge looks to throw a body kick
and Benoit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forge misses with a body shot.
Benoit dodges the punch combination from Forge.
Forge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Emeritus Forge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Benoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Forge swinging wildly here.
Benoit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Benoit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forge throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Benoit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forge thinks about the counter body kick.
Forge swings widly with a right hand
and Benoit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Forge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Forge throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Forge throws a looping overhand right but Benoit ducks down to avoid it.
Forge misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit moves away from the strike by Forge.
Benoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit scores with a head kick. Forge tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Forge throws a head kick that misses.
Benoit is looking to counter the offense by Forge and move into the clinch.
Forge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forge missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Forge misses.
Benoit blocks the body kick.
Benoit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Forge momentarily.
Forge throws a looping overhand right but Benoit ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! Benoit slams his shin into Forge's torso.
Benoit scores with a push kick.
Forge misses with a few strikes there.
Forge misses with a series of wild punches.
Forge swinging wildly here.
Forge tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forge tries a head kick but it misses.
Benoit wants to clinch.
Benoit thuds his right hand into Forge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch but Forge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forge throws a lazy uppercut
and Benoit counters with a body kick.
Forge throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Benoit throws a big counter combination but Forge scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benoit tries to clinch up but Forge circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benoit.
Forge throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit blocks the body kick.
Benoit tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Benoit works over Forge's head and body with a nice combination.
Benoit feints a jab promting Forge to slip. Benoit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Forge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forge misses with a double jab.
Benoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Forge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit works over Forge's head and body with a nice combination.
Forge fails to land with a series of punches.
Benoit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Forge manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forge scores with a leg kick.
Benoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forge. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forge misses the jab.
Forge cracks Benoit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benoit cracks a nice hook into Forge's ribs.
Benoit tries to clinch up but Forge circles away and keeps his distance.
Forge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forge misses with an uppercut. Benoit saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benoit.
Forge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Forge misses with an uppercut.
Benoit thinks about countering with a head kick.
Forge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benoit dodges the punch combination from Forge.

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 Stevo Benoit.
I think Benoit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevo Benoit!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Samuel Little (ranked 23316 p4p, 459 weight class) and Lennox Freight (ranked 6224 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Little
vs
Freight

171 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lennox Freight!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freight tries to clinch up
and Little counters with a head kick.

Freight rushes Little and presses him up against the ropes.

Freight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freight tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
Freight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Freight has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Little working aggressively here.
Little is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Freight is keeping busy.

Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Freight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freight breaks from the clinch.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Freight moves into range and clinches up with Little.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freight feints a jab promting Little to slip. Freight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Little slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Freight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Freight tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Little tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Little.
A chopping leg kick lands by Little.
Freight tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Freight lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Freight slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little is looking to wear down Freight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Little tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Little.
Samuel Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Freight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freight moves out of range of the body kick.
Little takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Freight off the ropes and back into range.
Little throws a leg kick that misses.
Freight misses with a head kick.
Little appears to be looking for a big counter.
Freight tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.

Freight pushes Little up against the ropes in a clinch.

Freight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freight throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Freight.
Little throws a head kick but Freight moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Little.
Little looks to land a right hand but Freight moved out of range.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little blocks a head kick by Freight.
Freight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freight throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Freight has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
We've been informed that Freight has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Freight lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little connects with a right hand. Freight shakes it off.
Freight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Freight duly obliges.
Little cracks Freight with a right hand to the side of the head.

Freight is rocked!
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!
Little connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Freight's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Freight - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Samuel Little!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Quick Gold (ranked 5389 p4p, 372 weight class) and Andre Ward (ranked 5560 p4p, 378 weight class). Gold comes to the ring accompanied by Coupe. On his way into the ring it seems that Quick Gold has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Quick Gold seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gold
vs
Ward

177 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quick Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Ward!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ward throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Ward throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Ward shrugs it off though.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.
Gold tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Ward takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Gold misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Ward was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Gold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ward tried to score with a low kick but Gold checks it.
Gold tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ward manages to circle out of the way.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Ward steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gold. That one must have hurt.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Gold lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold thuds his shin into the meat of Ward's side.
Ward takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ward moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward is looking for the big counter here.
Gold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ward misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gold - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ward.
Ward looks winded!
Ward jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Gold is looking to counter with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gold - that will leave a mark!
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ward will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward unleashes a big counter combination but Gold bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold keeps Ward at a distance using the push kick.
Gold feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Gold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gold is looking to land body kicks.
Ward unleashes a big counter combination but Gold bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Gold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gold moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Gold lands an elbow inside.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.
Ward can't break the clinch.

Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quick Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gold counters with a body kick that stops Ward in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Gold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Ward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ward is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gold lands a nice elbow.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quick Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward misses with a few strikes there.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Ward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gold.
Gold is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Ward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to clinch but Ward is avoiding it.
Andre Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Quick Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.

Gold breaks the clinch.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gold lands a nice looking body kick.
Gold thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ward moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gold.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Gold wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick from Gold.
Gold feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ward takes a step back to recover.
Quick Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a front kick that sends Ward stumbling back into the ropes.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ward will feel that in the morning.
Gold blocks the body kick.
As Ward tries to get set, Gold tries to push him back and clinch up but Ward manages to avoid the attempt.

Gold takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward is trying to break free.

Gold breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Ward in the body.

Ward closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Gold.

Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Ward shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Gold dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gold tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold lands a nice looking body kick.
Ward motions for Gold to come forward. Ward throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.

Gold clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gold lands a nice elbow.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward working hard to break the clinch.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.

Gold breaks the clinch.

Ward has managed to clinch.

Ward breaks the clinch.
Gold tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Ward throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ward.
Gold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold thows a body kick. Ward tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a nice body kick.
Ward 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.

Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gold breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Gold slams his shin into Ward's torso.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Nice body kick there by Gold.
Gold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ward counters with a two punch combo.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
You can see that Ward has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ward if he has to take too many more of those.

Gold clinches.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Ward blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold has Ward pressed against the ropes, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward has had enough of the clinch but Gold keeps him there for the moment.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.

Gold breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
Andre Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Gold.
Gold scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Quick Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gold misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quick Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gold 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quick Gold!
Quick Gold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y (ranked 7254 p4p, 429 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 6490 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y
vs
Jakua

189 cm
21
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters with a series of strikes. Jakua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a glancing blow to the side of Jakua's head.
Jakua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jakua throws a series of punches but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y cracks Jakua with an open hand slap.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jakua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a body punch but Jakua moves out of range.
Donk. Jakua catches Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Jakua.
A little feinted left hand from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jakua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters with a straight right hand.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jakua scores with a punch to the head.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Jakua misses.
A quick step to the side and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y connects with a body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a jab to Jakua's midsection.
A lazy left from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y finds it's target.
Jakua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y 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.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a two punch combination.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y thuds his right hand into Jakua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses the shot to the body.
Jakua tries to counter with a clinch but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y shakes him off and moves away.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakua looks to throw the jab but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jakua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a right and a left that both miss.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y does no damage.
Jakua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakua throws a series of punches but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jakua looks to land a combination. Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jakua looks to throw the jab but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is looking to counter punch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is looking to wear down Jakua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jakuas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a nice hook to Jakua's body. Jakua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jakua scores with a shot to the body.
Jakua lands with a nice body punch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua dodges the punch combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jakua misses with a hook
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jakua thinking.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a hook to the body. Jakua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jakua misses with a looping left.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a nice hook to Jakua's body. Jakua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jakua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jakua misses with a few strikes there.
Jakua swings for the body but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range.
Jakua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y slips the punch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jakua circles away quickly and effectively.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y cracks Jakua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a wild body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands with a shot to the body.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Jakua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a nice head shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakua.
Jakua is looking for the big counter here.
Jakua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y circles away quickly and effectively.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakua.
Jakua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a body punch but Jakua moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a wild body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a nice looking body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a series of punches but Jakua avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y dominated that 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.

Jakua looks to land a combination but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y avoids it well.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua takes a swing at Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y's ribcage but misses.
Jakua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Jakua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakua can do to turn this around?
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot.
Jakua dodges the punch combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Jakua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua throws a right and a left that Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y avoids nicely.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua misses with a wild combination.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a glancing blow to the side of Jakua's head.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a wild body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot.
Jakua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
A combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y does no damage.
Jakua unleashes a big counter combination but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jakua circles away quickly and effectively.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y clobbers Jakua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y. Jakua does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y backs off Jakua throws a huge counter combo but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y manages to avoid it all.
Jakua avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua misses with a hook
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Jakua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jakua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands an overhand right.
Jakua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses.
Jakua swinging wildly here.
He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is winning the standup battle so far.
Jakua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y dips to his left and cracks Jakua with an uppercut!
Kris Jakua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a wild combination.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jakua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses the target.
Jakua looks to land a right hand but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moved out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a body shot.
Jakua is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y slips a jab and a cross from Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y connects with a jab.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jakua was well out of range. Poor timing from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a body shot but no joy.
Jakua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jakua throws a big shot that misses.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakua.
Jakua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakua missing with a left hand there. Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jakua throws a nice looking combination but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Jakua. Those never looked like landing.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jakua manages to avoid it.
Jakua looks to land a right hand but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moved out of range.
Jakua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jakua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jakua walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jakua!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a shot to the body
and Jakua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y looks to land a combination but Jakua avoids it well.
Jakua misses with a double jab.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y jabs at Jakua's body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jakua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y's corner calls for a 1-2. Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a jab to the head.
Jakua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Jakua is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Jakua is still on wobbly legs! Can Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a slapping body shot.
Jakua seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jakua fails to land with a series of punches.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y slips the punch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jakua walks into a jab.
Jakua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y both land. Nice combination.
Jakua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Jakua does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y digs a good hook to Jakua's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y. Jakua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakua tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jakua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jakua gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y slips a jab and a cross from Jakua.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y, as that shot connected.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swings for the body but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y's head.
Jakua misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jakua throws a nice looking combination but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y does no damage.
Jakua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a decent looking hook.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a hook.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y takes a swing at Jakua's ribcage but misses.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jakua swings for the body but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jakua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jakua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Jakua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a shot to the body.
Jakua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakua cracks Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
Jakua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses its target.
A combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y does no damage.
Jakua throws a counter combo.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kris Jakua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Jakua misses
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3817 p4p, 39 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 2104 p4p, 24 weight class). Elizondo's entrance music is Future - Fuck You Mean. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Samedov's choice of entrance music: STVORE - Sgori. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Elizondo
vs
Samedov

187 cm
17
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
32
209 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Samedov darts in and clinches Elizondo up against the ropes.
Samedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Elizondo avoids a wild elbow strike from Samedov.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elizondo tries a body shot but Samedov blocks it.
Elizondo misses with an elbow strike.
Elizondo throws a punch but it's blocked by Samedov.
Samedov lands with a left to the head.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Elizondo misses with an elbow over the top.
Elizondo is trying to push Samedov away but Samedov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Samedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elizondo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samedov has Elizondo pressed against the ropes, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elizondo misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elizondo's elbow.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Elizondo avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Samedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a punch on the inside.
Elizondo tries a body shot but Samedov blocks it.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Elizondo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Elizondo avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the ropes.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elizondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samedov has him pressed against the ropes.
Elizondo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Elizondo is trying to break free.
Samedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elizondo can't break the clinch.
Elizondo avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the ropes.
A short left from Samedov.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Elizondo is rocked!

It looks like Gaizka Elizondo has been cut.
Samedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Oh Elizondo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Elizondo crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Elizondo face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Samedov takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).