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AKT 7 Vegas Secrets PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 23413 p4p, 567 weight class) and Gary Saxton (ranked 24126 p4p, 553 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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zlatan Zirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Saxton!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saxton misses with a wild combination.
Saxton with a hook.
Zirkov thows a body kick. Saxton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zirkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zirkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Saxton tries to get set, Zirkov tries to push him back and clinch up but Saxton manages to avoid the attempt.
Saxton avoids the body shot from Zirkov.
Saxton throws a low kick, looking for Zirkov's leg but Zirkov calmly moves out of range.
Zirkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zirkov scores with a jab to the head.
Saxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zirkov throws a lazy head kick
and Saxton counters with an outside leg kick.
Saxton staying out of range there.
Saxton throws a hook but Zirkov avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saxton throws a leg kick but Zirkov checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Zirkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zirkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saxton.
Saxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saxton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saxton throws a series of punches but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov is looking to slow Saxton down with leg kicks.
Saxton throws out a loose jab but Zirkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saxton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zirkov momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Zirkov
and Saxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zirkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saxton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zirkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saxton throws a hook but Zirkov avoids it easily.
It appears Zirkov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zirkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zirkov scores with a head kick. Saxton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zirkov.
Zirkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zirkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zirkov backing away here, and Saxton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zirkov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saxton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zirkov can pounce on him.
Zirkov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxton misses with the combination.
Zirkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saxton is out of range.
Saxton is looking for the big counter here.
Zirkov thows a leg kick but Saxton checks it
and Saxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saxton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saxton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zirkov has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saxton.
Zirkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zirkov scores a nice knee to the body.
Zirkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Saxton avoids the damage to the body.
Zirkov tries to break the clinch but Saxton is controlling the position.
Zirkov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zirkov can't find room to land a body shot as Saxton controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zirkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saxton avoids it.
Zirkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Saxton avoids the damage to the body.
Zirkov avoids the elbow strike from Saxton, against the ropes.
Zirkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Saxton won't allow it.
Zirkov can't break the clinch.
Saxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saxton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zirkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Saxton.
Zirkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saxton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zirkov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Saxton taking a breather.
Saxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zirkov closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Saxton.
Saxton lands an elbow that stopped Zirkov in his tracks for a moment.
Saxton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Saxton finds it's way through Zirkov's defenses.
Zirkov misses with a leg kick
letting Saxton counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zirkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saxton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saxton throws a nice looking combination but Zirkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zirkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Zirkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saxton's calf.
Saxton misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saxton missing with a left hand there. Zirkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saxton throws a chopping leg kick but Zirkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zirkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saxton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Saxton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saxton throws a body punch but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zirkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zirkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Zirkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zirkov throws the kick towards the body but Saxton avoids it.
Zirkov scores with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Saxton blocks the low kick.
Saxton cracks Zirkov with a good jab.
Zirkov throws a head kick but Saxton moves out of range.
Zirkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saxton misses with a few strikes there.
Zirkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Saxton circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Zirkov.
A punch combination from Saxton misses.
Zirkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saxton.
Zirkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zirkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zirkov staying out of range there.
Saxton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov cracks Saxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saxton misses with a two punch combination.
As Saxton backs away, Zirkov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saxton fails to land with a series of punches.
Saxton swings for the body but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Gary Saxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Saxton.
Zirkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saxton looks to land a right hand but Zirkov moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Zirkov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saxton.
Saxton checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zirkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zirkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saxton looks to throw the jab but Zirkov is out of range.
Zirkov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Saxton throws a body kick that misses
and Zirkov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zirkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov slips a straight right by Saxton.
Zirkov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saxton's corner calls for a 1-2. Saxton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zirkov misses with a head kick.
Saxton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zirkov.
Good work by Saxton as he checks the leg kick.
Zirkov connects with a body shot.
Saxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zirkov connects with a right hand. Saxton shakes it off.
Zlatan Zirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zirkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saxton. That did some damage!
Saxton throws a hook but Zirkov avoids it easily.
Zirkov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zirkov takes a swing at Saxton's ribcage but misses.
Zirkov looks for the body kick but Saxton saw that one coming.
Zirkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saxton misses with a hook. Zirkov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Saxton. Those never looked like landing.
Zirkov throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zirkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saxton swats away the attempt to clinch by Zirkov.
Zirkov is looking to wear down Saxton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Zirkov tenderised Saxton's leg. Saxton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saxton misses with a straight left.
Saxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zirkov moves away.
Saxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zirkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zirkov slips a straight right by Saxton.
Saxton throws out a leg kick but Zirkov moves out of range and Saxton only half commits.
Zirkov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zirkov lands with a slapping head kick.
Zirkov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Saxton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zirkov doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Zirkov finds it's target.
Saxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zirkov tries to clinch but Saxton moves out of range.
It seemed like Saxton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zirkov looks for the body kick but Saxton saw that one coming.
Saxton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zirkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saxton.
Saxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saxton moves out of range of the body kick.
Saxton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saxton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zirkov.
Zirkov lands a jab.
Saxton 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.
A slow jab from Saxton misses its intended target.
Saxton throws a lazy right hand but Zirkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zirkov wants to clinch up but Saxton keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Zirkov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saxton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zirkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Saxton misses with a wild body shot.
Zirkov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Saxton.
Saxton tries to work over Zirkov's front leg with a kick but Zirkov checks it.
Saxton thuds a left hand into Zirkov's body.
Zirkov throws a body kick that misses
and Saxton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zirkov's knee momentarily.
Saxton throws a hook but Zirkov blocks it.
Zirkov misses with a right hand
and Saxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zirkov.
Saxton misses with a hook. Zirkov ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zirkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saxton moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zirkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Zirkov is predictable there
and Saxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saxton throws a shot from downtown. Zirkov moves away and avoids it.
Saxton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Saxton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saxton tries to keep at a distance but Zirkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zirkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saxton avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Saxton.
Zirkov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saxton is defending well for now.
Zirkov crunches a lovely knee into Saxton's ribcage.
Zirkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saxton avoids it.
Zirkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saxton avoids it.
Saxton tries to stall but Zirkov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saxton breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zirkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saxton checks it well.
Saxton scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Saxton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zirkov.
Zirkov pushes Saxton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saxton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zirkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saxton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saxton looking to stall.
Saxton taking a breather.
Zirkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zirkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saxton.
Zirkov pushes Saxton away with a front kick.
Zirkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zirkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zirkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saxton is looking to land body kicks.
Saxton tries to move into range but Zirkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zirkov thumps Saxton with a low kick.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zirkov wants to slow Saxton down by chopping away at his legs.
Zirkov walks into a straight right hand from Saxton.
Saxton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Saxton misses its intended target.
Saxton looks to throw the jab but Zirkov is out of range.
Saxton stalks Zirkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zirkov's face. Zirkov staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zirkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Zirkov.
An inside leg kick lands from Zirkov.
Zirkov lands a right hook to the body.
Saxton throws the left hand but Zirkov avoids the punch easily.
Zirkov throws a head kick but Saxton moves out of range.
Zirkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saxton is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zirkov. Saxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Zirkov.
Zirkov misses with a kick to the body.
Zirkov moves to clinch but Saxton breaks away
and Saxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saxton lands a jab to Zirkov's midsection.
Saxton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zirkov's sensitive parts.
Zirkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saxton moves away.
Zirkov connects with a leg kick. Saxton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Saxton.
I think Saxton 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Zlatan Zirkov!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gary Saxton!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Gary Saxton!
Gary Saxton wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 5869 p4p, 539 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 3392 p4p, 411 weight class). Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Laxx is wise to it.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laxx finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez throws a low kick but Laxx moves out of range easily.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laxx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Cortez throws a jab when Laxx was well out of range.
Laxx takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Laxx .
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Laxx tries to counter by clinching up but Cortez breaks away and moves out of range.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laxx moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Laxx misses with a combination
and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez throws a wild body kick that Laxx sees coming a mile off.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Laxx sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Laxx misses.
Cortez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laxx throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Laxx looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez takes one to the chin there.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laxx .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laxx buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laxx throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laxx walks into a jab.
Laxx misses with a straight right.
Laxx is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laxx lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez moves out of range as Laxx strikes.
Laxx on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Laxx knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laxx 's calf.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laxx looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Laxx checks it.
Laxx ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Laxx blocks a jab.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laxx is out of range.
Cortez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laxx connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortez scrambles back to his feet.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Laxx checks it.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Laxx 's head.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laxx circles away quickly and effectively.
Laxx cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cortez's corner calls for a 1-2. Cortez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laxx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laxx .
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez throws a leg kick that misses.
Laxx misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a good low kick that Laxx was not able to check.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez crunches a lovely knee into Laxx 's ribcage.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Cortez thuds his right hand into Laxx 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
Laxx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Laxx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laxx throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laxx is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laxx takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laxx is able to avoid easily.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Laxx wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Laxx does no damage.
Cortez wants to slow Laxx down by chopping away at his legs.
Laxx seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Laxx checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laxx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Laxx .
Laxx tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez tests Laxx 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laxx clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laxx misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Laxx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez blocks a jab.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Laxx throws a series of strikes that have Cortez backpedaling.
Laxx takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laxx looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laxx .
Cortez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Laxx counter with a right hand.
Cortez is rocked!
Laxx is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Laxx finish him?
Laxx throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez cracks Laxx with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
Laxx is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez punishes Laxx 's body with a nice straight punch.
Laxx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez misses with a hook. Laxx ducked under it nicely.
Cortez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laxx has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laxx is looking to chop away at Cortez's legs.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Laxx 's front leg but catches the back leg as Laxx tries to avoid it.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Laxx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laxx misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Laxx steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laxx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Cortez tries to get set, Laxx tries to push him back and clinch up but Cortez manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laxx scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Laxx counters with a straight right hand.
Laxx walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Laxx does no damage.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laxx takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laxx cracks Cortez with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Cortez get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Cortez looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortez tries to work over Laxx 's front leg with a kick but Laxx checks it.
Laxx throws a big counter combination but Cortez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laxx is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laxx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a kick to the temple. Laxx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez scores with a push kick.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses the body punch
and Laxx counters with a series of strikes. Cortez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cortez tries to work over Laxx 's front leg with a kick but Laxx checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Laxx is out of range.
Laxx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Laxx looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laxx . That did some damage!
Laxx throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez 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.
Juanito Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cortez lands with a straight right. Laxx didn't see that one coming.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Laxx avoids nicely.
It looked like Laxx wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laxx misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Cortez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laxx looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laxx tries a low kick but Cortez avoids it.
Laxx looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cortez misses with a hook. Laxx ducked under it nicely.
Laxx connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Laxx as he checks the leg kick.
Laxx staggers Cortez with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Cortez looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Laxx is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyga Laxx !
Juanito Cortez spoke after the fight, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bon Bones (ranked 22642 p4p, 641 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 4510 p4p, 494 weight class). Noel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the fat boys fat boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones misses with a head kick.
Bones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Noel there.
Noel gets a clinch.
Bones tries to work over Noel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Bones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bones works on Noel's body with a couple of short punches.
Bones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Noel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Noel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bones takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noel lands an elbow just above Bones 's eye.
Noel scores a nice knee to the body.
Noel lands a good knee to the midsection. Bones won't want to take too many of those.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel digs a right hand underneath Bones's ribcage. Bones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Bones blocks with his arms.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Bones.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Noel pushes Bones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Noel landing knees to the body.
Bones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Noel.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bones avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the ropes.
Noel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bones backwards.
Noel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noel lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bon Bones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel is controlling Bones's neck. Noel unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Bones goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Chubby Noel!
Our winner, Chubby Noel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 7541 p4p, 584 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 14476 p4p, 591 weight class). John Kyle Romo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Baby Boy Harris's chin.
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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
59 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Romo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Romo throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Romo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Romo's head.
Romo is rocked!
Romo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Harris blocks a jab.
Oh Romo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Romo's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Romo - 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 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Baby Boy Harris!
A very excited looking Baby Boy Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hennig Muller (ranked 2831 p4p, 353 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 2979 p4p, 371 weight class). Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan moves forwards but Muller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot.
Muller defending well as Nazaryan loads up on a big left hand.
Muller tries to clinch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan lands a front kick.
Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Muller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller lands a body punch.
Nazaryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Nazaryan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Muller stuns Nazaryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nazaryan at a distance.
Muller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazaryan throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
Muller moves away from the strike by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazaryan tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
Muller keeps control of Nazaryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Muller .
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
Nazaryan lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller moves into the clinch.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller .
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazaryan's elbow.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Muller presses Nazaryan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nazaryans head.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nazaryan misses with the combination.
Muller lands a jab to Nazaryan's midsection.
Muller misses with a body shot
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muller wants to clinch.
Muller lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller .
Muller moves out of range of the body kick from Nazaryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller lands a jab to the head.
Nazaryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Muller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nazaryan! But no joy.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nazaryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nazaryan throws the kick towards the body but Muller avoids it.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Nazaryan.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Muller avoids the punch easily.
Nazaryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nazaryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muller moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller 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.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muller cracks Nazaryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Muller rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan blocks an uppercut.
Nazaryan tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.
Muller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nazaryan's efforts to push away.
Nazaryan prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazaryan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazaryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nazaryan or not.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan takes a shot to the head.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazaryan can do to turn this around?
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muller avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Muller is looking to clinch but Nazaryan is avoiding it.
Muller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muller lands with a shot to the body.
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Hennig Muller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazaryan's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan blocking some punches.
Nazaryan tries to circle away but Muller has him pinned against the ropes.
Nazaryan blocking some punches.
Nazaryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muller blocks a head kick by Nazaryan.
Muller jabs Nazaryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Muller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muller takes one to the chin there.
Nazaryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazaryan circles away.
Nazaryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muller tries to clinch up but Nazaryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazaryan tries to move into range but Muller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller wants to clinch up but Nazaryan keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazaryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller .
A punch combination from Nazaryan misses.
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Nazaryan tries to bum rush Muller with a series of wild strikes but Muller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muller closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Muller .
Nazaryan is breathing heavily.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Nazaryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan can't break the clinch.
Muller prevents Nazaryan from breaking the clinch.
Nazaryan takes a shot to the head.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazaryan blocks an uppercut.
Nazaryan is trying to force a seperation but Muller has the dominant position.
Nazaryan tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Muller as the two fighters clinch.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller prevents Nazaryan from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Muller .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Muller is looking to clinch.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nazaryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muller tries to work over Nazaryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazaryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller has Nazaryan pressed against the ropes, preventing Nazaryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Nazaryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan is trying to break free.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nazaryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazaryan blocks a body shot from Muller .
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing Muller back against the ropes.
Muller tries to work over Nazaryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller lands a body punch.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazaryan's elbow.
Muller lands a shoulder strike.
Muller lands a body punch.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller prevents Nazaryan from breaking the clinch.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
Nazaryan blocks a body shot from Muller .
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazaryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Nazaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Hennig Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller avoiding damage as Nazaryan throws knees to the body.
Nazaryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nazaryan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muller 's brow.
Muller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nazaryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Nazaryan digs a right hand into Muller 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller 's gas tank.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Nazaryan has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
Muller gets through Nazaryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazaryan missing with knees to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hennig Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muller 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Hennig Muller !
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hennig Muller !
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Hennig Muller !
Hennig Muller wins by unanimous decision!
Vrej Nazaryan spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Velderman (ranked 20115 p4p, 594 weight class) and Derek Wylde (ranked 2594 p4p, 328 weight class). Wylde has chosen Kanye West- Touch the Sky as his entrance music. Ron Velderman is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
181 lbs
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175 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velderman misses with a kick to the body.
Velderman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Velderman connects with an inside leg kick.
Velderman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Velderman cracks Wylde with an open hand slap.
Velderman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velderman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Velderman scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Wylde to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Velderman does no damage.
Velderman lands a leg kick that knocks Wylde off balance momentarily.
Velderman throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Wylde misses with a body shot.
Velderman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velderman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velderman scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Wylde beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Velderman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velderman feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.
Velderman dodges the punch combination from Wylde.
A thudding body kick lands there by Velderman!
Velderman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wylde if he has to take too many more of those.
Wylde wants to clinch up but Velderman keeps it at a distance.
Velderman lunges at Wylde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wylde's hand.
Wylde is rocked!
Wylde glances at the clock... BAM! Velderman nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wylde crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wylde is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Velderman!
Ron Velderman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Derek Wylde was interviewed post fight and said 'It's whatever, man. I still had a fun time. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 3271 p4p, 403 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 4092 p4p, 465 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 41 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarczynski manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarczynski misses.
Tarczynski tries to land a body kick
and Doolittle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Doolittle thows a body kick. Tarczynski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tarczynski connects with a leg kick. Doolittle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tarczynski blocks the body kick.
Doolittle sets himself, and Tarczynski steps forward looking for the clinch! Doolittle avoids it this time.
Nice shot by Tarczynski.
Doolittle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doolittle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doolittle scores with a nice head shot.
Tarczynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doolittle.
Tarczynski wants to counter the offense by Doolittle and move into the clinch position.
Tarczynski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doolittle is out of range and Tarczynski settles back down.
Tarczynski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doolittle doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body kick there by Tarczynski.
Doolittle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarczynski lands with a straight right. Doolittle didn't see that one coming.
Tarczynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarczynski. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Doolittle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski instigates a clinch.
Doolittle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doolittle is keeping busy.
Tarczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doolittle forces Tarczynski back against the ropes and clinches.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolittle blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tarczynski.
Doolittle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Tarczynski is leaning against Doolittle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doolittle is breathing heavily.
Tarczynski lands a shot to the body.
Tarczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarczynski is looking to control Doolittle's arms but Doolittle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tarczynski has his back to the ropes.
Doolittle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tarczynski on the inside.
Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doolittle tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
Tarczynski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands a nice hook to Doolittle's body. Doolittle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doolittle ducks right into an uppercut from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski stuns Doolittle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarczynski lands a jab.
Tarczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Tarczynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tarczynski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tarczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doolittle. Doolittle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karol Tarczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarczynski digs a good body shot into Doolittle's ribs.
Tarczynski lands a glancing blow to the side of Doolittle's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski scores with a jab.
Doolittle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tarczynski connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Doolittle's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Doolittle - 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 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Karol Tarczynski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 4369 p4p, 442 weight class) and Ryu Takemura (ranked 6856 p4p, 514 weight class). Elizondo comes into the arena with Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee blaring out of the sound system. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Takemura!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takemura defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Elizondo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takemura's hands.
Takemura connects with a crisp jab.
Elizondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elizondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Elizondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo misses the jab.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takemura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elizondo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Takemura moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takemura blocks a jab.
Elizondo scores with a leg kick.
Takemura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takemura misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elizondo. That's going to slow Takemura down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Takemura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elizondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Takemura.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Takemura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
Elizondo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takemura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elizondo in his tracks.
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Takemura.
Elizondo lands with a nice body punch.
Takemura ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takemura.
It seemed like Takemura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Elizondo, as that shot connected.
Takemura misses with a double jab.
Elizondo moves in looking to clinch but Takemura pushes him off.
Elizondo's corner calls for a 1-2. Elizondo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Elizondo throws a lazy head kick
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo closes the distance and clinches.
Takemura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elizondo throws a head punch that misses.
Elizondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Takemura misses its intended target.
Takemura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
A low kick from Elizondo misses
and Takemura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a leg kick that misses.
Takemura fails to land with a series of punches.
Takemura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takemura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo feints and then cracks Takemura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takemura down.
Elizondo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takemura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Elizondo tenderised Takemura's leg. Takemura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elizondo lands a really nice looking cross but Takemura seems unphased.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Takemura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elizondo cracks Takemura with a good jab.
Elizondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elizondo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Takemura moved away.
Takemura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Elizondo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Takemura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Elizondo thows a leg kick but Takemura checks it
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo closes the distance but Takemura moves to the side
and Takemura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takemura walks into a left hand.
Elizondo wants to clinch but Takemura slips to the side
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Takemura to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takemura.
Nice uppercut lands for Elizondo. That snapped Takemura's head back.
Elizondo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takemura has time to react.
Takemura is rocked!
Takemura tries to get into range but Elizondo steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Takemura! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Elizondo scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
An out of breath Gaizka Elizondo 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 20555 p4p, 90 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 7024 p4p, 200 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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273 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
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou wants to clinch.
Zinsou throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Bandichoo lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
We've been told by Bandichoo's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zinsou takes one on the button.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zinsou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bandichoo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zinsou wants to clinch.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zinsou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Zinsou moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Bandichoo does it's job there.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Zinsou.
Bandichoo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bandichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Bandichoo is having none of it.
Zinsou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Zinsou.
Bandichoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zinsou blocks a leg kick.
Zinsou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zinsou tries to clinch up.
Bandichoo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zinsou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zinsou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zinsou has Bandichoo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bandichoo lands a nice uppercut.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zinsou throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Zinsou blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bandichoo. That's going to slow Zinsou down.
Bandichoo misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zinsou moves in looking to clinch but Bandichoo pushes him off.
Zinsou avoids a kick to the body.
Zinsou tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bandichoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zinsou swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Zinsou wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zinsou if he has to take too many more of those.
Bandichoo tries to land a front kick but Zinsou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab
and Zinsou counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandichoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zinsou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zinsou wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Bandichoo there.
Zinsou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bandichoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taz Bandichoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandichoo tries to land a front kick but Zinsou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bandichoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandichoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zinsou.
Bandichoo lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandichoo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that misses.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Bandichoo is having none of it.
Bandichoo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zinsou just manages to avoid it.
Zinsou misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bandichoo misses the target.
Bandichoo lands a head kick. Zinsou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zinsou.
Zinsou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bandichoo.
Zinsou misses with a body punch.
Bandichoo lands a nice uppercut.
Zinsou stalling in the clinch.
Zinsou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Bandichoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zinsou is looking to clinch but Bandichoo is avoiding it.
Zinsou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Bandichoo misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Zinsou sees coming a mile off.
Zinsou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Zinsou backs away, Bandichoo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Zinsou slips the punch.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zinsou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bandichoo to score with a decent uppercut.
Zinsou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bandichoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo catches Zinsou napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Zinsou crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Bandichoo raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taz Bandichoo!
Taz Bandichoo very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 4453 p4p, 490 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 6819 p4p, 566 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob throws the left hand but Cotto avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bob.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Cotto.
Cotto moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotto can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bob. Cotto shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotto throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
Cotto works Bob's body with a nice hook.
Bob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotto's calf.
Cotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bob blocks a body shot from Cotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
A short right from Cotto on the inside.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Cotto - just one landing.
Bob 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.
It appears Cotto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotto is looking to counter with head kicks.
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Bob misses.
Bob on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotto's sensitive parts.
Cotto staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto lands a high kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cotto - the referee stops the clock and Bob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cotto. Bob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cotto clinches up against the ropes.
Bob prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto blocks a body shot from Bob.
Cotto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Cotto prevents a body shot from Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotto's elbow.
Bob prevents a body shot from Cotto.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotto.
Cotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cotto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cotto.
A right hook to the body lands for Cotto.
Bob has Cotto pressed against the ropes, preventing Cotto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bob tries a body shot but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto throws an elbow but it misses.
Cotto has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Cotto working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Cotto lands with a right to the head.
Cotto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bob looks winded!
Cotto lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cotto.
Cotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Cotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Cotto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cotto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotto looks low and kicks high, catching Bob right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Bob is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cotto plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Bob's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Bob, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Cotto!
A very excited looking Miguel Cotto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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