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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Haye (ranked 3474 p4p, 364 weight class) and Bala Humon (ranked 4718 p4p, 451 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bala Humon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bala Humon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye throws a sloppy head kick and Humon moves out of range easily.
Humon clinches with his opponent.
Haye breaks from the clinch.
Haye thumps Humon with a low kick.
Haye lands with a thumping leg kick.
Humon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haye checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Haye there.
Humon doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Haye there.
Haye missing with a left hand there. Humon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Humon has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Haye's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Humon breaks from the clinch.
Humon throws a push kick but Haye slaps the foot to one side.
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Humon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Humon's calf.
Humon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haye on the side of the head.
Haye moves out of range as Humon throws a body kick.
Haye moves out of range of the body kick from Humon.
Haye throws a head kick but Humon moves out of range.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Humon wants to counter the offense by Haye and move into the clinch position.
Haye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Humon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye looks to land a left hand but Humon moved out of range nicely.
Humon misses with a few strikes there.
Haye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haye motions for Humon to come forward. Haye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haye connects with a body shot that sends Humon's belly button to the back.
Humon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haye.
Haye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ben Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Haye.
Haye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haye staying out of range there.
Haye tries to land a front kick but Humon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haye throws a shot from downtown. Humon moves away and avoids it.
Humon darts in and clinches Haye up against the ropes.
Humon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Humon.
Haye scores with a jab. Humon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Humon lands but Haye takes it in his stride.
Ben Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humon throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Humon misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Haye finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humon gets a clinch.
Humon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Haye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Humon ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haye throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Humon's head.
Haye swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Humon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Humon wants to counter the offense by Haye and move into the clinch position.
Humon throws a head kick but Haye moves out of range.
Haye swings for the body but Humon moves out of range.
Haye throws a right hand that Humon ducks under and follows up with a left that Humon also avoids with ease.
Haye stuns Humon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye scores with a jab. Humon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Humon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haye throws a series of punches but Humon avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Humon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bala Humon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humon moves out of range of the leg kick from Haye.
Humon wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Haye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haye takes a swing at Humon's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Humon blocks the low kick.
Humon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Humon tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Humon.
Haye misses with a hook. Humon ducked under it nicely.
Humon keeps Haye at a distance using the push kick.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Humon.
Humon throws a counter combo.
Humon clobbers Haye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humon tries a head kick but it misses.
Humon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humon moves out of range of the body kick from Haye.
Humon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haye is out of range.
Haye 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.
Haye misses with a body kick.
Humon connects with a solid leg kick.
Haye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haye lands a right hook to the body.
Haye lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haye with a nice cross.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Humon throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye throws a leg kick but Humon checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haye misses with a hook to the body
and Humon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haye.
Humon checks a low kick from Haye.
It seemed like Humon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Haye dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Humon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haye manages to avoid it.
Haye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haye misses with a straight right.
Humon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben Haye is winning the standup battle so far.
Haye looks to land a left hand but Humon moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Haye. Those never looked like landing.
Humon throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
Humon tries to clinch up but Haye circles away and keeps his distance.
Haye throws the left hand but Humon avoids the punch easily.
Humon is looking to clinch but Haye is avoiding it.
Haye throwing a counter right hand but Humon manages to avoid it.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humon pushes Haye up against the ropes in a clinch.
Haye managing to block the knees to the body from Humon.
Haye taking a breather.
Humon taking a breather.
Humon being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haye taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Humon.
Haye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humon can do to turn this around?
Humon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haye is looking to slow Humon down with leg kicks.
Haye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haye misses with the combination.
Humon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Humon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haye throws out the jab.
Haye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haye lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Humon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haye tried to score with a low kick but Humon checks it.
Humon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Humon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haye circles away quickly and effectively.
Haye misses with a hook.
Haye misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Bala Humon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Haye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Humon.
Humon looks for the body kick but Haye saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Haye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humon. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Humon at a distance.
Haye dodges the punch combination from Humon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Haye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haye, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Haye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 6511 p4p, 531 weight class) and Harumichi Bouya (ranked 5485 p4p, 484 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bouya's choice of entrance music: Victory. Zlatan Zirkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zlatan Zirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Bouya. That snapped Zirkov's head back.
Zirkov throws a jab when Bouya was well out of range.
Zirkov swings for the body but Bouya moves out of range.
Bouya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bouya throws a leg kick which misses Zirkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zirkov tries to avoid it.
Bouya throws a sloppy head kick and Zirkov moves out of range easily.
Bouya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bouya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Zirkov misses.
Zirkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zirkov throws a lazy body kick
and Bouya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouya scores with the left hand. Zirkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Bouya moves out of range of the body kick from Zirkov.
Bouya throws a series of punches but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov swings for the body but Bouya moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Bouya.
Bouya 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya dips to his left and cracks Zirkov with an uppercut!
Zirkov needs to keep his hands up - Bouya had a free shot at his head there.
Zirkov thows a leg kick but Bouya checks it
and Bouya counters with a left and a right that stings Zirkov.
Zirkov is rocked!
Zirkov walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Zirkov is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harumichi Bouya!
A very excited looking Harumichi Bouya rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Collin Mcallister (ranked 23791 p4p, 549 weight class) and Arlind Abazaj (ranked 6758 p4p, 510 weight class). Arlind Abazaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Big right hand
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Collin Mcallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlind Abazaj!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abazaj.
Abazaj misses with a body shot
and Mcallister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Abazaj.
Abazaj lands with a slapping head kick.
Abazaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcallister.
Abazaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcallister misses the target.
Abazaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abazaj lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Abazaj.
Abazaj throws a leg kick which misses Mcallister's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcallister tries to avoid it.
Mcallister misses with a straight left.
Collin Mcallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcallister lands with an overhand left.
A head kick from Abazaj lands but Mcallister takes it in his stride.
Mcallister misses with a looping right.
Mcallister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abazaj.
Mcallister misses the jab.
Mcallister throws an overhand right that lands on Abazaj's shoulder, as Abazaj tries to avoid the shot.
Mcallister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcallister misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcallister takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abazaj is looking to slow Mcallister down with leg kicks.
Abazaj misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mcallister. Those never looked like landing.
Mcallister misses with a two punch combination.
Abazaj swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcallister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abazaj goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abazaj misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Abazaj.
Abazaj lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick from Abazaj.
A big left from Mcallister misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abazaj ducks under a wild hook from Mcallister.
Abazaj scores with a head kick.
Abazaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcallister throws an overhand right that lands on Abazaj's shoulder, as Abazaj tries to avoid the shot.
Mcallister misses with a lunging right hand
and Abazaj counters by clinching up.
Abazaj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcallister is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abazaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abazaj tries to throw a body punch but Mcallister avoids it by throwing Abazaj back against the ropes.
Abazaj scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abazaj.
Abazaj cracks Mcallister with a nice body shot.
Abazaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Abazaj.
A short right from Abazaj on the inside.
A short right from Abazaj on the inside.
A short right from Abazaj.
Mcallister is rocked!
Abazaj gets through Mcallister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Mcallister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abazaj.
Mcallister looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abazaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Abazaj.
Abazaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcallister.
Still in the clinch, Abazaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Abazaj as the two fighters clinch.
Abazaj breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Mcallister with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Mcallister looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Mcallister 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 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arlind Abazaj!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Leo Blanco Gracie (ranked 3964 p4p, 392 weight class) and Ben Saunders (ranked 3782 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Experienced
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Blanco Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saunders defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a jab when Saunders was well out of range.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders scoring well with a low kick there.
Saunders moves out of range of the strikes.
Saunders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saunders 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.
As Saunders backs away, Gracie returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saunders connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Saunders throws a one two combo.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saunders throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saunders tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Saunders.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saunders.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saunders looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie gets tackled into the ropes by Saunders. Saunders maintains the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks Saunders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders forces Gracie back against the ropes and clinches.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Saunders.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Saunders misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
Gracie avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saunders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Saunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Saunders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders misses with a knee strike.
Saunders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saunders avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the ropes.
Saunders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
It looks like Leo Blanco Gracie has been cut.
Gracie avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Saunders blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders throws a lazy body kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Saunders moved out of range nicely.
Saunders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saunders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ben Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Saunders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saunders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saunders's calf.
Saunders defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Saunders.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Saunders tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
Saunders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Saunders ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Blanco Gracie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saunders.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Saunders sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Saunders.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie scores with a jab. Saunders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Saunders misses with a looping left.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Saunders tries to clinch up.
Leo Blanco Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saunders prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Saunders counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Saunders counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Saunders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Saunders thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Saunders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie lunges at Saunders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saunders's hand.
Saunders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saunders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Saunders's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Gracie throws a hook but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Saunders.
I think Saunders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Saunders!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 23298 p4p, 502 weight class) and Murat Idrisov Ii (ranked 6947 p4p, 462 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murat Idrisov Ii!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheba tries to bum rush Idrisov Ii with a series of wild strikes but Idrisov Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheba moves out of range of the strikes.
Cheba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Idrisov Ii moves away.
Idrisov Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheba avoids the body shot from Idrisov Ii.
Cheba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Idrisov Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Idrisov Ii lands a nice hook to Cheba's body. Cheba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Idrisov Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Cheba's shoulder, as Cheba tries to avoid the shot.
Cheba 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.
Cheba rushes Idrisov Ii and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheba breaks the clinch.
Idrisov Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheba moves away.
Idrisov Ii throws a hook but Cheba blocks it.
Cheba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Idrisov Ii moves away.
Idrisov Ii throws out a counter right but Cheba avoids it with no problem.
Cheba misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idrisov Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheba looks to throw the jab but Idrisov Ii is out of range.
Idrisov Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cheba throws a hook but Idrisov Ii avoids it easily.
Idrisov Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Cheba does it's job there.
Idrisov Ii moves out of range as Cheba strikes.
Idrisov Ii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Idrisov Ii.
Nice cross by Idrisov Ii.
It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
Cheba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Idrisov Ii tries to bum rush Cheba with a series of wild strikes but Cheba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Cheba.
Idrisov Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cheba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cheba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Idrisov Ii throws out the jab.
Cheba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheba looks to land a left hand but Idrisov Ii moved out of range nicely.
Murat Idrisov Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idrisov Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheba doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheba looks to land a left hand but Idrisov Ii moved out of range nicely.
Cheba throws a hook to the side of Idrisov Ii's head but Idrisov Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Cheba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cheba.
Cheba misses with a hook. Idrisov Ii ducked under it nicely.
Idrisov Ii misses with a hook. Cheba ducked under it nicely.
Cheba slips a jab from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii ducks under a wild hook from Cheba.
Idrisov Ii moves away from the strike by Cheba.
Idrisov Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheba circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Cheba misses its intended target.
Cheba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Idrisov Ii.
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 Stanislaw Cheba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Cheba's cut.
That's time! Cheba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheba misses the jab.
Cheba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Idrisov Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheba slips a jab from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Idrisov Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheba just misses with a punch to the body.
Idrisov Ii blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Idrisov Ii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cheba misses the jab.
Cheba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Idrisov Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Idrisov Ii misses the target.
Cheba is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheba throws a body punch but Idrisov Ii moves out of range.
Idrisov Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Idrisov Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheba.
Cheba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Idrisov Ii lands.
Idrisov Ii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba looks to throw the jab but Idrisov Ii is out of range.
Idrisov Ii throws out a loose jab but Cheba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idrisov Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idrisov Ii misses the jab.
Idrisov Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cheba looks to score with a jab to the body but Idrisov Ii is just out of range.
Idrisov Ii throws out a loose jab but Cheba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idrisov Ii swings for the body but Cheba moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cheba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheba slips a jab from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cheba fails to land.
Idrisov Ii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right from Cheba.
Idrisov Ii prevents a body shot from Cheba.
A short right from Cheba.
Cheba misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba pushes Idrisov Ii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idrisov Ii takes a shot to the head.
Idrisov Ii tries a body shot but Cheba blocks it.
Cheba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Idrisov Ii backwards.
Cheba lands with a left to the head.
Idrisov Ii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cheba pushes Idrisov Ii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cheba lands with a left to the head.
Idrisov Ii is rocked!
Cheba misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheba.
Idrisov Ii is breathing heavily.
Idrisov Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheba has double underhooks.
Cheba lands an uppercut.
Cheba pushes Idrisov Ii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Idrisov Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheba finish him?
Cheba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Idrisov Ii can do to turn this around?
Idrisov Ii misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislaw Cheba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Cheba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cheba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Cheba misses.
Nice defenses there by Cheba.
Cheba misses with a hook. Idrisov Ii ducked under it nicely.
Idrisov Ii misses with a looping right.
Cheba throws a hook to the side of Idrisov Ii's head but Idrisov Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Idrisov Ii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cheba closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Idrisov Ii crashing to the mat! Idrisov Ii uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Idrisov Ii is rocked!
Cheba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idrisov Ii.
Cheba is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheba finish him?
Idrisov Ii throws a series of punches but Cheba avoids them all with ease.
Cheba scores with the left hand. Idrisov Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idrisov Ii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Idrisov Ii takes a swing at Cheba's ribcage but misses.
Idrisov Ii slips a jab from Cheba.
Cheba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Idrisov Ii counters with a series of strikes. Cheba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Idrisov Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idrisov Ii.
A jab from Idrisov Ii misses.
Cheba clobbers Idrisov Ii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cheba throws an overhand right that lands on Idrisov Ii's shoulder, as Idrisov Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Cheba misses with an uppercut. Idrisov Ii saw that one coming.
Idrisov Ii throws a good cross that connects.
Cheba scores with a hook to the body. Idrisov Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheba misses with a straight right.
Idrisov Ii jabs at Cheba's body.
Idrisov Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Idrisov Ii.
A little jabbing left from Idrisov Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheba avoids the body shot from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii throws a nice looking combination but Cheba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheba drives through and clinches with Idrisov Ii against the ropes.
Cheba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Idrisov Iis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Cheba misses with a body shot.
Idrisov Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sloppy strikes from Cheba. Those never looked like landing.
Idrisov Ii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Idrisov Ii misses with a hook.
It looked like Cheba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Idrisov Ii.
Stanislaw Cheba is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheba throws a body punch but Idrisov Ii moves out of range.
A slow jab from Idrisov Ii misses its intended target.
Cheba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Idrisov Ii.
Idrisov Ii throws a hook to the side of Cheba's head but Cheba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Idrisov Ii. Idrisov Ii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Idrisov Ii staying out of range there.
Cheba moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Idrisov Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cheba has him pressed against the ropes.
Cheba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murat Idrisov Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislaw Cheba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheba 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 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislaw Cheba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Asmar Dagher (ranked 3385 p4p, 34 weight class) and Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 5859 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asmar Dagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarmat Tigiev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tigiev.
Dagher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dagher there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Asmar Dagher has been cut.
Dagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Tigiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dagher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tigiev circles away quickly and effectively.
Tigiev throws out a counter right but Dagher avoids it with no problem.
Dagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Dagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tigiev.
Dagher gets tackled into the ropes by Tigiev. Tigiev maintains the clinch.
Dagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dagher swings for the body but Tigiev moves out of range.
Tigiev closes the distance and catches Dagher with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Dagher is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Dagher is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Dagher is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Tigiev takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sarmat Tigiev!
Our winner, Sarmat Tigiev, 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.
Asmar Dagher spoke after the fight, saying 'quick, powerful'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tun Min Naing (ranked 21819 p4p, 188 weight class) and Greg Bell (ranked 1723 p4p, 79 weight class). Naing comes to the ring accompanied by Myanmar Lethwei Songs. The key to victory for Tun Min Naing has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tun Min Naing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naing connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naing rushes Bell and presses him up against the ropes.
Bell prevents a body shot from Naing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naing.
Naing lands a body punch.
Bell looks winded!
Naing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Naing.
Naing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naing lands an elbow that stopped Bell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Greg Bell has been cut.
Naing lands an elbow that stopped Bell in his tracks for a moment.
Naing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Naing lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Naing lands with a light punch inside.
Naing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Naing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bell's defenses.
Naing lands a shot to the body.
Naing scores a nice knee to the body.
Naing lands an elbow inside.
Naing pushes Bell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Naing lands a nice shot to the body.
Naing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Naing is leaning against Bell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Naing works on Bell's body with a couple of short punches.
Naing crunches a lovely knee into Bell's ribcage.
Naing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Naing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bell.
Naing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naing digs a right hand underneath Bell's ribcage. Bell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Naing lands a nice uppercut.
Naing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Naing scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Naing.
Still in the clinch, Naing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naing lands an elbow that stopped Bell in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Naing.
Naing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Naing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Naing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naing.
Naing lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tun Min Naing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Bell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bell ducks into a a hook from Naing and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Naing looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Bell wants to counter the offense by Naing and move into the clinch position.
Naing staggers Bell with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Bell looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Naing is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tun Min Naing!
Tun Min Naing 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 3698 p4p, 412 weight class) and Miko Dimelo (ranked 19395 p4p, 596 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tay.
Tay appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay misses with a wild combination.
Dimelo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Tay misses
and Dimelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tay connects with a crisp jab.
Tay throws a series of punches but Dimelo avoids them all with ease.
Tay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Dimelo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dimelo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Dimelo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo dodges the punch combination from Tay.
Tay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimelo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimelo moves into the clinch successfully.
Tay working hard to break the clinch.
Dimelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dimelo.
Tay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dimelo tries to work over Tay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Tay avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Dimelo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tay.
Dimelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimelo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dimelo scores with a shot to the side of Tay's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimelo.
A short body shot lands from Dimelo as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a body punch.
Dimelo digs a right hand into Tay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tay's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo gets through Tay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dimelo.
A body shot lands from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a right hand.
Dimelo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dimelo lands a body punch.
Dimelo tries to work over Tay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo lands a body punch.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tay.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimelo as Tay tries to tie him up.
Dimelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimelo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dimelo as the two fighters clinch.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Tay controls the action.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tay controls his hands.
A short right from Dimelo on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tay blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
The crowd cheers as Dimelo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tay doesn't seem phased though.
Tay throws a push kick but Dimelo slaps the foot to one side.
Tay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimelo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tay ducks into a a hook from Dimelo and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Tay is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimelo misses with a low kick.
Dimelo cracks Tay with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tay is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tay is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tay could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
A relieved looking Miko Dimelo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1816 p4p, 238 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 2275 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes slips a straight right by Crosby.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crosby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Crosby's torso.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Crosby takes one on the button.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crosby scores with a decent looking hook.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes with a nice cross.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crosby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atunes throws a jab when Crosby was well out of range.
A combination from Crosby does no damage.
Crosby lands a right hook to the body.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Crosby lands a nice shot that snaps Atunes's head back.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crosby's head.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crosby.
Crosby lands with an uppercut that bounces Atunes off the ropes and back into range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a lovely overhand right.
Crosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Crosby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crosby has time to react.
Crosby is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Crosby throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crosby.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Crosby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atunes.
Crosby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Atunes swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby wants to clinch.
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 Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Atunes.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
Crosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atunes.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Crosby takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Sloppy strikes from Atunes. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crosby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crosby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes has closed the distance and engaged Crosby in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crosby as Atunes tries to tie him up.
Crosby throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosby throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosby swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crosby.
Crosby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes misses with a body shot
and Crosby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes drops his hands momentarily and Crosby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Crosby down.
Crosby looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a nice hook to Atunes's body. Atunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crosby tries to keep at a distance but Atunes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Crosby's head.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes.
Atunes tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Atunes gets through Crosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atunes.
Atunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crosby throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby checks a leg kick.
Crosby throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Crosby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crosby moves away.
Atunes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crosby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Crosby throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Crosby throws a counter combo.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Crosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
Crosby avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Atunes lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosby lands a right hook to the body.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Crosby didn't see that one coming.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Crosby misses its intended target.
Crosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crosby wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crosby. Crosby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atunes can pounce on him.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Crosby slips a straight right by Atunes.
Crosby throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Crosby.
Atunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crosby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Crosby throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands with a hook. Crosby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crosby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Crosby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo Atunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atunes 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
Leonardo Atunes 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 18607 p4p, 200 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 3662 p4p, 37 weight class). Solomon Cook has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Peterson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Cook sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cook slips under a jab from Peterson.
Cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Peterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Cook moves away and avoids it.
Cook 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.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Cook jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Cook.
Cook throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cook. Cook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses the jab.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Cook is trying to stall.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Cook controls the action.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
Cook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Peterson lands a body punch.
Cook looks winded!
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooks 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!
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Peterson - that landed with a thud.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cook.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Cook takes a shot to the head.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that 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.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Cook lands with a cross.
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Cook misses with a looping right.
George Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peterson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Peterson moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peterson wants to slow Cook down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cook.
Cook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peterson cracks the inside of Cook's front leg.
Peterson wants to land a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Cook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peterson momentarily.
Peterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cook throws a solid leg kick but Peterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cook.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Cook is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Cook didn't see that one coming.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cook tries to work over Peterson's front leg with a kick but Peterson checks it.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson lands a leg kick that knocks Cook off balance momentarily.
Peterson with a hook.
Peterson lands a right and a left and another right! Cook goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Peterson!
Post fight, an emotional George Peterson said 'I want the fucking BELT! It's my time. Quality over quantity. If you want to win, knock the motha f***a out! '.
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