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RH104 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Saunders (ranked 5170 p4p, 432 weight class) and Tico Martinez (ranked 5476 p4p, 446 weight class). Martinez has chosen The Game: Westside as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tico Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders scores with a hook.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez lands a head kick. Saunders smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saunders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
Martinez wants to slow Saunders down by chopping away at his legs.
Saunders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Saunders moved away.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saunders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saunders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinez tries to land a leg kick but Saunders saw it coming and moves away.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Saunders keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saunders throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez's coach down at 11th Planet Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saunders darts in and clinches Martinez up against the ropes.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saunders.
Martinez tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Saunders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saunders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Saunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Saunders coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saunders, right into the meat.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Saunders scores with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saunders.
Saunders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Saunders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saunders scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tico Martinez has been cut.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saunders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saunders counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Saunders misses.
Martinez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saunders.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Saunders connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saunders lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saunders slips under a jab.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saunders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Saunders sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saunders rushes Martinez and presses him up against the ropes.
Saunders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Martinez avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Martinez to work.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Martinez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Saunders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tico Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martinez lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.
Saunders moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez thows a leg kick but Saunders checks it
and Saunders counters with a head kick. That will keep Martinez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ben Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saunders rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Martinez tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Ben Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Saunders lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saunders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saunders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Saunders avoids nicely.
Saunders takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Saunders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Saunders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a head kick but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders checks a low kick from Martinez.
Saunders tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez cracks Saunders with an open hand slap.
Tico Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Martinez.
Saunders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez moves out of range as Saunders throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saunders is rocked!
Martinez connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Saunders's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Saunders - 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 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tico Martinez!
An out of breath Tico Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 5845 p4p, 420 weight class) and Head Bussa (ranked 21758 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
Great elbows
Granite chin
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson with a jab.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Bussa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bussa.
Tyson misses with a right hand
letting Bussa counter with a right hand.
Tyson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bussa drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bussa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson tries to clinch but Bussa is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bussa! But no joy.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bussa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Bussa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bussa keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Bussa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bussa jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bussa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bussa missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa slips under a jab.
Tyson misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Bussa misses its intended target.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson lands a jab.
Bussa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the ropes. Bussa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Bussa moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyson!
Bussa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Bussa pushes him off.
Tyson lands a nice hook to Bussa's body. Bussa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson tries to clinch but Bussa moves away
and Bussa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Bussa didn't see that one coming.
Bussa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson staggers Bussa with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Bussa 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! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Bussa is rocked!
Tyson connects with a quick right hand that sends Bussa tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Papa John (ranked 5806 p4p, 401 weight class) and Ethan Irwin (ranked 6645 p4p, 434 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
John tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John takes a shot to the head.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
John backing away here, and Irwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John has closed the distance and engaged Irwin in a clinch.
Nice elbow from John.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John rushes Irwin and presses him up against the ropes.
Irwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John closes the distance and clinches.
John lands a left hand.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Irwin's face.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Irwin misses with some punches.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irwin avoids it.
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
John is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Irwin tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irwin misses with a looping left.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
An inside leg kick lands from Irwin.
Papa John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Irwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John lands a nice hook to Irwin's body. Irwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John is looking to clinch.
Irwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Irwin doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John wants to clinch but Irwin slips to the side
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
John checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Irwin.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Irwin misses.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
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!
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves away
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John lands with a slapping head kick.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
John tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irwin dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
John wants to clinch
and Irwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin checks a low kick from John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a body kick.
John is looking to clinch.
John blocks a jab.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Irwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Irwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin works John's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irwin.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin 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.
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irwin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Irwin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Greg Bell (ranked 2117 p4p, 70 weight class) and Asmar Dagher (ranked 4326 p4p, 32 weight class). Greg Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asmar Dagher!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dagher - that will leave a mark!
Bell looks to throw a body kick
letting Dagher counter with a right hand.
Bell throws a head kick that misses
and Dagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dagher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bell misses with a combination
and Dagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dagher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dagher wants to clinch.
Dagher avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dagher's head.
It looks like Asmar Dagher has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell tries to move into range but Dagher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dagher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Dagher.
Asmar Dagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Dagher.
Dagher keeps Bell at a distance using the push kick.
Dagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dagher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Nice uppercut lands for Dagher. That snapped Bell's head back.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Bell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dagher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
It seemed like Dagher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Dagher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Dagher lands.
Dagher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bell eats them both and turns towards Dagher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bell moves into the clinch.
Dagher tries to break free but Bell pushes him back against the ropes.
Dagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Dagher breaks from the clinch.
Dagher moves into the clinch.
Dagher breaks the clinch.
Bell ducks right into an uppercut from Dagher.
Dagher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dagher is looking to clinch.
Dagher throws a one two combo.
Dagher clinches with his opponent.
Dagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmar Dagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asmar Dagher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Dagher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bell. Bell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Dagher throws a shot to the body.
Bell tries to land a front kick but Dagher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bell misses with a shot to the body
and Dagher counters with a straight right hand.
Dagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell throws a head kick that misses
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell throws a leg kick
and Dagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bell has time to react.
Asmar Dagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Bell misses
and Dagher counters with a good low kick that Bell was not able to check.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Dagher unleashes a big counter combination but Bell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Dagher scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagher clobbers Bell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dagher lands with a nice combination. Bell backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a leg kick
and Dagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dagher lands a head shot.
Dagher lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dagher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dagher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dagher counters with a straight right that drops Bell on his ass! Bell jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Dagher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell looks for the body kick but Dagher saw that one coming.
Dagher counters with a body kick.
Bell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dagher counters with a big left hand that crumples Bell! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asmar Dagher!
An out of breath Asmar Dagher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 19464 p4p, 577 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 3956 p4p, 425 weight class). Chantha comes to the ring accompanied by WORDS BOXIN. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantha ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Chantha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chantha misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Chantha.
Chantha lands with a straight right. Bogard didn't see that one coming.
Bogard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bogard avoids the body shot from Chantha.
Bogard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogard 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.
Bogard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chantha misses with a jab to the body
and Bogard counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chantha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard is trying to break the clinch but Chantha has him pressed against the ropes.
Bogard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chantha lands a right hand.
Chantha scores with a shoulder strike.
Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chantha rushes Bogard and presses him up against the ropes.
Chantha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bogards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chantha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Chantha. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Chantha.
Chantha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bogard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Chantha misses.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Chantha checks it.
Chantha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard misses with a head kick.
Chantha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chantha. Those never looked like landing.
Chantha clinches with his opponent.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chantha closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chantha 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.
Bogard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chantha scores with a nice head shot.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chantha throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard blocks a jab.
Chantha throws out a loose jab but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantha misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bun Chantha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good exchange - Chantha coming out on top.
Bogard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chantha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bogard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Bogard.
Chantha wants to clinch but Bogard slips to the side
and Bogard counters with a good low kick that Chantha was not able to check.
Chantha throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chantha throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chantha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chantha slips under a jab from Bogard.
Bogard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantha.
Bun Chantha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chantha misses with a double jab
and Bogard counters with a right hand to the body.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chantha.
Chantha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantha misses with an uppercut.
Bogard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chantha.
A nice side step and Bogard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chantha wants to clinch up but Bogard keeps it at a distance.
Bogard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chantha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bogard - that will leave a mark!
Chantha misses with a hook
and Bogard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bogard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard scores with a hook.
Chantha missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chantha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantha.
Bun Chantha is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bogard misses.
Bogard scoring well with a low kick there.
Chantha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogard at a distance.
Bun Chantha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantha looks to land a combination but Bogard avoids it well.
Chantha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogard throws out a counter right but Chantha avoids it with no problem.
Bogard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Bogard there.
Chantha throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bogard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Bogard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bogard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chantha drops his hands momentarily and Bogard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bogard punishes Chantha's body with a nice straight punch.
Chantha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chantha throws a hook but Bogard avoids it easily.
Chantha misses the jab.
Bogard throws a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Chantha.
Chantha misses with a few strikes there.
Bogard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chantha digs a good hook to Bogard's body.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Chantha moved away.
Chantha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantha fails to land with a series of punches.
Chantha backing away here, and Bogard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chantha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chantha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Bogard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Bogard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chantha doesn't seem phased though.
Chantha misses with a looping left.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chantha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
Bogard tries a quick counter leg kick but Chantha is wise to it.
Chantha avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Chantha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chantha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chantha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogard.
Chantha is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard staying out of range there.
Chantha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bogard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chantha checks a leg kick.
Chantha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bogard's hands.
Chantha clinches up against the ropes.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogard misses with a right hand
and Chantha counters with a two punch combo.
Chantha swings for the body but Bogard moves out of range.
Chantha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogard can do to turn this around?
Chantha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantha is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
Bogard looks to land a combination but Chantha avoids it well.
Chantha moves into range and clinches up with Bogard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bun Chantha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chantha 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bun Chantha!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bun Chantha waved his t-shirt featuring VanDam Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosma Wawelski (ranked 4532 p4p, 351 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 4341 p4p, 347 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wawelski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scorpion under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Wawelski. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Scorpion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wawelski doesn't seem phased though.
Scorpion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wawelski misses with the combination.
Scorpion thuds his right hand into Wawelski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wawelski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wawelski throws a sloppy head kick and Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Wawelski misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Scorpion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Scorpion catches Wawelski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scorpion rushes Wawelski and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wawelski blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
A short uppercut from Wawelski.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Wawelski blocking some punches.
Wawelski tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wawelski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Wawelski.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wawelski backwards.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Wawelski.
Wawelski throws a head punch that misses.
Wawelski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wawelski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Wawelski.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Wawelski controls the action.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Wawelski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Wawelski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Wawelski with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Wawelski looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Wawelski 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 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Silva Scorpion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carl Feltz (ranked 23204 p4p, 550 weight class) and Master Cpp (ranked 6742 p4p, 512 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Feltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Cpp!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpp misses with a head kick.
Feltz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Feltz cracks a nice hook into Cpp's ribs.
Feltz throws a body kick that misses.
Feltz avoids the head kick by Cpp.
Feltz looks to land a right hand but Cpp moved out of range.
Feltz looks to land a left hand but Cpp moved out of range nicely.
Feltz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Feltz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cpp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Feltz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cpp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Feltz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Cpp.
Feltz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpp's elbow.
Cpp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Feltz misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltz can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
Cpp lands with a right to the head.
Cpp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Feltz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cpp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Feltz is defending well for now.
Cpp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cpp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cpp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cpp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cpp blocking some punches.
Cpp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feltz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cpp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Feltz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cpp can turn it around.
Feltz working hard to break the clinch.
Feltz tries to throw a body punch but Cpp avoids it by throwing Feltz back against the ropes.
Feltz throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Nice body punch from Cpp - that landed with a thud.
Feltz lands with a right to the head.
Feltz lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feltz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cpp tries a body shot but Feltz blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Feltz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Feltz struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Feltz fails to land.
Cpp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cpp lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Feltz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Feltz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cpp backwards.
Cpp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Feltz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cpp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cpp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feltz backwards.
Feltz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Feltz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feltz throws a hook to the side of Cpp's head but Cpp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Feltz.
Cpp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Feltz
and Cpp counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Cpp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Feltz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cpp was well out of range. Poor timing from Feltz.
Cpp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Feltz misses with a body shot.
Cpp tries to work over Feltz's front leg with a kick but Feltz checks it.
A shot to the body from Feltz misses
and Cpp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feltz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Feltz moves away from the strike by Cpp.
Feltz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cpp avoids the body shot from Feltz.
Cpp tries to counter with a clinch but Feltz shakes him off and moves away.
Feltz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cpp misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Feltz!
Cpp throws a leg kick which misses Feltz's front leg but catches the back leg as Feltz tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cpp scores with a nice head shot.
Feltz misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltz misses with a leg kick.
Cpp tries to counter with a clinch but Feltz shakes him off and moves away.
Cpp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cpp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Feltz if he has to take too many more of those.
Feltz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cpp avoids the body shot from Feltz.
Feltz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cpp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cpp has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feltz.
Cpp trying to land knees to the body.
Feltz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cpp is defending well for now.
Feltz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Feltz misses with the head strike.
Master Cpp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Feltz misses with the head strike.
Feltz blocks an elbow strike.
Feltz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Feltz misses with some punches.
Cpp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feltz manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltz throws a right hand that misses
and Cpp counters with a leg kick.
Feltz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cpp ducks under a wild hook from Feltz.
Cpp blocks a jab.
Cpp moves out of range as Feltz throws a body kick.
Cpp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Feltz takes a swing at Cpp's ribcage but misses.
Cpp tries to counter by closing the distance.
Feltz is looking to wear down Cpp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Feltz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carl Feltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cpp. That's going to slow Feltz down.
Feltz lands with a straight right. Cpp didn't see that one coming.
Cpp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Feltz. That did some damage!
Cpp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Feltz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cpp misses with a left hand
and Feltz counters with a straight right hand.
Feltz looks to throw the jab but Cpp is out of range.
Cpp lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Cpp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cpp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Feltz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Feltz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cpp is just out of range.
Feltz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpp.
Feltz cracks Cpp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cpp, right into the meat.
A lazy left from Cpp finds it's target.
Feltz misses with a looping left.
Feltz misses the jab.
Cpp shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Feltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feltz managing to block the knees to the body from Cpp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Feltz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Feltz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Feltz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpp's elbow.
Feltz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cpp misses with an elbow strike.
Cpp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Feltz tries to throw a body punch but Cpp avoids it by throwing Feltz back against the ropes.
Feltz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Feltz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cpp lands a hook that snaps the head of Feltz backwards.
Feltz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feltz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Feltz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Feltz misses with a body punch.
Feltz wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
Feltz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cpp lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cpp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cpp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feltz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cpp blocks an uppercut.
Cpp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cpp missing with knees to the body.
Feltz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feltz.
Feltz lands with a short shot to the head.
Feltz is trying to force a seperation but Cpp has the dominant position.
Feltz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cpp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feltzs head.
Feltz throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Feltz misses with some punches.
Cpp has a couple of punches blocked by Feltz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpp misses with a body punch.
Cpp can't find room to land a body shot as Feltz controls the action.
Feltz manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Cpp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cpp 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Cpp!
An out of breath Master Cpp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 994 p4p, 131 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 5610 p4p, 541 weight class). Pitung has chosen Madball - Born Strong as his entrance music. Dennis Fischer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Pitung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fischer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer is looking to land body kicks.
Pitung scores with a nice right hand.
Pitung looks to score with a jab to the body but Fischer is just out of range.
Fischer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fischer wants to land a leg kick but Pitung is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pitung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fischer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Pitung throws a sloppy head kick and Fischer moves out of range easily.
Pitung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fischer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer motions for Pitung to come forward. Fischer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fischer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fischer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Pitung swings for the body but Fischer moves out of range.
Pitung tries to land a front kick but Fischer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitung.
Fischer misses the jab.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
Pitung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fischer lands a really nice looking cross but Pitung seems unphased.
Fischer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Fischer scores with the left hand. Pitung knows he should have avoided that one.
Fischer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitung.
Pitung swings for the body but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer throws a hook but Pitung avoids it easily.
Pitung misses with a low kick.
Pitung swings for the body but Fischer moves out of range.
Pitung tries to clinch up but Fischer circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitung throws the left hand but Fischer avoids the punch easily.
Fischer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fischer.
Fischer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fischer, as that shot connected.
Pitung has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Pitung.
Pitung tries to throw a body punch but Fischer avoids it by throwing Pitung back against the ropes.
Fischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pitung scores with a shoulder strike.
Fischer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fischer fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pitung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Fischer can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Fischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitung.
Pitung trying to stall but Fischer improves his position.
Fischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer misses with the head strike.
Pitung lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pitung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fischer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitung takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fischer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pitung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fischer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fischer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pitung.
Fischer slips a straight right by Pitung.
Pitung avoids a kick to the body.
Fischer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pitung slips under a jab.
Fischer lands with a hook. Pitung tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pitung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pitung takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Pitung.
Fischer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fischer misses with a body kick.
Pitung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fischer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitung is able to avoid easily.
Fischer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pitung misses.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fischer.
Fischer throws a leg kick but Pitung sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fischer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fischer throws a head kick that misses.
Pitung lands with a good body shot.
Pitung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitung.
Pitung scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fischer.
Nice defenses there by Pitung.
Fischer moves away from the strike by Pitung.
Pitung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fischer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fischer misses with a right hand
and Pitung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Pitung.
Fischer takes a swing at Pitung's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer looks to land a left hand but Pitung moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Pitung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung checks a leg kick nicely.
Fischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fischer.
Fischer with a hook.
Pitung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fischer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fischer lands an overhand right.
Pitung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fischer.
Fischer tried to counter with a leg kick but Pitung avoided it.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses.
Fischer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitung can do to turn this around?
Pitung moves out of range of the leg kick from Fischer.
As Fischer backs off Pitung throws a huge counter combo but Fischer manages to avoid it all.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitung.
Pitung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fischer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Fischer there.
Fischer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Fischer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitung throws a body punch but Fischer moves out of range.
Pitung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Pitung.
Pitung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fischer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fischer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitung throws out a counter right but Fischer avoids it with no problem.
Pitung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fischer staying out of range there.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick and Pitung moves out of range easily.
Pitung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pitung swinging wildly here.
Pitung closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Fischer.
Fischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Fischer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Pitung works the jab nicely.
Fischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer throws a front kick aimed at Pitung's knee but Pitung avoids it well.
It seemed like Pitung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fischer misses with a low kick.
Fischer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pitung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pitung slips a jab from Fischer.
Pitung takes a swing at Fischer's ribcage but misses.
Fischer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pitung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fischer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fischer, as that shot connected.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitung tries to land a front kick but Fischer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Fischer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fischer misses the jab.
Fischer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fischer. Pitung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Fischer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fischer defending well as Pitung loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Fischer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer looks for the body kick but Pitung saw that one coming.
Pitung misses with an uppercut.
Fischer blocks a head kick by Pitung.
Fischer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitung.
It looked like Fischer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Fischer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pitung.
Fischer blocks a jab.
Fischer connects with a solid leg kick.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Pitung misses with a body kick.
Fischer misses the body punch
and Pitung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitung scores with a jab.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. Fischer saw that one coming.
Pitung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pitung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pitung throws a right hand that Fischer ducks under and follows up with a left that Fischer also avoids with ease.
Fischer connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitung's calf.
Pitung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 Dennis Fischer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fischer, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
In his post fight interview, Dennis Fischer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 414 p4p, 56 weight class) and Miko Dimelo (ranked 19329 p4p, 634 weight class). Spong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
42 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spong.
Spong blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
Spong avoids a kick to the body.
Spong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimelo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spong tries to clinch up but Dimelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimelo checks the leg kick.
Spong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dimelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Spong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimelo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimelo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spong's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimelo.
Spong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong misses with a left hand
and Dimelo counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimelo gets tackled into the ropes by Spong. Spong maintains the clinch.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimelo.
Spong misses with a body punch.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Dimelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spong.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Miko Dimelo has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Spong.
Dimelo looks winded!
Dimelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Spong.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimelos head.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Spong.
Dimelo is rocked!
Spong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Spong prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Dimelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Spong has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Dimelo to the canvas! Can Dimelo beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Dimelo was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Spong is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Alistair Spong!
Post fight, Alistair Spong stared into the camera and said 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 5198 p4p, 518 weight class) and Ruma Juttu (ranked 17653 p4p, 653 weight class). Spiteri comes to the ring accompanied by Day to day basis. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri moves into range and clinches up with Juttu.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Spiteri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spiteri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Juttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri 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.
Spiteri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juttu throws out a loose jab but Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiteri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spiteri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spiteri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juttu. Juttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Juttu throws the left hand but Spiteri avoids the punch easily.
Juttu connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Spiteri as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juttu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Spiteri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juttu lands with a hook. Spiteri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spiteri misses with a kick to the body
and Juttu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spiteri takes a step back to recover.
Juttu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juttu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Juttu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good shot there by Juttu.
Juttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juttu throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Juttu.
Spiteri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Juttu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Juttu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Juttu.
Juttu feints and then cracks Spiteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiteri down.
Spiteri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Juttu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spiteri is looking to land body kicks.
Juttu checks a low kick from Spiteri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a chopping leg kick but Juttu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juttu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu checks a low kick from Spiteri.
Juttu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Juttu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Juttu misses with a right hand
and Spiteri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Juttu thinking.
Juttu motions for Spiteri to come forward. Juttu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Spiteri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Juttu - just one landing.
Juttu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spiteri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Juttu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spiteri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spiteri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spiteri lands with a good body shot.
Juttu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juttu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juttu.
Juttu digs a good hook to Spiteri's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu 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.
Juttu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spiteri scores with a punch to the head.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Juttu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Juttu's shoulder, as Juttu tries to avoid the shot.
Juttu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Juttu connects with a crisp jab.
Spiteri is looking to wear down Juttu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spiteri checks a low kick from Juttu.
Spiteri is looking to counter the offense by Juttu and move into the clinch.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiteri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juttu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juttu misses with a straight left.
Spiteri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juttu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Juttu.
Spiteri feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Juttu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Juttu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri takes one to the side of the head.
Spiteri checks a leg kick.
Juttu throws a head kick that half lands.
Juttu cracks Spiteri with a good jab.
Juttu avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Juttu.
Juttu works Spiteri's body with a nice hook.
Juttu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spiteri.
Juttu scores with a three punch combo!
Juttu throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Juttu.
Spiteri throws a hook but Juttu blocks it.
Juttu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spiteri's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juttu.
Spiteri throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Spiteri lands.
Juttu lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Juttu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spiteri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spiteri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Juttu blocks the low kick.
Spiteri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juttu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spiteri's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Spiteri blocks the leg kick.
Spiteri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juttu tries to keep at a distance but Spiteri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juttu breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juttu lands with a nice body punch.
Spiteri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juttu flicks out a counter leg kick but Spiteri steps away.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Juttu. Spiteri shrugs it off though.
Juttu takes one to the side of the head.
Juttu misses with a low kick.
Juttu throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
Juttu misses with a hook
and Spiteri counters with a nice uppercut.
Juttu scores with a spinning back kick!
Juttu takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
Juttu wants to land a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range.
Juttu punishes Spiteri's body with a nice straight punch.
Juttu lands an overhand right.
Spiteri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juttu.
Juttu connects with a leg kick. Spiteri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juttu throws the left hand but Spiteri avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Spiteri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruma Juttu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juttu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spiteri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Juttu lands a head kick!
Spiteri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juttu wants to slow Spiteri down by chopping away at his legs.
Juttu misses with a left hand
and Spiteri counters with a nice uppercut.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Juttu throws out a loose jab but Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juttu throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.
Carlotos Spiteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruma Juttu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Juttu throws a jab but it's blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri throwing a counter right hand but Juttu manages to avoid it.
Juttu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juttu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spiteri moves out of range of the body kick.
Juttu scores with a nice right hand.
Juttu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juttu scores with a body shot.
Spiteri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juttu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spiteri scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiteri thumps Juttu with a low kick.
Spiteri is looking to clinch but Juttu is avoiding it.
Juttu lands a head shot.
Juttu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Juttu moves out of range.
Spiteri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juttu checks it well.
Juttu lands with a hook. Spiteri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juttu throws a chopping leg kick but Spiteri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spiteri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spiteri takes a swing at Juttu's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruma Juttu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juttu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruma Juttu!
Ruma Juttu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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